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Are our trucks good "Doomsday Trucks"??

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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Swimmerboy2112
All these things you guys have mentioned are great things to have but have you thought of what happens if you get injured/sick?

Things like antibacterial cream and/or rubbing alcohol would be invaluable! How about bandaids, gauze and other antibiotics such as penicillin.

Just some food for thought.
Yes. Multiple trips to Walgreens, CVS, etc.
The kits from Cheaper Than Dirt are also nice. (There are some things missing, though, like QuikClot and sutures.)
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/MHR325-1.html

For Antibiotics, just stock up on Fish antibotics, "Fish Mox" and "Fish Pen" its the EXACT same thing you buy for humans, many times the exact same pill. Last year Amazon had many more fish antibiotic products and reviews...not so much any more since so many people are, uh, stocking up for their fish. Big pharma don't like that. But here's a few links: http://www.entirelypets.com/fimoxfoa501c.html
http://www.entirelypets.com/fipenp251ta.html ...Vet Depot also has good prices.

Of course, the best is preventative maintenance and natural herbs. And colloidal silver
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Pumpkinyota
Are our trucks good doomsday trucks?

My sources say yes.
Let me check with the mother ship and get back to you.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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Hey Warmonger do you know of any big mines around here? I live in Soulsbyville, so we have mines, but nothing big enough you could really survive out of. There's some good ones down on Lime Kiln Rd. in Sonora but that would be too far.
I know about and have been dozens up here, the biggest problem around the county is ground water. If you want, I'll show you a bunch toward the end of the summer, when the water table drops.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Swimmerboy2112
All these things you guys have mentioned are great things to have but have you thought of what happens if you get injured/sick?

Things like antibacterial cream and/or rubbing alcohol would be invaluable! How about bandaids, gauze and other antibiotics such as penicillin.

Just some food for thought.
Two things you would really want to pick up would be casting plaster and some sutures. I put together a first aid kit for traveling/wheeling that I can almost do major surgery with. A good place to start would be a small molle duffel from a military surplus site and a medium to large first aid kit also from a surplus or survival site, the begin adding more to the kit. If you think you have enough, double it.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 04:35 PM
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This thread reminds me of a show I watch occasionally called "Doomsday Preppers". Lol, when I first watched that show I thought of some of the Toys I saw in here! Just saying.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 09:37 AM
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I can't belive I just found this thread! Fyi a brass mesh "cage" would shield from any emp. Copper would work as well but not as effectivly. This will work for ecu's, cb's, hams, ect.
wouldnt it also work if you had a switch on the pos and neg of your battery and turned it off when not using your truck? I think EMP's only have an effect if there is battery power in the device.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 09:20 PM
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awesome thread doing some sort of diesel swap might be a good idea since it could give us a couple more miles from our 17 gallon gas tanks
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted by monster-runner
awesome thread doing some sort of diesel swap might be a good idea since it could give us a couple more miles from our 17 gallon gas tanks
what first gen truck has a 17 gallon tank??
short bed = 13
long bed =16
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 03:42 AM
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19.2 gallons here
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by irab88
19.2 gallons here
it's in the pre '83 folder so thinking it pertains more to 1st gens
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 06:14 PM
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easy enough to retrofit

and besides, there's always the ford aux tank to add in...
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 04:32 PM
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I always wanted to put a beer keg with an electric pump under the truck. That way I can hit a switch and dump my aux tank into the stock one.
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