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The document discusses considerations for selecting and equipping a Bug Out Vehicle (BOV) for emergency evacuation. It describes three schools of thought on BOV selection and outlines recommended features. These include choosing a 4x4 vehicle large enough for one's family, having towing capacity, and being in good repair. The document also provides extensive lists of spare parts, tools, supplies and other gear that should be kept in a BOV to be prepared for breakdowns or emergencies while traveling. Proper vehicle maintenance and familiarity with basic repairs are also advised.
The document discusses considerations for selecting and equipping a Bug Out Vehicle (BOV) for emergency evacuation. It describes three schools of thought on BOV selection and outlines recommended features. These include choosing a 4x4 vehicle large enough for one's family, having towing capacity, and being in good repair. The document also provides extensive lists of spare parts, tools, supplies and other gear that should be kept in a BOV to be prepared for breakdowns or emergencies while traveling. Proper vehicle maintenance and familiarity with basic repairs are also advised.
The document discusses considerations for selecting and equipping a Bug Out Vehicle (BOV) for emergency evacuation. It describes three schools of thought on BOV selection and outlines recommended features. These include choosing a 4x4 vehicle large enough for one's family, having towing capacity, and being in good repair. The document also provides extensive lists of spare parts, tools, supplies and other gear that should be kept in a BOV to be prepared for breakdowns or emergencies while traveling. Proper vehicle maintenance and familiarity with basic repairs are also advised.
There are three schools of thought or approaches to BOVs:
The first school is the traditional BOV, a pre-1980 4x4 pickup or !V, this school of thought ad"ocates these earlier "ehicles pri#aril$ for their supposed resistance to the effects of %&' (%lectro#agnetic 'ulse) fro# a nuclear *eapon or other source+ The theor$ is that older "ehicles that ha"e less electronics on the# *ill sur"i"e %&' ,etter than ne*er "ehicles+ -nother side consideration is the lack of tracking s$ste#s such as Onstar and i##unit$ fro# ne* de"ices that *ould allo* the police (or so#eone else) to turn the "ehicle off ,$ using so#e sort of directed energ$ *eapon (these are real although in the earl$ stages and #a$ not ,e in use an$*here)+ The ne*er "ehicle school of thought sa$s that the likel$hood of a detonation of a nuclear ,o#, that *ill produce %&' happening is sli# to none, and there is no hard e"idence that older "ehicles *ill not ,e affected or that ne*er "ehicles *ill ,e affected ,$ %&', so $ou #ight as *ell use a #odern 4x4+ This school also points out that #odern "ehicles ha"e ,etter fuel econo#$ than older "ehicles, and the$.re a lot nicer to ,e in on long trips+ The third school of thought is the use *hate"er $ou ha"e school+ This school of thought reali/es that not e"er$one can afford a dedicated BOV or that the$ can not afford to ,u$ another "ehicle+ 0or options in this area see #$ ,log article on Bug Out 1 %"acuation 2argo 2arr$ing Options and Blackstar.s ,log article on ur"i"al Transportation - #all 3 &idsi/e cars+ 4 a# going to deal *ith *hat a BOV should ,e in an ideal situation+ This *ill appl$ to the first t*o schools of thought and 4 *ill not ad"ocate one or the other+ There is infor#ation ,elo*, tools and spare parts, that *ill appl$ to all BOVs+ - BOV should ,e or ha"e the follo*ing features: - 4x4 - large enough to fit $our fa#il$, pets and $our core gear - ha"e a trailer hitch - recei"er st$le (a front #ounted hitch recei"er is also a good idea) - ha"e at least one *inch, t*o *ould ,e ,etter (front and ,ack) - ,e in good repair and running condition - ha"e upgraded shocks or springs (,etter to*ing and cargo capa,ilities) - ha"e a ,rush guard - ha"e at least one full si/e spare - a cargo ,asket or roof racks on the top (increased gear storage) - ha"e dri"ing and fog lights - largest tires possi,le - skid plates (front #ini#u# - transfer case and dri"e line ad"isa,le) - gas tank protection (skid plate) - ha"e a good 2B and antenna (full si/e steel *hip antenna *ith spring at ,ase) 0or so#e people the BOV of choice *ill ,e a full si/e pickup, a full si/e !V, a s#all1#idsi/e pickup or a s#all1#idsi/e !V+ This *ill depend on a lot of factors including the si/e of their fa#il$, their ,udget and their needs+ There are lots of options out there to #eet the 5#ini#u#5 re6uire#ents listed a,o"e+ The upgraded shocks or springs are a si#ple and fairl$ inexpensi"e upgrade that can ,e done ,$ the o*ner or a #echanic+ Brush guards are also fairl$ inexpensi"e and can ,e installed ,$ the o*ner or a #echanic and allo* the #ounting of a *inch and the dri"ing and fog lights+ - rear #ounted hitch could re6uire the addition of a custo# ,u#per, although there are co##ercial ,u#pers a"aila,le for so#e "ehicles, plus there is the option of #ounting the *inch to a custo# 7 inch recei"er tongue+ o#e people in the 4x4 co##unit$ carr$ tu,es for their tires in case a hole is too large to patch or plug on the trail, so#e pre-#ount the tu,e inside the tire so all the$ ha"e to do is pu#p it up+ 8ou *ant to #ake sure that $our fan shroud is in good condition as it is one of the #ost i#portant ite#s under the hood+ This piece of plastic ser"es t*o #a9or functions, the first is the guiding of air through the radiator to pro"ide sufficient cooling ("er$ i#portant *hen hauling a full load) ,$ li#iting tur,ulence around the fan+ The second is that it keeps the spra$ of *ater o"er the engine and electrical s$ste#s reducing the chances of stalling the engine out due to excess *ater spra$ing the ignition s$ste#+ 0or those looking to ,u$ an older fullsi/e pickup or !V the$ can often ,e found in good #echanical and ,od$ condition for :7000 or less+ 4f $ou are not #echanicall$ inclined $ou *ill *ant to take it to $our #echanic to ha"e it looked at and get an$ #arginal parts replaced+ 4t is ,etter to ,e sure than to ,reak do*n half*a$ to $our destination+ 8ou don.t need a #onster truck, $ou need a ,asic 4x4 truck that *ill get $ou to *here $ou are going+ %"en if $ou are not #echanicall$ inclined there are a nu#,er of ,asic repairs that an$ person can do as long as $ou ha"e the repair #anuals and so#e ,asic tools+ ;ot onl$ *ill $ou get to kno* $our "ehicle ,etter ,ut $ou *ill sa"e $ourself so#e #one$ ,$ doing the routine things+ <hen ,u$ing repair #anuals 4 al*a$s get ,oth the 2hilton.s and the =a$nes #anuals+ 8our BOV should al*a$s ha"e the follo*ing ite#s in it: - repair #anuals - ,asic #echanics tool set - standard and #etric socket set - standard and #etric *rench set - ,all peen ha##er - tor6ue *rench - channel lock pliers - locking pliers - lines#ans pliers - needlenose pliers - ad9usta,le *renches (>, 10 3 1? inch) - scre*dri"ers (@ flat head 3 @ phillps) - torx set - allen *rench set - spark plug socket and setting tool - distri,utor *rench - *ire stripper1cri#per - electrical connectors and *ire - ,asic "olt#eter or circuit tester - electrical tape, shrink tu,ing, cloth friction tape - <A-40 or other spra$ lu,ricant - duct tape - flashlight - ,reaker ,ar - BTV sealant and1or gasket #aker - tarp - super glue and paper clips - CB <eld - starter fluid - degreaser - can of contact ce#ent - Dnipex pliers (for gripping rounded nut or ,olt) - n$lon /ip ties - 9ack stands - assorted nuts, ,olts and *ashers for $our "ehicle - other specialt$ tools re6uired for $our "echicle (usuall$ on 0ords) - spare set of fuses - spare set of all ,ul,s - spare hoses - spare spark plugs - spare spark plug *ires - spare *iper ,lades - fluids (oil, trans#ission fluid, po*er steering fluid, coolant1antifree/e, etc) - tire repair kit including fix-a-flat or 5sli#e5 - lug *rench1tire iron - flares or reflecti"e triangle - 9ack (=i-Eift or ,ottle) - 5co#e-a-long5, 7 ton (#anual hand *inch t$pe tool) - snatch ,lock - 9u#per ca,les (6ualit$ all copper 4 or > guage) - air co#pressor - rags - *aterless hand cleaner - sno* ,rush - s6ueegee - to* chain - sno* chains (good for #ud too) - traction aids (carpet, sand, ,oard, etc) - distilled *ater (for ,atter$) - stop leak for radiator, oil, etc - =%-T1Ar$ Fas - octane ,oost1gas treat#ent - at least one ? gallon gas can - drinking *ater - leather *ork glo"es - change of clothes - spare ,oots1shoes - first aid kit - ,a,$ *ipes - toilet paper - so#e free/e dried1deh$drated food - ,lanket - coat - poncho - rope - #ulti-tool (Eeather#an 1 Fer,er) - #aps of cit$, state and countr$ - candles or fake fireplace log - #atches or disposa,le lighter - trash ,ags - cooler (to keep food and *ater in) - *ater purifier (Datad$n or Berke$) or purification ta,lets - seasonal ite#s (clothing, etc) - oil filter 4n addition to the spare parts listed a,o"e $ou #a$ *ant to carr$ so#e of the #ore co##on and eas$ to replace parts ,elo*: - ignition coil - alternator - ther#ostat - co#plete distri,utor or at least cap, rotor and points (for older "ehicles) - starter - !-9oints - "oltage regulator (older "ehicles) - fuel pu#p - starter solenoid1rela$ - fuel filter These parts are the ones that need replacing the #ost and can generall$ ,e replaced ,$ an$one on the side of the road *ith the ,asic #echanics tools listed a,o"e+ o#e people, especiall$ in the 4x4 co##unit$, *ill choose to carr$ dri"e shafts and axles as *ell ,ut these take longer to replace and re6uire #ore skill+ The optional spare parts listed here can generall$ ,e replaced in under an hour+ 8ou *ould ,e *ell ad"ised to ha"e a long length of steel pipe, re,ar or a "er$ strong scre*dri"er for le"eraging and tightening $our alternator+ ee Basic ur"i"al Tools for additional ite#s that should also ,e kept in or on $our BOV+ 4deall$ $our BOV should ha"e #ost of the sa#e ite#s as $our BOB (Bug Out Bag) in it at all ti#es, so $ou are ne"er *ithout those ite#s+ 4f $our BOV is dedicated to ,eing a BOV and is not $our dail$ dri"er $ou can keep $our BOB and other gear that is not affected ,$ te#perature loaded in $our BOV and read$ to go *ith a #o#ents notice+ NOTES: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ SurvivalistsSite.com ***+sur"i"alistssite+co# &essage 0oru#s - 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