TheSkoolieLife.com Episode 22:

Building a portable entertain-

ment center

The bus is in a body shop as of this writing. (More on that in the next episode.) To use this time constructively, I’ve been working on a project not bolted down to the bus. In the last episode I put together a 2.1 stereo sound system permanently installed in the front of the bus. But there are times when you want to listen to music or watch a video while sitting at the dinette, preparing a meal at the kitchen counter or sitting outside. I happened to have an older 10” Android tablet with a tinny little internal speaker, and a decent sounding Bose speaker like this one. I mounted them on a board, along with the wiring to keep them both charged when the entertainment center is near a 12 volt outlet. (Both devices have internal batteries, and so can be used when no power source is available.) I look forward to using it on the bus when I resume construction inside it. In the meantime it’s proven to be useful on the patio at home, and at the cottage where I’m writing this. Click the image below to see episode 22 on my YouTube channel And while you’re there, click the Subscribe button so you don’t miss subsequent episodes.