Bug out rig

[blacklabel]

That's simply badass.

[Tim K]

Diesel. If the situation goes long, diesel lasts forever. Gas, not so much.

[lasinvegas]

Load them both up for the run. Keep enough fuel on hand to start them both out of the garage with a 1/4 tank and make it all the way up on the fuel you have on hand. That way if you can fuel along the way you are gallons ahead, but you don't have to depend on it. Then you have a back up if anything goes down.

[USAFGopherMike]

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3524657495.html

^^^ just need a 360 gun turret!

Link doesn't work. Was this the super hooked up 1-ton Jeep truck?

[brianakell]

honda bad in winter
jetta wagon still pretty bad in winter, especially unplowed roads, and wont be pulling close to 40 with a trailer, if the transmission and rest of the drivetrain survives the trailer load.
jeep, get after it, and blow up shafts or rear driveshaft, its done too.

Id be outfitting the jeep with some more improved drivetrain parts. and forget the other 2.

[brianakell]

To dodge guy:

Convert the a/c pump to air. Just remember an inline oiler with air compressor oil in it before the compressor.

Get the bumper etc tied into a lot more than the last 3-4" of frame rail, it wads up like foil. Id make it bolt on as well, any need to reseal the timing case to the block and you need to get everything out of the way in front of the engine.

[crob1]

I've been slowly upgrading my 3/4 ton dodge for this scenario. Next is an L tank for in the bed trying to get 800 mile range fully loaded driving in 4wd.

It sits on 10 ply toyo m/t 35s and the radiator/front end is protected by 750 lbs of bumper/winch/winch cradle welded to the frame. I have a backup fuel filter, oil filter, oil, fuel pump, engine controller, limited onboard air (working on getting full sized setup) larger batteries with extra reserve, stuff to patch tires if need be.

Fully loaded it gets 15mpg in 4wd. 20 if I stay off the pedal and in 2 wheel. The suspension is custom and the equivalent of what vehicles do the baha 1000 using, I just mixed parts from various companies like Carli suspension to accommodate the extra weight of the front end reinforcements.

Still need the 360 amp alternator and bigger inverter as well as a better CB setup, mounts for Gerry cans for extra diesel and to throw a water purification system in it.

Sounds awesome, but we really need a picture to be sure.

[Alf Tanner]

carli coils 3rd gen dodge diesel, hbs adjustable control arms, Titan machine trackbar off a new dodge with the conversion bracket from the same company, 2010+ steering etc, BD power swaybar end links ranch hand + xrc black box with lights and storage there's the extra steel welded across the front of the frame to reinforce the bumper and winch or at least what I can get a pic of with the wheel on

[blacklabel]

That's a beast of a bumper.

[Alf Tanner]

I'd hate to have to hit something with it but I will if need be. L