Never once in my life did I want to live in the top pic. Growing up a country girl makes one uncomfortable in such places. My husband and I bought a 1974 GMC Buffalo bus in 2013 and equipped it be full self-contained so we could live and travel in it full-time. We travelled seasonally 4 years, living in it for 2-4 months thru the winter and traveling south (working seasonally). Building it and traveling in it was hands down the best time of our entire lives!! Original plan was to sell our house and live in it full time; circumstances changed but we are so thankful to have the times we had in it already but also to be able to have it as a back-up should the world turn abrubtly.