PlethoraOfGuns
Adventurer
As I sit here under the stars with a cold Ale 8 in my hand, camped out next to a soybean field in central KY, pondering an adventure in the near future, I find it appropriate to have a build thread before I begin a travel thread. So here's what I got, she's a 1986 M1031 CUCV Mobile Field Maintenance Assault Vehicle. For those that need to know, CUCV stands for Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle. Yes, it's mobile, drives anywhere in the field, it has tools to maintain things when stuff breaks down, and came stock with gun racks for assaulting things if the need arrises, and well, it's got four wheels. Everyone just calls it "The CUCV", pronounced cukvee. I don't really have a better name for her, so we're stuck with that for now. I know, there are many CUCV's out there, but this one is mine. As I write up this thread, please feel free to express your opinions, concerns, and general constructive criticisms. This vehicle has spent much of it's time on SteelSoldiers and at military shows and swap meets, but it has clearly transitioned to the expedition side of the interwebs. I'm not sure if this thing is supposed to be under Expedition Vehicles or Expedition Campers, but since you currently can't stand inside the back of the vehicle, I don't think one could classify it as a camper.
First, a little bachground on what's going on here and why. I guess it was sometime early 2012, the end of the world was fast approaching (supposedly) and all these strange zombie attacks were going on...
Yes, because zombies are real, right?
Ok, so maybe we didn't really believe the world was gonna end. But hey, what better excuse to build a vehicle for the apocalypse? The apocalypse never happened, and those "zombies" were actually naked people high on bath salts, so I'm able to write this up. And would ya believe that an apocalypse vehicle is very similar to an expedition vehicle? Well, it is, so we're taking this thing on an expedition with no destination or deadline. But that's gonna be written up later. I'm an electrician by trade, college educated, and on the side fabricator/mechanic, so you will see this vehicle keep it's roots as a true maintenance vehicle.
First, a little bachground on what's going on here and why. I guess it was sometime early 2012, the end of the world was fast approaching (supposedly) and all these strange zombie attacks were going on...
Yes, because zombies are real, right?
Ok, so maybe we didn't really believe the world was gonna end. But hey, what better excuse to build a vehicle for the apocalypse? The apocalypse never happened, and those "zombies" were actually naked people high on bath salts, so I'm able to write this up. And would ya believe that an apocalypse vehicle is very similar to an expedition vehicle? Well, it is, so we're taking this thing on an expedition with no destination or deadline. But that's gonna be written up later. I'm an electrician by trade, college educated, and on the side fabricator/mechanic, so you will see this vehicle keep it's roots as a true maintenance vehicle.