We transformed an old school bus into a luxury home on wheels – it’s voice activated and even has its own CINEMA

AN ADVENTURE-loving mates who spent £15,000 transforming an aged schoolhouse autobus into an flat connected wheels person since discontinue their jobs and utilized it to question crossed Europe.

Eamonn McCaughan and Michelle, some task managers from Ireland, developed a passionateness for van beingness during the pandemic.

Their travel began erstwhile their summertime vacation to Italy, planned for July 2020, was disrupted by the devastating Covid-19 pandemic.

But not to beryllium dissuaded, they alternatively decided to bargain a £900 Ford Transit van to research Ireland, which ignited their emotion for van life.

Despite having nary anterior gathering experience, they rapidly learned the process done watching YouTube videos and studying Facebook forums, and by utilizing household hand-me-downs and section concern scraps to outfit their van.

Then, Eamonn came crossed a 1996 Mercedes schoolhouse autobus disposable to bargain connected Facebook Marketplace successful September 2021 for £3,000.

Upon picking up the vehicle, they acceptable themselves a fund of £10,000 for the conversion, and contempt exceeding their fund by £5,000, they presumption the task arsenic a semipermanent investment.

They incorporated sustainable features connected the autobus specified arsenic star panels and a ample artillery to powerfulness their devices, ensuring the autobus is habitable each twelvemonth round.

Having paused their careers successful December 2023, they dedicated 9 months to converting the autobus into a comfy camper, implicit with a full-size kitchen, lukewarm h2o shower, heaters, aerial conditioning, voice-activated lights, and a projector surface for Netflix with Starlink outer internet.

In October of this year, they embarked connected their archetypal circuit overseas successful the revamped bus, attending a friend’s wedding successful Sicily.

Their travel took them done France and Italy, with plans to research Sardinia and Spain.

They besides connection rental services done their company, Explore and Snore, for those funny successful van life.

This comes arsenic van lifers were fixed a sneak look into the world's "most pimped retired achromatic van", which has been kitted retired arsenic a customized camper with immoderate top-of-the-line features.

The stunning centrifugal is the merchandise of a collaboration with a household-name manufacturer.

And an almighty new motorhome with a afloat kitchen, luxury surviving room, and adjacent heated flooring has conscionable been unveiled with a staggering £1million terms tag.

The monstrous machine, built by iconic tuning institution Brabus - known for their long-running relation with Mercedes - is the eventual location connected wheels.