A COUPLE left their nine-to-fives for life on the road with their two small children - they discovered a clever way to keep space private. They lived in a van with their newborn for three months before deciding to convert their second 40-foot bus. Chase and Mariajosé, a husband and wife duo, made themselves famous on YouTube ( @mariajoseandchase ) for making beautiful homes out of the confined spaces of vans and retired buses.
Their first rig, a 40-foot bus , was beautiful - but they felt it was too much for just the two of them. Chase told The U.S.
Sun in an exclusive interview that he wasn't a fan of the driving style that came with a bus, either. So, they sold the bus and made a home out of a Ford Transit van. Discover More Conversions Mariajosé and Chase found they preferred living out of a van over a bus, and decided to live in the van full-time after selling their home in Nashville, Tennessee.
However, a curve ball was thrown at them when Mariajosé fell pregnant with the couple's first child. Looking toward the future, the couple opened up their shop in Nashville so the two could build conversions for customers. On the same property, a house was built for the growing family to retreat to if they needed to.
Most read in Motors Before settling down, however, Chase and Mariajosé stayed on the road with their newborn daughter for three months before making changes. "Thankfully we didn't need to make many changes except making space for a car seat," said Chase. "She .