I did a similar inland trip with a mate a few years ago now we went from Geelong Vic through SA then up to Soiuthern QLD across to Tennant Creek then back through SA and home again.
Make the most of the lifestyle and rebuild as if this is your last season your sure to look back at it.
I never cut grass as a kid but my dad tried to earn a crust by cutting lawns in the 80's when no one wanted to pay for grass cutting. ow things change. Dad was always struggling with clapped out Victas that needed constant tinkering.
Where we are there is no town water and thanks to our large tank we have only had to buy water once in 6 years and that was 52000 litres. We use LPG for hot water. We do have the phone which only lets us down when the Telstra pit gets full of water. Internet is a disgrace and seems the NBN that everyone gets is passing us by we are eligible for satellite which is quite the novelty.
We have solar panels but only a 3KW system as we are on a SWER line (single wire earth return) line so can only have a maximum of 30% of the transformers rating. A crappy law that was brought in just weeks before we got our system. I would like to go off grid but the cost is just too prohibitive. Maybe when these battery banks come down in price I'll get to put one in.
I could easily see myself on the porch with a scattergun sipping ever clear.
