Assembled by Blue Bird in Fort Valley, Georgia, each example of the Wanderlodge was built to customer specification.

By the early 1960s, Blue Bird Body Company had expanded from its beginnings in rural Georgia to become the fourth-largest manufacturer of school buses in the United States.

[4] While leading the segment, in looking towards the future, Blue Bird company management sought to diversify product offerings beyond school buses.

Assembled by newly created subsidiary Cardinal Manufacturing in Fort Valley, Georgia, the 1963 Transit Home was a promotional vehicle, driven throughout the United States by company employees for two years to campgrounds and RV parks.

[5] In 1965, House Beautiful magazine published an article about the Transit Home; soon after, the company secured five orders for the $12,000 vehicle[4][5] (approximately $96,760 in 2018 dollars[6]).

A central feature of the design of the vehicle was its body commonality with the Blue Bird All American school bus.

In contrast to a motorhome, the All American subjected its heavy-duty frame to stop-and-go driving on a daily basis (Blue Bird had built school buses with all-steel bodies since 1937).

The chassis was built in Flint MI, shipped to Terrytown PA for additional work, then on to Bluebird at Fort Valley GA, where the body and interior was installed.

Derived from the All American Forward Engine, the Wanderlodge was produced in a 31-foot body length, powered by a Ford Super Duty V8.

[7] Along with the availability of customer-specified paint color (as school bus yellow was illegal on recreational vehicles), the Transit Home differed from the All American in its use of a center-mounted entry door.

[7] For 1977, to improve the fuel economy and performance of the vehicle, Blue Bird introduced the Caterpillar 3208 diesel V8 as an option, with the 3208 replacing the Ford gasoline V8s entirely after 1978.

[7] For 1983, Wanderlodge FC models added a second standard floor plan, adding a rear-mounted bathroom (RB) in place of the mid-ship configuration (SB) which was standard since its introduction (note that some earlier models from approximately 1978-1983 had optional rear bath units); the configuration was offered on 33 and 35-foot lengths.

In an effort to de-emphasize the school bus origins of the Wanderlodge, for 1988, on rear-engine models, the metal roof caps were replaced with fiberglass versions (allowing for a more rounded appearance).

While the reputation of the Wanderlodge for hand-built quality and customization remained marketable, Blue Bird sought to shift the design away from that of the All American and TC/2000.

For 1991, both the SP and Wide Body Pusher underwent an extensive redesign; with the exception of Blue Bird badging, virtually all visual ties to the All American were removed from the design.

To further concentrate its resources on school bus production, in 2007, Blue Bird put its Wanderlodge motorcoach division for sale.

The division, production facility, and the rights to the Wanderlodge name were sold to Complete Coach Works, a California-based company that specialized in bus refurbishing and manufacturing.

In April 2009, Complete Coach Works ended production of the Wanderlodge model line, closing down the assembly facility in Fort Valley, Georgia.