Is Your Vehicle Bug Out Ready?

This Nissan Xterra is equipped with a nice hard-top rooftop tent!! Roof top tents are a great way to add vehicle-based sleeping quarters to your BOV without sacrificing inside storage space!

This off road Toyota Tacoma is set up for both adventure and emergency situations as it is fully decked out with a rooftop tent, jerry cans, light kit, skid plate, snorkel, winch and much more!! Tacomas are another one of our favorite BOV options as Toyotas are known for their longevity, often lasting over 300K miles when properly taken care of! Tacomas are terrific every day drivers for individuals as they are smaller trucks and are fairly fuel efficient!

Here’s another terrific example of a fully equipped and accessorized Toyota Tacoma! This one is pulling a bug out trailer with a rooftop tent on it, a roof rack, high-powered LED light kit, skid plate, winch and more!

Toyota offered the FJ Cruiser from 2006 to 2013, but there are still plenty of pre-owned ones out there to be had. They are sporty and stylish little SUVs that are quite popular with the bug out and overland vehicle communities.

The Subaru Forester is a terrific little vehicle with great off capabilities! Subarus are known for their their ruggedness and their appeal to outdoor adventurers. They are one of the few cars out there that offer legitimate four-wheel drive. They may not have the storage capabilities of some of the other options featured in this article, but they do make terrific every day drivers. There are tons of aftermarket accessories to outfit your Subaru with that nearly parallel the accessories you can get for any popular truck or SUV!

Here’s a terrific example of a fully loaded Subaru draped in accessories including a rooftop tent, jerry cans, spare tire mount, traction pad and more!

Here’s one more example of a Subaru outfitted with a roof rack and light kit ready for action!

While Jeep Wranglers may not be a great choice as a daily driver for everyone, many folks would absolutely love to drive a Jeep Wrangler as their every day driver. Jeeps are versatile, tough, common, and accessories for Jeeps are widely available. Jeep Wranglers could absolutely be a completely practical and fun every day driver!

Toyota 4Runners are also extremely popular vehicles and have been for decades. Common, long-lasting, durable, dependable… 4Runners are often a popular choice as family vehicles over mini vans! As with the rest of Toyota vehicles, 4Runners can last decades and hundreds of thousands of miles when properly maintained!

When most folks think “Land Rover”, they think incredibly expensive luxury SUV only affordable for the rich. But pre-owned “Landys” are extremely popular as bug out vehicles and, because they are so well made, they can older Landys can be had at a much lower price than brand new ones. Again, Land Rovers are common (mostly because they last so incredibly long) and easy to work on! And they make great family every day drivers! They are also incredibly easy to accessorize!

This Toyota Land Cruiser is 20 years old!! But if it was properly maintained and in decent shape, this is a terrific example of an awesome BOV option that could be had at a very affordable price!

Here’s an example of an older Toyota 4Runner that could also make a terrific bug out vehicle at an affordable price that could easily be a practical every day driver!