Sure a souped up car may seem cool right now, but when SHTF it's going to be the last thing you need. A vehicle that's easy to repair and that also consists of parts that you could easily find or get if you needed to is recommended. It'll make life so much easier for you during an EMP.
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5. Ease of Maintenance & Repair
Simplicity is a good thing when it comes to survival. Without computers, there is only so much to “do it yourself” on newer vehicles so older vehicles have greater appeal. A good repair manual and well-equipped toolbox are mission-critical equipment.
6. Commonality of Parts
An expensive custom vehicle might look cool online or be fun to daydream about, but after a HEMP, the first time it needs a part, you might wish you bought something a little more pedestrian (no pun intended). Better still would be 2 or 3 less-expensive vehicles as opposed to a single vehicle that strains your financial resources.
My grandfather did this and I learned it from him. He would take multiple beat-up vehicles and turn them into fewer good ones … and have a bunch of spare parts left over. A bunch of spare parts would be a good thing post-EMP.
On the next page, learn a few more reasons why a flashy vehicle is definitely not the way to go. If you want to make it through an EMP in one piece, we implore you to remember these vital tips.
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If an emp goes off every car on the road is disabled and your not getting around that with your “emp safe” vehicle
Wow, pretty special.
“The question of EMP damage to automobiles is so complex that it cannot be answered definitely for the reasons discussed below.” http://www.futurescience.com/emp/vehicles.html
Any vehicle with a lot of fancy technology in it goes shitfaced
I’d be driving an older model vehicle, like from the 60s
I guess I don’t understand how EMP works.
I guess I don’t understand how EMP works.
An EMP simply kills each and every piece of technology in an area. Cars, lights, tvs, pacemakers, etc.
Got most of those, except the fuel capacity. 16 gallons does not go far.
Kent
True, no such thing
If it uses electricity, it could get damaged. Depends if it’s shielded or not.
If it uses electricity, it could get damaged. Modern vehicles are all controlled with a lot of electronics, so they more than likely wouldn’t run. Not necessarily, but very likely.
Mmmmm 1978 Dodge Ram……..
Unless you have an old$#%&!@*crank engine or a Faraday Cage built around your truck, it’s fucked with an EMP
You could have it stored inside a Faraday Cage. Other than that, it’s fucked
My point is all other cars not in a whatever cage will be blocking your path
It closes all circuits with every other circuit at the same time and fries everything
How strong of a magnetic pulse does it take to disrupt the flow of electrons in a circuit? Seems like that kind of pulse would do other kinds of damage too.
Except the fact that there has never been a large scale emp to prove definitively what would happen to vehicles that have metal bodies.
Conor Callahan
The effects of EMP vary according to several variables. There were EMP related incidents in the 1950s during the time period of nuclear bomb testing, ways the EMP skips through the ionosphere and can cause damage hundreds of miles away, but depending on atmospheric and magnetic conditions, vehicles as close as 25 miles were not affected. In many cases, the effect is entirely temporary. It causes a disruption in the vehicle ignition system, you restart the vehicle, and you drive on. Vehicles which were in areas shaded by large granite formations may be unaffected, as may be vehicles which were being serviced at the time of the EMP and had the ignition computers disconnected from batteries or external wiring.
The article is pure speculative clickbait, with very little substantive information and the guy does not show the nuts and bolts of an actual EMP resistant vehicle. I seriously doubt he even has put any effort into an EMP resistant vehicle that he actually has or plans to use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3WrXthPEAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlQLG16OqiI
The car, with all its structural metal parts, is basically a faraday cage anyway. What you have in the article and the comments is fear mongering.
Well you have that at least. For those who are interested in reading about the testing the link is there. Bye bye!