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Survivalism & Self Sufficiency Topics => Transportation => BOV Emergency Kits => Topic started by: Beetle on October 01, 2008, 02:59:18 PM
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Gear I carry in my truck.(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/2905711670_6808d6f1e8_b.jpg)(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2904867285_40c7b5ba31_b.jpg)
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That's alot of stuff. Any chance you could inventory that for us? I'm sure many people would be interested in some of those items. =-]
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Wow! How much room do you have for people?
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It's a crew cab truck with all the gear in a canopy. I was into SAR so alot of it was from that. But I figure if I could be with my truck I could be really comfy when the you know what hit the fan. Ill try and get a list but its a lot of stuff.
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Ill try and get a list but its a lot of stuff.
Understatement of the year!!! =-o
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Where do you sit?
***ETA***
Excellent job of being prepared BTW. Didn't mean to sound like I was criticizing. ;D
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Where do you sit?
Oh top of the Tub... duh. ::)
-- Jeremy
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good lord how on earth do you find anything.
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Probably the same way Fred Sanford did... ;-]
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And all other trunk kits have been put to shame. *hangs head*
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Yea it's a little overkill. I got a new truck and I am not putting a canopy on it so I was gonna do a tool box and re-think my gear.
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2 lanterns? You ever use both of them at the same time? I have a magnet mount headlamp on a 12 foot cord. That has been sufficient for me so far.
I carry a fire hatchet instead of the chain saw, it's smaller and uses less gas. :)
Does the milk crate do a good job of protecting that blue water jug? I had one split open on me the first time I used it and drained all 7 gallons of water into the seat of my year old vehicle. Needless to say, I am less then happy with that product.
I got a 2.5 gallon jug of bottled water from the store. That lasted a month, and it has slid around enough that I noticed that it's leaking now too. Mind you, I walk to work so I have driven my vehicle about 3k miles so far this year. Not a good track record for that container.
I am about to see if one of those blue water cooler jugs will fit into a 5 gallon bucket. That is just a really inconvenient shape for me though. Hard to use and hard to store.
I prefer to carry distilled water in my vehicle for battery top-offs and radiator fills. I have actually had to use my water to top off a radiator on a tow truck that was picking up my car due to a busted timing belt.
Anybody find something that works well for distilled water in a vehicle? It's actually harder now that I have a Ford Escape then it was with my old Ford Escort.
You just can't hide anything in an SUV like you can in a trunk of a car. Long rides, people are turned around rummaging through your stuff. I am half tempted to keep a LARGE box of condoms pretty shallow so they find it quickly and stop out of embarrassment.
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Actually the milk crate really does a great job protecting it, I really abuse it (no leaks).
Chainsaw has a 30in. bar and most of the time it's not enough. Got really big trees in Oregon. It would take a month with an axe to cut them.
What can I say I love Coleman never can have to many lanterns, gets dark in them thar Mountains.
I am a Deputy and we have a ton of Search and Rescue missions. Every time we finished a search I would think to myself, it sure would be nice to have XYZ. So it just kept growing to where I had almost every situation covered. I am all about comfort so a lot of it is for that.
I got some more pictures, but I gotta get my daughter to post em. Not to computer Savvy...
My wife has a Toyota Tacoma and I have stuffed the little compartments in it with a suprising amount of gear, Maybe your car has the compartments.
It is sad we had a death of an out of stater who got caught in a mountain pass, I hate to criticize but I don't think they were properly prepared.http://www.co.klamath.or.us/sheriff.html (http://www.co.klamath.or.us/sheriff.html) Follow the link to read about it. But your chances are better with some gear than not, so try and get that car loaded up....Good luck P.S. a good 2 meter ham radio is a MUST in my book. They had a cell phone with them that turned out to be useless...
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Lot of stuff you have. No doubt, youre well prepared. My question is what kind of truck do you pack this stuff in? I imagine it takes up alot of room, so is this a dedicated bug out truck, or is it a daily driver, and if so, do you have to unpack this stuff when you need to haul things?
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Lot of stuff you have. No doubt, youre well prepared. My question is what kind of truck do you pack this stuff in? I imagine it takes up alot of room, so is this a dedicated bug out truck, or is it a daily driver, and if so, do you have to unpack this stuff when you need to haul things?
Survey says!
It's a crew cab truck with all the gear in a canopy. I was into SAR so alot of it was from that. But I figure if I could be with my truck I could be really comfy when the you know what hit the fan. Ill try and get a list but its a lot of stuff.
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/2922734009_281b7a4512_b.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3171/2922797233_b2acf53d91_o.jpg)
Everything fits neatly under the plywood. It was all organized in marked totes. I have a queen size bed on top of plywood, I like to be comfortable. It was my everyday driver,but is now semiretired because I got a new truck.
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At first, I thought it very odd that someone would have a hockey mask strapped to their front bumper. Took me a second to realize you were just covering up your license plate for the picture!! :D
(http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/4264/jasonmaskux7.th.jpg) (http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/4264/jasonmaskux7.jpg)
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The backup Bug out rig....
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2926573828_41b21d119b_o.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2926573796_4f2e76e8a2_o.jpg)
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OK where do I get plans for one of those?!!!
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Bailey,
that back up BO rig is awesome. Give us a few details on that.
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My buddy has a business building ATV trailer's and all kinds of ATV accessory's... He added the tent recently. We load em up with camping gear and head out.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2983570970_28cde84b6e_b.jpg)
This one was taken in Sumpter Ore
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2982733771_26102d1da1_o.jpg)
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They are a blast to camp with and they are built to last. If somebody wants one let me know...
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Here is the newest creation with the tent folded up..
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2982757331_630866d8cc_o.jpg)
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I've seen these somewhere else...damn, only 36 & my memory is for shit. Anyway...post a step by step set-up of that thing, won't ya?
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www.quadtrek.net (http://www.quadtrek.net) Check out this adventurous website....Click translate to English to read it.
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Here's my buddy's website..Click on the tent trailer link http://tomahawkenterprises.com/ (http://tomahawkenterprises.com/)
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Oh these are great!!!
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Those trailers are much nicer then the one my dad and I made years back.
We found a busted up old 3 wheeler that we cut the back axle out of and made into a wood hauling trailer. A heavy fence post makes a great trailer tongue. No more worries about scratching the truck up. Taking a trip through the woods on a three wheeler or a four wheeler with a trailer to get wood is a lot more fun, and a lot less work then loading up the truck and trailer.
We used that trailer for YEARS, rotted 2 sets of tires off of it. The third set finally went, and it was cheaper to buy a new trailer then it was to get new tires for it. Couldn't find anymore used tires. We still have it sitting in the trees for when we do find new tires. That nice high wheel base is real nice to drag the trailer over crap in the woods.
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Nice trailers, I just bought one for my "Bug out Vehicle" below.
(http://bearlys.smugmug.com/photos/415131078_53A49-L.jpg)
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Ah has an infamous Rubicon come to our forum, ;)
Welcome to you bud!
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Just when I thought I was getting close to being prepared someone comes along and completely owns me.
Awesome set up. Let me guess...you have another truck which pulls the truck with all of that in it?
+1 for the awesomeness of your set up. I have a new standard in which to gauge myself. :)
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Sweet Rubicon... Where was the picture taken???
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Nice trailers, I just bought one for my "Bug out Vehicle" below.
(http://bearlys.smugmug.com/photos/415131078_53A49-L.jpg)
Damn.
I am so committing a mortal sin right now.
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Sweet Rubicon... Where was the picture taken???
Thanks, taken me about a year to build. Taken at a spot by my home called Calico Canyon. All I need is a TOW Gunner and I'm set to go.
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Nice trailers, I just bought one for my "Bug out Vehicle" below.
(http://bearlys.smugmug.com/photos/415131078_53A49-L.jpg)
Damn.
I am so committing a mortal sin right now.
;D
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Sweet Rubicon... Where was the picture taken???
Thanks, taken me about a year to build. Taken at a spot by my home called Calico Canyon. All I need is a TOW Gunner and I'm set to go.
The "Rubi Rocket Launcher".
Yeah, that pretty much reaks of manliness! :D
Well done on the Rubi, your lay out is basically my dream vehicle come to life. My Cherokee is paid off though & I just can't justify going back in to debt with the way the economy is right now. But one day...
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