Best Bug Out Vehicle

[alaskabushman]

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I call it my "bug out bug".

[hunter63]

Hummm, that doesn't look like Alaska....LOL

Very cool....there was a time I was coo coo for V-bubs.......

[alaskabushman]

Hummm, that doesn't look like Alaska....LOL

Very cool....there was a time I was coo coo for V-bubs.......

Yeah, not Alaska. Not mine either just for laughs.

I actually think that a Jeep Cherokee would be a good BUV candidate. I owned one for a while and was impressed with 4x4 ability and power. Also they're cheap! I got mine for $1000, and it ran good till the day I sold it ( needed a bigger family vehicle).

If we're talking post EMP, the I really think a good bike with a trailer may actually be better, since no matter how much fuel you can stash you can never have enough parts on hand. I have learned from my experience as a home mechanic, it's always what you DONT have on hand that breaks.
A bike is much simpler and quicker to fix.

If your loaded you can always drop a few thousand dollars on one of those four wheeled pedal "cars" that can carry several people.

Honestly, in a post EMP situation I don't really see myself leaving my house much. Besides, in my location, I really can kayak pretty much wherever I need to go.


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[Rick]

I think a bug out vehicle is the way to go.

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[hunter63]

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I call it my "bug out bug".

Chances are the buck into that one would get you a pretty nice truck or motor cycle, or both.

"Speed and performance cost money, how fast do you want to go".

Know the guy that has this one....lots of bucks & work....poor mileage and brakes down a lot.....

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[alaskabushman]

Hunter,
I agree, I think most people would be shocked at how quick their BOV became useless. In a Teotwaki situation unless you're a mechanic with a shops worth of parts, your going to wind up stranded pretty quick.

The only time I see it being very beneficial is during a natural disaster and you need to evacuate and bring survival goodies with you. Even then, Rick just showed what that would be like in most of the US.


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[hunter63]

Heading down south on I-40 in Arkansas......road construction, Jambed up...no traffic control, took an hour to go about a mile, then was able to get off, cross country to avoid the jamb.....was running low on fuel as it was toward the end of my fuel/potty/doggy stops.

Worked out but shows ya how fast stuff goes south.

Stuck in traffic, lady next to us was playing with her phone....had a traffic app.....but all it did was say, "You are so screwed"

Refer to Rick Pic.

[welderguy]

I think a bug out vehicle is the way to go.

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hee hee, +1

[welderguy]

Then there is this handy dandy traffic jam mover

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[Rick]

Most folks don't realize that a vehicle wheelbase is the same as railroad tracks. You can line your vehicle up, deflate the tires a bit so they cup the rails and away you go. You won't win any speed races and it would be nice to be able to reinflate your tires when needed by you can use the rails if you have to. We did this a time or two when I was a kid. Of course, alcohol was involved but it does work.

[welderguy]

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. some small cars wouldnt be able to do this, and dully pick ups neither.

[natertot]

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. some small cars wouldnt be able to do this, and dully pick ups neither.

Or any full size trucks. The RR maintenance trucks have a special adapter on them that they can engage to ride the rails. Not standard equipment....

[crashdive123]

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. some small cars wouldnt be able to do this, and dully pick ups neither.

You could always weld two smart cars together.

[Rick]

Okay, okay. If you happen to own a 59 Buick you can do it. Are you happy now? Sheesh. What a bunch of nit pickers (walks off kicking chat).

[hunter63]

Dirt bikes and Enduros (they still make those?) can be used on tracks....if the space between the ties are not gravel filled, you need to be going over about 25 mph so as to not jar you teeth out.

Bridges are kinda fun, as are siding switch's....need to hit the cross rail dead on or really slow down.....Or so I've heard...
Just saying

[Batch]

I don't know why anyone would consider needing a specialized bugout vehicle if they were going to stick to the roads unless they planned for the roads needing for wheel drive.

We play with our off road stuff.

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Stuff happens and playing around will help prepare you for what to do. Stock axles and running gear get changed out for heavier duty. And when something breaks down out there. You got to fix it well enough to get home. Redneck rigging. LOL

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[hunter63]

LOL, I hear ya.....Big Red didn't want to go play in the mud....was 1000 miles from home.....

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[hunter63]

When you stop and consider the BOV and "The Gray Man" blending in.....The Soccer Mom Mini Van.....kinda non-descript blue-ish, silver-ish, green-ish paint.....with a soccer ball decal in the rear side window.....you could rob a bank, drive 1/2 block, put on a female wig and disappear of the face of the earth......No one would ever see you.

Now I would want to make a few mods.......but might stand out more.....I donno, whada think?

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Or........all you need is plenty of ammo

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[Batch]

When we went to Disney a couple of months ago my daughters car got wrecked and they didn't want to take the Son-in-laws Jeep. So, my daughter rented a really nice mini van. All the side and rear doors opened and closed from remote. It had butt loads of storage and was all wheel drive.

I told my son-in-law we could weld up some rims and throw some tractor tire on that sum of a beach and he could take it in the woods. LOL Swamp buggy out vehicle mini van. Do you snorkel That?

[hunter63]

Why not?.......Plenty of space for gear.