I write this with the understanding that all the preparation in the world will not help on the Day Of Trouble without Adoni’s favor upon us. With that said, a lot of preparation emphasis is put on Go-Bags for the Day Of Trouble when we leave Babylon. In my humble opinion, that is good for major disasters where NORMAL comes back in a few weeks, but not the best strategy for the day of Trouble. Isaiah 35 and several other scripture locations clearly stated a highway is what we will be walking on once we go from camp location to camp location. So my preparation attempts to mirror this understanding. A game cart or a wagon is more ideally suited to transport necessities.
Before we go on to game carts, I would like to mention my experience with wagons. The three key criteria to consider in order of priority are steering capability under heavy loads, tire diameter and weight. Many wagons claim to transport 1,100 lbs, but can they steer under even half that load weight? Wagons with 13”x5” tires weigh half the weigh of wagons with 16”x5” tires. However wagons with 16”x5” tires have far better steering designs and roll much easier over gravel under heavy loads because of the larger diameter tires. I like this wagon because of the dual steering design; see video at this website.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200311449_200311449
See attached picture too.
Now the Game Cart. Although I chose Cabela’s Super Mag Hauler Game Cart and purchased three, the last one purchased, Cabela’s engineered the cost out of them so the quality is not like it use to be. I also upgraded the game carts with Cabela’s Dual Wheel Kit so it has four wheels instead of two so it can haul more weight in soft soil and a Wheel Shield Kit so sticks will not go into the spokes and lock up the wheels.
In visualizing the use of this game cart for camping equipment and clothes one could envision going over unlevel terrain where the load would shift and rub against the wheels or spill off or even tip over. The solution I went with is the 100 Gallon size Rubbermaid Stock Tank feeding trough. The only down side is additional weight. The Rubbermaid Stock Tank precisely fits between the Cabela’s Game Cart Cross
Beams; see pictures. I use eight stainless steel 2” Wing Bolts and a Wing Nuts because this way I do not need a wrench to maintain it; see pictures. I also substituted stainless steel Knob Bolts and Knob Nuts used on the game cart for the same reason; see pictures. Please note there are two kinds of knob Nuts, the one you need is the one the bolt goes completely through the nut.
The cross bar on the game cart has one hole already drilled in it. Just drill three additional holes on each cross bar. Each hole should line up with the center of the square cell on the bottom of the Stock Tank. See pictures.
Once the Stock Tank is attached to the game cart, I also used 3” PVC to make stands and half inch PVC to make wheel locks so it makes it easy to load and unload the cart; see pictures. One side of the wheel lock wraps completely around the wheel, which slides on first, and the other side just slide under. This makes for a real precise wheel lock.
What I really like about the stock tank is that it gives you the ability to over stack the load and then use crank straps to secure the load down tight using the lip of the stock tank to latch the crank straps too. I also recommend getting a tarp to keep the load contained and dry if it rains. I also recommend numbering the cart to the tank if you have multiple game carts and ID the front side of the tank. Because I have three, I want to make sure the drilled holes match perfectly, numbering them assures this. Here is a link to a Rubbermaid Stock Tank:
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/rubbermaidreg%3B-structural-foam-stock-tanks-100-gal–capacity
Information submitted by Don Ahrens.
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