New bug out camper

mj1angier · Mar 24, 2009

Pick this up last week at Ft. Bragg for $500.

With a little work, this will make a nice 2 person camper/ comm. shelter. Picked up a trailer off craigslist that will fit it for $350.

btwiceborn · Mar 24, 2009

you should just buy the humvee to put it in the back of

anythingshiny · Mar 24, 2009

HOW COOL IS THAT!!?!?

love that thing...does bragg sell of cool stuff like that alot? ill have to pay attn more..

mj1angier · Mar 24, 2009

http://www.govliquidation.com/index.html

This is the site to look for items. I just chose NC in the search area and it gives you Bragg and Cherry Point. All kinds of stuff comes up for bid, some can oly be used for scrap. They will oad on your truck or trailer, unless otherwise noted. Medical equip can only go to a hospital or doc. One thing funny aboyt the auction site, if someone places a bid within 15 min of closing, it will extend the closing time. So no one can snip a last second bid in on you.
Winning the bid was easy, getting on base was tough- all tags on cars must be currant and match, have to open hood, trunk, glove box, all bags to be checked, no weapons on base....

mj1angier · Mar 24, 2009

In the 1st pic. there are some V shaped brakets on the front of the S250. Anybody know what they are for?

Oneofsix · Mar 24, 2009

how about light brackets, like the ones to the left of the door?

Oneofsix · Mar 24, 2009

way cool, btw. Should make a great bug out camper.

mj1angier · Mar 26, 2009

Well duh... I saw the lights but did not notice that they were on the same brackets.

This the model that has the emf shielding so it does weigh about 1200 lbs. I spent most of yesterday pulling the wires that they had in it out. I was rigged for 240 with a heavy duty braker panel, way over kill for what I need. I pulled that box and will go back with something smaller. This thing is hard core in the wireing dept. It had a lot of antenna wire ( tis was a comm shack) that I am pulling and a few filters to take out interferance. I will put the lot of that on ebay- somebody will have better use than for it. I found a trailer that will handle about 2000 lbs that I am going to mount it on. I have to paint the trailer to match it- its carolina blue right now.

Oneofsix · Mar 26, 2009

IIRC those were rated for NBC environments as well.... :shock:

jure · Mar 27, 2009

A woods/jungle camo version ending soon:
http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=2263173&convertTo=USD

mj1angier · Mar 27, 2009

Here is the panel that I pulled out the other day-

Slacker · Mar 27, 2009

You'll want to put some insulation on the floor of that thing.
I've spent many many hours in one of those S250G shelters, my feet always froze. Aluminum floors suck in the cold. That thing will fit into a 3/4T pickup bed. I'd just buy a 70's M880 for $800 and put in in the back. They are easy to find with low mileage. Then you've really got a BOV.

-06 · Apr 12, 2009

Add some hooks for hammocks and you save lots of space. On that insulation. I have seen 1/4 of frost on exposed parts. Liberal spraying of under coating or expanding foam will greatly help the floor. That and adding a padded indoor/outdoor carpet. Nothing like stepping onto a warm soft floor. Bring it to the gathering and show it off, wc

mj1angier · Apr 13, 2009

Thanks for all the tips guys, Me and my FIL have been working on rewiring it. what the Army had was over kill for me. I have to paint the trailer that is going on, put some windows in it, put a new a/c , and paint the inside. I will keep photos to up date.

4362 · May 6, 2009

Sweet investment, hope you never have to use it though but at least your one step ahead if you do. Would be nice to have a couple cheap night vision cameras hooked up on the outside too! 8)

mj1angier · Sep 14, 2009

Update: I am about 65% finished with camper. I have put it on a trailer, rewired the power, put in new a/c, and mounted bunks. Still have to put on trailer lights, make bunk pads, paint... but at this point it could be used.

Turner1 · Sep 14, 2009

That is very cool.

imatt1 · Sep 14, 2009

Very cool indeed. Any larger pictures?

mj1angier · Sep 15, 2009

I will get some new pic that are larger. I picked up the foam and vinyl for the bunks yesterday. Plan to start patching the screw holes in the inside tomarrow.

flightorfight · Sep 15, 2009

Looks great. Did you put one of those insulating foam boards under the plywood floor to keep out the cold that several posters said crept up through the floor?

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