Modern-Day Wagon Trains

Posted: October 13th, 2008 | Author: Steve | Filed under: 2019 | Tags: 2019, biodiesel, nomads, Peak Oil, ReDS, superstruct | View Comments

Getting anywhere in 2019 is a real challenge…and a lot slower than it used to be. It’s more similar to 1880 than it is to 1980, and we are certainly something like a wagon train.

For one thing…a lot of the time we have to make our own biodiesel. We have a portable mini-refinery which is towed behind one of the trucks, and about every 500 miles or so we have to stop and make more fuel. We have one truck that tows a 1000-gallon tank trailer, and everyone carries extra jerry cans. Unfortunately, the process takes several days, at least.