Hurricane Survival (the redneck way)

Here are three important steps that could save your life in the event of a hurricane.

Step 1: Tie car to tree.
Step 2: Find a door.
Step 3: Save the beer.

via Digg

Categories: Culture, News, Non-Fishing, United States

Tags: Accidents, Cars, Funny, Oddities

Tuesday November 4th, 2008 @ 4:21 PM | Clive Mathias | 4 Comments

The Brakes Need a Little Work

You never know what you’re gonna find on Criagslist these days. Take this great find for example, a perfectly good RV that comes with a fishing boat inside!

“27ft winnebago with Legand cat 24ft fishing boat, will not seperate, motor home need some brake work and little body work. boat stored partially inside.”

via Sail Dive BVI

Categories: Culture, Fishing, News, United States

Tags: Boating, Cars, Funny, Oddities

Saturday September 13th, 2008 @ 2:40 PM | Clive Mathias | 1 Comment

I Want An Aquatic Vehicle For Fishing..

I found this cool aquatic Jeep on Reddit today. It’s probably one of the nicest aquatic cars I’ve seen that seems to be easily adaptable to fishing. If anyone ever sees one of these in their local trader magazine please let me know!

Built by the folks at the Amphibious Vehicle Design Studio, the Platypus Jeep is a paragon of on-road and in-water capabilities. The floating four-wheeler runs with a turbo diesel engine and is capable of 110 KPH on the road and 10.5 KPH in the water. The hull is designed to work in wave heights up to 1.5 meters and bottoms with a slight 0.75 meter draft depth.

Check out this post on Loqu with more information and photos.

We’ve covered plenty of other aquatic vehicles before on Fishing Fury.. We’ve talked about the Corvette Powerboat, an ATV that turns into a jetski, the classic car known as the ‘Fisher Fury’, the Gibbs HSA, and probably a few others I can’t find right now.

In this modern world we even have cars that will take you underwater, which is great news for all you lazy spear fishermen. It’s called the Rinspeed sQuba and was recently featured on the show Fifth Gear.

Don’t think that aquatic cars are a modern invention, in fact they’ve been around for over half a century! While I like the appeal of a modern aquatic car the look and mechanics of the simple military styling, like the Jeep above, are what I really like. My personal and all time favorite aquatic car is the Volkswagen Schwimmwagen circa 1942!

Dear Schwimmwagen video makers put some music in these videos and mix your capture audio down a bit.. I’ll be more than happy to show you how for an afternoon fishing out of your Schwimmwagen. Until then turn down your sound before playing this video.

There’s even one for sale in the US right now that’s apparently an award winning fully restored show car (no water test). No word if the two Mauser or the MG are included, but those spaces would make nice rod holders don’t you think, heh.. The owner also mentions that he would consider a Ferrari as a “partial trade”, so I doubt you’ll see me in this one anytime soon.

Categories: Fishing, Gear, Watercraft

Tags: Boating, Cars, Interesting, Videos

Friday September 12th, 2008 @ 2:49 PM | Jonathon Marshall | 3 Comments

VW Topos Sail Concept

All the fun of a yacht without the stupid water! Volkswagen definitely gets the award for most useless concept car this year with their yacht inspired sundeck on a car. It might be cool if it could drive in the water, but it cant!

via Autoblog

Categories: Culture, News, Non-Fishing

Tags: Cars

Wednesday September 3rd, 2008 @ 6:43 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments

Jeep EarthRoamer Concept

I’ve never been a fan of campers or RVs, but I am a fan of Jeep. I’m still undecided about the combination of the two. On one hand, you have a vehicle that is not only capable of taking you on some serious off road adventures, but can also provide a nice comfortable place for you to camp. On the other had, its pretty hideous.

The two rear doors have been replaced with a big box containing a bench seat, small kitchen, a toilet and extra storage.

via Autoblog

Categories: Fishing, News, Non-Fishing

Tags: Camping, Cars

Sunday August 31st, 2008 @ 9:55 AM | Clive Mathias | 3 Comments

JAWS, The Car

Forget about the Batmobile, checkout the Sharkmobile!

via Dark Roasted Blend

Categories: Non-Fishing, Sharks

Tags: Cars, Incredible, Interesting

Monday August 18th, 2008 @ 6:55 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments

Amphibian Truck, For Those Hard To Fish Places

Designed around a Chevy Trailblazer, this green machine can transform from a land love to a sea monster in 18 seconds. On land the truck travels on two one-foot-wide rubber treads and on water the big Chevy engine engine drives an outboard propeller. The best part - this beast can reach 30 MPH!

Designed by 77-year-old Stan Hewitt, the 260-horsepower craft weighs more than 5,000 pounds. Photos by John B. Carnett

via Gizmodo

Categories: Culture, News

Tags: Boating, Cars, DIY, Incredible, Oddities

Monday June 16th, 2008 @ 6:28 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments