Any fellow survivalists utilize their truck?

So far I've stuffed a well equipped first aid kit, a few days worth of food, bottled water, some knives, some tow chain and a come-along, and tools under the back seats.

To keep things low profile and so my passengers in the back can't be seen, I've tinted the rear windows darker, and the fronts darker as well.

Right now I'm working to install an 800w inverter and outlets so the truck can be used as a generator.

I wish there was more storage space in the truck, but I'm quite happy with all I could stuff behind and under the back seats.

 

Love all the ideas in this thread. The pessimist in though doesn't let me pack it full of stuff for fear of it being stolen. Luckily I live pretty close to where I work and keep bins packed in the garage ready that I can just toss in. When I travel, and depending on how far, I add select gear for the trip, but my general plan is to get home and shelter in place.

 

Keep a gerber multitool, benchmade katana and fenix flashlight in the wallet pocket next to the steering wheel. Under the seats I have paracord, a fixed blade knife with firestart, waterproof matches, a couple lifestraws and another pump style water purifier, first aid kit, isreali cauterizing bandage. I have a console vault I put in but didnt like driving around with my sig (no safety). Basically I went Amazon crazy during the ebola scare and later just put it all in my truck.

 

Mostly I'm pretty minimal with what I keep in the truck, usually just my GHB unless I'm traveling more than an hour from home. The clothing gets swapped seasonally (heavier in the winter, lighter in the summer) and I add hand/footwarmers, heavy boots, insulated gloves, a wool hat, and a true winter coat when the weather gets cold. I just keep enough stuff for me to live out of for a few days, long enough for me to get home from wherever. Plus I have my EDC stuff, obviously, so lighter, knife, multitool, etc.
I need to strip my GHB and do an inventory on it, though. I've added and subtracted so much stuff over the last year that I'm not sure what I have too much of.

I'm old school.

Lol, NOW I see this. I went and pulled one of my .50's of 7.62X54r this weekend and did a count and I was really scratching my head at how the heck I could fit more in there without damaging it, haha!

 

I do have an Access cab, and an open bed with no camper, but I keep quite a bit in the truck out of sight. Here's what I carry in the truck for when I'm not camping or deliberately carrying more gear on long road trips:

• Driver's side door cubby:
  • Ka-Bar BK2 in custom Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok
  • Leather work gloves (for utility, and to cover the BK2 from plain sight)
• Under back seat (used to be small subwoofers in a custom box under my seats, but I got rid of it. It left me with more storage space because there's no cubby or carpet under the seats now. I plugged the drain holes to keep moisture and dirt out):
  • 1/4 mile of coated dual strand coated wire (military surplus, comes in a round metal can) - cordage, low power electrical fixes, snares, etc. This stuff is used by military to make long runs of power wire between explosives and the detonator. It's thin, strong, and cheap.
  • 30,000# tow strap
  • Warn winch controller (wired)
  • Snatch block pulley
  • Crovel with paracord wrapped handle
  • Ka-Bar Kukri machete in custom Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok
  • 8x6 poly camo tarp with aluminized coating on one side
  • 3600 calorie Datrex block
  • Sawyer Mini water filter kit with 32oz squeeze bag
  • Travel umbrella
  • Military surplus Goretex bivvy (outer layer from the sleep system)
  • Titanium cook pot with lid, and Solo Stove nested inside with folding spork and small bottle of camp soap with a scrub sponge
  • Small first aid kit, hand packed in a ziploc freezer bag. Krazy Glue in place of sutures.
• Rear passenger door cubby:
  • Small packable black backpack. Tucks into itself into a small zippered pouch. Never know when you need to go on foot and carry stuff. I'd rather have a larger pack, but this one would do the job in a pinch.
• Rear drivers door cubby:
  • Rolled up lightweight rubberized rain jacket
  • Tan shemagh
• Center console:
  • Condor Bushlore knife in custom Kydex sheath with ferro rod and Tek-Lok
  • 2 micro USB charging cables
  • 9,000mAh charged battery pack (waterproof, rubberized)
  • Spyderco Civilian
  • Diamond/ceramic knife sharpener
  • Seat belt cutter in nylon pouch (from the Gerber LMKII knife set)
• Back seat (in plain site):
  • Weather-appropriate outer clothing (jacket/coat, rain pants, hat)
  • Merrel Moab hiking shoes and pair of good socks, for if I'm wearing dress shoes or something less comfortable for walking long distances.
• In the bed:
  • Old Coleman steel cooler that I upgraded - riveted on steel handles, new steel latch. I ran a cable lock through the handle to a tie-down loop I installed in the bed of the truck near the front. In that cooler, I always have about a half a case of bottled drinking water.
  • Full sized spare, also locked to the cable.
• Coin tray (right of steering wheel):
  • Coins
  • Bic lighter
• Coin tray (left of steering wheel):
  • Small ceramic knife sharpener
  • Some cheap S&W folding tonto knife I use as a box cutter
  • Extra fuses
• Bed rack (ok, so it's an open bed but I have a full sized bed rack always on):
  • Tepui Kukenam RTT (only taken off when I know I'm going somewhere that only has parking available in garages)
  • ARB 6' awning

You look inside of my truck and see, at most, a pair of cheap-looking leather work gloves, and some cold weather clothes down on the floor. I always carry at least a 32oz water bottle with me wherever I go, so I have water carrying capability for short distances. The Sawyer water filter kit has a 32oz squeeze bag for the dirty water, so at least I have a way to carry more with me and filter it as needed. The cooler in the bed of my truck is old and beat up looking, but it works fantastic. It's locked to the truck, so the most anyone would do would be to take the water out of my cooler or vandalize the cooler (which was free anyways). If I'm staying with the truck for whatever reason (breakdown in the middle of the woods or something), I have the RTT and awning to quickly set up as my basecamp.

What I carry gives me food and water for a couple days, the ability to filter water and cook food or boil water, a small pack to carry just what I need, and clothing for the climate. I never drive anywhere without the right layers for the weather and footwear for the terrain, because you never know when you'll have to get out and walk. I carry a bunch of blades, but they all serve a different purpose and I just like knives. I'm considering just carrying the BK2 or the Bushlore, but I also just purchased the Matt Graham Condor knife and that could replace them all. Then I'd have a chopper and something I could still do fine work with.

Something I didn't put on the list above is another great place to carry valuable gear: Under the panel where the shifter is located (automatic transmissions only). If you unscrew the shifter knob, you can just pop up the surrounding panel around the shifter stick (it's only held down by reusable clips) and there's a ton of space for small gear under there. A pistol, knives, or whatever your heart desires. Just make sure whatever you pack in there doesn't get in the way of any of the mechanics of the shifter. Great stash spot, and pretty easy access even in a rush. It does get warm in there from the transmission, so don't put anything in there that you don't want to get warmed up. I won't tell you what's stored in mine.

 

Condoms

 

I just started building my gf a GHB. She hates prepping/GHB's and anything like that because Doomsday preppers makes everyone with a GHB look crazy but after the unfortunate attacks in Paris she is starting to understand. I'll list the contents shortly. Has anyone ever built their wife/gf a bag before?

Has everyone seen this guy? It's a "little" overboard in my opinion lol
http://youtu.be/1qvPZ5q6rLM

 

I recommend it. My GF isn't a prepper at all, but I insisted that she have a GHB in her car and know how to use what's in it. I maintain it for her, but she knows how to use everything in it. She won't carry a gun, still, so she's got some bear-strength pepper spray in there instead of spare ammo, lol.

 

A GHB is prudent, regardless of your motivation.

 

Added a few more freeze dried meals to my GHB after these recent attacks. The world is going to shit fast.

 

The world has been a shit sandwich with no bread for a long time depending on your geographical location and occupation... It's good to see more people catching on and growing the movement. If you prepare for the worst, then when something mundane like an earthquake, hurricane, forest fire, etc happens you are ready. The one thing most people miss is a nice weather radio with an alert function. The NWS sends out alerts for any emergency, not just weather related and it's hard to find a place in the continental US that doesn't have coverage (unlike cell phones). It's a good way to know what's going on when the lights go out... don't get a cheap one!

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-MWR839-Desktop-Weather-Alert-Radio/dp/B00C5B276W

 

Thanks. Don't have one of those and should grab one.

 

I keep some basics in there. SOG seal pup, some para-chord, cans of tuna (food allergies make it tough) 45 ACP with 2 mags. I'm a high and steep inspector so I also have 300 ft of climbing rope and a harness. Some scrapes and bruises first aid kit, some tools under the access seat and a case of water bottles in the bed. I also keep a small tarp and duct tape in the door pocket.

 

I carry 2 of the Baofeng radios when I'm going out of town. Program them with your local weather (very easy) and you're set. Plus, you then have 2-way communication with someone else, or you have double the standby time. When one dies, the other is good to go. You can program in all of the GMRS and FRS channels, plus HAM frequencies so you can dial in search and rescue if you have signal. With your HAM license, you can tap into area repeaters and significantly extend your range and capabilities.

 

Did you guys hear about Germany? ISIS planned an attack on the Germany-Netherlands game and the stadium was evacuated. Police warned people not to hold still and to leave immediately. Unconfirmed but an ambulance full of explosives is rumored to have been recovered. A mysterious object was found in the train nearby and all trains were evacuated. Counter terrorism units deployed. Warning that London and US are next.

 

Before you go start a panic, where did you see the details about anything to do with an ambulance loaded with explosives, or that the evacuations included areas of specific interest like trains? I watch various news outlets all day and haven't seen that yet. Please validate your findings with a credible resource, please.

 

Instead of writing all of that you simply could have done this.

 

Sorry I'm in class and getting updates from a buddy watching the news. I'll ask him what channel he is watching but based on his preferences it is probably cnn or fox.

 

Neither of those. Be careful with hearsay.

 

I did. Reported, but not confirmed. If there ended up being a vehicle full of explosives that didn't meet its destination, that's excellent work by authorities to thwart it.