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hankboughtabus.com is a personal blog at hankboughtabus.com about culture. Since 2013, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times, most often “Hi – I’m Hank and I bought a Bus”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.

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7mentions?
7HN people?
2013–2021first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 2 in 2013

Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link this blog about Hank buying a bus and converting it into a camper or home. One commenter cites its fuel economy figure, and others mention it as a related project.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Most-linked posts?

  1. Hi – I’m Hank and I bought a Bus
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2015-09-20

What Hacker News says?

  1. He wrote 10mpg in the comments [1]. That means $0.39/mile on average driving in the U.S. [2]. [1] http://www.hankboughtabus.com/a-tour-of-the-bus/#comment-508 [2] http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

    Comment linking /a-tour-of-the-bus/

    on “Hi I’m Hank, and I bought a bus”
  2. Submitted Hi I’m Hank, and I bought a bus as a story · 944 points

    HN discussion
  3. While the website is down, these are also neat: Hank bought a bus: http://hankboughtabus.com/ Castle truck: http://www.doityourselfrv.com/house-truck-castle/

    Comment linking /

    on “How I Built a Custom Camper Van (2015)”
  4. Submitted Hi – I’m Hank and I bought a Bus as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  5. Reminds me of Hank [1]: http://www.hankboughtabus.com . [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6261948

    Comment linking /

    on “The U.S. wind industry now employs more than 100K people”
  6. Submitted Old Schoolbus converted into house as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  7. Consider dwelling in an RV or fit out a fully functional home in a schoolbus. http://hankboughtabus.com

    Comment linking /

    on “Coliving: Dorms for Grownups”

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