Thread: Capacities for a large motor home

Originally Posted by Bedford

There are a hundred links in a chain, all eight inches long.

Originally Posted by ian

nope

Originally Posted by Bedford

Why?

100 x 8 = 800 inches, 800 is not divisible by 3 so can't be right


I meant this to be a light hearted "quiz" for those old enough to remember the pre-metric measurements of chains and furlongs, and the number of furlongs in a mile, and maybe (subtely) encourage a digression into expressing the answer to the original poster's questions in units such as wine gallons, hogsheads, puncheons, pipes, etc

So I really appreaciate your contribution of barley corns


I didn't intend "the quiz" to become an exercise in mathematics, so to properly answer ...

a link is 7.92 inches long and there's 100 links in a chain

100 x 7.92 = 792 inches, 792/12 = 66 feet = 1 chain

Originally Posted by ian

a link is 7.92 inches long and there's 100 links in a chain

100 x 7.92 = 792 inches, 792/12 = 66 feet = 1 chain

That's if they're butted together like the Barleycorns but they are not.

The links need to be 7.92 plus the thickness of the wire they're made from.

Now I'm chuckling

Originally Posted by Bedford

That's if they're butted together like the Barleycorns but they are not.

links are measured from the inside of the loop

Originally Posted by Bedford

The links need to be 7.92 plus the thickness of the wire they're made from.

now you're getting technical.
It's a very very long time since I last handled a real chain, I think the last one I used was made from 12 or 14 gauge wire, which would make each "link" around 8.1 inches end to end. To be 8 inches exactly, you would need to use 19 gauge wire (around 1mm), which is getting a little too fragile for field use.

Nice digression fellers but how about we get back on topic?

Originally Posted by

Nice digression fellers but how about we get back on topic?

OK



so the original poster should plan on

potable water -- a hoghead

grey water -- also a hogshead

black water -- perhaps no more than a barrel

fuel -- a tierce, or perhaps two barrels