War Materiel, Mostly Used
You don't have to be an Arab trader, a thrifty Yankee, or a corporate titan to value a good deal.
Who among us has not wished for a lower car payment, or a more cost-effective set of wheels? For the stump-jumping set, how long have you pined to take your H2 off-road for real, without needing the resources of a corporate sponsor to pay for the damage? Can any one of you reading this now honestly say you have no need at all for a tracked vehicle? Of course not.
For alot less cost and effort than you might think, you can drive away in an old US 2 1/2 ton truck (the venerable and ubiquitous "deuce-and-a-half"), various Germanic surplus trucks ("Pinzgauers"- these things kick viele Arsch), an old tracked tank destroyer (only driven to church and back-promise!), and even like-new Austrian assault bicycles. Dealers' prices too much for you? Put in your own bid for everything from aircraft parts to semi-trailers.
The Pinzes especially are super cheap. Even the refurbished ones are quite reasonable, both in terms of price and therefore in terms of not being afraid to really beat the shit out of them the way these things should be. Don't be surprised to see one someday around my house with a snowplow on it.
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What?! No UNIMOG for sale?
What?! No UNIMOG for sale?
Maps,
Maps,
The links to the tank destroyer and the "assault bicycles" go to the same dealer. The different pics pages didn't link, but the home page did.
Anyway, go there- that place definitely has 'mogs. I think the guy at actionmobile.com has them too.
Are you starting a militia? The Mapgirl Militia?
[girlishly bats eyelashes] A
[girlishly bats eyelashes] A militia? Me? No. Not me...hee hee
Seriously, there's a group that did over a Unimog as a roving DJ set up that rocks out at this desert festival I went to once. uh, you know, it can carry a lot of gas a few 3KW gennies that run in parallel for some serious wattage for sound and lights...
If it takes diesel and gets 40mpg, then we'll talk. I'm still getting 27-29 with my regular car, but I'm lucky to drive a stick shift. If the price of gas goes up any further, I'll have to rethink my commute.
Maps,
Maps,
You'll probably also need to throw in some half decent hearing protection to drive your basic Pinz or Unimog. I understand they are pretty noisy inside as you approach highway speeds (LEGAL highway speeds!).
GL - who would want to go
GL - who would want to go *ONLY* legal highway speeds?
Bah, a pair of earplugs and maybe those headset/ear protectors you wear when firing guns should do it. I mean, I'll already have a set to go with my arsenal that's stashed in the back, right?