tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590655850412585098.post5949847538479773976..comments2023-11-25T14:11:20.269-06:00Comments on Lou Cadle Books: The Oil Apocalypse Blogs: 2Lou Cadlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935156092407794490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590655850412585098.post-87919269960938810792017-08-02T07:09:47.578-05:002017-08-02T07:09:47.578-05:00thanks for reading -- both the book and blog. Tire...thanks for reading -- both the book and blog. Tires and batteries are an issue. Post-collapse, we can make beer at home, but acid-lead batteries are going to be a trick to manufacture, aren't they? <br /><br />I appreciate your coming here and speaking out of expertise. I think that everyone who wants to think of themselves as a prepper should take a summer and live that life, or as close to it as one can get, to see what problems there are to it. A summer in an RV in the woods with a couple of solar panels would be mighty instructive to people, don't you think? Lou Cadlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935156092407794490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590655850412585098.post-57384574213342478882017-07-27T02:57:25.369-05:002017-07-27T02:57:25.369-05:00I just finished reading Slashed - Oil Apocalypse B...I just finished reading Slashed - Oil Apocalypse Book 1 and followed the link at the end of the book to your website. Even though I live off-off grid (meaning not the comfortable off grid living portrayed in the book as I have no refrigeration nor freezer capability and use just small solar lights and 12v DC for my tablet and phone), I can really relate to the comment above about tires. I did a rough count of all the tires required on my small ranch and it is more than 50 not including wheelbarrows or wagons or dollies. The rear backhoe tires alone cost over $1000 each. No way I can prep/stock that many spares (I am poor). Even if it could be affordable many tires even unused start breaking down 5 years after the manufacture date. I am already having to switch over to the more expensive solid tires for the wheelbarrows due to how fast I go through regular tires. Batteries is another area that people don't fully consider, even the rechargeable ones in solar flashlights and lanterns and battery operated tools don't last forever.<br />Thanks for writing your books and getting more people thinking about the issues. I wish more people here in the USA would stop taking abundant electricity and water for granted. I won't start ranting about using potable water to flush toilets, ugh...yikes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134589363970911355noreply@blogger.com