The Short Loop (also referred to as the Little Loop) is a post-War caravan route that traverses through several towns in the former American states of California and Nevada. It is a mentioned-only location in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-on Honest Hearts.
Background[]
Contrary to its name, the "Short" Loop is one of the larger trade routes to have sprung up in the former American Southwest. While primarily used as a connection between New Vegas in the Mojave Wasteland and the Boneyard in New California,[Non-game 1][1] other trading locations along the Short Loop include Sac-Town and New Reno[Non-game 2] in the north.
The trail that forms the Loop leads through several hundred miles of solid desert, making potable water a precious commodity. Its scarcity is one of the reasons why Hub-backed caps became the standard currency of the wastes once more in the late 23rd century: NCR merchants back their caps with water, sold to caravans traveling the Short Loop.[Non-game 1], one such group being the Happy Trails Caravan Company who use the route to run business through New Reno.[1]
Private Jeremy Watson's father worked on the route as a caravan guard, as mentioned by President Aaron Kimball in his speech to the troops at Hoover Dam.[2]
Appearances[]
The Short Loop is mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas and its add-on Honest Hearts.
See also[]
- The Big Circle
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Courier: "Tell me about Happy Trails Caravan Company."
Jed Masterson: "We're a smaller company out of Sac-Town, up in the northern part of the NCR. We run some business through New Reno, there on the "Little Loop." Had a nice run to Salt Lake City, too - but then we lost contact with New Canaan, and that went all to hell."
(Jed Masterson's dialogue) - ↑ President Kimball: "Born in a tin shack on the outskirts of One Pine, Jeremy Watson never had it easy. His father worked as a caravan guard on the Short Loop, and his mother, like many Californians, braved the ruins of the Old World as a prospector."
(President Kimball's dialogue)
Non-game
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.E. Sawyer: "Traders from the Mojave travel the Short Loop into NCR, which means that they have to go through a few hundred miles of solid desert. Carrying enough water to travel from New Vegas to the Boneyard (or vice versa) would undercut cargo capacity significantly. Even the communities around the Mojave Wasteland (other than New Vegas itself) have water brought in and stored in local towers. Of course, the Colorado River is nearby as long as you don't mind walking through an active war zone."
(Something Awful Forums) - ↑ J.E. Sawyer: "Yes." in response to, "How does the Hub 'back' caps? Can you exchange a certain number of caps for a standard measure of water?"
(Something Awful Forums)