How would you design a new post-apocalyptic society?

[mick taylor]

Originally Posted by Pis-ton broke

one of my many skills is that i,m a farrier , so i can shoe horses,so i can get around with my horses, and i will have a trade-able skill. i live on arcerage, i can grow food, house cows,pigs,lambs and chickens. i have firearms too, good for zombies, xxxxxxx and killing animals (for food, sorry city people but thats how it done, deal with it). my property is boarded on a spring fed creek that has never run dry in the 20 years i,ve been here. i have solar power and a diesel and petrol generator.
anyway its all hypothetical isn't it.

Speaking of generators, I remember my brothers mates had a little petrol generator back in 1970's a small single cylinder Kawasaki I think. I think they were the first of modern generators. I don't know how long they lasted being used every day, they had a kero fridge as well.

Did they have small portable type generators in the 1960's ?

I would see them kero fridge on Fraser Island back in the 70's as well and one house had a huge diesel generator to run the small house I would say that it weighed a tonne. why so big, I don't know.

Hell I could run the whole house on my cheap chines 850w AGM 62cc 2 stroke, fridge and small beer fridge, TV, fans and just cook with gas. it must be say 15yo now and still is fine.

One would think a small modern kick start turbo diesel say of around 200cc could power a house and last longer than a petrol and cheap to run and just use a gas stove.