Survival Vehicle?

[kx250kev]

I'm just curious if you have a "survival vehicle"?

What is it?

Why did you choose it?

[crashdive123]

kx - here's a thread on them http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1053

[Sourdough]

Military 6X6 it has 10 wheels all chained up. burns gas or diesel or motor oil or mothballs and water. It has a 12" bed. Drop that baby in 10 wheels driving, and it will walk over top of most cars.

Hard to beat a Ski-Doo Super Wide-Track on land or snow or openwater if you really want to get out of dodge. She'll do about 100 miles on a 10 gallon tank of fuel. you can haul about 800 pounds behind it, depends on snow pack.

[dilligaf2u2]

I have been looking at a Honda Helix with a trailer. 70mpg. 2 wheels for getting in the out of the way places.

I have a friend that has a Schwin with trailer. He can cover 5 miles on hour(on the roads) with all his gear. I know for a fact; he took it on a test run and did 100 miles of back desert, cross country to a camp ground he met his better half at. He says it is the only way, to get gone, without the worry of gas prices.

Gas, for me, would be the issue! I would want to have a way to move without the expence of gas or the need of it.

Don

[Leon]

For ideas you could always look at what tends to win the Paris-Dakar as they have to go through some rough terrain and need the storage space for the trip. I think Unimogs are quite popular. Kamaz trucks have won about seven times i think, and they are Russian built so must be fairly hardy to say the least.

[Rick]

All this exotic stuff! Mine is a remote control and an oversized Lazy Boy recliner.:D

If I have to leave I have the van and the truck. Otherwise, I'm stayin' right here.

[kx250kev]

It is interesting to read these posts. I guess a survival vehicle has a different meaning for everyone. I was watching the movie "Deep Impact" last night, and when everyone was fleeing the city, the roads were completely clogged. The main character avoided this by riding a dual-sport dirt bike. My thought is if gas ever became scarce/rare, we might need to ration every ounce, but I would still need to get from my home/fortress, to the woods to hunt. This would mean riding something EXTREMELY good on gas. My emergency/survival (on/off road) vehicles are a KLX-400SR dual-sport(50mpg), or 2 Zuma scooters (70mpg). I'd still like to get an old long track 2-up snowmobile for winter emergencies.

[Aurelius95]

I'd like to have a vehicle better suited to off-road travel. Right now, I drive an Accord and the wife has a Civic. Neither one does well off road. However, the Accord is a 1996, and I paid cash for it in 2002. The Civic is 2003 and we have one more payment until it's free and clear. After that, we're going to take that payment and put it into a saving account until I can afford to pay cash for a newer car. I'd much rather earn interest than pay it.

Ideally, a newer vehicle would be something I could take off-road, but not necessarily a Bug Out Vehicle. If it ever came to it, I'd head to my wife's parents' house in middle Georgia. Lot's of land and horses, and firearms.

[Rick]

Hey, kx250kev, take the Zuma scooter. It's slower and easier to pick you off as you drive by. I hate those fast things. I have to lead you then if you slow down, I miss, such a hassle.

[Ole WV Coot]

I have a 4X4 truck, Honda Rincon but they need gas. My backup plan is a 4ft WV credit card and a 5 gal can. $20 to fill the Rincon and I need a co-signer to fill the truck, any takers?

[trax]

I'd be using exactly the same credit card Coot, don't know that WV issued it to me, but it works every time.:)

[kx250kev]

Hey, kx250kev, take the Zuma scooter. It's slower and easier to pick you off as you drive by.

Not if I can pick you off first;) It goes 40+mph, is stealthy quiet, can travel off-road and has plenty of room for guns. Boo...:eek:

[DOGMAN]

I have a few different survival tools for travel- some of them eat grass, some of them I feed deer. Either way they can travel at a decent clip into the mountains around me. As far as fleeing cities....I've already done that.

When I think of survival vehicles and gas wars- I think of Mad Max and that crazy guy in the gyrocopter. Max knew what was up- tight black leather pants make the ultimate survival fashion statement

[crashdive123]

Found a pic for that ...... nope - not gonna post it. I might save it, but I'm not posting it.

[Assassin Pilot]

Clearly the Ferrari Enzo....

Probably a jeep. Cause I can't afford anything that's actually any good.

[DOGMAN]

Clearly the Ferrari Enzo....

Probably a jeep. Cause I can't afford anything that's actually any good.


Come on man...you gotta gun? Go, stony style and just take an Enzo when the poo starts flyin'....

I don't know if there is even in Enzo in Montana- you don't see many sports cars around these parts

[Rick]

Here you go kx250kev,

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/Motorbiker_photos/NewsPics/Combat-motorcycle.jpg

[DOGMAN]

wow..Mad Max woulda loved that thing

[trax]

never mind Mad Max, I want one!

[Rick]

I thought the camo tires were pretty.

[zaebra]

i think i'd have to go with a horse, honestly. anything that runs on a liquid fuel will run out eventually, unless you want to somehow make your own vegetable oil for a diesel or something. since we don't have fusion cars or solar-powered electrics yet, a horse is probably the best choice. also, horses repair themselves over time. try that with a fried alternator.

a bicycle would be a close second for me, and if it had a little gas or electric assist engine that'd be neat (until it broke - see above). if we're talking about a mad max-style dash with other people and your entire life's possessions, i would choose a land cruiser or jeep, with the smallest engine possible, and have a trailer for fuel.

[wildWoman]

My kayak. Gets me into town for free, into tucked away lakes, lets me watch bears, caribou, wolves and moose without them feeling bothered, and it makes me feel free and independent.

[Rick]

Uh, where are we driving this survival vehicle to?

[Ken]

Okay, here's my survival/bugout vehicle list:

Instant/Short Term Bugout? Cobra. 4.6 liter. FAAAAAST ride. Trunk is already loaded with bug-out/survival gear. Just add extra food. (Not that the thing is any good for grocery shopping - small trunk is already full.) Kids and family know where to meet me if necessary.

One Hour Notice/Long Term Bugout? Eddie Bauer Explorer. Back is already loaded with essential bug-out gear. Add extra gear, food and fuel - always ready to go - will take 20 minutes. Kids, family, and pets follow in the other Explorers, also loaded in 20 minutes. Extra 40 minutes spent posting on Wilderness Survival Forums.

Damn! Just remembered to include my iPod in my bugout kit. Good for playing pre-recorded "snapping noises" over and over again while on the road.

No personality type issues here. I lead, they follow. :D

[go2ndAmend]

1976 Toyota FJ40 Landcruizer. 8000 lb. winches front and back. Roof rack and rear rack. Weapons, whiskey and women.

[Ken]

Wanna' trade?

[sthrnstrong]

2000 Jeep wrangler

35x12.50 Bfg mud terran
6" rocky ready suspension lift w/ quick realse swaybars
Dual Dana 44's with lockers
9000lb winch

and when i run out of gas i still have the ultimate offroad vechicle....my own two feet

[Rick]

So, basically you all have great big heavy metal boulders when the fuel runs out, right?:D

[crashdive123]

Think mult-use items. Imagine what can be canabalized from a vehicle to be used in a survival situation. Lot's of possibilities.

[Rick]

"Why are you carrying that tire?"
"Crash said so. Shut up!"
"Okay."

[Ken]

Average tire will keep 10 men afloat.

[kx250kev]

Here you go kx250kev,

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/Motorbiker_photos/NewsPics/Combat-motorcycle.jpg

I like it! But the camo tires make me laugh :p

[dragonjimm]

packing the kids and the wife in the chevy and moving back into moms. her house is the the designated shtf meeting place.

[dragonjimm]

nice bike needs bigger tires though:)

[Teotwawki]

We are hunker-down / bug-in types... Not going to get on the clogged roads with the panicked masses.

Currently have an old ATV... looking at replacing with a Willy's army jeep (already found one).

Would like and may some day get a horse - we have a hay field that we do not harvest. We just let it go to seed every year.

[dilligaf2u2]

Someone send me the link to the dealer for that thing.

Don

[Rick]

Here's some links, Don:

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/ultimate-combat-motorcycle

http://www.combatmotorcycle.com/home.html

Diesel Motorcycle!!!!

http://www.dieselbike.net/militaryproduction.htm

http://www.m1030.com/contact.htm

[dragonjimm]

its better to bring a friend


http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/5/29/1936012/redneck_gun_buggy.jpg

[DOGMAN]

No way...is that thing for real? Awesome

[Rick]

Looks like you get 'em coming and going.

[klkak]

If I bought into the whole SHTF stuff I think I would turn off all the lights, close the blinds and wait till everyone has bugged out.

I have 3 4x4 Toyota's. Sequoia, T-l00 and a RAV-4. I also have 2 old Skidoo 440 snowmachines as well as an Arctic Cat 500 manual shift ATV. Oh, just remembered I also have a brand new Yamaha 450 grizzly. It belongs to someone else but if the SHTF, he is to far away to use it. :D

[Rick]

Finders keepers at that point, huh?:D

[klkak]

Finders keepers at that point, huh?:D

Maybe I shouldn't have said anything. He will be visiting in a couple of weeks and might decide to let someone else babysit it for him.:(

[panchewee]

correct me if I am wrong but if you live in the city, and need to hunt for food in the country, wouldn't you have to worry about the two legged game wanting you and your food? Doesn't seem like a bike would afford to much protection from the bottom dwellers.

[crashdive123]

In a life and death struggle for survival, I don't think the location of other people would really matter. Whether you ran across "city people" or "country folk", if they had a desire to take your food or your life - the situation would be the same.

[Chicago Dan]

Oh, I don't know...
Been kinda eyeballing the dealer lot down the street.
Think I would take the Hummer on and "extended" test drive...LOL

[Chicago Dan]

In a life and death struggle for survival, I don't think the location of other people would really matter. Whether you ran across "city people" or "coountry folk", if they had a desire to take your food or your life - the situation would be the same.

You got that right crash.
You can never have so little that the thug with a club will try to take even that from you.

[Rick]

I keep coming back to the fact that if I'm injured (broken arm, etc.) I can still drive my truck. That would be pretty tough on a bike.

[crashdive123]

I guess that "survival vehicle" boils down to a few factors.
1. Where you are.
2. Where you are going.
3. (and maybe most importantly) What you have.

[dragonjimm]

and what condition youre in.

[Goatdog]

Like Klkak, I believe in Toyotas. I have an 04 4Runner V8 4wd pulling an 06 26ft Outback Travel Trailer and a 96 Tacoma 2.4 2wd pulling a utility trailer packed with 04 HD Roadster, genset, fuel, food, water, etc. Tacoma is already a "Bug Out Vehicle". It has a topper with a built-in bed, shelving, 110, 12volt, and propane lights, heat, A/C, etc. It works too, as I've already spent over 75 nights this year in it as I travel for work. Family knows the plan and what we need to do should "that day" ever come.

Know the HD isn't that practical, but until I get a couple dirt bikes for "scouting", it'll have to do.

By the way, this is my first post. I have lurked for a little while and you guys rock.

[Sourdough]

Goatdog, If you been lurking, You know about the forum police, They are going to want you to go to Introduction, and make up some BS about your back round, experiences, etc. most they want the ETC,

And welcome to the forum goatdog.

[BraggSurvivor]

Welcome Goatdog.

I will post a pic of Braggs new SHTF rig. I pick her up tomorrow.

[Goatdog]

Yeah, I guess I'll do a "bland" intro of myself. I contract for the Government and some people look at Survivalists as weirdos or even anarchists. I'll post a clean version.

Goatdog

[crashdive123]

Goatdog, If you been lurking, You know about the forum police, They are going to want you to go to Introduction, and make up some BS about your back round, experiences, etc. most they want the ETC,

And welcome to the forum goatdog.

Another convertee.:D