The perfect BOV ... does it exist? Personally, I think I currently own a vehicle that's pretty close. I'm not sure there's truly a "perfect" vehicle. Everything is a trade-off. However, in the interest of discussion, here are my criteria:
1. Economical - both in terms of acquisition cost and operational cost (cheap to buy and cheap to run)
2. Durable - I don't want to be fixing this thing by the side of the road while trying to get to my BOL
3. Capable - assuming that it may be necessary to use back roads or trails to get around traffic jams, four wheel drive is a minimum
4. Capacity - it needs to be able to haul all my bug-out supplies and my family
5. Fuel and Parts Readily Available - while Mercedes Unimogs are cool, have you ever tried to find lugnuts for one at your local auto parts store?
Based on those five criteria, would anyone like to guess what my primary BOV is? How about additional criteria that I've missed?
1. Economical - both in terms of acquisition cost and operational cost (cheap to buy and cheap to run)
2. Durable - I don't want to be fixing this thing by the side of the road while trying to get to my BOL
3. Capable - assuming that it may be necessary to use back roads or trails to get around traffic jams, four wheel drive is a minimum
4. Capacity - it needs to be able to haul all my bug-out supplies and my family
5. Fuel and Parts Readily Available - while Mercedes Unimogs are cool, have you ever tried to find lugnuts for one at your local auto parts store?
Based on those five criteria, would anyone like to guess what my primary BOV is? How about additional criteria that I've missed?