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Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet... I'm interested in this new show called "The Colony" on Tuesdays at 9:00 PM EST @ Discovery. The show premise is simple. If the world breaks down and society is destroyed - how would a group of people survive?

When the show began, they "found" a warehouse and moved in where they had a bunch of stuff including batteries and an inverter that they wired up. No surprise that they needed to recharge their battery bank. They had a couple of small engines an… Continue

I'm struck by how this gasifier project has become a metaphor in my life. This single project has been a mechanism not only to measure my own salt, but an incredible mechanism, almost a litmus test, for those around me. I have learned this: There are basically two types of individuals I've interacted with as part of all of this - the ones that ask "really? why?" and the ones that ask "really, why not?". Those that seem to have every reason not to do something, and those who find the reasons to d… Continue

Note: This post chronicles my journey into gasification, and the thoughts, insights and struggles from the perspective of someone who has never held a torch in his hand. If I am successful at this - trust me, you can be too.

Hello everyone,

I'm brand new to the community. I've been researching gasification for about 6 months now. Unfortunately, I don't have any fabrication experience or tools, but I do have a friend who does (and owes me BIGTIME). My goals are to build a gasifier… Continue