THE ELDON

The story of a little dude short bus that's yearning for adventure

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James was on the Tiny House Podcast talking about the process for building out Eldon, what our next steps are, and a little bit about cocktails. Check it out below or click here for the full piece. 

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We had the honor of giving a tour to Deek & Dustin Diedricksen of Relax Shacks during the GA Tiny House Festival. Have a looksie at what we've been doing the past year. 

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We got the Best Bust Conversion award at the 2017 GA Tiny House Festival! 

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Aerial shot of the 2017 GA Tiny House Festival. Can you spot Eldon? 

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We had the opportunity to spend a few nights at the GA Tiny House Festival. 

Throughout the weekend, we saw some really great tiny houses, met amazing humans, served cocktails, rode on a helicopter, smelled lavender, and showed Eldon off for the first time. We also met Deek & Dustin Diedricksen, who toured and documented the bus. (coming soon!)

James also got to speak on a panel representing skoolies, alongside Reid Roach and his process for building his tiny house. Post 2 of 2. 

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We had the opportunity to spend a few nights at the GA Tiny House Festival. 

Throughout the weekend, we saw some really great tiny houses, met amazing humans, served cocktails, rode on a helicopter, smelled lavender, and showed Eldon off for the first time. Post 1 of 2. 

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Day 61: A few of the small projects are wrapped up. Installing the head pads (covered by Alabama Auto Tops along with the driver seat), mirror/medicine cabinet, stained shelf in the bathroom nook to match the rest of the countertops throughout the bus, and finally the original steel placard denoting the year, vin, etc. of the bus. 

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Day 60: the last of the plumbing! We installed the hoses for the fresh water tank as well as the air vent for both tanks. We wrapped a screen around the end of the air vent lines to keep bugs and large pieces of debris out of the tanks. So happy to have this part of all wrapped up! 

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Day 59: Let’s paint those booths and install the table (at last!). We slid the table into the groove of the window sills and used brackets against the wall. Then we used the chrome table legs to secure to the floor. I’m telling you, the chair facing the rest of the bus might be my favorite spot in the whole bus. 

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Day 58: The Bar!

James write about cocktails as The Sipologist, so it only made sense to build a custom 3 spirit, 4 liqueur bar for the road. The bar also holds four glasses, 2 bottles of bitters, mixings vessels, tools, and a dedicated spoon holder. The four gin bottles you see in the front will hold liqueurs like Campari and Averna. We’ll post another picture once we paint and put in the proper bottles. 

Cheers!

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Day 57: Deck Light!

We wanted to install a unique light in the bathroom so that at night we don’t have to turn on the overhead lights to use the bathroom. Additionally it lights one of the booth seats perfectly if anyone wants to work while the other is relaxing in the living room / bedroom / office / half of the kitchen :)

We had to wire this thing as 110 so we’ll only be able to use it if we’re hooked to shore power or the inverter. 

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Day 56: Window Sills & Trim

When we originally put the walls up, we had anticipated the window sills being a bit lower. After some consideration, we realized that it’d look better aligned with the base of the windows. To compensate for the gap, we placed some trim that would mask that, while also providing support to the sill. It also creates a nice gap for the table to slide into when we install it. 

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Day 55: Paint It Black!

Oh man, we are so excited to share this one. We painted the front half of the bus flat black. It looks so sleek and contrasts the mint/white of the house side of the bus so nicely. These are some in process shots before it completely dried. We can’t wait to put the driver seat back in to see it all together.

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Day 54: We built some custom screens so that we can have our windows down at night without all the light-frenzied-bugs. :)

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Day 53: Time for another mural trip. We took the bus out for a spin around our neighborhood again in Atlanta and stopped for a couple of shots along the way. The first mural is by Sten Lex, and the bottom is by Gaia & Nanook for Living Walls. 

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Day 52: We figured we might as well put some bases in our drawers. This was one of those projects that had been on the list for a while, but other things sort of took over along the way. Happy with how they all turned out. We’ll be painting the inside of these white. The sealant dried clear and will prevent crumbs and dust from falling between the bases. 

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Day 51: Organized the shed and all the wood pieces we’ve acquired, and installed the last remaining outlet, that fits perfectly in the custom piece of wood that our friend Neale Nickels cut for us. I accidentally cut the wire too short, so had to install the outlet upside down. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNIFER WEST!