Raddy21

And a supply of ballbearings for my catapult.

Stoatmaster

skulldriveshaft

skulldriveshaft

sos10

You tell the dog, "Come here!"
The dog responds immediately, "Here I come! Here I am!"

You tell the cat, "Come here!"
The cat responds, "Fuck you. And stay fucked."

Elhigh

POLAЯZSMAЯTAMINO

Morphine

cshontz

jnostalgics

something_unique_and_descriptive

UDMan

Eldorado

Bring it on, zombies!

TX Law

Armand, Star-Spangled Pedant

blue-coupe

oslo(w)motion

mytdawg

yellofury * * * * *

@Buji, @PeteJayhawk: While I love the military breadboxes like those I just mentioned, a Quigley/Sportsmobile is the real-world choice I would make, too.

@PÖLAЯ: Nice. I haven't seen that movie in ages. Long live the GMC Motorhome.

stu-rock

Any of these with a camp stove, air mattress, shovel, 4' jack, and zombie gun would be sweet.

Naters4

ohms

As for what I'd drive, I'd go with an Escort; [jalopnik.com]

Barring that, a Trailblazer SS with a liftkit.

Maymar

[www.maximog.com]

The diverse range of accessories include a high performance Motorbike, an electrically powered UAV aircraft which can fly up to 10 miles away from the MaxiMog® while transmitting back it's position and live video, and an ROV teleoperated undersea vehicle.

ding! ding! ding! winner!

mehugtree

POLAЯZSMAЯTAMINO

Barring that, Oshkosh HEMTT 8x8. Take that, zombies.

Elhigh

POLAЯZSMAЯTAMINO

mehugtree

blur911

But the survival part came at an odd time. I just parked the van in front of the school one day and never went home. I had my mini fridge, toaster and waffle machine, drew a power line with 4 extension cords from the school, used the school lavatories and showered in front of the van before anyone came to school. Hooked up my wifi, sat in the van at night with friends (occasionally of the opposite sex) watching movies until one day I woke up with a week of final exams and unfinished projects ahead of me. I survived the week with flying colors thanks to the van, which was transformed from a duct-tape solution to mobile entertainment into a connectivity and productivity palace. Two laptops furiously churning away trying to get video editing projects done in time needed my mini driver fan pointed at them to avoid overheating. The pull out table became a study desk of the likes noone has ever seen. So much information in such little space was like a living metaphor for the state of mind that I was in. I even had 'study groups' that would stay after school into the wee hours of the night cramming. It will suffice to say that on the last day of finals the study group ended up turning into something I am not at liberty to discuss.

Looking at events from the college student perspective, my camper van was more than just an ultimate survival vehicle. Sure it came with perks like ultimate social networking tool, ultimate mobile amusement park and ultimate mobile digital warehouse. The truth of the matter is my survival of exam week would not have been possible without the VW. It served its purpose many times over, but in all eventuality the 'ultimate' survival tool must provide more than just a means of 'survival'. You never use all the gadgets and gizmos on a Swiss army knife, but it's comforting to know they are there. On the rare occasion that you DO use them, it is usually for a purpose entirely irrelevant to the actual purpose of design of said gadget and/or gizmo. The camper van helped me survive college, but it had that little extra touch that was oh so essential when gathering friends to go kite surfing/buggying, that essential toast maker for when you just crave a cheddar and salami toast in the middle of the night, the always full mini fridge to accommodate the odd guest. It was always there for me, like a best college buddy.

oyumurtaci

vwminispeedster

PeteRR

Armand, Star-Spangled Pedant

nyoh-ohio

Or

+ Watch video

nj_hoon

SonOfSlam

P161911

Starlton Heston, Gushing post-mother

nj_hoon

Dr.Danger's got it all

And he's building a new one from the bones of the old one...

Vintage Racer

SundaySunday

Bentos, Der Frischmacher!

Step Two: Obtain a number of Toyota Hilux trucks, a couple amphibious assault vehicles like the SiS XA-185, and a pack of 125cc off road cycles.

Step Three: Converge on Denver International and take out the aliens who conspired to eliminate all humans in this dastardly subterfuge.

We will need much aluminum foil to make this plan work.

DoctorNine

There's the only way to survive for any appreciable length of time in a real post apoplyptic world.

Go down to the local marina fast, steal the biggest sailboat you can get your hands on before people realize what is really happening, and get the hell away from the zombies, starving millions or whatever is left of the population.

At least on the open ocean you can get food, fresh water and hopefully eventually find a safe place to resettle and adapt to a stone-age lifestyle (Waterworld anyone?).

Smitty

-chet

Wes Siler

[www.sfreviews.net]

I'll wave to you all as I plod by behind my grass-fueled mules. BTW start archery practice and swordcraft now, even if gunpowder does still work, I guarantee only the bad guys will have ammo for long.

Smitty

All assuming EFI wasn't wiped out in an EMP blast.

In that case, Chevelle SS, or old Ford Bronco with a roots blower.

LuciferV8

CyberRanger

Andrewpetty

I've professed my love for the UNICATS before, so I gotta stick with that + solar panels from Napa in Wisconsin

Starlton Heston, Gushing post-mother

Matt Hardigree

I foresee a return to sailing vessels when the oil runs low. With cannons.

...but assuming diesel is still available, I'll take one of these: www.glacierbaycats.com/lineup_3480_or.html

my favorite car is a motorcycle

CyberRanger

halfshafter

That thing has been sitting at a shop on Cahuenga in Hollywood for the past 20 years or so. Go and get it!

graverobber- Same great taste, new low price!

mytdawg

Novaload

Novaload

mytdawg

[kamaz.net]

BadAxe

PeteJayhawk

reefer

Three important reasons:
1. Mobility: Amphibious 6x6
2. Safety: Zombie proof, also with a mounted NSV machine gun
3. Power Plant: Decent diesel engine (we all know diesel engines are versatile with fuel)

Dr.Danger's got it all

Otherwise, I'm thinking Force Protection Buffalo. With the mine rake elevated you could skewer a cadre of zombies.

[www.forceprotection.net]

JoSCh

Murph

I've got that too, but i don't necessarily agree with the all tactics in the book. Stealth and quietness are perfectly fine, but the riding around on a bike is a little bit dangerous. It offers no physical protection despite it's manueverability and stealth factor. Also the fact that it is human powered really limits you. Professional cyclists have to eat tens of thousands of calories a day to sustain their efforts, and they're NOT killing zombies along the way. In a zombie-infected world, there's no guarantee that you'd be able to consume enough calories to maintain your pedalling whilst fending off brainless flesh-eaters.

Papercutninja

Wow almost forgot about that thing I remember seeing it on the side of the 101 when I was a kid. It was on Fox's backlot gathering dust. (It was used in an episode of "Get A Life".

Froggmann

EM-50
[www.cloudster.com]

Al Navarro

You probably do, with 11 billion people on earth this century shit might get heavy.

Next, ask yourself if the electromagnetic pulse is going to kill all the electronics on your fancy new off road RV: [en.wikipedia.org]

I'm going with the 1973 XB GT Ford Falcon Coupe for its proven post-apocalyptic capabilities.

Also, I've got first dibs on the LdHmngs plates.

no_slushbox

There's also a pretty sweet AWD GM conversion called a ZRV, I think.

mytdawg

I'll be riding in style on my Hutch BMX, lopping off Zombie heads with my Katana sword and taking the odd pot-shot with my M1 Carbine rifle, but only when I can afford to make the noise. My back up weapon is a 24" steel crow bar. I have my to-go bag ready...map plotted. Apocalypse boots by the door.

beta.rogan

halfshafter

Throw in my guns and my ruck. Stock on food and scavenge tanks for fuel (with a hand operated transfer pump and tubing). Simple, fast (relative to the circumstance), small and maneuverable.

Morphine

[www.steelwheels4x4.com]

Oh and it's for sale again.

[www.generalauction.com]

Froggmann

VeeEightPowah

Mazda-Eric-with-1cup-arugula

Matt Hardigree

Froggmann

lascauxcaveman

muhnkee_2

BMWCARL

sportsmobileforum.com

[sportsmobileforum.com]

Buji

None of these are as cool as Bento's Killdozer I'm afraid.

evoCS

orangeroller

YankBoffin

schrosa

Mad_Science

Those Ozzies know the post pockyclypse like no one else.

With the WOT 1 in my posession it is virtually garanteed that Adidac runs bartertown...

Once parked it can remain self sufficient for 3 months on solar power, and large capacity water tanks, subsidized by reclaimed rain water.

It has a deck, an auxilary motorbike, a mobile repair station, 6WD and the guy that built it used to brew his own beer on board!

sadly Version 1 is no more- but DAMN...

Adidac425

Modifications to said Prevost would be:
1. Cowcatcher type plow on front
2. Gun ports for the multitude of rifles on board
3. That cool chainsaw slot from Dawn of the Dead
4. Retracting outrigger wheels to prevent tip-over
5. Remote release for the trailer hitch
6. Solar panels
7. Outside gasoline tanks that double as a self-destruct system
8. Rainwater gathering system for drinking/bathing/cooking
9. "enduro" style motorcycle for recon missions

I think that that covers most of it.

Papercutninja

drewheyman

[www.geocities.com]

And when it's time to step out with a more intimate ride, the Brubaker Box, held in vitro will make the ladies swoon:

[www.70slivekidvid.com]

Smooth.

graverobber- Same great taste, new low price!

TurboBrick

along with a couple of good mules ... oh, and I'll take the blond accessory too!

Smitty

Sci-fi world - Juggernaut from Revenge of the Sith.

Jeb_Hoge

bluecoupe

If it has to be a consumer vehicle, the Land Rover LR3 would get me everywhere comfortably, but for reliability and/or easy repairability, an FJ40 is in order.

A strolling player

With that in mind, I'd pick a Unimog 416 with a few drums of vegetable oil.

Paul Y. is Going Dumb at the Sideshow

Now, I'd opt for a flame-throwing UNIMOG.

Greg A.

YankBoffin

biminitwst

XDoctor

XDoctor

[i44.photobucket.com]

Marvin spent 18 months building this thing in his garage out of a Kamatsu Bulldozer. Here is the wiki entry:
The piece of construction equipment used in the incident was a Komatsu D335A bulldozer fitted with makeshift armor plating covering the cabin, engine and parts of the tracks. In places, the vehicle's armor was over one foot thick, consisting of concrete sandwiched between sheets of steel to make ad-hoc composite armor. This made the machine impervious to small arms fire and resistant to explosives; three external explosions and over 200 rounds of firearm ammunition fired at the bulldozer had no effect on it.

The dude was crazy, but Post appoctaliptic Bento will be able to make smart jabs at Jalopnik articles without fear of reprisals! All Hail Killdozer!

Bentos, Der Frischmacher!

Only downside is they are slow (56 mph top speed) and noisy.

clinto

Ash78