I have a bike rack that stays on my jeep 24/7 and have mountain bikes for it, but it is not my first choice, but it is a choice.

well part of my plan is a on off road motercycel say just a head of the truck i will be able to spot problems and keep from getting stuck and in a bad place

A lot depends on the event... If the roads are o.k. I would use my car with my bike attached to its rack... If the vehicle broke down (or the roads were out of commission) I would the use my mountain bike and like back in the service, my legs while hoping for some luck.

My BOV is an 01 Chevy 2500 HD. It has the 8.1 engine locking rear axle 4X4 16,000 lbs. towing. The only thing I don't like is it gets about 7-10 mpg in the city. I'm going to get aux. tanks pretty soon to help out.

'97 Toyota p/u, 2" lift, mud tyres, looks beat up and old just the way I like it. Does attract a bit of attention though because of the lift and the big tyres , but only in towns.

A buddy of mine just bought a 1988 Ford School Bus (yellow of course) for $500. 6.6 diesel, auto tranny, A/C (that works) and it has a wheel chair lift (he says it will help him load his tools with zero strain).

Just had full service and the tranny had been rebuilt less than 2k miles ago. It has 200k on the clock, but has all new brakes, radiator, fluids, etc. It was the best of the five that were up for auction. He's going to strip out all the seats and make it an RV/work shop type vehicle to replace his M109 shop vehicle that he sold recently. It holds more, runs on diesel and is 'urban camo' without a doubt.

He said that the guy that helped him with his said they were getting ready to auction off another thirty five of them. When he was talking to one of the maintenance guys at the college he's going for a nurses degree for, he was shocked to hear that their school district was getting ready to auction off over 100 of these school buses.

Apparently, the Cash For Clunkers also included NEW SCHOOL BUSES as part of that stimulus. So maybe a school district near you might have some coming up for cheap soon.