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Thanks Teletech. I found a nice humvee ambulance, fully restored by a guy who restores them for a living, for about $50K. In terms of space, it seemed to be about the same as a Chevy Suburban. Massively better off road capability, of course. But $50K is a little steep. (I haven't finished...

Thanks. That's the conclusion I'm coming to also. The Unimog U1300L ambulance looks more capable, but the seat cushion of the driver's chair is 4' off the ground, and mileage is awful. The M109A4 is also intimidatingly tall. They both have a similar footprint to my pickup, a 1-ton crew cab...

Thanks for the suggestion. They look like a Chevy Suburban, which I have been considering too. I'll read up on them.

I understand and agree with the training and equipment recommendations. Winches for self-extraction, ground anchors etc. make a lot of sense. She's had SatComms for years, as a condition for her Dad to let her spend months in the wilderness while weeks travel away from the nearest road. She's...

Thanks for the recommendation. She does a lot of interstate travel to get to the areas she studies. Here's the scenario that makes your approach not my preference for her: Young woman driving alone in the middle of nowhere has to pull over for the night for some reason, maybe weather, maybe...

Thanks. I took another look at the Pinzgauer/Haflinger. They're viable options, though the lack of a front crumple zone is a bit worrisome. She wouldn't be comfortable driving anything much bigger than a full size pickup with a camper on the back, so the S&S, DAF, and Stolly are much too big...

I'm an MV newbie looking for advice. My daughter is a field biologist. She spends weeks at a time out in the wilderness gathering samples. She mostly studies the microorganisms in fresh-water systems. They usually drive until they can drive no further, then they canoe, ski, showshoe and/or...

I'm the guy near Boston. Family commitments prevented me from attending the October rally, so I've still never seen an MKT in person. No I never got one, though it's still on my wish list.

Thanks folks. I'll try to make the beginning of the rally, but I have to be home for my son's football games, so I'll miss the end. I appreciate there's a lot of work involved in feeding 1000 people 3 meals and snacks over 14 hours. We do that work now, using lots of well-organized...

I'd like to learn all I can about operating an MKT. If anyone has plans to use one anywhere near Boston, I volunteer for KP. I'm no chef, but I can fetch and carry and clean and lift large objects. Are there any MKTs anywhere near Boston? (Within a few hundred miles?) I'd like to see...