The Original YETIBUS 

Where it all started. The Matriarch. The Namesake.

This is a home on wheels.

This is the home of our co-founder Kyle Volkman, a 1986 International school bus conversion named the Yetibus. He has lived in it full-time for 7 years, and part time for another 4 years before that. This bus was Volkman’s introduction to the bus life and the attention that he got while traveling and attending tiny house shows in it was how he started picking up jobs doing conversions for others. It only seemed right naming our company after her.

The Yetibus is powered by straight vegetable oil, significantly reducing her greenhouse gas emissions and subsequent contribution to climate change.

“ “What lies at the foundation of my freedom is my mobility. At any time I can pull up stakes and leave to go anywhere for any reason. Making a living on a project-to-project basis allows me to structure a life that inspires me. This bus is my adventure vehicle. This life is free of constraints, and like the beauty of life itself, it’s vulnerable and full of reward.””
— Kyle Volkman, YETIBUS co-founder

YETIBUS features:

  • 4” air-ride suspension lift

  • 12” roof raise

  • Custom-welded steel grill guard and back-rack

  • 7 double-pane tinted windows w/screens

  • Closed-cell spray foam insulation

  • Wood interior

  • 45 gallon fresh water tank w/external fill

  • Isotemp 7 gallon coolant heat-exchanger water heater

  • High-flow 12V water pump, low-flow foot pump

  • Norcold 3-way fridge

  • Airhead composting toilet

  • Wood burning stove

  • 120v shore power

  • Interior LED lighting

  • 10-speed 12v vent fan

  • Pull-out couch bed

  • Full-sized custom foam mattress

  • Entertainment center