The Affordable Zombie Apocalypse Plan B Humvee: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know ( Part 1)

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[crzzymnn]

28K for a truck thats at least 5 times as durable and rugged as these 60K trucks now days is a hell of a deal in my opinion.

[obfuscated]

Unless you have plenty of SPARE PARTS it will be a Zombie Doorstop. It's a nice toy though. For IRLSHTF picking very common trucks with very common drivetrains means you can cannibalize parts from wrecks.

[mikewellington]

I'm not into the whole preparedness idea, but these trucks are sweet!

[Guy_de_Loimbard]

"The military hard tops . . . were integrated sometimes with those gun turret rings. Private individuals don't need those."

Obviously, you don't live in Chicago..

[beachboardfan]

So, they're buying surplus military Humvee's that anyone can buy for 2-7K and doing a couple thousand dollars in maintenance and then reselling them for 25-50K... good business

[NKPGarage]

Love the look of the slant back H1's. This looks like a fantastic build!

[saltysteel]

Got my M998 HMMWV "Humvee" for 8100 bucks from the government. Fully functional, everything works, no issues, in great shape. Straight 100% Mil Spec. I served in the Marines for 5 years and know most military vehicles very well. It's not hard to tag them in most states either.

[unafraid]

Love it... GREAT ideal, man! Always good to see someones ideal take shape and come to life. Even better to see that ideal become a successful business.

I personally own the civilian 1995 Hummer by AM General, 4 door open top. It's basically an m998 with all the creature comforts....

[GTOGregory]

I routinely drove my Humvee 60+ MPH in sunny Iraq on supply runs to minimize the issues of IEDs. If you get a military hard-top version with air conditioning you may be disappointed as the A/C is marginal. Generally, the Humvees are very reliable and simple to repair.
If you get the 5-ton military truck think if it as an oversized Humvee. The simplicity carries over. You can drive with your parking brakes on, and your trailer's parking brakes on and you'll never know it. Lots of low end power!

[realrocktimusprime]

I went to the hmmwv assembly plant in Indiana when I was active duty. a trick to FULLY lock the wheels in these things is to gently hold the brake pedal then pushing the gas pedal. The guy who showed us this climbed up a wall till it was completely upright.
when they started slapping armor on them they beefed up the suspension and put the turbo on them. even with the added weight of the armor, the turbo made these things a whole new animal. the NA ones were dogs-as were the old coupvees (chevy blazers) I loved watching the Marines come blasting off the LCU's ramps into the ocean and the hmmwv would be completely swamped under water, then creep out of the ocean, open the doors and water flows out. hahaha. good stuff gents, keep it up!

[mixflip]

I like the folks at plan B. Dan really knows his stuff. I'm torn about what I want....a hummer, a deuce and a half or a 5 ton?

[christopherballard]

Cool Video! I have been subscribed for about a year now and I loving every upload. Might I suggest turning the music down.I was playing this through the TV and my Dad and I cld barely hear you over the music.

[MikeJKeator]

How this is the first time I am hearing about?!?! This is awesome. I so want one.

[x-cf]

damn it!!!!
It's so beautiful truck, I wish I can buy it soon.

[LFTDoffroad]

I want one, those are awesome. I loved driving mine with the marines several years ago

[lt]

Had work done by these guys, a duramax swap. It took more than 3 trips up there to get these guys to get it right and deliver a complete finished product. Significant issues. Leaking gas tank, rubber fuel lines routed right next to the exhaust system. Loose bolts throughout, brake issues, someone put the wrong brake fluid in the brake system, options installed that i never asked for. These guys worked to fix it all, bit by bit. But it was NOT a turn key experience. Final trip up there to pick it up, I drive it to the hotel I was staying at and it wouldn't start. Apparently, a malfunction with the keyed ignition. They repaired it, brought it back the next day.. I was not constantly on the phone harassing and rushing these guys. They had my truck over 10 months.

Driving home, the a/c unit bagan spitting out water out of the vents. They had cut the condnsation tube too short, so air from outside was blowing air into the fan motor,

Upon finally getting it home, it had electrical problems where it died right on i 10 in a construction zone. Also, the shifter assembly wasn't moving well to get it into gear well..
Emailed and called Dan Mike, and company. They said sure, sorry send us pictures and receipts and we'll send you a check. And more than 6 months later. No response. These guys have ghosted me. Edit: a year after the fact they finally paid for repairs begrudgingly after airing out the issues here on you tube.

For the amount paid, poor service in the end once I was out of thier town and less than 1500 miles on it. Be ready to go back for multiple do overs

[GTOAviator]

For 35k+, I think the money can be better invested. One of the most important lessons is to surround yourself with items that can be easily repaired or replenished. You've got a diesel guzzling GM 6.2 with questionable repair time and rare supplies to do so (unless you live near another Humvee). I don't want to get into a whole GM vs. MOPAR bashing session, but I'd much rather own a bullet proof 4.0 Jeep with maybe a straight-six Cummins 6.7 as my preparedness vehicles.

[simonvance]

Nice job on the modifications. One good addition would be putting some kind of closable storage box on top of those huge space-taking consoles!

[billwelch]

I've been looking for quite awhile now and the prices continue to fall as the market sees more and more conversions. I think it is a great thing we are recycling our military aluminum😁 anyway, I loved the video a lot and learned alot. thanks!

[stevehuber]

Oh you will have a blast doing off road! I rode in one from Camp new York Kuwait all the up to Baq'uba Iraq back in 04 not to mention I drove the snot of one for the 4 years of active duty while in Germany. Very versatile vehicles and whole lot of fun to take into the mud. Maintenance wasn't too bad either other than a few leaks. Oh and I can personally vouch for the 81 mph top speed. Done it countless times on the A3, A6, A73, A6 Autobahn in Germany Traveling from Vilseck to Bamberg and other areas for training. Much Love for that monster from me. Enjoy the time they give you with it my friend. ;)