DIY Faraday Bag

[@richardjames6947]

Excellent. Thank you. The only thing I would do/have done differently is to use relatively thin bubble wrap to create a little additional distance between the electronic item and the sides plus I use a gold foil for the innermost and a copper foil for the outer and wrap everything with aluminum foil. The gold and copper foils are not expensive but make sure they are real or genuine. A metal garbage can, safe or ammo box are good as well but put a little Electrically Conductive Epoxy or Silver Adhesive where the lids/doors make a seal.

[@barrydayton9988]

What kind of silver adhesive or conductive epoxy r u talking about ? For the lids of ammo cans

[@richardjames6947]

@@barrydayton9988 Do internet searches for "metal tape" and "conductive paste for electronics". They help keep the contact areas connected smoothly so an EMP doesn't sneak through jump and spark.

[@hittheslaybutton69420]

sup y'all, this can also be used to stay safe while protesting! Mask up, leave your phone at home, stay in groups, and stay safe!

[@JK-mv8tn]

A manilla envelope should work well too

[@scottm2398]

I believe you mean vanilla envelope..the tan ones

[@eadlondon-nm2uy]

​@@scottm2398 No, they mean a Manila envelope. Named by paper makers during a cotton + linen rag shortage, turned to using Manila rope, hemp, to make paper. The envelopes can be brown, grey or white. I haven't seen any tan ones.

[@811stever]

FedX envelopes...

[@yamilandres]

Yep, good idea. Only, I would add some kind of padding at the edges as to make them less sharp. This way we decrease the chances of cut or gaps opening on the aluminium foil, through which signals could find their way in or out.

[@ejpmonline]

Very useful and practical, thanks mate!

[@richpomanFU]

What about tetra pak milk carton or even a hot pocket pouch. Maybe test it?

[@frankgutjahr8188]

Always make sure that if you are going to store an electronic device in one of these bags that the device is turned off and if you can take the battery out. Leaving the device on could fry that device. And for Extra Protection, wrap it in a rag before putting it in the bag.

[@s1p2a3r4]

Thank you, i’m gonna do this and use my copper tape. Should be pretty too!

[@kevinkoekje]

Yeah! Copper would look great! Sadly copper tape here is hard to find and very expensive

[@WilliamDunn-u2q]

If you do don't cover it with duct tape. Reflective shiny surfaces are more effective in blocking higher frequency 4 and 5g signals, which are best to deflect than to absorb and disperse. The shinier the better.

[@Dutchman1847]

Excellent!! Thanks for posting.

[@kevvinn_w]

Leuk idee ! Zelf makkelijk te maken inderdaad. Zelf heb ik alles van cordura stof en faraday stof gemaakt. Ook best goedkoop en goed stevig.

[@kevinkoekje]

Cordura en faraday stof is echt een goed idee! Misschien voor een next step DIY faraday? Want ik zat te kijken hoe ik dit kan verbeteren en ik dacht misschien copper tape te gebruiken

[@kevvinn_w]

@@kevinkoekje de faraday stof heb je ook in tape vorm. Die gebruik ik als extra in de hoeken. Ze zeggen dat die beter is als copper tape

[@rogermoore4743]

Add a plastic bag inside to waterproof your equipment.

[@Zamotak]

All these people talking about BuT iF tHe EmP KnOcKs OuT Ma SeRvIcE. The things you can still do without service is astounding. Offline maps, documents, manuals and other materials you can save and reference, taking pictures and videos, calculations, etc etc. Your cellphone can do alot more than just scroll facebook or watch videos on youtube yall 😂 It astounds me that everyone literally carries a computer in there pocket and only uses it to watch videos on tiktok.

[@ZOENation74]

Yea but what good can those do for you literally nothing no service = no online = no communication

[@8d4o0c4]

Um... "Offline maps, documents, manuals and other materials you can save and reference, taking pictures and videos, calculations, etc etc." You see NO use for these items?!?

[@Zamotak]

​@ZOENation74 your entirely missing the point here. Your cellphone isint just for communication purposes. Having materials to reference is important for you or whoever your with. Again it's literally a computer that fits in your pocket. There are a plethora of apps besides the mainstream ones and games that could actually help you in a multitude of different scenarios. Get creative. Yeah not having internet is going to hamper capabilities and I know people who grew up with smartphones don't know any better. But think outside the box.

[@selfloveisthekey]

​@@ZamotakAlso, having some sudoku to play on a rainy afternoon is pretty good and you don't need a connection to play.

[@GideonFerrante]

It astounds me how many businesses, apparatus, and services mobile phones/big tech have made redundant, & bankrupt. More astounding or disturbing is how ppl fall apart without their black mirrors due to a lack of life skills, natural learning, laziness, convenience, and the invisible prison & enslavement bought to mankind via technological consumerism. Bread and circuses on steroids and then some.

[@Michael-ly7vt]

Very cool, I wanted to make this and test it.take care

[@calebdunn7973]

Wouldn’t this in theory work to let you say with a small electronic like a phone, walk through metal detectors

[@istolethisaccount]

@@calebdunn7973 🤦no bruh, it’s made of ALUMINUM FOIL. oh my lord

[@tinaleerz3386]

Thank You for Sharing 👍

[@n.w.aicecube5713]

could you make directional antenna with alluminium foil

[@robertbacklund4438]

seems to me that the typical foil coated Mylar food storage bags would work and will be a whole lot simpler.

[@kevinkoekje]

No, a Mylar bag will not serve as a Faraday bag against an EMP. A Faraday cage / bag is typically composed of a conductive material such as aluminum or copper, and Mylar is not a good enough conductive material. Try it out and youll learn.

[@robertbacklund4438]

@@kevinkoekje the mylar bags I use have an aluminum coating, they are not clear mylar. As an experiment I will test its conductivity using a multimeter.

[@kevinkoekje]

The thicker the layer the better

[@frogg626]

Great video

[@KakosLykosZero]

what if the inside bag is just a ziplock bag? Will it work?

[@amy1861]

I need to make a large bag for my generator

[@joeshmoe]

Could this be done with a box by lining the inside and outside of the box with foil/copper?

[@kevinkoekje]

As long as the inside foil and the outside foil don't comes in contact to each other, and the items inside the box are wrapped in a non-conductive layer, it should be okay

[@kenpeters9807]

I have some fans I bought in case of SHTF situation. I wrapped the box with aluminum foil and used copper tape to finish the job.

[@lil_Marie_Red]

I used cereal box. It still needed two wraps of foil. I used insulation foil tape. BTW if you look at reflective foil. It has holes in it. So it wouldn't work.

[@jinkeea]

does it have to be 2 bags?

[@jessekoch3480]

Very good

[@jedimastermadeyejester7272]

Thank you

[@lil_Marie_Red]

I made one similar to yours. I did the phone test. What I found in my test. My cell phone didnt ring But my wifi still worked and my phone was making notification noises. Can you test for notifications. I

[@stephboeker7835]

What keeps the signal that the phone service is sending through tower relays from be affected by the EMP ? I mean, wouldn't the service providers be shut down , rendering all service inoperable ?? Would this same issue disable internet signals on laptop computers as well ? Thank you for your generous consideration, Sincerely .............. God bless.

[@j.l.picard3494]

Yes

[@fattybaconnn]

I used foil tape works well too!❤

[@ESMOKER1980]

Wouldn´t the plastic casing of the Powerbank be enough of a non conductive outer layer?

[@kenpeters9807]

Could be but isn’t it screwed to the circuit board with metal screws?

[@Car1Sagan]

What if you just use one bag, would it receive a signal?

[@kevinkoekje]

If you use just one bag, it should effectively block signals, but the level of protection might not be as high as using two bags. The dual-layer design is intended to provide an extra layer of security by minimizing the chances of signal leakage. However, using one bag should still provide a significant level of protection against unwanted signals. The more barriers, the better; thicker is also preferable.

[@w3bb0y]

Two is one and one is none :P

[@kevinkoekje]

Exactly!@@w3bb0y

[@TyMoore1234]

Won’t a EMP mess up cell towers, internet modems, electrical stuff? U can have cell phone but it’s no good without service. Just a thought. 😊

[@kevinkoekje]

That's why I store my handheld radios in Faraday bags. My phones are like mini computers; I have stored a library on an SD card, so I can read it on one of the phones, or we can use it as a small entertainment system for watching movies. And yes, we also have printed versions of the library. It's much easier to carry a small device that has the entire Wikipedia than having over a hundred books to carry.

[@Zamotak]

The things you can still do without service is astounding. Offline maps, documents, manuals and other materials you can save and reference, the ability to connect to meshnets, take photos a videos etc. Think outside the box. It's still a tool and isint just used to watch KZbin videos or scroll facebook like most people do.

[@kevinkoekje]

@@Zamotak exactly!

[@kenpeters9807]

A Faraday bag is not necessarily a complete signal blocking bag.

[@asdf6297]

can you bring this to an airport

[@lil_Marie_Red]

You can always put in bag and seal it after you go thru TSA. Just a thought.

[@99959bill]

✔

[@theQandA]

I think you’d need more layers of tin foil for this to be effective.

[@kevinkoekje]

As I told many times, the more the better. Or the thicker the better. This was just for demonstration purposes

[@theQandA]

@@kevinkoekje In that case, thanks. Good demonstration.

[@amy1861]

Solar generator

[@davidwallace203]

Turn on your cell phone. Put on a podcast or something. Then leave it on while you wrap your phone in foil. Bet you the program doesn’t go off.

[@kevinkoekje]

U said bet? I did it and it stopped the video, tried it with my wifi and also with my 5G, tried my Bluetooth headset connected to the phone later and no signal after I put it in the bags

[@davidwallace203]

I’ll do, triple wrap my aluminum foil and and see what happens. My aluminum foil did nothing. Not for Bluetooth not for cell signal not for Wi-Fi.

[@kevinkoekje]

​@@davidwallace203If you actually followed the video, you'd know you need a fully enclosed, non-conductive layer covering the conductive material-with no gaps. Just loosely wrapping it is like trying to color inside the lines... and failing. Did you wrap it three times with non-conductive material in between each layer? If not, three layers of aluminum foil still only count as one thick, unprotected layer. So much for 'layers of protection,'.