Bug out trolly- a bit of fun

My ideas for improving the design:

Use the coles trollies that have the partition section at the front to divide up your load
Weld a mesh tray to the underframe so you can load gear down there as well
Weld on a flat bar between the rear wheels so you can stand on it and skate along
Maybe a couple of brackets with wingnuts or something so you can secure the rear panel closed to still give you the option of being able to open it up to carry larger items, otherwise, weld it shut.
If you want to make a deluxe model, you could rig up some sort of sun shade to give you a little coverage while pushing it

modifying trolleys - i reckon that could take off.  

number one priority would be changing the wheels to something that will stay true (and that can be steered)

i can see it now. trolley's racing around the finke. multiple categories. stock, slightly modified, highly modified, and the only constraint being that each contestant has to cart the exact same weight/gear.

That's actually pretty good. Makes you look armed and homeless. Eg: Dangerous, but having nothing worth stealing.

The wheels would be an issue here, with many supermarkets having wheels that lock up as soon as you leave the carpark (I have tried...)

I thought this was interesting...

Good big of fun, would use marine ply but a bit costly.  One have to love British ingenuity.

42s trolley roof top tent.

This is my 2 wheeled bugout cycle:



and my daughter on her bug out cycle. About to carve up the local mountain pass. 

Needs to be camouflaged, can't help thinking a tent would be easier to transport and set up, especially if trying to stay mobile.

Needs a cover otherwise rain will get in, the plastic lid seems a bit fragile, evidenced by him breaking it during transport.

But, its a good start and one has to start somewhere.

The camper cart is cool, but I wonder how balanced it would be with those pull outs on the small wheelbase ?

The pushbike trailer is simple, and I like that its made from junk.

As one who has ridden a pushbike whilst towing a small trailer that was loaded with 'essential' camping gear, once u solve the gearing issues, the next one that I never worked out was traction, yes, you can wheel spin the pushbike when starting off if the trailer is too heavy. The same would apply to a electric bike I suppose, so there is a limit to how much you can haul under your own 1/3 Horsepower.

I'm far too old now to consider biking, even though for some reason I still have it sitting in the shed.





The eyes are the mirror of the soul.

Wood isn't very strong in torsion, especially ply as it tends to split easily, and the bicycle wheels are also out, acting as a lever further exasperating the problem. 10 points for trying though.






The fecal material has hit the air circulating device.

May look quaint but how is turning a shopping trolley into a trailer any better than just making the trailer from scratch, they way you want it in the first place?

Any loaded trailer like that needs some form of basic suspension or the spokes will go out of alignment the first time you hit any kind of small bump.

Connecting it high up to the seat like that will destabilise the bike.

No reflectors visible. This makes it illegal for an adult to use on roads in some places (yeah, I know WROL etc, but surely you'd want to try it out first with a test run.)

Looks very difficult to use if you had a failure on the bike itself and had to push the cart by hand.

Ok, I'm done now...