Bug out vehicle

When I win the lottery I'm buying two milspec bushmaster pmv's

Ok good point, I'll look into it. I live in the outer suburbs of town and the only other way I could get out of town is by sea, the Darwin river is not far from where I live and if needed I can go there. I'm skilled at building but I also have a mate who has a sail boat that he's said I could use as he won't be leaving his block, he knows I don't have transport so even if I can't get my wagon done I can use the boat. Also if we have to bug out we'll be bugging out at night so there shouldn't be to many people on the roads. 

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www.theliberator.be/handcart.htm

There you go SM+?, a couple more sites for you to check out.

Just remember, the bigger the wheel, the easier it will be to move. the smaller the wheel, the more energy you use, and the less you can transport.

There is a lot to learn from the early pioneers of Australia who travelled from town to town and survived the hardships with their whole family, one of the ways they travelled was to push a wheelbarrow often over a hundred kilometres in the hope that they would find work at new mining camps.

Wheelbarrow Way (Mareeba to Chillagoe – 140km)
www.greatwheelbarrowrace.com/history

Late in the 1800’s when work was scarce and transportation was limited, miners often used to travel about the region using a wheelbarrow to carry all of their possessions. In 2004, as a tribute to these early pioneers and to honour their amazing trail-blazing feats, the road between Mareeba and Chillagoe was named the Wheelbarrow Way.

The following quote from a Mr Peel, an early settler in Chillagoe captures the essence of the spirit that is being celebrated with the development of the Wheelbarrow Way.

“Dad pushed a wheelbarrow in which were stacked all our belongings. A few pieces of iron which would be used as a shelter, maybe some hessian, a spade, a lantern, a few kitchen things and very little else. Mum and the children walked behind, Mum usually with babe in arms.”





and from goldnet.com
www.gold-net.com.au/archivemagazines/dec99/16001145.html



During the great gold rushes in Western Australia of the 1890's transport was always a problem. Lucky prospectors had horses, some even had horses and carts, while some clever men utilised camels to cover the vast, arid distances. In a land where water was scarcer than gold most men walked, relying on their own two legs rather than have the trouble of finding water and fodder in a country that had never known the tread hoofs.

Relying on just two legs and a strong back limits the amount of food and water one can carry to ensure survival in a hostile land. Enter the Wheelbarrow. With just a single wheel and two shafts the wheel barrow easily tripled the amount of gear a man could transport into the wilderness. It was an ideal mode of transport for the times. It could carry a good load, it didn't bite kick or spit, and it didn't require food or water. Wheelbarrows were pushed from one end of the vast state of Western Australia to the other.

This simple device helped to open up huge tracts of gold bearing country much earlier than would otherwise have been possible. Barrows were used to carry supplies of food, water, and equipment out to new goldfields, and carry back the gold. And in a time when epic wheelbarrow journeys were commonplace one man stood out from the crowd. Balzano so captured the imagination of the people of the time his feats are still remembered and celebrated today. Little is known of Balzanos background and he has never been known by any other name.

Barrows and other Forms of Transport - Click to enlarge Balzano pushed a record distance for a loaded wheelbarrow. A typical load would include a bag of flour, a five gallon drum of water, sugar, tea, baking powder, tinned meat, bacon plus clothes and mining and camping equipment such as picks, shovels, and gold pans. For six long months Balzano pushed a load such as the one above on the "pennyweight" trail; so called because of the small un-payable finds along the way. He covered an incredible 546 miles through the desert goldfields of Western Australia. History doesn't seem to have recorded whether Balzano ever found the bonanza he pursued but he became a legend in a land where incredible deeds were commonplace.

Another wheelbarrow pushing prospector, Russian Jack, pushed his place into history when he started out in the Kimberly's with his own load. Along the way he picked up the loads of two other distressed prospectors and finished up with a dying man and his swag on top of that. These days Russian Jack would be awarded a medal for such a feat. In those days a simple word of thanks and a hand shake were the most reward any one got, or wanted.

Typical W.A. Goldfield Forbidding Terrain - Click to enlarge Balzano is remembered every year in the Western Australian gold city of Kalgoorlie when a wheelbarrow race is held in his honour. Participants must push a loaded wheelbarrow from Kanowna, nineteen kilometres east of Kalgoorlie, to Kalgoorlie then down Hannan Street to finish at Centennial Park by the council offices. This is considered a great feat today but would have been a walk in the park for the old timers who pushed the barrow just to stay alive.

A wheelbarrow such as the one these men pushed can be seen today in the Kalgoorlie Museum. It is made from bush timber, tied together with wire, leather, and rope, it doesn't look as if it would survive a hundred yard dash. Like the men who pushed it, this relic of the glory days gone by is tough and resilient, a simple, silent memorial to the men who were tougher than the land they strode.

www.gold-net.com.au/archivemagazines/dec99/16001145.html

Hi SM+?,

My suggestion would be aluminium box, with prefab corner/joiners, cheaper, lighter, readily available, and once you push them together, a quick drill and you can either screw them or rivet them together for a tight finish. plus aluminium does not rust. most metal places have them, and I believe Bunnings how stocks them.

Always wondered about an electric pedal bike with a cart behind and solar panels to recharge it when needed. Ride till power goes continue with pedal power till a good spot to stop is found, rest up for a day, recharge and move on.
Just a thought

I've decided that my BOV will be a mini steamy.

solarbikeproject.com/
And just in case the above wasn't enough for your appetite.