tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post3643988827583214186..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Your Low Energy FutureSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-47646600647067770432013-09-18T22:06:46.160-04:002013-09-18T22:06:46.160-04:00Good rule of thumb. Leave it to the military to h...Good rule of thumb. Leave it to the military to have this figured out so concisely. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-66062155663413934142013-09-18T21:34:09.536-04:002013-09-18T21:34:09.536-04:00The military logistics rule of ten, describing the...The military logistics rule of ten, describing the cost to ship a unit of goods:<br />1 - by ship<br />10 - by train<br />100 - by truck<br />1000 - by airplane<br />10000 - by helicopter<br /><br />tweellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164718561825615886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-77571999709959088542013-09-18T16:11:02.567-04:002013-09-18T16:11:02.567-04:00South African ran steam trains a long time after w...South African ran steam trains a long time after we did as modern style equipment was embargoed. They had coal and could keep steam trains running. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-37941470084504923382013-09-18T16:06:25.038-04:002013-09-18T16:06:25.038-04:00Thanks Moe.
I read James,hoping he's wrong ...Thanks Moe. <br /><br />I read James,hoping he's wrong and fearing he's right. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-19037047653095176172013-09-18T13:48:16.740-04:002013-09-18T13:48:16.740-04:00I remember the coal fired locomotives. My Grandpa...I remember the coal fired locomotives. My Grandpa, an engineer, retired from one. Of course I was quite small, but just because he retired, they didn't as yet retire the steam locomotives. They were big, noisy, and dirty, but they sure did get the job done!!Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-25114851115881182952013-09-18T12:46:22.874-04:002013-09-18T12:46:22.874-04:00Hey Sixbears,
Good piece. I also liked James'...Hey Sixbears,<br /><br />Good piece. I also liked James' take on our collective future.<br /><br />"The future isn’t going to be exactly like the past, but enough so that you shouldn’t delude yourself that high tech toys will stick around. Be ready to devolve. And not in a hippie commune tree hugging windmill powering the boom box playing a CD of bongos serenading unicorns kind of way but a nastier serfs starving amid Thirty Year Wars while dying of Plague kind of way." - James Dakin<br /><br />-Moe<br />Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464046406342523552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-45934467514476902242013-09-18T10:25:41.647-04:002013-09-18T10:25:41.647-04:00I like bikes,but they have one big drawback. They...I like bikes,but they have one big drawback. They really depend on decent roads. Decent roads depend on there being a lot of people driving cars. Perhaps road construction and funding can change, so you never know. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-54058627467053992512013-09-18T10:24:04.817-04:002013-09-18T10:24:04.817-04:00It would not surprise me one bit if old tech is pr...It would not surprise me one bit if old tech is pressed into service once again. Probably not in ways we cannot imagine. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-82470234854647480962013-09-18T10:22:31.245-04:002013-09-18T10:22:31.245-04:00Thanks Gorges. :)
Would not surprise me if they ...Thanks Gorges. :)<br /><br />Would not surprise me if they did. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-26552025373146044962013-09-18T08:32:07.028-04:002013-09-18T08:32:07.028-04:00I think the big minus in water traffic will be the...I think the big minus in water traffic will be the dams that now exist vs. years ago when rivers really ran. Maybe blowing the really large ones and 'portaging' the goods around the small ones would work.<br /><br />For the local markets, bicycle trailers might be a good idea. Plenty of DIY bike trailers around and having two riders taking turns to spell each other would be fast transportation of goods.<br /><br />There are some who sell Mexican food from front wheeled trikes, a decked cube with two wheels in front - those have been used to move furniture and other bulky items.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-40490647829307346342013-09-18T01:13:04.867-04:002013-09-18T01:13:04.867-04:00All true when you see warren buffet going all in o...All true when you see warren buffet going all in on railroads it should give you a hint.Water and ships are very low energy per pound also.Most pople look at old ships trains and 1900 cars in museums a relics of the past.I look at them as working models of what one day may be our future.Why does the navy keep 2 sailing ships,why is the amish exempt from some laws,why is there rail lines in national parks that are for steam engine trains.As much a we have today why do we keep so many things from our low energy past?Gary in Bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095999376990912465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-5671198212602955662013-09-18T00:34:05.714-04:002013-09-18T00:34:05.714-04:00Since it's you, I just HAVE to say this, maybe...Since it's you, I just HAVE to say this, maybe they'll bring back coal-fired trains and riverboats! (Sorry, the devil made me do it.)Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com