Aswayze
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The main reason I have my Deuce is to support my crack like addiction to playing milsim airsoft. It happens that we haul enough gear around when doing larger scale events that even a 1 ton pickup truck was not cutting the mustard and given that we always had to go some place off-road towing a trailer was not an option either. The Deuce has been a godsend for getting stuff around and has proven wildly popular with the player base in general since it makes a super convenient in game transport.
The question has come up from within our group several times about whether or not we can take our troop transporting out of "the game" and use it as a legitimate on road carpooling system to get groups of guys down the road to bigger events where parking is often times at a premium. With gas costing what it does, splitting Deuce diesel 16 ways is a hell of a lot cheaper than splitting car gas 2 or 3 ways. Additionally, many of the younger players do not own their own vehicles so attending out of town events is often times a bridge too far.
How does this play out in the eyes of the law? The Deuce does not have seatbelts in the back but neither does a school bus. Does the driver need to have a chauffeurs license? We always travel with our airsoft weapons in cases typically in a trunk of a vehicle. Since the deuce has no trunk, we would probably stash them in the M105 trailer with the rest of the gear that would otherwise be crammed in the bed so there would be no issue there. I know that at some of the Vietnam reenactments I have seen deuces have used in this capacity to haul "troops" often times several hundred miles. Obviously, we often use our Deuces to carry people at parades as well, is this an exception to the rule thing or are we legitimately allowed to do this?
The question has come up from within our group several times about whether or not we can take our troop transporting out of "the game" and use it as a legitimate on road carpooling system to get groups of guys down the road to bigger events where parking is often times at a premium. With gas costing what it does, splitting Deuce diesel 16 ways is a hell of a lot cheaper than splitting car gas 2 or 3 ways. Additionally, many of the younger players do not own their own vehicles so attending out of town events is often times a bridge too far.
How does this play out in the eyes of the law? The Deuce does not have seatbelts in the back but neither does a school bus. Does the driver need to have a chauffeurs license? We always travel with our airsoft weapons in cases typically in a trunk of a vehicle. Since the deuce has no trunk, we would probably stash them in the M105 trailer with the rest of the gear that would otherwise be crammed in the bed so there would be no issue there. I know that at some of the Vietnam reenactments I have seen deuces have used in this capacity to haul "troops" often times several hundred miles. Obviously, we often use our Deuces to carry people at parades as well, is this an exception to the rule thing or are we legitimately allowed to do this?
