Select And Convert Your Bus Into A Motorhome On A Shoestring

Select and Convert Your Bus Into a Motorhome on a Shoestring by Ben Rosander is an easy to read primer for anyone contemplating this rewarding project.

Select and Convert... includes over 175 photos, drawings and basic plans and will help the reader see what has been and can be done in a bus conversion.

While the primarily focus is on economical school bus conversions, this book also includes information applicable to larger highway coaches.

The book includes photos and conversion stories of 14 individual conversions. It is loaded with practical tips and both the positive and negative aspects on conversions, and is a must read for both the novice and experienced converter.

Ben Rosander first became interested in bus conversions about 1967 when his soon-to-be father-in-law converted an old school bus to move his family to Arkansas.

In 1972, Ben found a classified ad in Popular Science Magazine offering a conversion booklet. He bought the book and with his wife, Robin, converted his first bus-a 1962 GMC sKOOLie.

New to the conversion process, Ben blindly followed the advice given, trusting on the expertise of others which, he says, turned out to be a big mistake. Over the years, he reflected on his experience with the notion that he could write a better book. In 2002 Ben completed the 100-page "Select and Convert Your Bus into a Motorhome on a Shoestring", followed by "Dreams on Wheels: Modern Do-it-Yourself Gypsies" and "Bus Conversion Floor Plans".

His writings have appeared in Bus Conversions Magazine and he is a frequent contributor to numerous bus conversion bulletin boards.

Ben and Robin Rosander reside in Washington State and are the parents of six children.