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Posted: 11/16/2019 9:30:00 PM EDT

if you had to pick an obtainable mil surplus vehicle for a SHTF or natural disaster vehicle what would you choose? Has to be something capable of fording water and preferable small enough to navigate through town.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:33:20 PM EDT

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None of them. They seem to be giant pieces of shit that require a huge logistics train to keep operating.

I'd probably just get domestic pick up with decent ground clearance and 4x4 and call it a day. At least then if it broke I could find parts for it.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:34:39 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/16/2019 9:35:13 PM EDT

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This, but an old jeep would be cool if you were just looking for SHTF side by siding.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:36:48 PM EDT

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I thought we already decided that a white service pickup was best.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:37:23 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/16/2019 9:38:17 PM EDT

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Unimog.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:38:44 PM EDT

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This. They're all cool looking, but require really unique parts to keep operating.

Just get a beater pickup, and spraypaint it camo like the CUKWs and call it a day.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:41:44 PM EDT

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All that Browning

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:41:45 PM EDT

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A pair of these.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:43:42 PM EDT

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They're expensive but look like exactly what I want. That ground clearance and water fording ability

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:44:26 PM EDT

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Site Staff Yugo.
If it's like my first car, The Ayatollah Corolla, there is a Buckwheat poster glued to the headliner.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:44:45 PM EDT

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This is only answer. I do like the older LMTV's but I am not buying one.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:46:35 PM EDT

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SUSV(or bv206 as it’s called in the rest of the world). Goes literally anywhere and can float.

Army is currently selling off theirs but they are going for way too much. (Saw one go for $15,000 and it didn’t have an engine or transmission).

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Posted: 11/16/2019 9:49:08 PM EDT

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Blue MRAP

No one will hassle you

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:49:14 PM EDT

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I wouldn't want any of them, but if I had to choose I'd opt for an old Chevy CUCV (K5 variant I think?) with a Detroit Diesel.

Back when my Dad was a Police Chief he got a couple of surplus CUCVs for the department. The damn thins refused to die and were easy to wrench on. The only bugaboo about them was the 24v electrical system. I believe it had to be changed for the strobes, radios etc.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:50:50 PM EDT

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Diesel Hilux with a decent snorkel kit.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:51:34 PM EDT

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C-130

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:53:10 PM EDT

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Pinzgauer.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:53:26 PM EDT

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Double tap

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:53:35 PM EDT

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They're expensive but look like exactly what I want. That ground clearance and water fording ability

I had an M1081 LVAD LMTV for awhile. tall enough to drive over underwater obstacles, 7 or 8 ft fording depth, I thought up an attachment for the front bumper that tests the depth ahead of the rig to be sure you don't sink it.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:54:19 PM EDT

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You will be the perfect target in any type of military vehicle in SHTF.

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:55:46 PM EDT

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One of these....oh look its for sale - > Ebay Motors

Posted: 11/16/2019 9:57:35 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/16/2019 9:59:49 PM EDT

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Whatever can get me as close to West By Hod Virginia as possible. Once I do the mating call of my people, they will guide me.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:01:21 PM EDT

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Just an old 5 ton multi-fuel.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:04:26 PM EDT

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You know the old Blazers? Yeah one of those. But I'd rip out the diesel and stick a LS and automatic in it, but rip off the fuel injection and go with a carburetor and sealed snorkel intake.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:05:38 PM EDT

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If it MUST be a military vehicle, the CUCV (M1008\1009] or its most current iteration. One of the CUCV’s strengths is the 6.2l diesel, believe it or not. It’s mechanically-injected so there are no computers or sensors to complicate things, it’ll run on kerosene, jet-A (in cooler weather), home heating oil, and dirtier fuel than any modern HEUI or common rail diesel can tolerate. Everything on it can be replaced with parts from a K5 or K30/3500. But you’ll pay a lot more for it than an almost identical civilian model.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:09:10 PM EDT

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I'd do a bobbed one but the 6x6 is to big.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:09:32 PM EDT

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Barge w/ 2 tugs and a RHIB.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:10:15 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/16/2019 10:10:27 PM EDT

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For any realistic version of "SHTF", I think milsurp is a bad idea. If the nature of shit hitting the fan is such that hunkering down at home isn't a viable option, a military-looking vehicle would draw attention, which is bad.

To my mind, "natural disaster bug out" means being able to drive around the traffic jams on the highways full of people leaving before the hurricane hits.

Get some kind of SUV, with a fording kit if you find that to be important where you live, and in a color that doesn't clearly distinguish it from any other soccer-mom-mobile.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:11:20 PM EDT

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White quarter ton pick up. Preferably dirty.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:13:08 PM EDT

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Diesel Hilux with a decent snorkel kit.

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If we could actually get them here this would be my #1 choice.

Since we can't, I'd choose an ultra-reliable pickup or SUV in a common color, preferably something like a Taco or Land Cruiser.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:36:25 PM EDT

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Toyota Hilux - the choice of all the worlds insurgents.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:37:13 PM EDT

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IF it's just for yourself, get a Kawasaki KLR-650 bike.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:42:47 PM EDT

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Yah-hoooooo

The Yahoo Attacks | Mountain Monsters

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Posted: 11/16/2019 10:43:00 PM EDT

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Just get a white full sized van. Paint “Coroner” on both sides and the back. You won’t be bothered

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:45:50 PM EDT

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I own this:

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None of them. They seem to be giant pieces of shit that require a huge logistics train to keep operating.

I'd probably just get domestic pick up with decent ground clearance and 4x4 and call it a day. At least then if it broke I could find parts for it.

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I may pick a DUKW as they are fairly easy to maintain and can go about anywhere. Most drivetrain stuff is still off the shelf GMC too.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:49:15 PM EDT

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I may pick a DUKW as they are fairly easy to maintain and can go about anywhere. Most drivetrain stuff is still off the shelf GMC too.

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None of them. They seem to be giant pieces of shit that require a huge logistics train to keep operating.

I'd probably just get domestic pick up with decent ground clearance and 4x4 and call it a day. At least then if it broke I could find parts for it.

I may pick a DUKW as they are fairly easy to maintain and can go about anywhere. Most drivetrain stuff is still off the shelf GMC too.

Yeah until it hits any kind of a wave.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:52:46 PM EDT

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Just get a white full sized van. Paint “Coroner” on both sides and the back. You won’t be bothered

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This makes a lot more sense than you would think.

You would be surprised with what you can get away with wearing a white hard hat, a short sleeved white shirt with a pocket protector and carrying a clipboard.

It basically the same idea.

Looks official but harmless. With the word 'coroner' on it you will be left alone.

Posted: 11/16/2019 10:53:24 PM EDT

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IF it's just for yourself, get a Kawasaki KLR-650 bike.

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With a small trailer. and an 8 foot inflatable boat.
Bike goes in Zodiac when its pumped up. Mine can carry 800 lbs.

Posted: 11/16/2019 11:00:20 PM EDT

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if you had to pick an obtainable mil surplus vehicle for a SHTF or natural disaster vehicle what would you choose? Has to be something capable of fording water and preferable small enough to navigate through town.

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a civilian vehicle. With a snorkel.

Or a Zodiac with a civilian engine

Posted: 11/16/2019 11:00:57 PM EDT

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SUSV(or bv206 as it’s called in the rest of the world). Goes literally anywhere and can float.

Army is currently selling off theirs but they are going for way too much. (Saw one go for $15,000 and it didn’t have an engine or transmission).

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/231690/B706D1DE-6B98-488B-9D7B-5FDE12F27D08_jpeg-1163465.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/231690/D72D680F-D931-4748-841E-F4957A245B19_jpeg-1163466.JPG

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I PMCS'd that exact one in your last pic last month before going on baby leave

Posted: 11/16/2019 11:03:09 PM EDT

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They're expensive but look like exactly what I want. That ground clearance and water fording ability

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They're expensive but look like exactly what I want. That ground clearance and water fording ability

Research top speed on the older ones before buying.

Posted: 11/16/2019 11:03:19 PM EDT

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I PMCS'd that exact one in your last pic last month before going on baby leave

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Lol that’s a google picture. We turned in one of ours but still have a few left. But have been told we are done buying parts for them so when they break they break.

Posted: 11/16/2019 11:03:33 PM EDT

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Half track.

Posted: 11/16/2019 11:03:34 PM EDT

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SUSV(or bv206 as it’s called in the rest of the world). Goes literally anywhere and can float.

Army is currently selling off theirs but they are going for way too much. (Saw one go for $15,000 and it didn’t have an engine or transmission).

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/231690/B706D1DE-6B98-488B-9D7B-5FDE12F27D08_jpeg-1163465.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/231690/D72D680F-D931-4748-841E-F4957A245B19_jpeg-1163466.JPG

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You mean a Hägglund?

Posted: 11/16/2019 11:06:14 PM EDT

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That’s the manufacturer

Posted: 11/16/2019 11:07:19 PM EDT

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This makes a lot more sense than you would think.

You would be surprised with what you can get away with wearing a white hard hat, a short sleeved white shirt with a pocket protector and carrying a clipboard.

It basically the same idea.

Looks official but harmless. With the word 'coroner' on it you will be left alone.

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Just get a white full sized van. Paint “Coroner” on both sides and the back. You won’t be bothered

This makes a lot more sense than you would think.

You would be surprised with what you can get away with wearing a white hard hat, a short sleeved white shirt with a pocket protector and carrying a clipboard.

It basically the same idea.

Looks official but harmless. With the word 'coroner' on it you will be left alone.

And a biohazard mask.................

Posted: 11/16/2019 11:09:05 PM EDT

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Half track.

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Why is Wonder Woman fucking Bigfoot in the ass?

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