Arcticdude
Top Poster
I think you made some very good points here Kevin. A bike could work out very well, especially in flat country and where most roads are paved or hard packed. With the trailer you could easily carry enough stuff to live off the land.I have my own ideas about a bug-out vehicle.
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I plan on using such a converted bicycle for several reasons:
1) Approximately 180 miles per gallon.
2) Extremely cheap and easy to maintain, due to simplicity of parts.
3) Can cannibalize parts off other bicycles.
4) Can go off road.
5) Can be pedaled when and/or if gas runs out....or if complete silence is desirable.
6) Can be pushed or carried through flooding, across blocked roads, around fences, and so on.
7) Can be readily converted back into a normal bicycle.
8) Can be easily concealed.
9) Can be used as a kind of back-up (ie: a "life boat") if your truck breaks down.
10) Is totally immune to EMP from either a nuke or a solar event, as it's entirely mechanical.
I plan to attach a bike trailer (which will--I admit--eat into the milage) like the one below:
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I know that I may get a lot of static for my arguments, but prepping (for me) as always been about skills, not stuff.
If I'm bugging out, I want mobility.....and the mindset of being high-speed and low drag.
I can carry enough stuff with this approach to last for quite a while on the road.
Even if you guys don't agree with me, at least tell me that you can see my points.
While I prefer a horse I can see where a bike would be a good choice for many people.