Bus hacking

[wsk]

Not buying the claim for a 100% to 400% improvement in fuel mileage biodiesel over petroleum diesel. Neat biodiesel (B100) has less energy content than diesel #2. More interesting is the reduced emissions. More here.

I don't know anything about hacking a bus but in 1967 in Alaska during the sesquisentenial, we met a man who had hacked a bus. He had cut the roof off and inserted a riser and then put the roof back on so he could stand up in it. He also gave us some sour dough starter. I got mine form my Dad and he and I have restarted each other's starter ever since. Doesn't taste the same though - been contaminated by too much local flora so it really isn't the same starter. So, nevermind.

[Warlock]

Memphis used to have buses that looked like that paddlewheel.

[GMan]

While I was in college many years ago, I lived in an old school bus for a year. It was a fun experience.

[davedove]

Not buying the claim for a 100% to 400% improvement in fuel mileage biodiesel over petroleum diesel. Neat biodiesel (B100) has less energy content than diesel #2. More interesting is the reduced emissions.

An interesting quirk of the biodiesel is the smell of the emissions. Instead of that nasty diesel exhaust smell, you get the pleasant odor of corn chips.

[Abax]

I don't know anything about hacking a bus but in 1967 in Alaska during the sesquisentenial, we met a man who had hacked a bus.

I don't know that much about hacking busses either, although I had a friend that lived in one for about 5 years here in Alaska. It was tough to keep warm in the winter because it didn't have enough insulation or a big enough stove.

He also gave us some sour dough starter. I got mine from my Dad and he and I have restarted each other's starter ever since. Doesn't taste the same though - been contaminated by too much local flora so it really isn't the same starter.

Now that I know about. If you keep starter at room temp, you'll need to feed it every month or so (add flour and water, let it grow for about a day or so, then pull some off . . . using it). If you keep your stuff in the refrigerator, you can get away with not using it for several months at a time.

The biggest discovery I made many years ago was that the chlorine in city water also eventually kills the bugs in your starter. I didn't figure this out until we came off a well and went to city water. Now I use water from my filtered water tap - that pulls the chlorine out and keeps things alive.

Sourdough waffles in a bus . . . that's good stuff!

Abax