Hi Nate; I enjoyed your post for esoteric reasons that I won't go in to here. You have a ticket then...Splendid!. I would advise you to buy the Honda Odyssey if it has less than 190,000 miles on it and does not have any obvious faults that would cause big headaches. Yes, some would argue that you ar...

Here is the Yermo to LV episode on Youtube:

Well, as a counterpoint to all the fear an loathing, I would like to point out the VBS TV series online called "Thumbs Up America" wherein two young Asian-American guys hitch all the way across the country and have an excellent time. Here is the Yermo to Las Vegas episode: http://www.vbs.tv/watch/th...

My Mercedes Diesel RV gets 22mpg...

It is possible to have efficient RV's, Europe has scads of them.

Thank you all for your input. I will cogitate and ponder as I finish the frame for the trike. Cheers.

someseeingeye - - I do appreciate your analysis. The sun charges your batteries for free. I already own the solar and batteries for my diesel Mercedes bus (22mpg on biodiesel). Further, It is fun to build a system like this and all of the parts can be reused on other projects. Many can be bought use...

Oh, also... If anyone in the SF Bay Area wants to bend some tubing for their trike or bike project, let me know. I am in Richmond and I have a tubing roller that makes lovely curves in 1", 1 1/2" or 2" tubing (ERW, no EMT as it does not run well due to size). Lemmeknow. I am building a chopper trike...

Could anyone offer any input about managing a solar setup for the week that can provide a charging system for an electric bike/trike? I have two 175 watt 36 volt panels and a pedal powered trike. I also have to provide power to my small camper (Mercedes 306D bus!) needs for the week with the same se...

Well, if you REALLY want to test your Geiger counter...you can buy your very own radioactive material to do that with:

http://www.unitednuclear.com/

Hail President Brown of the High Desert!!

400 acres is cool, truly cold right about now most likely...

What ias your favorite thing about life in that wide open area?

Robert

I own five plus beautiful acres of high desert property in Ravendale California, which is 158 driving miles from Gerlach. The land up here is wide open and beautiful, but due to a lack of trees it could use some large scale artwork to beautify it even more. If you have a large piece that you are tak...