Best SHTF Vehicle (consumer-grade, within reason)?

[Zoub]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s

I never get tired of watching this. Some day soon I will have one Ya.

 

[rhino]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s

I never get tired of watching this. Some day soon I will have one Ya.

Okay, that thing is freakin' awesome.

 

[Zoub]

No Rhino, it's better then awesome. You will realize that in the next year or so after revisiting that video. I have even come to love the damn music. Next year I might even take a serious look at one. My wife says look into distributorship.

 

[wtfd661]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s

I never get tired of watching this. Some day soon I will have one Ya.

Okay, that thing is freakin' awesome.

Holy cow I concur!!!

 

[rhino]

No Rhino, it's better then awesome. You will realize that in the next year or so after revisiting that video. I have even come to love the damn music. Next year I might even take a serious look at one. My wife says look into distributorship.

Is there a limit to the load it will pull? Obviously it would depend on multiple factors, like how much traction it can vs. how much friction/resistance the load has to moving.

I like how it can pull you and your load on a wheeled cart when it's dry as well as through the snow on a simple sled.

How long do the batteries last on a charge?

 

[wtfd661]

No Rhino, it's better then awesome. You will realize that in the next year or so after revisiting that video. I have even come to love the damn music. Next year I might even take a serious look at one. My wife says look into distributorship.

Your wife is right!!

 

[Zoub]

But I can't find it anywhere except in that video.

Based on the video it can do plenty in tight spaces and quietly too.

 

[ghuns]

Imagine that thing dragging a dead deer across a chisel plowed field...

 

[Zoub]

How long do the batteries last on a charge?

Longer than my butt does in waist deep snow, and that was before I got hurt last year. Now even more so.

Along these lines there are the track sets for UTV's and walk behind tractors like the BCS, both which I may buy but this thing is cool too.

 

[Zoub]

Here he is. I wonder if he does not have the $$ to take it into production.

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[rhino]

Longer than my butt does in waist deep snow, and that was before I got hurt last year. Now even more so.

Along these lines there are the track sets for UTV's and walk behind tractors like the BCS, both which I may buy but this thing is cool too.

Here he is. I wonder if he does not have the $$ to take it into production.

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Sweet Mother of Pearl, that thing is cool!

The li'l guy will tow 400 kg which weighs about 880 lbs. The two bigger models will pull . . . more.

Hmmm . . . an extra set of batteries in the sled with a solar charger to charge them as you go during the day . . .

 

[craigkim]

Interesting on the Audi.

In my experience with AWD/4WD, I do agree it's often the driver when it comes down to marginal situations.

I'm curious what the mechanical types think of AWD vs 4WD. I had a 2001 GMC Yukon Denali 4WD. When I bought another in 2007, only AWD was available. The AWD is nicer for general driving, as when roads are just a bit wet or slippery.

But I swear that the true 4WD was better in dicey situations. I don't really understand the mechanical difference well enough to know if I'm right, or just imagining it.

Most of the sytems on the road are a lot more disappointing in true performance than the car manufacturers would like you to believe. I have had 2 audis in AWD, 2 BMWs in AWD, an Infiniti in AWD, a Mercedes in AWD, and 2 4runners in AWD/ with 4WD option. They all seem to use different systems, but the main take away from my research was that the AWD systems can more readily deliver power to "all" of the wheels, whereas they cannot deliver it all to one like 4wd. Advantages/disadvantages to both. The It seems like almost all of the "4WD" vehicles on the road today have locking differentials or whatever, but only on the rear wheels, while the front retains limited slip. SO, If you only have traction on the front wheels and one side has no traction, you can still be stuck. Some very expensive vehicles have the ability to lock both front axles and the rear/front axle by the driver. Look at the Mercedes G, which is the only one I remember. For only 135g you can drive one too.

 

[Zoub]

I'd prefer something that wasn't going to give away my location half a mile away.

Yeah, right. My dogs pick up on a Prius a mile out. Diesel is more routine then something that runs quite. The dogs will alert on any vehicle but if silent running is an issue, you are probably on the verge of being dead anyway.

Torque & Fuel are my top two features.

 

[Zoub]

Sweet Mother of Pearl, that thing is cool!

The li'l guy will tow 400 kg which weighs about 880 lbs. The two bigger models will pull . . . more.

Hmmm . . . an extra set of batteries in the sled with a solar charger to charge them as you go during the day . . .

Did you see the onboard generator option.

 

[malern28us]

Most of the sytems on the road are a lot more disappointing in true performance than the car manufacturers would like you to believe. I have had 2 audis in AWD, 2 BMWs in AWD, an Infiniti in AWD, a Mercedes in AWD, and 2 4runners in AWD/ with 4WD option. They all seem to use different systems, but the main take away from my research was that the AWD systems can more readily deliver power to "all" of the wheels, whereas they cannot deliver it all to one like 4wd. Advantages/disadvantages to both. The It seems like almost all of the "4WD" vehicles on the road today have locking differentials or whatever, but only on the rear wheels, while the front retains limited slip. SO, If you only have traction on the front wheels and one side has no traction, you can still be stuck. Some very expensive vehicles have the ability to lock both front axles and the rear/front axle by the driver. Look at the Mercedes G, which is the only one I remember. For only 135g you can drive one too.

Mitsubishi Montero/Pajero. Parts are everywhere and pretty much interchangeable for about 20 years.

 

[rhino]

Did you see the onboard generator option.

I did not, but it makes it even more better!

 

[natdscott]

So an on board generator would let a guy sharpen knives while driving, would it not?

-Nate

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

My vote:

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Great patrol vehicle right there.

 

[wsenefeld]

I'll break away and say a Honda CR-V. The new ones get 36 mpg with full time AWD. If anything happens to it, parts are cheap. If S already HTF, you can prob find parts from another Honda within walking distance. The CR-V also got 2015 SUV of the year. Not compact or midsized but overall SUV of the year.