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Hypermiler Champion!!! 124mpg in a honda insight

Hyper Driving: Saved 1 mpg the first day!!!

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Hypermiler Champion!!! 124mpg in a honda insight

Here he is!!! Jack Martin, a Honda Insight driver won the latest Hypermiler competition with 124 mpg, using hypermiler techniques.

"Hypermiling requires some dedication, but the basic principles are easy to learn:
Pumping up your tires to the maximum rating on their sidewalls, which may be higher than levels recommended in car manuals. This reduces rolling resistance.
Use engine oil of a low viscosity.
A useful, but controversial, practice is drafting behind other vehicles on the highway to reduce aerodynamic drag. If the guy in front of you slams on brakes, you will need to see a surgeon to have that tailpipe removed from your head.
Keep speeds down
Accelerate gently
Avoid excessive idling
Remove cargo racks to also cut down on aerodynamic drag.
Avoid unnecessary braking; coast to slow down."

I have been using some of the techniques and continue to increase my gas mileage each day. I will be posting stats soon...

Check it out on Tree Hugger.

Bicycle Drifting!!!

Now that's the type of drifting that I like to see and try! No gasoline required! I think I got some old tire laying around.

Hyper Driving: Saved 1 mpg the first day!!!

A friend of mine mentioned to me this thing call Hyper Driving or Hyper Miling, and being a green guy, I was very interested to try it. So I read up on it on wikipedia and some other sites and tried it out today on my weekly trek to Tuscon, AZ. It's 100 miles one way, mostly flat and straight.

These are the methods I used:
Driving Barefoot (throttle sensitivity)
Average 60 mph
Average 2350 rpms
Pulse and Coast (rev up to 65mph then put it in neutral and coasted to 55mph)
Windows open under 55, AC on low above 55.
Coast on off-ramps
Coast down hills

If you are interested in getting the most gas mileage out of your current vehicle, this is the way to do it!!! I'm on my first true tank of hyper-miling after filling up with $4 gas for the first time. I'll keep you posted!s

Earth Day Mini Garden

Here's an example of a mini garden that I started on Earth Day April 22, 2008. I wanted to see how much I could grow in this little space. I found the wood in an alley. Here's the box.

I lined it with an old t-shirt to keep the soil from falling out and weeds growing up. You could put a plywood bottom on it will holes drilled in it to make it mobile.

Then I planted in alphabetical order, Bok Choy, Carrots, Onions, Radishes, and Spinach per the back of the package. I watered it every day and here are the results.

Two Weeks in.... Yesterday...

Lots of growth. The Bok Choy is growing great, as are the radishes, the spinach is doing o.k. I think I need to thin the radishes and the spinach will get some more sun. The onions are coming out slow. The carrots sprouted a little, but have since been blocked out by the bok choy. On night I will make a salad with all my mini garden veggies, or maybe a stir fry!

Thanks for looking.

Remember anyone can garden anywhere:)

NPR Radio: Food Crisis! Get a garden and subsidise your food purchases!

NPR: Food Crisis hits middle class, listen here.

I was listening to NPR today and they had a story on Marketplace about the current food crisis. It covered three different families who were using home gardens to supplement their diet and save some money at the grocery store. If you are serious about having good food to eat and saving some money, a garden just may be for you! One point that was brought up was that a women didn't have time to garden. In my research with my own garden, after the initial set up with building the box, mixing the dirt, and planting your plants, I only spent less than 10 minutes on gardening a day. I could do alot more, but on my busy days I just give it a quick water and a check and harvest a little for lunch and dinner, thats it! Little time invested and I save so much $$$. Good luck Gardening!

Easy Asian Style Veggie Recipe

Here's a recipe for all you folks that are looking for something quick, veggie, and with lots of protein.

Veggie Stir Fry

2 Zucchini's (sliced)
1 Red Pepper (chopped)
1 package of mushrooms (sliced)
2 carrots (peeled and chopped)
1 package of firm Tofu
Soy Sauce
Shiracha Hot Sauce
1 cup of rice
1/2 cup of quineoa (keenwa! high in protien)

Combine rice and quineoa in rice cooker and cook.

Heat pan or wok and add a little of your favorite oil: peanut, sesame, olive, it don't matter:)

Add all veggies and tofu, stir fry for 8 minutes until all veggies are cooked thru. Add a dash of soy sauce and a dab of shiraca, stir.

Serve with rice mixture and enjoy!

If you want a full organic meal, use all organic ingredients. Now wasn't that easy!?