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I see value in anything with wheels on it, in a bugout situation.
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I just started asking around and i ended with one like you are talking about. They just come in horrible colors. I couldn't take it. lol so I striped it.cool trailer. thinking about doing something similar but leaving the top on so it can keep the gear and kids dry.
the colors are terrible,so it might get some camp.I just started asking around and i ended with one like you are talking about. They just come in horrible colors. I couldn't take it. lol so I striped it.
camothe colors are terrible,so it might get some camp.
Like that idea.camo
That's what I was thinking. And when the gas runs out at least riding a bike is better than walking.
one thing a person might want to think about interchangable tires/wheels...one complet set for off road.and other set for on road..and some tire rims can be removed/installed completly by hand..
You'd have to figure out a way to keep from getting flats
I think a bicycle is a great choice in many areas. Not so much in my area. I'm 18 miles from town and 2,000 feet higher. Going to town in the summer wouldn't be so bad, but coming back up hill all the way would be hard even with the right gearing. And winter would be impossible. In post SHTF the plows wouldn't be running anymore so even motor vehicle travel would be impossible. For my situation and location horses will be the best choice for transportation post SHTF.I realize this is an old thread, but I've already adopted a bicycle lifestyle for many years, and I think the whole bicycle thing is underrated in our culture.
A few points:
1) Post SHTF, it will be easier to repair bicycles rather than cars and/or motorcycles. It is easier to swap parts between damaged bicycles because there is greater commonality. I'm riding a Frankenstein bike right now. There are fewer tools required to repair a bike as opposed to a car, and the skills are easier to learn.
2) Diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, obesity, and heart disease will be problems post SHTF, and adequate medical care will be difficult (if not impossible) to obtain. Regular aerobic exercise that is low impact (such as bicycling) can help with many of these conditions and increase quality (and quantity) of life. Regular cycling can help tremendously with depression and anxiety, which seem likely (at least to me) post SHTF.
3) A bicycle can be hidden easier than a car, and is silent when compared to a car...so it lends itself to stealth when discretion is important.
4) A bike can be carried up, over, or around obstacles that would stop a car. A bike can be carried over water when a cyclist has to wade.
5) A bike trailer can be used to carry large loads over great distances. I do this now to get groceries, although--in fairness to anyone who disagrees with me--my situation is unique in a lot of ways. I live in South Florida, which is tropical and very flat. A bike trailer probably wouldn't work in a mountainous environment.
6) Rickshaws are available for bicylces, so one can carry passengers...such as elderly people, children, pregnant, or the disabled. There is actually a bicycle taxicab service in West Palm Beach, Florida. Look it up. I'm not bullshitting.
7) Adopting a bicycle lifestyle now saves money than can be diverted into prepping.
8) I derived intense (yes, I know it was very small of me) satisfaction when--while bicycling to work--seeing almost four dollars a gallon for gasoline at my local filling station (remember those days?) and telling them to "...go f____ themselves, and shove their gasoline right up their...." well, you know.
And so on.
The bicycle--as a prepping tool--seems very underrated.
Thank you for considering my post.
All my best,
---Kevin
For my situation and location horses will be the best choice for transportation post SHTF.
I just read thru this old thread. I agree on all the points of bikes being great for health, stealth and a good alternative to gasoline that may one day be scarce. On point though about the 100.00 Walmart bikes. They pretty much are junk. Yes, they look great, but are built pretty cheaply and don't hold up well. I grew up on old steel schwinns. They were tough and lasted for years. I think you would do better buying a better quality used bike from Craigslist or eBay. The area I live in is just too darn hilly to enjoy riding a bike here. The only way here would be to have a motor assist to help with going up the hills. However in a post shtf world, walking it up the hills would still be better than not having it.