Good survivalist / prepper vehicle

[CamoDeafie]

These are all step vans or similar van conversions. A home/camper, a dining room van, and merchandising/mobile clothes shops

 

[CamoDeafie]

This is a 1995 FMTV converted to a rv... impressive work. Being a cheap person, I could seen using old kitchen cabinets from Habitat for Humanity ReStores and countertops made from similarly sourced materials..

RV furniture components; and lots of staining and painting...

 

[The Heretic]

I want my RV to be more or less self-contained, so a dry bathroom, kitchen/food prep area, fridge/freezer, sleeping area, water storage and black/grey tanks, heating are the minimums.

That is a lot for a DIY project and too much for me to do myself - by the time I would finish, I would be too old and decrepit to use it.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Buy a decent Chinook or similar pickup truck/ van based RV with everything you need and want then pay to get a 4x4 conversion on the drive train?

 

[CamoDeafie]

 

[MTpockets]

I only have one problem with this option....

 

[CamoDeafie]

I only have one problem with this option....

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What can that thing do that these military trailers can't?



And conversions, most which seem to be on the single axle trailers.

 

[The Heretic]

I don't care to be pulling a trailer, especially the places I want to go. Also, I want to flat tow my Toyota pickup behind my truck, to use the pickup for exploring and hauling stuff like a motorcycle & e-bike.

I know that sounds like a conflict - not wanting to tow a trailer, but wanting to tow my pickup, but there it is.

 

[DeanMk]

Nuthin' like sittin' on the ol' back porch in the afternoon. There's more than one way to survive...



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[The Heretic]

Nuthin' like sittin' on the ol' back porch in the afternoon. There's more than one way to survive...

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Yes, I've been thinking about hanging something like this off the back of my flatbed:



Not sure how I would get a camper on/off the bed with that on the back of the bed.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Yes, I've been thinking about hanging something like this off the back of my flatbed:

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Not sure how I would get a camper on/off the bed with that on the back of the bed.

You have great big trees right? some cutting.. some rolling.. some ramping...

 

[DeanMk]

Yes, I've been thinking about hanging something like this off the back of my flatbed:

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Not sure how I would get a camper on/off the bed with that on the back of the bed.

Yeah, I know with trailers, guys have been known to take Toy Haulers and use the back door/ramp, as a back porch, by installing support legs at the out lying corners.



...note the folding camping rockers. They're Rockers! Too cool.

 

[The Heretic]

You have great big trees right? some cutting.. some rolling.. some ramping...

I think if I just made it a foot narrower on each side then I could get the camper off the bed.

 

[The Heretic]

 

[oremike]

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[CamoDeafie]

As several of y'all know.. I've been looking at some ideas to get some of my sewing stuff out of the apartment and away from the kids... and I do now have a treadle industrial base for a vintage Singer 31-15 machine... been looking at some of these ideas for a relatively mobile sewing space..
Mobile upholstery repair/fab in a Ram cargo van


Sprinter style minimalist set up, just a sewing machine and a table. Likely the fastest and easiest route regardless of what its inside, could be high top van, could be trailer, could be camper rv...


Another upholstery shop on wheels, in a step van I think? More storage solutions and looks like sewing machine is centered.


For what it's worth... prices are generally similar between old running campers, good looking cargo trailers, box vans and step vans although step vans got more popular in the last 10 years for food carts and mobile clothes shops so prices on these are higher... .

Security would be a consideration; as would power, depending on the setup.. a treadle doesn't need electricity but the lights do...

Edit. A larger RV/motorhome could do double duty as both camp/survival vehicle and mobile shop; but then the issue of sufficient space and ensuring that the kids are safely strapped in their car seats would come up...

 

[The Heretic]

Security would be a consideration; as would power, depending on the setup.. a treadle doesn't need electricity but the lights do...

A single LiFePO4 100 AH battery would power a decent LED lighting setup for quite a while, and you could have a charger plugged in to charge the battery while driving.

 

[CamoDeafie]

A single LiFePO4 100 AH battery would power a decent LED lighting setup for quite a while, and you could have a charger plugged in to charge the battery while driving.

I'm not sure which LED I want yet. Something with a similar white balance as natural sunlight would be best because then I can see actual colors of fabric and patterns. On the other hand.... there's something to be said for having translucent/transparent panels but..serious greenhouse effect big windows and good AC tied to the towing vehicle or even to a decent propane generator would be better, maybe?

Edit. Something similar to this could be ideal trailer base for me?


But not this be like a fish tank.

 

[The Heretic]

I'm not sure which LED I want yet. Something with a similar white balance as natural sunlight would be best because then I can see actual colors of fabric and patterns. On the other hand.... there's something to be said for having translucent/transparent panels but..serious greenhouse effect big windows and good AC tied to the towing vehicle or even to a decent propane generator would be better, maybe?

Edit. Something similar to this could be ideal trailer base for me?

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I believe there are solar tubes that have fans, powered lights, and can be blocked off?

 

[CamoDeafie]

...hey, I'm looking for a new house. This might be the answer! Thanks!

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