Backpacking/ Bug Out "Trailer"

I have aKiffie cart for my bike it has a hundred # cap. I use it to carry my heavy catfishing gear around here, SAMs had them a few years ago for 50 bucks. I also have a set up for my canoe with a 300# cap. These carts might have good use for Bug Out.As for a litter cart I think that the need for evacuation would have to be judged against possiable making things worse by improper transporting or not moving and let thing get worse. Alot of guys were dragged of the battle field on a poncho. First remove from danger.
 


I have not backpacked since I was a youth, and seriously doubt that I could carry much weight on my back for any length of time now. I am physically fit, but age and a past spinal injury (repetative impact fractures) limit such activity. I can see where a lightweight cart carrying a backpack would be useful offroad on terrain not too extreme.

I forgot where I found this picture of an offroad cart, but it does show they exist and are available.

Codger
 
This thing wouldn't work for me. Most of the places I go involve some sort of climbing or moving through draws. This thing would kill my energy. For regular flat land stuff or even light hiking, it might be cool though.
 
Ultraman said:
Why not use a bicycle setup, similar to what the Vietcong used?
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(Images from the US Army Transportation Museum website: http://www.transchool.eustis.army.mil/museum/VCBIKE.htm

Or one of the small trailers that hitch to the back of the bike. A bike would seem more efficient and able to traverse longer distances than something being pulled while on foot. At least the VC setup will allow you to possibly ride the bike on flat surfaces.
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Amazing ability to think outside the box of western thoughts and concepts. Could be an advantage not to be overlooked.
 
Below is a pic of my old Fisher MTB setup with a break-down trailer. The rig has limitations but under many circumstances it would allow one to cover a lot of ground with a buncha stuff.
Stay Safe,
Clyde
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Dylside said:
This thing wouldn't work for me. Most of the places I go involve some sort of climbing or moving through draws. This thing would kill my energy. For regular flat land stuff or even light hiking, it might be cool though.
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It no doubt has limitations.

Skam
 
bowieman said:
I was curious to see if anyone on BF has used or at least contemplated utilizing a trailer or litter for outdoor excursioning.
By "trailer", I'm refering to a load-berring carridge with one or two wheels, something like a rickshaw.
Seems an ideal way to get excess gear out to the Great Unknown without
over-burdoning ones back, but as I have never used one, I'm only guessing as to their usefulness. Here is an example of one:
http://www.kayak-canada.ca/Carrix/carrix.htm
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Interesting product seems like it would be useful for winter camping.

Off topic but I have to say though what a horribly laid out page.
Is there a price hidden somewhere in that mess?
The tiny text is irritating. i understand the need for bilingual posting but why do they have to try to squeeze it all in one page?
Can't they just have one page for English one for French with a link at the top of the page for the alternative language?
 
skammer said:
This is what I was refering to. The inline wheels allow it go in tight spaces.

http://www.neetkart.com/

Skam
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The cart they show would still be a poor choice for rough land evac. There is insufficient cushion in the wheel system and an excessive amount of jostling would still be transmitted to the patient. Also I did not see handles on both ends which is a helpful when lifting a stokes and wheel over an obstacle like a log. All the wheel setups I have seen and used use an ATV wheel. ATV wheels are very soft and springy and absorb a large amount of the bumps and such. I have seen two configurations. One is where the wheel mounts directly to a stokes and the stokes becomes the handles for lifting. The other is where the stokes is attached to a frame which then has handles and a wheel.
 
in the gold rush days , folk pushed wheelbarrows of various configurations over huge distances , with everything they owned stacked on it .

We had a one wheeled affair before that we dragged behind us , it worked pretty well , having only a single wheel it didnt need a big track to run smoothly .

It made for staying longer at some places easier , since we could carry bulk water with out any hassles much , it made stuff like getting enough thatching materials for shelter faster and easier too ,

I wouldnt have tried carrying anyone onit as a wheeled stretcher tho ... unless I really really really didnt like the person being carried , then I wouldnt hesitate
 
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