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Something us preppers really want to know, *IF* a massive solar flare does happen to hit and gives us the days of darkness future potential, which electronic devices will and will NOT be affected? Obviously, the grid will go down, and LARGE electronic devices will be affected (computers, phones, etc). However, I had heard (in regards to EMPs) that small electronics do not have enough wiring to absorb enough of the EMP / solar electric charge to be impacted.
Things like battery powered flash lights, conventional wrist watches (NOT smart watches), small portable radios, small hand held compasses, small red dot gun scopes. Will such devices be impacted or still be in working order as long as you have enough batteries?
How about personal vehicles? Will all vehicles without EMP protection be dead on the side of the road? What if your vehicle HAS EMP protection (looking into getting an EMP proof kit for vehicle) will that protect it from the solar flare?
Just how impactful this potential solar flare is likely to be is very crucial for us preppers to know.
Thank you.
Curious about solar-powered items too (obvi after the 3 days of darkness)- good idea?
@michael-in-nh Good questions. Anything that is getting power to it will be fried, the EMP would overload the power capacitors and send too much power which would fry the fry it out. I dont believe there is a size limit but I do think that disconnecting the power cables of your battery in your car would prevent your car from being dead during an EMP since none of the circuit boards have chips receiving power. I was always under the impression that even if it was off or not connected to a power source it would fry but i believe i was wrong.
I think the key words here are "receiving power". I still have homemade faraday containers and purchased some bags. Its terrible to live a life always on the edge waiting for the lights to go out. Im actually kinda looking forward to it again (We had 2 tornados here 3 weeks ago that took our power out for a week). I really saw how society crumbled. People rushed fast food places, anything that still had power.. society wont make it anyway.. just rednecks and really rich preppers LOL
Prepper motto is 2 is 1 and 1 is none.. so make sure you always keep a spare. currently my red dot is the only one i have, they arent emp protected but my baofeng radios are.
Curious about solar-powered items too (obvi after the 3 days of darkness)- good idea?
they will be safe if they are disconnected from the grid or the power system at the time of the emp
@spiritwarrior I don't believe battery powered small items like flashlights, wrist watches, and red dot sights will be effected because they don't have the circuitry to absorb a static electric charge.
Also, there are EMP protection kits for your car that you can buy that are not hard to set up. Obviously, even if disconnecting the batter WOULD work, you're not going to be able to have the battery disconnected in time because no one is going to see it coming.
@michael-in-nh I absolutely agree with you there on the car part. There are a lot of resources out there on it but truthfully i've sort of come to the understanding that whats going to happen no amount of prepping will help, just extend your misery lol.
The water facilities would be shut off so no running water which means sanitation would go quickly.
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@spiritwarrior that's why water purification filters are so important.... along with firearms and ammunition! 😉
@michael-in-nh I agree with you there! the whole thing will be a shit show i dont care how spiritual you are lol
@michael-in-nh I heard that scientists would have about 3 days to see the solar flares coming. (are we talking about the solar flare thing?). That might give us a days notice?
@michael-in-nh @spiritwarrior You guys sound like you're well-versed. I have EA's list of prepping items. Would ya'll be willing to share the 2 or 3 items you think would be most critical? (obviously food & water for my family and pets, so no need to include that!)
Maybe there's already lists on the forums somewhere- I'll do a search too.
I'm also curious to know if ya'll hv a guess as to how long it would take to get the grid back up if it does go down?
@michael-in-nh @spiritwarrior You guys sound like you're well-versed. I have EA's list of prepping items. Would ya'll be willing to share the 2 or 3 items you think would be most critical? (obviously food & water for my family and pets, so no need to include that!)
Maybe there's already lists on the forums somewhere- I'll do a search too.
I'm also curious to know if ya'll hv a guess as to how long it would take to get the grid back up if it does go down?
Firearms and ammunition.
Also lots of cold weather gear for winter. Lots of winter clothing, blankets, sleeping bags. Fire starting equipment, etc.
Also, I wouldn't count on the gov letting everyone know. The panic after such an announcement would be unreal and you wouldn't be able to buy anything (shelves would be picked clean).
@michael-in-nh I heard that scientists would have about 3 days to see the solar flares coming. (are we talking about the solar flare thing?). That might give us a days notice?
Well... in short, the spiritual community doesnt "seem" to believe in terrorism or nuclear war but they do believe in EMPS made by solar flares from the sun. It takes 8 minutes for light to get from the sun to the earth but that is light, im not sure what rate of speed a solar flare would travel. The last big solar flare that knocked out power lines and telegraph equipment was in the 1800s called the carrington event.
I would not rely on the government to warn you directly because they would not want to cause fear and panic causing people to empty shelves (toilet paper during covid for example).
@spiritwarrior you forgot to recommend equipment to her. Honestly, affer food, water, and shelter, you would need a way to protect it and yourself (esp as a woman).
You don't want to just be amassing supplies for someone else.
@michael-in-nh @spiritwarrior You guys sound like you're well-versed. I have EA's list of prepping items. Would ya'll be willing to share the 2 or 3 items you think would be most critical? (obviously food & water for my family and pets, so no need to include that!)
Maybe there's already lists on the forums somewhere- I'll do a search too.
I'm also curious to know if ya'll hv a guess as to how long it would take to get the grid back up if it does go down?
Well I did some heavy research/prepping during 2016-2020 until I realized i was living a constant fear state and it wasn't good for my health. Here are some general rules of thumb.
- 3 weeks without food, 3 days without water, 3 hours without shelter, 3 minutes without air - how long until you die without these
- What you plan for depends on what is likely in your area and what your area looks like
- natural
- tornado
- hurricane
- wildfire
- earthquake
- man-made
- riots
- looting/emptying shelves
- civil war/revolution
- nuclear war
- natural
- I cant tell you what you should do because i dont know your area BUT
- if you live in the city - get out BEFORE anything threatens your exit strategy
- if you live in the suburbs - shelter in place for 3-5 days depending on what you have at home
- if you live in the country - tell no one what you have or they will show up at your door
- Some people have a "bug in strategy" which means they plan to hunker down and just live where they live until shit returns to normal. (these people tend to have more physical stuff and extra supplies)
- some people have a "bug out strategy" which means they have a "Go" bag and they plan to leave their area immediately to last through whatevers going on. (these people tend to travel light and have more skills than stuff)
- There are inbetweeners who will wait till their streets calm down, and they are not leaving with the chaos of everyone else trying to leave. (these people have a combo of extra stuff but are ok with leaving some behind because they also have skills too)
- You dont want to be the only house on the block with power and a generator
- 2 is one and 1 is none - this rule means that if you have 2 of something and 1 dies, you now have 1.. and if you only had 1 and it dies, then you now have none. (this means have extra and back ups of important things)
- I have plenty of lists and things i can give you but its really going to come down to what you need. I dont have babies so i dont need formula and diapers, i have a dog so i need extra dog food.
- Ounces = pounds and pounds = pain - this means if you bug out, be cognizant of what you are carrying because you wont hike far with a 50 lb. pack if you arent used to carrying a 50 lb. pack and hiking. (America has a weight problem) (i say hiking because we are talking about the EMP which will fry cars circuits unless you drive a car prior to 1980's in which case you need the next things to protect you)
- firearms and ammunition - a firefight can use a minimum of 300-500 rounds of ammo. You want to have at least a pistol, rifle, shotgun. each one has its purpose in a grid down scenario.
- pistol is for travel and back up
- recommended caliber is 9mm - its the most common round in the world
- .22 caliber is the next, its cheap, it will stop a threat if placed right and will also help find food
- shotgun for close range and home defense
- 12 gauge is your most popular round that most shotguns will use and be used
- rifle is for either long range encounters (if you are good enough) or hunting food
- 5.56 caliber is most common for aR platform, .223 can be used in 5.56 but not the other way around.
- 7.62x39 is the AK or soviet round, chinese also use this. If we were planning for a red dawn, i would have this ammo is there will be lots laying around i imagine
- .22 LR is also what you want for hunting
- these would all be different rifles unless you had a conversion kit but thats just messy for this
- I could say a lot more about this area but TRAINING AND SAFETY especially with kids is top priority
- pistol is for travel and back up
OK SO - When it comes to the grid, a grid down is bad because our transformers (not the ones on the poles) are made overseas and if they go out and are damaged, it will take 6-18 months to get a NEW transformer built and shipped (you cant fly it) here from over seas AND While that is happening, you will have to probably fend off looters, shooters, gangs, thieves etc.
People dont have 3 days worth of food in their house, people are not self sufficient, people are dependent on the government and technology to give them a way of life instead of making a way of life. I am very sorry, i started typing and just couldnt stop LOL. BTW did you like my organization 😀
Yes i am spiritual, yes i am a realist. While everyone else is meditating and manifesting jumping timelines to where THEY aren't in war and chaos. I will still be here protecting and shielding the ones that cant do that.