With everyone trying to help the disaster victims, it's hard to know who to give the $$ to... Here's the official list as of this morning 9-1-2005 Keep all of...
Greetings. Remember 9/11 and the millions in donations to the victims that disappeared from the Red Cross? I donated to that. Where did it go? Where will a...
The American Red Cross (not to be confused with the International Red Cross) has made many necessary improvements since 9/11. They are still not perfect but...
That sounds a lot better with the SA then FEMA or the Red Cross. Rich. Joe <joegreene@...> wrote:The American Red Cross (not to be confused with the...
Hello List, I have to agree with Joe on this one, The SA has a proven GOOD track record around here.. Greg Manning, ... From: WoodGas@yahoogroups.com...
Here's what's happening in New Orleans right now in case you haven't kept track or (like me) you don't watch TV) http://www.kctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3779468...
Commentary. I was thinking of individual survival situations when I created the MIDGE. I think the Gulf Coast region now qualifies as just that. There will be...
Greetings. see a problem here. the flood in New Orleans was mainly caused by a storm surge from the Gulf of Mexico. Salt water. It also was driven into...
... Well, it would be diluted by the rainwater, so it would probably be less than half as saline as seawater. Then, most food cans are zinc plated, which I...
Greetings only acid foods have insides plated or enameled. everything else is non lined. and it doesn't take much to rust cans. Most cans now are no longer...
The MIDGE could be useful for emergencies like this, though my primary interest in woodgas stoves has been as something for regular use. My concern for...
Arthur, You make a good point regarding dry fuel and starter. I have learned that even in the wet, a piece of wood or decent sized stick (1 inch for example)...
Agreed regarding the salt water, but we are talking immediate aftermath. Rust will not progress that fast and with the water table just inches below the...
... to do. ... I am glad someone is still working on the Midge. I have got covered up in my shop and had to quit for a while. I took one of your suggestions ...
... I was at WalMart the other day, and I saw something interesting. A Stainless Steel trash can ! All one piece, apparently stamped out in some gigantic...
Greetings All ! We all know about proven designs of downdraft gasifiers, and I have built and re-examined many of these, as well as building my own derived...
... I think the main limitation is compaction, yes. I've been thinking about it off and on. If the weight of the chips can crush down hard enough the static ...
I will have to check this out. I have not been in walmart for a while. I have got some 55 gallon drums comming in about 2 weeks. I hope to have time to work...
... I don't recall anyone doing this idea of a plate to catch the tar and then it burns off. Seems that the reason the tar precipitates onto a pot is because...
... Well, the pot gets pretty hot with all those flames on it. I think the reason the tar precipitates onto the pot is because it's THERE. Temperature has...
The food in a pot, usually containing a lot of water, often being boiled, will keep the pot relatively cool. Cooking is usually done between temperatures of...
... I would think that would be based upon the design size of woodchips and the throat area. I think you stated that you had one problem with it clogging but...
I think there was a posting over the summer. This seems to be the only way out of many traumatic situations for all of us dependent on oil and propane. Why a...
Greetings. bulkhead or wall heaters were pretty common in the Detroit Michigan area some years ago. they were mostly fuel oil or natural gas or propane and...
... Hi; The only two solid fuel marine bulkhead heaters that I know are still being made, are the Bengco (British) which is basically a charcoal heater...
Its a great idea. Its easy to criticise it, ignore dimensionless criticism (i.e., criticism that does not state BTU per degree, or something with physical...
great response, thanks. ... From: Dee Dreslough To: WoodGas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [WoodGas] GAS FROM PLASTIC ... ...
