# Gasifier on The No Agenda Show

Gasifier comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2013 to July 2026.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** June 2013 – July 2026
- **Related topics:** [Generator](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/generator.md), [Alternative Energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alternative-energy.md), [Batteries](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/batteries.md), [Emergency Preparedness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/emergency-preparedness.md), [Energy Independence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/energy-independence.md), [Fema](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fema.md), [Propane](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/propane.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Wood-Burning Gasifier Trucks and Alternative Energy Solutions

- **Episode:** [1889: Producer's Tribute to JCD](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1889-producer-s-tribute-to-jcd.md)
- **Published:** 2026-07-27
- **Time:** 3:38–6:01
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1889-producer-s-tribute-to-jcd/chapter/wood-burning-gasifier-trucks-and-alternative-energy-solutions.md

A discussion from twelve years prior resurfaces regarding the impracticality of batteries and the potential of wood-burning gasifiers to power vehicles and generators. One host describes a plan to drag a burning system behind an old flatbed Ford to achieve fuel independence. The anecdote includes a reference to a friend who successfully drove a truck fifteen miles using a "dead cat" as fuel in a gasification system.

Keywords: [gasifier](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gasifier.md), wood-burning truck, [alternative energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alternative-energy.md), [generator](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/generator.md), [batteries](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/batteries.md)

### Energy Crisis, Gasifiers, Wood-Burning Vehicles

- **Episode:** [1429: Puppy State](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1429-puppy-state.md)
- **Published:** 2022-02-27
- **Time:** 1:21:29–1:25:38
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1429-puppy-state/chapter/energy-crisis-gasifiers-wood-burning-vehicles.md

In response to skyrocketing energy and propane prices, a plan is discussed to build a gasifier to power a home generator using wood. This technology, which converts wood into syngas, was widely used in Europe during the Great Depression and World War II. The project is framed as a necessary step toward self-sufficiency as the traditional energy market becomes unaffordable.

Keywords: [gasifier](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gasifier.md), [propane](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/propane.md), [energy independence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/energy-independence.md), wood burning, blacksmith

### FEMA Wood-Burning Gasifier for Emergency Power

- **Episode:** [525: SnowJob](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/525-snowjob.md)
- **Published:** 2013-06-27
- **Time:** 1:30:19–1:33:52
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/525-snowjob/chapter/fema-wood-burning-gasifier-for-emergency-power.md

A FEMA brochure describes how to build a wood-burning gasifier to run internal combustion engines and generators during a grid failure. The technology converts wood pellets or charcoal into gas that can power a vehicle or a home generator. The hosts express fascination with the DIY nature of the project and its utility for emergency preparedness.

Keywords: [fema](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fema.md), [gasifier](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gasifier.md), wood pellets, [generator](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/generator.md), [emergency preparedness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/emergency-preparedness.md)

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