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1:08 am
April 29, 2010
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Nick
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I believe it is possible! even if it does not give you enough fuel to cook 3 meals a day due to production limits I still say it is a viable option. the energy costs to run electric hotplate are far to demanding for a simple solar or wind generator setup, much more energy can be accumulated from a small bio gas plant mounted on the tongue of your camper.
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1:50 pm
May 19, 2010
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Ageless
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The only problem I see is the amount of time to get gas from startup.
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Strangers on this road we are on; we are not two, we are one – Ray Davies
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8:42 pm
May 19, 2010
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Nick
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Aye, I think that it wouldnt be bad if it took a little while from startup, its not every day that I need a pancake :) I will have my solar cooking as well to play around with.
These days everything has to be here and now. There is ways around everything. If I wont have quite enough methane for the stove at a certain point I can eat something else. or cook with a different heat source.
The other way too is using a continuous load methane digester instead of a batch load.
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9:17 pm
May 19, 2010
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Ageless
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I have an out-of-date propane tank, about 24" tall that would make a good composter. Cut a port on the side and lay it down on it's side.
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Strangers on this road we are on; we are not two, we are one – Ray Davies
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10:31 pm
May 19, 2010
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Nick
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give it a try! methane digesters are a good thing to get into. learn what you can on a small one and scale it up for your property some day. From what I have been reading on the internet, America is about the last place they have really caught on in full scale use in ther residential sector.
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8:12 am
May 20, 2010
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Ageless
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U of Oregon has done studies on this. Based on a 500 head dairy herd enough methane could be produced to operate house barn, farm machines with excess to spare.
However, on a smaller scale; I feel this would be more use ful for a longer term site than constant moving from place to place.
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1:49 pm
May 20, 2010
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Nick
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It will be interesting to see how much a methane digester sized to fit on the tongue of the camper will be able to produce. with the right pot and a small flame you can boil water. I use a small alcohol stove when hiking built from pop cans. It works great.
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2:44 pm
May 20, 2010
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Ageless
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Check here; seems to vary dependent upon the type of manure, etc
http://www.journeytoforever.or…..tml#amount
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Strangers on this road we are on; we are not two, we are one – Ray Davies
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5:34 pm
May 20, 2010
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Ageless
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OK, a stumbling block; to function properly the slurry has to be at 95 degrees. Any idea how to do? Being we are both in northern climes.
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8:38 pm
May 20, 2010
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Nick
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Insulate the tank, the digestion will create some heat. you can wrap soft copper tubing around the tank that goes to a solar collector and then use spray foam insulation around that, or sumerge the tank into a barrel a bit bigger around and pour expanding foam like a mold.
thats getting fancy though. If you watch on youtube people make them out of barels or burried in the ground. 5 feet down the ground is 55 degree's year round in our zone. and it just provides insulation.
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5:36 pm
May 22, 2010
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Ageless
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Weight and space involved. I think if you are going to be parked for a long while, this is an option but when out and about, I generally just overnite and then move to the next site.
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12:16 pm
September 30, 2010
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Grant Wagner
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You could go double duty!
Some people are using conventional compost piles as heating appliances. Have a small 5 or 10 gallon compost pile in the bottom, and a 5 or 10 gallon methane generator on top in a single vessel, and insulate well.
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