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Articles about Vehicle
15 articles across 2 sections
Section
Self-Reliance
Transportation Preparedness and Self-Reliance
Domain hub for the ninth self-reliance domain. Your household's ability to move people and supplies when the normal transportation network fails. Two tracks: build capability and when transportation fails.
Using Your Vehicle as a Power Source
What a car's 12V outlet and battery can safely power, the fuel and battery-drain limits, and the carbon monoxide rule that governs every scenario involving a running engine.
Vehicle Emergency Kit Checklist
What every vehicle should carry for emergencies. Six-category core kit organized by function, seasonal winter and summer add-ons, budget build at $75-125 and better build at $200-350, monthly check routine.
Vehicle Readiness, Your Car as a Preparedness Tool
How to keep your vehicle ready for everyday disruptions. Monthly four-point vehicle check, the glovebox vehicle file, seasonal transitions, one-car household planning, the replacement decision, and the overlooked who-else-can-drive scenario.
GMRS Radio Guide: Licensing, Repeaters, and Neighborhood Networks
The complete GMRS guide: $35 license walkthrough, repeater access, vehicle and base station setups, channel planning, and how to build a neighborhood radio network.
Automotive Basics, Skills
Everything a household should know about its vehicles. Vehicle literacy, hands-on maintenance, tire care, fluids, battery and jump-starting, warning lights, troubleshooting, and knowing when to call a
Learning Your Vehicle, Automotive Basics
How to learn a specific vehicle in one afternoon. The owner's manual, VIN, door-jamb label, fluid reservoirs, jack points, spare tire, fuse box, and building a vehicle information sheet you can hand t
Transportation and Vehicle Ownership
Maintain reliable everyday transportation by matching vehicles to household needs, keeping them legally documented and mechanically serviceable, monitoring recalls, controlling costs, and protecting passengers.
Vehicle Maintenance, Maintain, Skills
Basic vehicle maintenance, tire pressure, fluids, battery, jump-starting, and the monthly walk-around. Level 1 and Level 2 tasks with specific thresholds for professional repair.
What a Vehicle Really Costs: The Complete Guide to Total Cost of Ownership
The definitive guide to what a vehicle really costs. Purchase price, financing, insurance, fuel, maintenance, repairs, depreciation, registration, and the total cost of ownership calculation that tell
When the Car Dies or Transportation Fails
The car broke down, was repossessed, or you cannot afford it anymore. Here is what to do about getting to work this week, negotiating with the lender, and finding a way forward without a working vehicle.
Section
Preparedness
Flash Flood: What to Do Right Now
What to do when water is rising fast: move to higher ground, never drive or walk into moving water, and how deep water has to be to sweep away a person or car. Immediate action during a flash flood.
Flooding: What to Do Right Now
What to do during river or coastal flooding: when to evacuate, why you never drive into floodwater, and the moving-versus-still-water rule for a stranded vehicle. Immediate action during a flood.
The Get-Home Bag: Calm Gear for When You Are Away
A small civilian bag staged in the vehicle for the walk home when the car or the roads will not cooperate. Nine items, twenty-two liters, no military-style framing. Honest picks, what to skip, budget and better versions.
Vehicle Emergency Kit: What to Keep in the Car for Breakdowns and Roadside Emergencies
A complete vehicle emergency kit: jump starter, tire inflator, reflective triangles, first aid, water, phone charger, and blanket. Budget and better versions with maintenance intervals.