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No doubt this will stir up some controversy, but I see and personally know a few people that spend thousands of dollars modding 4WD vehicles and essentially turning them into battle wagons. While I can't deny that the vehicles are very bad a$$, I just see too many "what if's".
If you live out in the desert and can't afford to travel on foot to a BOL due to the harsh environment and there's nothing between you and your destination but open space and dirt, I can see the need.
For the rest of us that can't drive across an unobstructed landscape, roads are a necessary evil. Even with a Hum-v you can't drive through trees, wetlands, mountains, etc. but for so long. If TSHTF you can bet that every suburbanite will be clogging the roads and highways trying to make it for "Paranoid Paul's" cabin in the boonies. With this said, there will undoubtedly be predation from organized crime groups, rouge "bandits" and ordinarily peaceful folks that are simply desperate to care for their loved ones. So, the roads will be clogged with vehicles (both operational and not) and there will be hordes of the worst possible element... (terrified and desperate) people. This being said, not only will you not even be able to get your V8 battle beast out of the drive way because of the roads being clogged, you will also be more of a target (theoretically) with all your gas/water cans strapped on, huge mud tires, etc.
Then, there is the issue of fuel. Eventually it WILL run out and when it does, you are left with an expensive road block.
If you are fortunate enough to live in a rural area with a bit of property, I can understand keeping your BOV "in the barn" until the initial shock is over and the heard has been thinned out a bit and then using it to conduct "operations" while the fuel lasts. Or, maybe even being able to produce your own fuel via ethanol or some sort of gasifier.
These are just some thoughts that I've had. What do you guys think?
If you live out in the desert and can't afford to travel on foot to a BOL due to the harsh environment and there's nothing between you and your destination but open space and dirt, I can see the need.
For the rest of us that can't drive across an unobstructed landscape, roads are a necessary evil. Even with a Hum-v you can't drive through trees, wetlands, mountains, etc. but for so long. If TSHTF you can bet that every suburbanite will be clogging the roads and highways trying to make it for "Paranoid Paul's" cabin in the boonies. With this said, there will undoubtedly be predation from organized crime groups, rouge "bandits" and ordinarily peaceful folks that are simply desperate to care for their loved ones. So, the roads will be clogged with vehicles (both operational and not) and there will be hordes of the worst possible element... (terrified and desperate) people. This being said, not only will you not even be able to get your V8 battle beast out of the drive way because of the roads being clogged, you will also be more of a target (theoretically) with all your gas/water cans strapped on, huge mud tires, etc.
Then, there is the issue of fuel. Eventually it WILL run out and when it does, you are left with an expensive road block.
If you are fortunate enough to live in a rural area with a bit of property, I can understand keeping your BOV "in the barn" until the initial shock is over and the heard has been thinned out a bit and then using it to conduct "operations" while the fuel lasts. Or, maybe even being able to produce your own fuel via ethanol or some sort of gasifier.
These are just some thoughts that I've had. What do you guys think?