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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.
14th of May 2012
Shouse progress! - the end is in sight! It has been non-stop work on this shouse this month. Here is a progress update. With the entire shed now closed in and water proof, there has been no excuse to take a break even when it is raining. After what seems like an eternity, we think the end is now in sight. Last week we finished building the internal frames for the house section and arranged 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
Diagnosing Motorhome and Caravan Electric Fridge Issues
23rd March 2012 at 1:12 pm by Hobo
If you have read any of my other articles relating to caravan and motorhome refrigeration, you will know that I am a big fan of electric compressor fridges (as opposed to gas or so called 3-way fridges). While these compressor based fridges are extremely robust and reliable, of course things do sometimes go wrong. more...
Recent Articles
Fridges for Motorhomes and Caravans
5th February 2012
Connecting Motorhome and Caravan Batteries
13th January 2012
Why Battery Voltage Does NOT Indicate Battery Charge State
23rd October 2011
Motorhome and Caravan Battery Life
27th August 2011
Motorhome vs Caravan for long term Australian travel
31st July 2011
Mobile internet (the cheap way)
20th June 2011
You can see a list of all of our motorhomming and caravanning articles by clicking HERE
Building or Upgrading a Caravan or Motorhome?
Take advantage of experanced, expert electrical advice.
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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