Army Surplus: MRAPS

By -
With the US winding down from the largest military confrontation since Vietnam, there is going to be a fair bit of surplus available. 

Specifically, in the last few years of the conflict, the military (finally some might say) started deploying large numbers of MRAPs (Mine Resistant Armor Plated vehicles) - about 20,000 of them. Most of them are currently seeing use in Afghanistan, but in a few years they will be coming back home...

File:FPCougar.jpg
Freaking Awesome
And the thing is, they are amazing vehicles which have saved a lot of lives.. but they are not really that useful outside of terrorist zones. 

File:Army mil-2008-06-13-162413.jpg

So, what is to happen to these mighty machines? Well - come about 2016 or so, you just might be able to buy one. In the rush to get these things deployed, there are actually a whole range of different types (probably ones of the reasons they are too expensive to keep around after the fact - that and their gas consumption), and some of them would make perfect RVs for vacation in a post-apocalyptic zombieland. 

File:1st MaxxPros in Iraq.jpg

Alternately, if you live in Russia - you can probably just register this thing and drive it around. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Top 10 Ways to Not Suck at Driving

By -
Image
There are a lot of shitty drivers out there. Actually, most people are shitty drivers. They don't really know anything about cars, about driving, about limits of adhesion, how to react when things go badly, or what snow does to your ability to drive. In fact, most people think that driving slowly, regardless of what lane you are in, whether you are merging onto a highway or holding up 50 cars behind you, means "being a good driver." Just because you have spent many years driving in the left lane at 65mph does not make you a good driver, in fact, just the opposite. A good driver means you know how to drive, not that you have gotten lucky or simply average for the past 10 years. Personally, I would love to see a class in high school devoted to driving. I think it could be fun and informative while greatly reducing the number of accidents (especially fatal ones) on the roads every year. Right now, the driving exam is basically a joke, it means that you know what the pedals...
Read more