A CB, a Scanner, a GPS, a stack of maps, and a 4WD with enough clearance. That will get you past a lot of problems.

Food and water, those are the easy parts. How many people keep some in their vehicles at all times?
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
-- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)