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There was a thread about 8 months ago or more about how our fearless leadership outlawed them due to the carb laws. You can try ebay or see if anyone is willing to part with them at rallies or swap meets. May want to even try the classifieds on here.
I like them but it's also a choice of carrying 2 x 55 gal drums and a transfer pump or 22 x 5 gal cans or a mix of both. For me, I'm working toward dropping my spare tire carrier, mounting a second deuce tank (double the range) and somehow plumb the tank so I can also use it to feed the diesel 3k generator also. We did something similar to this with a diesel truck converted to run on propane when I was out in Colorado on a hunting trip. Except in that case it was to run a heater and stove. Plumbed the propane from the truck to the 2 tents we had. Worked great.
I know there are diesel tent heaters out there. That would cut down on your fuel requirements. I even looked at the few diesel ATV;s on the market but it seems like I put the money toward green stuff instead of the ATV.
As for unditching stuff, I alwasy wanted to get 4 sheets of PSP (Pierced Steel Planking) aka Marston Mat, or something similar. Mount them on the side of the bed somehow. I have several 40K lbs tow straps but also the 10 foot wire rope sections. That with extra clevis' would work the trick on just about anything. Don't forget the utility of a unditching beam. There is also a neat ladder device I saw in a some manual that had 2x4 or 4x4 slates connected by rope through drilled holes at each end. It looks like a ladder when laid out.
You'll be carrying a lot of fluids. 1 gal of water per person per day is absolute minimum. You will need to add to that vehicle water in case your radiator springs a leak although you can use non-potable sources for that if need be. For a family of four I would not leave the house without 35 gal just to start with.
Food for short term MRE's or heater meals although I know folks will differ with me on that. On the go they work. MRE has between 1500 to 2200 calories which if necessary is good enough for a day for short term. By day three you're hungry as can be but still living. If possible plan for one week with 2 MRE's per day and the third meal I always look toward rahmen or cup of soup or something with a long shelf life. After that I'd plan for 1 per day for out to 30 days. That's a lot of MRE's (12-15 cases) and a lot of money. You can read some of these survival websites for more food ideas.
Don't forget toilet paper, a portable latine (even if it is a bucket with bags), soap (lot's of soap), chlorox for cleaning and water purification, pots and pans, I prefer the German mess kits, a butt load of batteries for everything, good am/fm, portable radio, railroad fuses, waterproofing 'stuff', insect repellent and killer (especially ant killer), rat/mouse traps, cots, padlocks on all your gear, digging tools, sledge, decent tent, ...........
