Road Laws for Vehicles & Trailers
I found this great resource today that summarizes the height, width, length maximums of trailers for each state. I’m not sure how accurate the information is but it’s an excellent place to start. This is important data if you are planning on building a tiny house on wheels.
Electric All-Terrain Vehicles
Don’t worry… I’m not an off-roader. But after reading about ATVs and homesteading in Mother Earth News it occurred to me that an electric ATV could be very handy for heavy chores, mowing, and even plowing small fields. I know that sounds crazy but many ATVs can pull small trailers and tools like mowers. If all you had was electricity (solar, wind, or even grid) your ATV could serve as a battery backup most of the time and a useful tool when needed. This is all theoretical of course. Here are a few I’ve found:
- Barefoot Motors (Ashland, Oregon)
- EVS – ATV (Ellicottville, NY)
- RTEV (Winnsboro, SC) – more like a golf cart
Bicycle Tutor – Learn to repair your post peak oil wheels
Just kidding… ok I’m not kidding… and yes I am a nut, thanks for asking… but in all seriousness this is a great website for learning to fix your bike. I learned to do a lot with my bike when I was a kid by taking them apart and putting some of them back together. I first saw this on Early Retirement Extreme. Visit Bicycle Totor
Pedal Powered Innovations by Bart Orlando
A reader on Tiny House Design posted a comment with a link to Bart Orlando’s pedal powered innovations up near Humboldt State University. This website is definitely worth spending some time if you was some post peak oil transportation solutions.
also see CARazed.com for electric cars and other post peak oil transportation possibilities.
