1 VW bus, 4 guys, thousands of travelers, and a very, big, world. The BootsnAll guys are headin' down a highway near you.

What is the BootBus?

The BootBus is the "BootsnAll Bus" – so if you're familiar with BootsnAll - you understand what the BootBus is all about.

The BootBus is an idea from 1996. The BootsnAll Story explains part of it, but basically, Chris and Sean wanted to travel around the States in a VW bus. We spent the summer of 1997 in Chicago, doing odd jobs and deciding where we wanted to travel to next. We made a few attempts to look at vans of various varieties, thinking we'd be off on a road trip.

As it turned out we ended up going to Yellowstone Park to work for the summer, on the spur of the moment, with a friend of ours (Thanks Freesia!). That is where the idea of BootsnAll started to hatch, as we developed the Code of Conduct while on a three-day hike.

Driving across the USA and hanging out in a place like Yellowstone, where a lot of travellers pass through, we saw plenty of VW campers and Kombis. We'd always say, "One day we'll have one of those and travel around the US!"

Almost 6 years later, that day finally came to pass. The idea of the BootBus has morphed slightly over time. Originally all we wanted was a road-tripping, travel vehicle that we could use for camping, meeting other travellers, and going wherever we wanted, when we wanted. Now, in addition to all that, we also want to be able to use the bus as a truly mobile office, working on BootsnAll on the road, via a wireless internet system so we can work wherever we go, whenever we go.