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Field QC, welcome to modern corporate cost saving plans.  One unit bad every so often doesn't lose you many customers if it saves enough money. Corky

Lee, I know the things normally shut down when the rider falls off, that's what made it look weird.  It did shut down when I grabbed the throttle and then let go, so I figure something stuck when the rider went off.  Once I got it stopped I didn't mess with it further, don't know much about...

Out for my walk this morning and what do I see, a riderless Quad putting down the trail!  The quad was being guided by the canter bump in the trail, and at idle it was just bumping along.  First thing I did was kill the motor on the zombie and then did a check to make sure I had my cell...

Dusty, If I still had gas,  I'd still be driving the towed. Corky

HDR, Nothing much works well in a sandy wash bottom.  The tires on both of the units I linked to are a fairly soft plastic and worked better than I expected in soft sand, they spread out a fair amount.  I'd rather have an ATV wagon, but that is a monster space eater, no room for one...

With your health history I'd carry both a good cell phone and a Spot. http://www.findmespot.com/en/?cid=102 Corky

WriterMS Dolly I linked to folds flat, 33 x 19 x,3", and  is solid enough to be the bottom of a stack of things in storage bay, when collapsed.  Wheels are 7" in diameter.  This is the least space device when folded [SIZE=5]I have found with wheels that will work across many surfaces.  In...

HDR, I just saw a gasoline powered blender at a garage sale a few weeks  back, used a chainsaw motor. :D I use a small inverter, same one I use on the Food saver, to run a standard blender/processor. Corky

HDR, Foodsaver is one of my favorite kitchen toys!!!!!!!!! The canisters are also great and I can't cook meat without vacuum marinating it, makes cheap cuts taste great. I've seen lids that fit some cans, several sizes that purport to work with Foodsaver, haven't gotten to trying them yet. I...

WriterMs, Most people don't spend the time to chop things nearly fine enough, most plant surfaces are designed to keep moisture in thus greatly reducing water yield.  Three or more pits, two hours gathering and one hour chopping.  I would NOT recommend trying to live this way, just gather enough...

Stealth is highly overrated!  A modified trailer is easy to over look for a couple of days in many places. Corky

Why not a comfortable/economical car and a small trailer? Corky

HDR, Food is only a problem in the sense that I've used the good stuff and let the yuck stuff accumulate in storage.  I usually shop once a week even though I carry a month's plus food in the rig, over time I've let the stuff I've bought two of, tried one and didn't like it, so the second goes...

Belinda2, Thanks, I'm fine, storm was really kind of cool, only lost power for a bit, roads took a real beating and lots of downed/blown apart oak trees.  RV stayed nice and dry inside and I had all the outside stuff stowed. Main road ( a county gravel road) had a culvert plug and the resulting...

Lee, I'm no danger, it's just the unexpected rearing it's head and making me think.  Torrential downpours from nasty thunderstorms aren't exactly normal in mid-summer Southern California.    The rapid change of circumstance just brought some experiences I thought worth posting. Corky

It isn't just about the food, it's as much or more about tools and supplies.  I found that what I thought was more than enough rope, was just barely adequate, and might not have been enough in other circumstances.  The three pair of work gloves I usually carry should have been at least five...

gcal, I'm just going to have to plan better before I shop.  I'm also planning better on what's being stored, have gotten sloppy and this was a wake-up call.  Much of the stuff I've let get into storage is to high in salt and very fattening, will be changing that. I've also realized the need to...

I'm not in any danger, just some mild inconvenience. Have you looked at solar water stills and how to use a still to extract water from plant material?  A shovel, a plastic bag of a larger size and a clean can are all you need to start.  You can upgrade from those very basic parts, to a fairly...

I'm going to add more cheap work gloves and more rope to my stores.  I plan to park the Tracker on the good side of the major washout and walk to and from it, using rope to get up and down the washout, gloves make climbing easier and cleaner. Nothing like a safe test run! Corky

Thunderstorms took out the main road and the better of the two alternates, the towed will get in and out on the second side trail/road, but RV is fixed in place for about a week from the sound of it.  Still have water and after about six hours power is back, cable is still working, so life isn't...