Thanks for all your support over the years! You guys have probably shared the most meals with us on this bus!

Thanks Madison BusMan. Appreciate you hanging out all these years!

So true. We had an amazing time.

Thanks so much Wendy 💗

@@MobileDwellings so my pleasure x

Thank you!!

Me also I would love this bus

Same here

Haha enjoy the slopes! I hope I can put out some more build videos some day with plenty of Nova and River.

Sorry you're feeling sad Tammy. Thank you so much for riding with us all of these years! I wish we could keep living the buslife too. Maybe we can pull it off again someday. We will be spending all summer adventuring in our new truck camper. It's definitely not better than a bus, it's just a very different form of travel and camping. I'm not even sure how it will work out! We'd really love to keep Gilligan but we built him to be a full time family home, and my hope is that that's what he will continue to be.

@@MobileDwellings I understand just wish U could keep him . U put blood , swear n some tears in him but u need to do what's best for Your Family. Wishing Y'all the Best Always

Admittedly you can make this with about $55K and 800 to 1000 hours. So I guess the question is...if you want a 40 foot bus conversion, how much is your hour worth and how good are your skills already? The answer is going to be different for everybody. If you've seen my videos I'm all about building your own bus but it's not for everybody who wants a bus and therein lies the market. It's not so much made up of opinions but of comparable conversions currently for sale and it hangs in the balance of the hours of your life available for the effort and your desire to get what you want without the work oh and of course the money in your bank account.

Aw thank you Tammy. I wish you could have it too! He really was a labor of love for me and my family. I gave it everything I had for 2 years before we hit the road! It was absolutely worth it and fingers crossed when school gets boring for Nova we can spend another year adventuring. For now she says "just weekends and summers would be perfect" and it's hard to disagree. Sounds like the best of both worlds!

@@MobileDwellings I know how much this bus means to you. And I know Nova means even more . I only wish y'all the very best n something will work out. I'm a true believer that everything happens for reason. Hugs my friend n May God Bless Y'all

​@@tammycruz8189 Howdy Tammy, That sure was a nice thing to say. I agree. God bless all y'all on here. 🙏 & ❤️

Tynita. I hope you get to see the whole world! The description has the listing with all of the details. In my experience though you'll be so happy with a puppy and a kitty in a 30ish foot rig.

It really depends on where your priorities align and I completely get why you may feel that way about the price. I have spent a lot of time talking about the pros and cons of a class A RV vs a school bus conversion over the years in videos and with bus and rv dwellers and unless we're talking about something unique and built on a Coach Bus chassis (which a Gillig Phantom has a lot more in common with than a school bus) I'm picking the bus conversion. With a well built used bus I have little concern of depreciation which you're going to experience heavily with a new RV. I have a rig built on a steel and aluminum platform, not fiberglass and 1x2's, quality hardware which RV's lack, Birch plywood construction vs manufactured materials and vinyl walls. A bus can be purpose built for a use case like ours has been. An RV has been mass produced for profit. New RV's lack meaningful solar power, don't have lithium battery banks, don't use reliable Victron components. A bus is more exciting, fun, has more character, can be more aesthetic. Rv's are mild mannered, sensible, similar to other rigs at the campground. But realistically and probably most importantly there is no Class A 40 ft RV brand new for $100K. There just isn't. For $100K you're getting a 5 year old 32 ft gas front engine RV and I'm sure that's fine for you but it's not really in line with our bus. A new 40 ft Pusher built on a coach chassis is absolutely north of $300K. Sorry for the essay!

@@MobileDwellings I absolutely agree 100% with everything you said my biggest concern would still be with the 30 year old drive train.

I'm going to pick the all mechanical Cummins 8.3, DT466, or Detroit Diesel 6v92 in a big rig. I can't afford to bring a bus to a shop when electronics go bad. I need to be able to fix it myself and with either of those 3 drivetrains, pre electronic injection I can do it. Modern engines...not at all. At least not on the side of the road. Its the tow truck every time. A couple of grand for emergencies can go a long way with diy repairs and we didn't spend much over the 25,000 miles we put on the bus. Replaced a couple older coolant hoses, a brake line, and a governor. That's about it. But I've never had a warranty before and I'm sure the peace of mind would feel good!

​@@MobileDwellings Hi Justin, I agree it's more like a coach bus than a school bus. Especially as far as power train and chassis type. It's a beautiful bus, though I honestly believe it's priced a little high, check out the In and Out Burger MCI bus conversion was for sale. (I can look for the link if you'd like, it was posted by Andrew Steele) I realize it's not an RV type setup, more of a mobile office setup. I'm just basing my opinion based on that and other bus conversions I've seen I mean no disrespect at all, none is intended. It's absolutely beautiful and well done job on everything, your work is top notch. I'm also sure that power train will hold up for many years and miles to come. JMHO on the price. Your videos and family are amazing, I'll always referencing them now and in the future.

Way cheaper to make your own and the way you like it

@@anttoeknee9672 I agree, but many people don't have the patience and/or stamina to build their own. If that's the case, this is still cheaper than a new/used Class A motor home of a similar size.

app.milanote.com/1PC6581zBUPT5y/gilligan-phantom-is-for-sale?p=a6847oydPFn

Oh. How would you do that?

I'm sure many would rather have new skins and RV windows. These windows are special though. I couldn't let em go.

Thanks so much Romi. We've got a sweet little house already and we're happy here!

app.milanote.com/1PC6581zBUPT5y/gilligan-phantom-is-for-sale?p=a6847oydPFn

Shows as 92k asking price. This bus is going to make someone(s) a happy mobile camper!

The link says $89,000.