You don't know how to drain the engine and transmission of all those abandoned vehicles on the road???
You are assuming others haven't gotten there first.
You don't know how to drain the engine and transmission of all those abandoned vehicles on the road???
Are you solo? In the truck camper in your avatar? How's the idi motor home coming along?2.5 years so far. I have a single 100W solar panel which is generally all I need for my tiny 12v compressor fridge, cell phone, water pump, LED lights, etc. Another 1 or 2 would be nice but hardly needed. I run one of the generators on extremely cloudy/rainy days if the batteries start getting close to 50%.
Are you solo? In the truck camper in your avatar? How's the idi motor home coming along?
Am I?You are assuming others haven't gotten there first.
And that's not even counting stuff like:Am I?
Or am I suggesting that it is more likely that you'll find engine oil and transmission fluid in abandoned vehicles, for a longer time, than you'll find fuel and batteries?
Will the mineral oil used In transformers burn in out trucks personally I'd stray away due to the pcb'sAnd that's not even counting stuff like:
1. Tanks full of diesel in various places that people aren't able to get to: Buried tanks, farm tanks etc.
2. Supplies of other types of oil - 55 gallon drums of various gear oils and hydraulic fluids will be located in industrial busineses.
3. Transformers. Obviously a last resort, but both pole transformers as well as substation transformers will have a lot of oil in them.
And that's not counting 'used' sources - veggie oils, waste oil tanks(at, say, the dump) etc.
Will the mineral oil used In transformers burn in out trucks personally I'd stray away due to the pcb's
True enough. And agreed.I hate to be the wet blanket here, but this thread is starting to get a little disturbing.
All of you do realize that everything in the world does belong to somebody....Someone does own the things around you it's not just a free for all.
I know i would be a little more than a little upset if for example i went out on my Bicycle to see whats going on in the world after such an event and come home to my trucks and cars all been drained by some idiot that thinks anything not protected by armed guards are fair game for the taking.
The "law" might be a little busy at that moment but the "law "will be back. People have to try to keep there heads. I would hope that would be more the norm than not.
Here's the thing - you are right. Kind of. If things look like they can recover, you do your best to do whatever you can. Heck, if you still have cash or barter, that's the best.I hate to be the wet blanket here, but this thread is starting to get a little disturbing.
All of you do realize that everything in the world does belong to somebody....Someone does own the things around you it's not just a free for all.
I know i would be a little more than a little upset if for example i went out on my Bicycle to see whats going on in the world after such an event and come home to my trucks and cars all been drained by some idiot that thinks anything not protected by armed guards are fair game for the taking.
The "law" might be a little busy at that moment but the "law "will be back. People have to try to keep there heads. I would hope that would be more the norm than not.
Exactly. That's the first thing that comes to mind(worst possible case scenario).others are thinking the walking dead...
Party pooper!Well guys, when has mankind ever had to navigate a "zombie event" ? or a total "every man for himself" event?
Answer: NEVER.
So preparing for such an event is futile.
So what am i preparing for ? A temporary or even permanent loos of the electrical grid. this means all technology stops and may not return for months or years or NEVER.
This is an event mankind has suffered through before. Mankind has lived for thousands of years without a power grid and all the nice things it brings.
Mankind will again.....he will have too.
you have not had problems with old WVO? I sure have. I was doing the WVO thing from 1998 to 2015 . I would age the WVO for a year then filter and then store. I found the oldest filtered oil would loose power when used. the older the oil the less power i got from it . oil 1-1.5 years(after filtering) old had no loss then it went down hill and at the 3 year mark it had a noticeable lack of power.
this is how i figured this out. We have a long hill on the 202 freeway. using my 84 Volvo (55HP engine) i can tell how much power i have by raising and holding speed of 70 at the bottom and flooring it at the start of the hill, the speed at the top is how well the fuel is doing.
With pump diesel at the top i was going 57MPH (still in 5th gear)
with newer WVO at the top is was going 50MPH (still in 5th gear)
with 3 year old WVO at the top i was going 35 MPH and had shifted all the way down to 2nd and winding out the engine to maintain that speed.
you have had no problems with your 10 year old WVO ?
Below is a link or a copy and paste of my filtering system........what do you think better or worse than what you are using? always looking for input, always looking to improve.
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