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Comment by Jen on November 29, 2012 at 4:37am

Nice Phil and what a great looking family!  That truck is  awesome and luv the paint job!

Comment by Chew Toy on November 28, 2012 at 9:28pm

Here's a link to the build pictures of my 4x4 van so far. They probably are not in order and I haven't had time to edit descriptions but you can see what I'm putting together.

http://alicemy4x4van.shutterfly.com/pictures/8

Comment by Jake on November 16, 2012 at 3:03pm

Sounds great Phil and will look forward to learning much here as well.  The bug-out vehicle sounds very interesting.  Best of luck on that completion too.

Comment by Chew Toy on November 16, 2012 at 1:39pm

Hello all,

Jen told me about this group and I look forward to learning much here and sharing what I know as well. I'm going to introduce a blog on building "bug-out" vehicles and basic modifications anyone with a fair mechanical aptitude can accomplish. I personally have about 300 hours now into building one for my family, a 1 ton extended full size ford van with 4x4, skid plates and armor around key components, immune to EMP, able to ford 4' of water, does not require a battery to run, has a 600 mile fuel range, and several special features such as the ability to kill all exterior lights individually from inside, ability to drop an oil slick in case of pursuit, and ability to create a smoke screen behind me. Kind of James Bond toys but all easy to incorporate with the right parts. And of course almost all of these are features which I hope and pray we'll never need however if I had to I could load up my family of 5 and go cross country through nearly any terrain without needing a road to do so and all our camping equipment, survival gear, and 30 days of food and water are always on board so it's ready to travel at a moments notice when complete. At this point I'm probably 4 to 6 weeks from completion due to cash flow and weather working on it outside. Too bad the long summer days are gone now.

Comment by John Ray Roush on May 14, 2012 at 7:51pm

Some new garden tips: With hard alkaline soil and bananas you want to till in 20 pounds gypsum in a 4x4 area then manure and vermiculite or if your me and dirt a** poor, get your shredder and shred brown paper bags to help the soil to hold water. Once planted get a system of down of mow your lawn divide the clipping in 5 gallon buckets 1/3 full. Add to this a small hand of garden lime and epsom salts and 2 double hands of compost or manure then fill with water and mix and beat till it looks like tea. Then put in the sun or by the wood stove for 3 days. When you can smell it before you see it,, it is ready to dump at the base of your bananas. This same theory works for all your veggies add mixing or deleting ingredients as you need to and marking buckets for each variety. Low on iron? before picking soak some old rusty nails in epsom salts and hot water then feed them the last 2 weeks so they pick up the iron which you will ingest as you enjoy your efforts. We need to get out of the box which society puts us in and start helping not are self but all those who hear.

Comment by John Ray Roush on May 14, 2012 at 7:42pm

coconut oil is used by the Hawaiians to help with the sun and skin cancer and also too cholesterol free.

Comment by Jen on March 18, 2012 at 7:33pm

  There you go John!  Thank you and excellent advise... geez if it will work in Alaska it is great advice anywhere I'd imagine.

Comment by John Ray Roush on March 18, 2012 at 7:26pm

I lived off grid in Alaska for 5 years, I have found your first time is fearful of your own inability to survive. Being cold you either loose your pride or you freeze. We, because a group is better would look for pallets to get us off the ground and wet, foam from appliance boxes and twigs to sew them together for thermal and plastic to hold it all together. Always on a slope where water can be diverted to go around a shelter with out ponding at camp. You would have it pond where it could settle for drinking. A toilet hole down hill of the drinking area and down wind at least 300 yards and in the trees for privacy.

Comment by Anonymiss Express on February 4, 2012 at 6:11pm

“I can do it — Whatever the IT is …” by Anonymiss

https://occupyessays.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/i-can-do-it-whatever-...

Comment by Jen on January 18, 2012 at 5:58am

 Catching critters etc may not be up your alley but if you find yourself in the wild other means of sustenance may be very important

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