the "Perfect" Bugout truck

[Badawg]

I finally got a running 4x4 vehicle again and it is quickly turning into my bugout truck. It's a 1974 Jeep Wagoneer with a 360 v8 and full time 4wd. Paid 500 bucks and it runs so well I just cannot believe it. On it's first off-road trip into Northern Baja California it carried me, my wife, and 3 friends plus dry camping gear very well, and on the way back served as an ambulance as my wife fell and broke 2 bones in her right arm.

I am continually amazed at the huge amounts of "concealed space" in this truck, and how low key it looks.

[crashdive123]

Man! Hope your wife is doing OK. Welcome back to the forum too.

Nice jeep by the way.

[Rick]

Wow! I hope your wife is feeling better. That had to be terrible! That is a nice looking jeep. Sounds like you scored well.

[Badawg]

Thanks, been a while. My new job came close to eating me alive this winter... Good job made bad by years of deferred expenditures... I finally have management seeing my way though.

My dear wife will be fine. Got a titanium plate and 3 pins on Thursday and got the cast off today.

I um... Tested some stuff this winter and will be writing up a few equipment reviews over the weekend. Coldest winter I have experienced since my time in Alaska, and I worked right through the blizzards.

[chiggersngrits]

Lovethe old fullsize jeeps. I had an 80 model with 401,th400 and the quadratrac 4wd. It had a Doug Nash 2wheel/4wheel drive lever so you could unlock the front end.

[Badawg]

Mine is a 74 with 360 TH400 and a Quadratrac. Leaving that in as it's my "snow day" truck for getting to work on the mountain. I am adding a Lockright to the rear end and a 2" lift though. Engine and tranny got full rebuilds 48k miles ago and I have all the receipts.

[skunkkiller]

nice jeep I have 91 limited 4.0 Ilove it will go any where.