SHTF vehicle?

[Aggar]

What does everybody have for shtf vehicle? I've got a Polaris ranger to take off to the woods and my diesel pickups but was just curious as to what everybody else is gonna use. I'm thinking if getting an old military blazer or pickup.

 

[L-W-R-C]

my civic, i would say truck but i would rather not stop 3 times as much for gas. or really anything for that matter. space isn't a problem it has a huge trunk.

 

[Joe Williams]

Truck, till she runs out of gas. Then feet.

 

[ruger1800]

Two black caddilacs

 

[Aggar]

What if there's an emp used? That's why I was thinking of an ol military truck. No computer on there. My diesel truck would be out.

 

[millfire517]

 

[melensdad]

Where would you go with your SHTF vehicle?

Why?

Me, I'm going to stay home.

 

[Aggar]

I plan on stayin at home but in emergency. I also have about 85 acres of woods behind my house I just bought this spring. Thinking of maybe putting a cabin back in there sometime as a little hideout.

 

[melensdad]

I plan on stayin at home but in emergency. I also have about 85 acres of woods behind my house I just bought this spring. Thinking of maybe putting a cabin back in there sometime as a little hideout.

So you will drive to your back yard?

 

[doglb]

My current SHTF vehicle-
2006 H3

 

[Aggar]

The woods is 3/4 mile back across a field. It's not technically my back yard.

 

[.45 Dave]

Got my '94 Ford Ranger. Not a 4x4 but I have a CB if cell phones are out so my wife and I can talk on the way to our bug-out place--a relative who lives out in the country. She'll be drving her car. I have a camper top and am thinking about putting some steel across the inside of the tailgate and across the front of the bed area to protect me from bullets should they start flying my way. Any good ideas on how best to install that anyone? Also I am intending to match the carpeting behind the seats and put a hidden gun rack for either an AK or a shotgun. Just to have something besides my XD. Call me paranoid but I'd rather be ready and not need it.

 

[SemperFiUSMC]

 

[TiminMishawaka]

1. Ford F150
2. The scooter I can lift into the back of it (120 miles/gallon). Your basic street legal 49cc scooter actually will handle some offroad trails ok because of it's light weight.
3. My tootsies

 

[E'villeGunner]

Mine is my truck, til I find something better, which shouldn't be hard to do after the shtf.

 

[Will0369]

I dont have one, but this new pickup called the "Mahindra", is a small diesel pickup that would not only be a workhorse, but get amazing fuel economy.

 

[Woodsman]

The more thought I give to this subject the more a horse tends to make sense.

None of the following:

1. Belts
2. Hoses
3. Radiators
4. Extra fuel cans
5. EMP/Electrical issues
6. Burned out bulbs

Having said that, I'm sure there are a few trade-offs when compared to a fuel powered mode of transportation but the four-legged mode seems to outweigh the four-wheeled mode.

What's the going rate for a good horse, saddle, and assorted tack?

I would be interested in learning some more about this. It's been a long time since I rode a horse, although I did enjoy it.

 

[00BlasterResto]

I guess if I had to go somewhere....

 

[Aggar]

Yeah the ranger will come in handy if I have to go to the woods. Horses would be a good vehicle but I'm no horse whisperer!

 

[Bill B]

... I'm thinking if getting an old military blazer or pickup.

If you do make sure you get several glow plug controllers and have 6-8 fuel filters on hand.
Be prepared to remove the heads once a year to remove the swollen glow plugs and replace them.
These are the most common failures that we had during my 8 years as a mechanic in the army.
Off the top of my head I would say have:
2 starters
4 sets of glow plugs
3 glow plug controllers
6 fuel filters
plus the normal hoses, air filters, etc.
should keep you going for a year if your not careful, 2-3years if you are careful about how you start it.