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List,
I noticed that, within the past couple of months, there have been some
questions about shelters, both for electronic components and for use in
sheltering personnel. While checking the DRMO listings, I noticed that there
are several Water Purification units in the inventory. They are not yet
being offered for bid (you have to sign on as a Government agency to find
them) but when they do go on sale they might be ideal for some of the
applications that have been mentioned. Look under NSN 4610-00-202-6925 for
the 1500 gallon per hour units and NSN 4610-00-202-8701 for the 3000 gallon
per hour units. They look like over-sized pick-up campers, mounted on 2 1/2
ton trucks. There are photographs for each of the 3000 gph units on the DRMO
website. The 1500 gph units are about three feet shorter at the rear end.
The 3000 gph units appear to be in excellent condition. They are probably
low mileage trucks because these units tended to be driven to a site and
then set up for extended periods of time, when they were used at all. They
have a complete water treatment set installed inside of the van box. It is
constructed of stainless steel, with several electric motors, water pumps,
gages, and valves. The interior could be emptied out and the equipment sold
for scrap for enough money to probably pay for half the purchase price of
the vehicle. There is a single door on the passenger side of the van body
and double doors on the rear. The drivers side of the van body is split
lengthwise. Half of it folds down to make a floor, and half of it folds out
to form a roof. There is a two foot square access hatch in the roof. There
is also a 60,000 BTU forced-air heater installed in the part of the van body
that overhangs the cab of the truck. The interior is pre-wired with three
ceiling lights (blackout and normal) and both a 115 volt and a 24 volt
outlet.
I spent 20 years operating these things, so I know a little bit about them.
I often thought that they would be an interesting go-anywhere camper, a good
Emergency Operations Headquarters truck, a decent Commo shelter, or
you-name-it. By the way, a front winch is standard equipment. The DRMO
website doesn't say, but I would guess that most of these trucks are from
around 1980.
Just something to think about.
John
John Hutterer
Sen. Eng. Lab. Tech.
SIMS Deltec
651-628-7107
john.hutterer@deltec.com
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