It’s a Skoolie Wrap with Media 1

In mid-June 2021, we spent 3 days in the Orlando area with Media 1 Wrap This as they wrapped our skoolie, lovingly called the “Hildebus,” with the most epic wrap.

Earlier in April, Eric reconnected with Rick Ream, one of the owners of Media 1, at a skydiver reunion in Zephyrhills. It was at that reunion that the idea of wrapping our school bus became a reality.

Don’t tempt skydivers with a good time!

After some back and forth with Jason, their in-house marketing guru, we settled on a large-scale design that spans both sides of our bus with some real estate on the front and back.

Truly, these guys knocked this wrap out of the park.

Watch the Vlog!

We document the wrap going onto the bus and a tour of their facility in this vlog.

In addition to showing our on-going bus wrap, I also show a supercar they were working on and the sign fabrication area, where they make signs for businesses, varying in size from small to large to massive.

It really is fascinating to see what they do.

Do we love the wrap?

Yes! Driving a school bus is a conversation starter in and of itself; driving a school bus WITH a beautiful wrap makes us approachable, which we enjoy.

We have so many positive interactions with people when they see our skoolie go by. We meet a lot of people that are genuinely interested in our goal of traveling the United States for a year AND that Eric built the interior of the himself, in large part to YouTube videos. This interaction is made even better because we can stay in touch with people that we meet easily through our YouTube channel, referenced on the bus.

The goal of the wrap is foremost to push people to our YouTube channel, where we certainly have increased our subscriber base since its installation.

Will it last?

Based on conversations with Dale Salamacha, the founder at Media 1, this product can go for many years without issue.

Media 1 definitely knows this product best since they are one of the leading users of 3M products in the southeast – they wrap over 70 vehicles a month: super cars, buses, trucks, etc. During the wrap, they gave us a tour of the facility and it really is astounding what they can create with the wrap materials.

The wrap is a 3M product with HP print technology & a laminated finish, so it is durable in all weather situations we will encounter on the road. The finish quality is outstanding – crisp, bright and long-lasting.