60 Miles In, We Turned Horton Around
Unfortunately, mechanical challenges drove us to execute a "No Go" decision and turn Horton around.
Justin Newman
Ready or Not, Horton Leaves for Chicago Monday.
Horton leaves for Chicago on Monday... ready or not. Updates from our shakedown cruise. Now I'm trying to figure out exactly how late I can leave Monday morning and still make my Monday miles. Live stream begins Monday June 1.
I Built a Custom Phone Mount for a 1964 Bus Livestream
Insta360 support suggested a drone. The drone couldn't do 65mph all day while dodging overpasses. So I built this instead. The rear camera on Horton's 2,200 mile trip home to Chicago needed to survive oil mist, two-stroke vibration, and whatever the weather throws at
What I Used - Camera Enclosure Build
This page contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links the Moose Bus team earns a small commission at no additional cost to you. * Aluminum Box: Hammond Manufacturing Chassis-1444-9552 * Moldable Silicone: Smooth-On Mold Star 30 Silicone Mold Making Kit * Tape (Kapton-Style): ProTapes Pro 950 Polyimide
I Spent More on Tires Than the Bus — 1964 GM PD-4106
Tires for a 62-year-old highway coach. How hard could it be? Pretty hard, as it turns out. Finding appropriate tires for Horton meant learning more about commercial tire retreading than I ever expected to know. Casings, closed shoulders, ribbed treads, retread shops that have casings but no tread
Planning a 2,200 Mile Road Trip in a 1964 Bus with AI. What Could Go Wrong?
Getting Horton home from Yakima to Chicago means 2,200 miles, three mountain passes, and one AI that didn't account for an octogenarian mother's side trip to Yellowstone. Episode 2 is up. Montana is 4th in the nation for truck fatalities per capita. Elizabeth would like
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We bought a bus.
Sorry for the spoiler. But it's kinda hard to hide a 35 foot GM PD-4106 in Chicago. (I'm kidding. As I write this, it's still 2,200 miles away). We bought a bus. Here's our inaugural video about our recent bus procurement.