The vehicle will be able to provide the two astronauts with enough consumables for them to change backpacks as well as a surplus to be used in the case of a dust storm or other emergency. Consumables will be stored just behind the astronauts. The vehicle will also be equipped with a dust shield that can be deployed to protect the astronauts and equipment in the event that a storm must be waited out away from the habitat. It will stretch across the vehicle's roll-bars and be made of a tightly woven synthetic fabric with a coating on the outside for further dust protection. A deployment mechanism similar to the lines and pulleys that are found on sail boats will be manually employed to deploy and stow the shield.