Latest Travel Log Update

7th of March 2010

Market time ... we decided to sell all of our excess household goods at one of Perth\'s largest markets. We were warned that sellers arrive very early in the morning at the Belmont market to secure a good spot. We decided to beat the rush - we arrived the night before. Now this seemed like a good idea at the time, it seemed like less of a good idea at 2:30am when everybody else started arriving more...

Why is my solar not working properly?

11th March 2010 at 11:08 am by Hobo

This is a question we get asked often. Once fellow travellers discover that I have an electrical background and training, I am regularly asked to examine their solar installation to determine why it is not working. Here is a list of the top 5 causes for Solar that does not perform on caravans and motorhomes (in more...

Low Cost Inverters for sale on eBay – a good investment?

3rd March 2010 at 3:37 pm by Hobo

My brother-in-law recently purchased a pure sine wave inverter via eBay. In the supplied information the inverter looked like the perfect replacement for his modified sine wave “Xantrex” brand inverter (that has performed flawlessly for a number of years). The inverter purchased is currently selling (on ebay) for $579 plus $135 shipping When the inverter arrived, it more...

Top Questions about our “Hobohome Lifestyle”

17th February 2010 at 11:32 am by Hobo

A list of some of the questions we often get asked about our Hobohome lifestyle… Where do you get your drinking water from? In most part of the country, drinking water is not difficult to obtain. Many parks and public toilet blocks have taps. If you ask at a petrol station (normally when buying fuel) you more...

How to Find Free Camps in Australia – (Part 2)

8th January 2010 at 7:27 pm by Hobo

This is Part two of How to Find Free Camps in Australia. Part 1 can be found here. In part one we looked at places where you might just find a spot to camp for a night or two, in this the second part we take a look at some places to avoid and some security and safety issue. more...

How to Find Free Camps in Australia (Part 1)

6th January 2010 at 8:40 pm by Hobo

How to find Free Camps in Australia This is part one of a two part article discussing how to find Free camps in Australia. Those of you that regularly read our travel blog will know that as we travel Australia in our motorhome, we spend much of our time staying in free and nearly-free camps. We do more...