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  1. Faraday cage made from cardboard toilet paper rolls? I don’t recomend trusting cardboard to protect anything from an electromagnetic pulse. Also, batteries are not something that needs Faraday cage protection. For an item to be damaged by an emp there needs to be an antenna to focus the pulse.

    1. The author is making it a Faraday cage by wrapping it in foil and then covering that in duct tape for physical protection. It is debatable on whether that is necessary for small things like batteries. I suspect if you are close enough to a blast to have your batteries cooked by an EMP, you probably have bigger issues on your hands. It doesn’t hurt anything though.

      2. I wrote this and I had edited that part to include my son laughing at me every time he looked at me for an hour. I put that I basically had useless little faraday cages then realized I could put the small tactical flashlights in them so they weren’t useless after all. . I will call you what I did my son. Smarty pants. I’m new to this. I sat through a fifteen minute lecture about what will be fried. I asked him if anything protected and he doesn’t. It can’t hurt especially if they are in something bigger. If you really want to laugh at me, I will tell you I made it backwards. I put the bubble wrap on the wrong side of the foil. I spent a couple hours making sure the measurements were right and wasted a lot of aluminum tape because I had to take it part and do it over. I hope it even works I lined a small wooden chest with a lid and then wrapped the few solar lights and weather radio again. The whole thing is lined with no gaps. My family is already getting quite annoyed with me so I can just imagine what they would think if I had an obvious one not to mention there are a lot of them so I need to balance OPSEC with love for my extended family. I’m feeling a little like Lucy preparing. I had quite a few changes to this after buying Office along with another one I hope will help the men with suburbanite “girly girl” wives and families. I lost the entire thing before stupid word just stopped and haven’t had time to type it all out again. You all would be rolling on the floor laughing at some of the things I’ve done. That was just one of them. My son asked me if I was becoming a “prepper” Then laughed for the rest of the day at the thought of me shooting a shot gun. I’m pretty small. He asked if he can watch me get knocked on my butt which will probably happen. I’m already a little intimidated but still determined to learn and get land in the Redoubt by the end of next year. I had a place picked where the man will carry the contract but there are no trees and it is right off a 2 lane highway. Good neighbors and we could block the road. if it got too bad. Hugh we really shouldn’t be hasty, right??

        1. When I married Mrs. Latimer, she was a city girl through and through. She’d never shot a firearm, never taken care of animals (beyond a pet dog) and never gardened. Now she’s a pro, butchering chickens, managing a garden that produces about 60% of our produce and I have to slow her down at times on the prepping because I can’t put it up fast enough. She learned! When the realization hits, it really changes a person.

        2. My point was not to ridicule you, Newbie. It was to point out that if you need a working Faraday cage, you REALLY need one. That is not the time to find out if it works. Any sort of metal container, galvanised trash cans, empty 55 gallon barrels with removeable tops, etc., will work. Keep at it, you are getting most of the basics right.

      3. I wrote this and I had edited that part to include my son laughing at me every time he looked at me for an hour. I put that I basically had useless little faraday cages then realized I could put the small tactical flashlights in them so they weren’t useless after all. . I will call you what I did my son. Smarty pants. I’m new to this. I sat through a fifteen minute lecture about what will be fried. I asked him if anything protected and he doesn’t. It can’t hurt especially if they are in something bigger. If you really want to laugh at me, I will tell you I made it backwards. I put the bubble wrap on the wrong side of the foil. I spent a couple hours making sure the measurements were right and wasted a lot of aluminum tape because I had to take it part and do it over. I hope it even works I lined a small wooden chest with a lid and then wrapped the few solar lights and weather radio again. The whole thing is lined with no gaps. My family is already getting quite annoyed with me so I can just imagine what they would think if I had an obvious one not to mention there are a lot of them so I need to balance OPSEC with love for my extended family. I’m feeling a little like Lucy preparing. I had quite a few changes to this after buying Office along with another one I hope will help the men with suburbanite “girly girl” wives and families. I lost the entire thing before stupid word just stopped and haven’t had time to type it all out again. You all would be rolling on the floor laughing at some of the things I’ve done. That was just one of them. My son asked me if I was becoming a “prepper” Then laughed for the rest of the day at the thought of me shooting a shot gun. I’m pretty small. He asked if he can watch me get knocked on my butt which will probably happen. I’m already a little intimidated but still determined to learn and get land in the Redoubt by the end of next year. I had a place picked where the man will carry the contract but there are no trees and it is right off a 2 lane highway. Good neighbors and we could block the road. if it got too bad. It is flat with irrigation rights and already farmland and 10 minutes from a tiny town as the crow flies. I’ve just since read articles on here that are making question. Hugh we really shouldn’t be hasty, right??

  2. With respect to social media, I disagree with the author and support the policy of JWR and HJL, please DO NOT ADD SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS to this forum.

    RE chia seeds, I had no idea that they were good nutrition, Thanks for the info.

    Finally, using any online purchase option will create an electronic trail back to you. Brick and mortar stores are the preppers friend in this regard. Not to mention the higher prices for online order delivery.

    Overall, a good article and I encourage the author to tell us more.

    1. Sadly, SEO is pretty much going to require SurvivalBlog to have a social media presence. JWR is certainly allergic to it and has apoplectic fits every time it’s mentioned so it will probably fall on me to make it happen. I’m the lowest in the pecking order, so to speak.

      1. Hugh

        Ugh, I understand why, but that’s disappointing. I DESPISE social media and have absolutely refused to participate. It’s not so much that it’s an OPSEC killer, but the arrogance required to believe that the world wants to know each and every time you go to the gym or a bday party is nauseating.

        1. And to top that, sometimes you reach the point where you find that you are nearly irrelevant if you don’t have a presence. I still use primarily email and I get some interesting looks when I tell people that I don’t do facebook and they’ll have to email me. I’m not sure I have ever gotten a mailed letter from my kids.

  3. Jim/Hugh – Seriously!? How did this article make it through the review board and end up being published? $250 for a foil frosting job? My wife suggests making a trip to the Dollar Tree, buying a roll of foil for a buck, buying a hair coloring kit for a buck and put the $248 saved into junk silver.

    1. The author is making the point that it is foolish to spend that kind of money on frivolous things. Yes, people do spend that much on hair appointments. If you think that’s bad, you should see what people are willing to spend on weddings! I have no idea how long a $250 hair foil lasts, but for 12 of them I could have a brand new PVS-14 3rd gen.

  7. This is not true at least in Austin. There is no legal 30.06 or 30.07 signs posted. So you can conceal or open carry. FYI IKEA does have the signs up. I never shop there any more.

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