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As you do ...... I have a small utility trailer that I use the same toyota axels and wheel and lug patters as an old 85 Toyota 4x4 I bought last year to store as my "Oh Damn Ride" . It allows me to use the wheels as spare if I have to abandon the trailer etc. As to my little 4 banger 22R engine I have converted it to propane.

The propane is something I can leave in the two 14x40 Manchester tanks fitted on the vehicle and 3 spare 14x40's on the trailer without it going bad or varnishing up the engine etc etc .....

I converted the 4 speed manual tranny to an automatic as ideling in traffic and moving slow if caught in traffic is easier on a auto tranny with a cooler. Added electric boost fans on the tranny, oil and radiator makes such more reliable. I have a system that allows me to use the propane on the trailer first and the vehicle last.

My original mogas tank on the truck was removed and is now replaced with a 30 gallon water tank. The truck was an old beater I stripped down to bare metal and had the entire frame and body line-X'd. The interior has old corvette reclining seats that will be comfy to sleep or sit in for long durations. The entire cab is lined with dynamat insulation and rubber floor covering, stainless door panels cust custom for a no frills easy ride.

The dash was removed and gutted for new gages that I wanted. All wiring was repaired or replaced and waterproofed to the best of my ability . I added double door seal weather stripping and made it a pretty quiet little ride. Plans and work ongoing but that's just my last ditch plan as I believe my home is a primary shelter, the vehicle secondary with a ruck afoot is last.....

I have an old armored Suburban 4x4 I got a few years ago at a goobermint auction. It's trashed mechanically but the body is sound, It'll need new engine tranny , pretty much a complete drivetrain..... all the glass is OK with no delamination or other danage so I figure that's my next project.

Interior was clean but new carpet, seat covers, and painting some interior trim is needed. Frame off when I can find a way to lift that massively heavy body off the frame. Gonna have to bubba engineer that one carefully.....

Fifteen years ago I met a man in NOLA with a tri wheel attachment that he built for his flatbottomed boat. Attach a piece of rope as a handle and off you go on dry land to the next submerged area.

I asked about it and he explained that the city would not flood evenly and this would permit him to travel from wet land to dry land to wet land easily.

This would permit him to get out of the city or travel through it helping other family members during a flood.

I'll bet he is a hero today.