JamisJockey
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Thank you!
BOBR (Bug Out Big Rig)
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Jake
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Here ya go. The ultimate bug-out vehicle.
http://www.featherlitecoaches.com/home.cfm
200+ gallon fuel tank.
160 gallon fresh water tank
Satelite TV, phone and internet.
20 KW generator.
Toilet, shower, washer and dryer.
Full kitchen.
Some other goodies....
Up to three 42 inch flat screen plasma Tv's.
Bose surround sound throughout entire coach.
All lighting, AV, electrical systems and even window shades control by wireless touch screen control pads.
The good part = I help build em. So I know their done right.
The bad part = It'll set ya back about $1.5 mil.
http://www.featherlitecoaches.com/home.cfm
200+ gallon fuel tank.
160 gallon fresh water tank
Satelite TV, phone and internet.
20 KW generator.
Toilet, shower, washer and dryer.
Full kitchen.
Some other goodies....
Up to three 42 inch flat screen plasma Tv's.
Bose surround sound throughout entire coach.
All lighting, AV, electrical systems and even window shades control by wireless touch screen control pads.
The good part = I help build em. So I know their done right.
The bad part = It'll set ya back about $1.5 mil.
JamisJockey
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I scoff at your need for gasoline!
Scoff, scoff, scoff!
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?page=proframe&prod_id=1236855
Scoff, scoff, scoff!
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?page=proframe&prod_id=1236855
As long as we're playing
IIRC, one of the "self reliance" magazines had a contest for designing the best living space in a shipping container. (the ones you see packed in the big cargo ships) Their idea was the ability to ship your home, intact, anywhere in the world basically and within a couple of hours of delivery (wherever)have it set up for housekeeping. The winning design was pretty cool. [It included a veranda on the roof, as I recall, along with some other nifty ideas.]
zastros
IIRC, one of the "self reliance" magazines had a contest for designing the best living space in a shipping container. (the ones you see packed in the big cargo ships) Their idea was the ability to ship your home, intact, anywhere in the world basically and within a couple of hours of delivery (wherever)have it set up for housekeeping. The winning design was pretty cool. [It included a veranda on the roof, as I recall, along with some other nifty ideas.]
zastros
The_Antibubba
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Jim,
Is that being paid for by the fine folks who bought your motorcycle?
Is that being paid for by the fine folks who bought your motorcycle?
Thin Black Line
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lysander,
I'm ROTFLOL due to that photo. Maybe the tractor could run from fuel
directly from the trailer itself? Why should we be limited to a mere
200gal tank when SHTF?
Hmmm...has anyone mentioned in this thread the cost of rotating the
diesel in the 200 gal tank at least every 6 mos?
But, hey, here's a BOBR for sale right now, but the price is out of range:
http://www.interordnance.com/Mercha..._Code=INTERORDNANCE.com&Product_Code=CANN0004
I'm ROTFLOL due to that photo. Maybe the tractor could run from fuel
directly from the trailer itself? Why should we be limited to a mere
200gal tank when SHTF?
Hmmm...has anyone mentioned in this thread the cost of rotating the
diesel in the 200 gal tank at least every 6 mos?
But, hey, here's a BOBR for sale right now, but the price is out of range:
http://www.interordnance.com/Mercha..._Code=INTERORDNANCE.com&Product_Code=CANN0004
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Thin Black Line....
I spent too many late nights as a kid watching Max battle the Lord Humongous. Strange how SHTF creates a world of turbine powered dune buggies, combat motorcycles, blower equipped muscle cars and gyrocopters...
"Just walk away and I spare your lives...."
I spent too many late nights as a kid watching Max battle the Lord Humongous. Strange how SHTF creates a world of turbine powered dune buggies, combat motorcycles, blower equipped muscle cars and gyrocopters...
"Just walk away and I spare your lives...."
AStone
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big rigs & road warriors: yeeeee haaaaa!
Dang it, guys. If you're gonna have a big, fun party discussion, you gotta put out better notice.
Ok, i just got here, but this looks like a fun thread. Here goes.
Jim March: do you need a professional sound system for that rig?
Here's a photo of the inside of my proto rig. It's got everything i need. (Cause i don't need couches, sealy posturepedic, lazy boy, a microwave, carpeting, and other fineries of late 20th century western life styles.) Everything i need includes: clothing for four seasons, including mountaineering-quality raingear, tents, insulation, ropes, packs...; a complete mobile kitchen that even a master chef would appreciate in a disaster zone; mobile library (recovering academic); basic tools; as much food as i can pack in (rice, beans, corn, oatmeal, pasta, canned goods, salt, herbs & spices, beer, wine, sugar...wait, did i mention beer? )
Lysander: don't forget that tanka is carrying liquid gold. Have fun on your drive. See you at the fuel up area.
(makes mental note: rent M. Gibson's Roadwarrior series soon....)
Dang it, guys. If you're gonna have a big, fun party discussion, you gotta put out better notice.
Ok, i just got here, but this looks like a fun thread. Here goes.
Um, here's a first draft hypothesis: cause most people in the western world have too much s**t, and need large vehicles to haul it around? No truth implied; just thinking out loud off the top of my head.
Jim March: do you need a professional sound system for that rig?
Here's a photo of the inside of my proto rig. It's got everything i need. (Cause i don't need couches, sealy posturepedic, lazy boy, a microwave, carpeting, and other fineries of late 20th century western life styles.) Everything i need includes: clothing for four seasons, including mountaineering-quality raingear, tents, insulation, ropes, packs...; a complete mobile kitchen that even a master chef would appreciate in a disaster zone; mobile library (recovering academic); basic tools; as much food as i can pack in (rice, beans, corn, oatmeal, pasta, canned goods, salt, herbs & spices, beer, wine, sugar...wait, did i mention beer?
) Lysander: don't forget that tanka is carrying liquid gold. Have fun on your drive. See you at the fuel up area.
(makes mental note: rent M. Gibson's Roadwarrior series soon....)
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NineseveN
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Um, buy and ATV with rack space up front and in back. Leave your possesions at home, if the world is in civil unrest, you're probably not going to need them anyway. Just my 2 shillings.
JamisJockey
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Man do I agree with that!
If its not directly related to survival and transportation, its useless when the SHTF.
I don't need my couch. I don't need my TV.
db_tanker
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I agree with Yeager....a Unimog would be a damn fine addition to any SHTF arsenal...
here...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1980...4574535404QQcategoryZ6737QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merc...4575376411QQcategoryZ6315QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
here...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1980...4574535404QQcategoryZ6737QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merc...4575376411QQcategoryZ6315QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
JamisJockey
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Personal Ancedote time:
I've off-roaded with a few 'Mogs in my past as a Jeep enthusiast. They are great in generally, but are very underpowered. I remember one getting stuck in a mudbog that required an immediate offcamber climb. After I powered through it in my Jeep Cherokee XJ, the Unimog went in. Cleared the mud fine, but couldn't keep enough wheelspeed to do the climb. Buddy had to yank it out with his blazer.
They do well in areas like Moab, however.
I've off-roaded with a few 'Mogs in my past as a Jeep enthusiast. They are great in generally, but are very underpowered. I remember one getting stuck in a mudbog that required an immediate offcamber climb. After I powered through it in my Jeep Cherokee XJ, the Unimog went in. Cleared the mud fine, but couldn't keep enough wheelspeed to do the climb. Buddy had to yank it out with his blazer.
They do well in areas like Moab, however.
AStone
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Eagles, Take it Easy
"Well, I'm a standing on a corner
in Winslow, Arizona
and such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Mog
slowin' down to take a look at me..."
Yeah, doesn't quite work, but it's what I thought of when I saw the Mog.
Mikey likes it.
Relative to NineseveN's suggestion about ATV, I've often fancied buying one to add to my rig. It would actually fit into the back of the trailer. I've reasoned that I could drive as far as I could until the diesel runs out (truck pulls it), set up a basecamp. If need be, load only the necessary stuff (backpacking stove, food, sleeping bag, raingear, beer ... onto an ATV and go further out into the outback, as far away from the madness as possible.
But then, a bicycle with a BOB trailer might work too.
"Well, I'm a standing on a corner
in Winslow, Arizona
and such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Mog
slowin' down to take a look at me..."
Yeah, doesn't quite work, but it's what I thought of when I saw the Mog.
Mikey likes it.
Relative to NineseveN's suggestion about ATV, I've often fancied buying one to add to my rig. It would actually fit into the back of the trailer. I've reasoned that I could drive as far as I could until the diesel runs out (truck pulls it), set up a basecamp. If need be, load only the necessary stuff (backpacking stove, food, sleeping bag, raingear, beer ... onto an ATV and go further out into the outback, as far away from the madness as possible.
But then, a bicycle with a BOB trailer might work too.
KaceCoyote
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I'd prefer a Pinzagauer 710K, Tough enclosed cabin, highway capable and comes with rifle racks!
AStone
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This thread has been silent for a while, but I found it
while searching for answers to a related question that I have about camper shells.
Rather than reviving this one specifically for that question, I started a new thread here.
Some of you subscribed to this one might have some advice for me.
Nem
while searching for answers to a related question that I have about camper shells.
Rather than reviving this one specifically for that question, I started a new thread here.
Some of you subscribed to this one might have some advice for me.
Nem
frostbiker
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Back when I had a magazine subscription to a photography rag, there was an ad towards the back for a LWB Ford Econoline Van conversion. Looked like a 3" lift kit, four link, brush guard and skid plate. May have been a 4WD, I dunno. They marketed this thing as the go anywhere photo safari rig. It could sleep a couple and store your gear. The roof pops up like those old VW camper vans for added head room. Outdoor Photographer had the ad. Maybe some of you other shutter/shooter bugs have seen it?
There are forums where they just discuss trucks. This topic would be more appropriate there.
Jeff
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