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Diving the Busselton Jetty, WA
© Gavin J Murray
Tales of the travels, trials and triumphs as we explore Australia in a converted bus
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Welcome to Hobohome
The website for Australian Caravanners and Motorhomers
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On this site you will find our Travel Log (over 8 years of travelling Australia in a converted bus)
as well as a wealth of information and technical articles relating to motorhoming and caravanning. If this is your first visit,
you may like to view our overview page to get an idea of what we are all about.
*LATEST* - You can now view OTHER
travellers motorhomes and caravans, and even
add your motorhome or caravan for others to view. Click the red "Other Rigs" menu button above.
Hobohome Travel Blog
Our travel log is a collection of stories and photos from our travels.
Click on the excerpt below to view the latest blog entry - or you can
browse the entire collection to see where we have been.
There is a map on the Travels Page that shows our full track around this great
country.
Thanks to the great people at SoftRock we carry a SPOT satellite GPS messenger. This amazing little device tracks our location 24 hours a day. To see where we are right now (and read more about SPOT) - click here.
13th of January 2012
13/01/2012 Shouse progress! One of the big pressure points for the shouse project was the need to get the first inspection (footings and slab) signed off before the end of January 2012. The reason for this is that we have applied for a grant under the Queensland government building boost scheme. This is a $10,000 grant given to anyone who builds a new dwelling in Queensland. To qualify we need to have a first inspection signed off before 31/01/2012 more...
Hobohome is a 1968 Bedford TRP bus that has been converted into a comfortable motorhome.
However, Hobohome is far more than that ... it has had a number of owners and each
of us has added own own
additions and improvements.
It is fairly unique in that it can carry a small car INSIDE the motorhome (tucked neatly under the queens sized bed).
To learn more about Hobohome, visit
The Rig Page for a virtual tour of our home on wheels.
Motorhoming & Caravanning Articles
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Latest Article
Connecting Motorhome and Caravan Batteries
13th January 2012 at 6:38 pm by Hobo
As is often the case, the inspiration for this article came from talking with a fellow motorhomer. He was under the impression that connecting batteries in parallel would shorten their life. He even had a very good explanation for this As one battery discharges, it will drag the other battery down, then that second more...
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You can see a list of all of our motorhomming and caravanning articles by clicking HERE
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We happly answer question every day about the articles on the website - and we will always do this at no cost.
But if you are building, rewiring or adding solar panels to your motorhome or caravan and want to get it right the first time, read about our paid consultancy service.
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(they were excellent!)
Diving the Busselton Jetty, WA
© Gavin J Murray
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