33 Driving Techniques Driving Techniques to Extent Your to Extent Your

Bug Out Vehicle's LifeBug Out Vehicle's LifeBy Ken JensenBy Ken Jensen

• If you treat your vehicle right, then it will last a long time. Not only do you need to perform maintenance, but you need to drive it well. Take it Easy, Leadfoot!

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To keep a long life, just do the following for To keep a long life, just do the following for your Bug-Out Vehicle (BOV):your Bug-Out Vehicle (BOV):

Start Easy• It is this reason that you need to take it easy during start up. Don’t press the pedal

right when you start up. If you do, you are causing a lot of long-term damage, such as heat stress fracturing.

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Drive Easy• Calm driving, such as accelerating and decelerating, will reduce wear on your

engine and brakes. It will also raise your fuel mileage. • If your Bug-Out Vehicle (BOV) has a manual transmission, you need to shift gears

when the engine is near idle. If you have the engine gunned when you release the clutch, you will cause tons of damage to your transmission. You will also feel the vehicle jump.

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Listen Up• Turn off the radio, podcast, or other media and pay attention to your vehicle.

Most smaller sounds can’t be heard if you are drowning it out with music or talk.• Once you get used to the normal sound of your vehicle, you will be able to hear

smaller odd noises that will warn you to check on things before they become a problem.

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Take it Easy and Pay Attention to Your Take it Easy and Pay Attention to Your Bug-Out Vehicle (BOV)Bug-Out Vehicle (BOV)

• Don’t destroy the engine because you are impatient to drive, or you don’t want to wait to get up to speed. Don’t wear stuff out faster than it needs to be.

• Pay attention to the subtle sounds your engine makes, so you know to get it checked out before a dreaded failure occurs.

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