The Super Bug Out Jeep!!

[PitViper]

Hello all,

I built this vehicle in 2008 and have never shared it. Now that I thoroughly tested it I am sharing it. Built on limited resources and funds I present to you a vehicle that grants ultimate independence if the society ever collapses!

Check it out: http://www.continental-army.info/pages/JeepProject.html

(this isnt spam, there is just too much to post so I put it on a long webpage)

I hope you get a kick out of it, or it inspires you to do similar things!

 

[JoshLowry]

Sweet ride!

 

[Southron]

Well done.

 

[torchbearer]

I had thought about turning a console into a faraday cage. has anyone ever looked into doing something like this?

 

[Elwar]

Good work on the Jeep. I have a neighbor who did the same thing with his van. He put some solar panels on top and a similar bed setup as what you have (with space underneath for storage). He has a small DC refrigerator and a few batteries.

He actually lives out of it now, going out in middle of national parks just living there for several weeks at a time. Your Jeep could probably do better when it comes to getting out further.

If you could use an alternative fuel like electric or biodeisel you wouldn't have to rely on gas.

If I were to do it, I'd probably focus on having a trailer that I'd pull instead of setting up my vehicle. Set up some solar panels on top, maybe a setup with plants on the sides that could be enclosed while driving, a pull out tent type of enclosure with full kitchen type of setup.

 

[virgil47]

Good work on the Jeep. I have a neighbor who did the same thing with his van. He put some solar panels on top and a similar bed setup as what you have (with space underneath for storage). He has a small DC refrigerator and a few batteries.

He actually lives out of it now, going out in middle of national parks just living there for several weeks at a time. Your Jeep could probably do better when it comes to getting out further.

If you could use an alternative fuel like electric or biodeisel you wouldn't have to rely on gas.

If I were to do it, I'd probably focus on having a trailer that I'd pull instead of setting up my vehicle. Set up some solar panels on top, maybe a setup with plants on the sides that could be enclosed while driving, a pull out tent type of enclosure with full kitchen type of setup.

If it has any solid state components it will be worthless in the event of an EMP attack.

 

[muzzled dogg]

Lol emp attack

What is this a call of duty killstreak?

 

[torchbearer]

Lol emp attack

What is this a call of duty killstreak?

nuke attacks can happen.

 

[keh10]

Hello all,

I built this vehicle in 2008 and have never shared it. Now that I thoroughly tested it I am sharing it. Built on limited resources and funds I present to you a vehicle that grants ultimate independence if the society ever collapses!

Check it out: http://www.continental-army.info/pages/JeepProject.html

(this isnt spam, there is just too much to post so I put it on a long webpage)

I hope you get a kick out of it, or it inspires you to do similar things!

The jeep looks great. What are your plans for your new bug out vehicle?

 

[PitViper]

Good work on the Jeep. I have a neighbor who did the same thing with his van. He put some solar panels on top and a similar bed setup as what you have (with space underneath for storage). He has a small DC refrigerator and a few batteries.

He actually lives out of it now, going out in middle of national parks just living there for several weeks at a time. Your Jeep could probably do better when it comes to getting out further.

If you could use an alternative fuel like electric or biodeisel you wouldn't have to rely on gas.

If I were to do it, I'd probably focus on having a trailer that I'd pull instead of setting up my vehicle. Set up some solar panels on top, maybe a setup with plants on the sides that could be enclosed while driving, a pull out tent type of enclosure with full kitchen type of setup.

Thanks! I here you on the luxury aspect, which the jeep severely lacks, however my priority was rugged trail, (or no trail) traversing, an aspect that will be improved on the next one. However, I could see pulling the trailer to a safe "base" and then using the jeep as long term/distance perimeter recon.
As your friend did, when I took this jeep to the Grand Canyon, I GPSed the coordinates of a number on non-gated dirt service roads, and at night, when the park was closing and everyone was shuffling into the overpriced motels, I pulled up the locations and drove way back the trails and camped! So Easy!

 

[PitViper]

If it has any solid state components it will be worthless in the event of an EMP attack.

I hear you, but I dont expect to be around any targets, by nature I live in remote locations. However, I did build in redundant surge protection and fuses, hopefully that minimizes it, along with the over-construction such as 0 gauge welding cable for wiring, hopefully my batteries are in need of equalizing when the pulse hits and I just get a free boil on the batteries! I guess I mostly fear for the starter, hmmm, I think I am going to by a spare. Thanks!

 

[PitViper]

The jeep looks great. What are your plans for your new bug out vehicle?

1. Well, the one seater thing got old quick! (oddly enough, you have no idea how much attention this thing attracts, and how many friends you make, but are forced to ride solo to any gathering you are thus invited to! God it sucks when they are Hot! LOL! You cant even ask people if they need a ride without asking them to lay down, if that is not some serious unintentional innuendos I dont know what is!! *sigh*, the tribulations of a mad man! ) Therefore, it has to be a bigger vehicle, I have not made a final decision though, the stretched limo seems to be out of the question though.

2. I want a higher ground clearance and more "rock crawling" construction such as enlarged wheel wells, larger range of motion of tires. I was actually contemplating a tracked version, but that would be too hardcore and impractical at this point, but if the shiznit hits the fan I may go that route by taking over abandoned heavy equipment yards.

3. Definitely lighter construction, all the interior structure is all made out of solid melamine, heavy stuff, but it was free so I used it. Plus I could have waffled it ( cut a pattern of holes) to make it lighter but Nooooo, I just put it in solid. I actually think if I built it from the frame up, it could be made waaaay lighter, but I am not in the position to try that right now.

4. The rack holding the panels is all strut and bar stock, couldn't justify aluminum, but it would have been lighter.

5. Mounts for optional automated weapon systems?

Well, those are the main points, I kept a journal while building it with numerous notes on shoulda, woulda couldas, and I will implement them into the next one. Now all I need is a huge dose of paranoia to give me the impetus to build the next one! (thats what fueled the last one!) The biggest decision is the platform . . . the one now is the "stealth" version because it blends into society. A real one would look much more militaristic, probably flat black etc.

Glad you got a kick out of it!

 

[TonySutton]

hmmmm... that might something fun to do with my 2000 Chevy Astro. It is not really an off road type vehicle but it is big inside. It has a reliable V6 engine. There were tons sold so parts are easy to find.

 

[PitViper]

hmmmm... that might something fun to do with my 2000 Chevy Astro. It is not really an off road type vehicle but it is big inside. It has a reliable V6 engine. There were tons sold so parts are easy to find.

The Jeep straight six and its tranny is why I put so much time into an older vehicle like this, cheaper, plus engine and tranny are known to be long lasting, like +250K miles easy.

 

[Ninja Homer]

Nice Jeep! I recently got a '96 Cherokee, and I plan on modding it next summer for some 2-person offroad camping, although nowhere near that extreme. What I'd really like to do is build an offroad teardrop trailer. I came across this a while ago:

Here's the build thread: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18142

Sleeps 2 comfortably, kitchen on the back, and leaves the Jeep open for whatever you want to do with it. If you came up with your own design for something similar, including some of the modifications you made on your Jeep, it could be a good business. Sell completed trailers, build kits, or just the plans.

 

[torchbearer]

I'm looking to buy this international scout in a couple of weeks:

it would be a good foundation for a bug out vehicle.

 

[PitViper]

Thats pretty neat but, Wow! that dude has a lot of "stuff"!!! I mean, is that a super soaker?!!! now that is one item I forgot to include on my bug out vehicle!

But definitely cool and has possibilities. Especially if you used a higher clearance army trailer.

I was using my hitch for an insulated 30 gal water tank carrier. ( it had a solar heat system that I removed because of weight and the unnecessary vanity of hot water!)
Hmm, ya I am liking the trailer idea a bit more suddenly . . . thanks

Have fun with your build!

 

[PitViper]

I'm looking to buy this international scout in a couple of weeks:

it would be a good foundation for a bug out vehicle.

Nice, bigger than mine, thats what i'm lookin' for next, not expensive either. Thats what I did, you shoulda seen the jeep at first (I do have pics) it was a rust bucket! But the engine and tranny were solid. Its a lot cheaper to do that then buy new like this thing

LOL! I wish

 

[Elwar]

1. Well, the one seater thing got old quick!

The friend with a van setup like yours made the back seat set up so that you could pull it up into a seat or lay it down as a bed.

 

[Ninja Homer]

Thats pretty neat but, Wow! that dude has a lot of "stuff"!!! I mean, is that a super soaker?!!! now that is one item I forgot to include on my bug out vehicle!

But definitely cool and has possibilities. Especially if you used a higher clearance army trailer.

I was using my hitch for an insulated 30 gal water tank carrier. ( it had a solar heat system that I removed because of weight and the unnecessary vanity of hot water!)
Hmm, ya I am liking the trailer idea a bit more suddenly . . . thanks

Have fun with your build!

My guess is it was a family camping trip, but yeah, people do tend to load these little things up with everything they can fit... everything from air conditioners to kitchen sinks.

Here are a couple more offroad teardrops: http://www.overlandtrailer.com/ http://td.roughwheelers.com/
A huge teardrop forum: http://mikenchell.com/forums/
This is the coolest commercially made teardrop I've seen: http://www.safaricondo.com/alto/1713/indexeng.php It's expensive, and not built for offroad, but it's an awesome design.

Hopefully I'll be able to build one some time in the future. For now, I'm trying to figure out a way to sleep 2 people in the Cherokee comfortably without removing seats. I'm thinking I'll have some kind of tent that goes over the rear hatch, and then a raised sliding platform that extends out the back a couple feet.