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[@crittercreekranch5190]

EMPs without a doubt the most misunderstood subject in the preparedness community.First let me say why I have the knowledge to explain this. I am a communications technician for over 20 years and an amateur for the previous 35. I have installed communication equipment in the bunker at Vandenberg Air Force Base to the roof at Caltech in Pasadena. Part of the job is EMP suppression. I have played with electromagnetic Fields virtually all my life. I also want to say that I am going to approach this explanation with a kiss.(Keep it simple stupid) . That means I'm not going to explain details that may be prevalent.there are four kinds of EMPs. Each with its own subheading. Everyone has seen the most common EMP, Lightning Direct hit or indirect and sheet lightning. I have replaced tons of equipment because of this. My own Communication tower grounding wire has melted from sheet lightning miles away. Next A EMP generator. They come in all sizes and right now the government is working on a directional beam from a drone that will disable all electronics in one building. Next is an EMP from the sun. Either a coronal mass ejection or an electrical storm. This can easily wipe out the entire power grid of the world. It is also unlikely it would affect anything not plugged into the grid. And even most electronics that are plugged into the grid are running through what's called a transformer which means the transformer will burn out but the electronics will probably be okay. So here's the baby. A nuclear detonation creating an EMP. First this means we are now at war. Unlike a hit from the sun which is a strong but slow push. Like a friend pushing you harder and harder and then you FallDown. A nuclear detonation creates a knockout punch. Meaning it is a mass amount of energy at one moment. Unfortunately this has a magnetic field that penetrates so called Faraday cages. After studying the subject for 30 years I have found that so many people think they're electronics are going to be safe with a Faraday cage I've come to the conclusion I had to explain that probably won't work. The good news is even exposed electronics not plugged into anything or wired to anything and over 1000 miles from the detonation maybe okay. Here is a link to an expert.l.facebook.com/l.php...

[@wendel5868]

Good information

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Great information here! Thanks for taking the time to write all of this. It would be fun to do a livestream with you one of these days to talk about this subject more. I've heard similar things from other EMP folks. Let's sync!

[@crittercreekranch5190]

@@TheUrbanPrepper yes I am open to a live stream.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

@@crittercreekranch5190 Can we start a thread via email? TheUrbanPrepper at protonmail dot com

[@jessicacanfield5408]

The one problem that i don't hear most preppers talk about is if there is a problem with electronics dying is most cars and trucks are going to not work also

[@nikkipoohw]

Well after looking at the video I can say that that bag is perfect for Preparedness. When you put the phone in the bag and it stopped running like 20 seconds after you put it in there than that was a excellent sign that that bag works.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks! Yeah, it seems like it has a lot of valuable use cases for Preppers.

[@reedschneider9376]

Use to store your power bank and have easy access to charge it up every few months. Great video, thanks!

[@heatherjasper97]

To address the transportation issue with the Home Depot totes in your garage, maybe getting some sort of rolling cart that you could strap the totes on? It wouldn't work that well after, say, an earthquake or another situation after the roads are damaged, but it gives you another option.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

That's a great idea! I have a rolling cart in the garage that I could use for that. Thanks Heather!

[@heatherjasper97]

@@TheUrbanPrepper You're welcome!

[@raymondward1009]

Yes there are cheap ways to make a Faraday container that will do the job but you have a great point about quick grab and go with this bag. If you can afford it I'd say go for it! Also, I'm not paranoid about tracking (I do get it thou) so I would recommend people use Faraday containers to store back-up things such as extra phone's, charging systems and above all automotive parts like computer module, alternator, starter etc. It would also be a good idea to know how to install these parts on your car.

[@SWPG]

Great Video ! I've built several EMP "cages" for all of my extra off grid solar parts, inverters, charge controllers etc. I like the idea of a EMP duffle bag, I think ill order one, impressed !

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Sweet! Yeah, building an EMP Cage is fun! Lugging them around would be a little cumbersome though. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@bridgetr7166]

Great video thank you for the demonstration. $245 that’s a good price in Canada. They’re selling that for $493+ import fees.

[@UpperSkyDJ]

Good video, appreciate your clarity and demonstration of the product. 😊

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@FulcrumMW]

Good stuff! Great video, I think that's a great approach for grab-n-go tech.

[@titanpreparedness]

Putting out a mission darkness video in a week or 2. Im very impressed with what the bags are capable of. Its nice that a bag packs up a full kodiak. Very nice review

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Very cool! Yeah, I'm pretty impressed with them too. I was a fan of them before actually speaking with the team at Mission Darkness. Looking forward to your review!

[@jeremyhenry1938]

very cool idea sir!

[@Mtlk77]

Picked up the laptop size bag after your last Mission Darkness video!

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Nice! I use that one all the time.

[@PreppingWithSarge]

Nice review Cliff! They seem like they are emerging as one of the best options in industry for EMP/CMP protection. Has my eye on a few of their things. I think I saw an EMP proof drybag on their sites

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks Sarge! Yeah, they're products are pretty solid. I've been happy with all of mine. It's nice that I can go invisible digitally when I need to.

[@michellecollins2081]

Don't you need an insulating layer between your equipment and the bag? I'm seeing in the video that the metal mesh layer is what the bag is lined with. I would guess that you need a layer between the metal mesh and the electronics so the pulse isn't just transmitted right through.

[@rtmsound1877]

What's the attenuation on the duffel bag? You need at least -50 dB.

[@sda4jesus1]

Cliff, did you happen to say where each of these products were made? This would be good to know in any review.

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

I believe all of their products are made in the USA.

[@sda4jesus1]

Very good to hear. :-)

[@lmsavy2935]

Great review.

[@TheFlyingotto]

Do you have your HAM license? Do you use it just for preping or as hobby too?

[@jlai47]

Can someone explain what the purpose of protecting my stuff from the remote possibility of an EMP attack? I’ve never understood the point of EMP protection: If an EMP destroys all the electronics and takes down the grid, what’s the point of saving my cell phone? Who am I calling if the cell towers adore dead and none else has a functioning phone?

[@JohnJohnson-wy6fk]

The phone still has many apps and tools that can be useful such as gyroscope, saved maps, GPS, lights, books, audiobooks, calculators, ect

[@cmorr72]

This approach is a definite approach in the right direction. Electronics will fry circuits if the gear is "on". If electronics are in the "Off" position during an EMP, circuitry should be good to go. Does anyone have any further information to verify this. This is what I was told in school regarding electronics.

[@randyyeager]

so, how do you personally test it to be a Faraday bag? I mean, ok, they stop a regular signal getting in or out of the bag, but how do you know they would stop a large emp?

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Good comment, Randy! I know that a lot of these companies go through compliance testing, like at Keystone Compliance, which simulates all military electromagnetic pulse standards. Mission Darkness started off making their products for law enforcement and government officials to protect electronic evidence from being damaged through some sort of pulse, so I imagine that they too had to go through compliance testing. I've done some research of companies like Keystone Compliance to make sure that they are legit, and it seems like it. I even stocked a few of their engineers on LinkedIn. :) The military compliance testing is super expensive for these companies from what I've heard. So while they probably can't test from a real EMP, they have to meet a certain certification through lab testing.

[@3nertia]

I don't think they would, to be honest. I'm not sure a faraday bag can attenuate enough energy to protect the electronics inside. Not to mention that the contents aren't exactly [electrically] insulated from the outside of the bag either! It also just occurred to me that a significant enough EMP blast would probably also render many people unconsciousness immediately due to disrupting the electrical signals in the brain

[@HeronICT]

Can someone explain to me. How come the music was still playing. I get that wifi had buffered it the video. But shouldn’t the Bluetooth signal be blocked. I expected that sound would have stopped immediately or at least disturbed???

[@MohitKumar-nc6kt]

Can you check with the makers if this can stand a tactical nuclear /EMP detonation around 200 kms away, coz right now i just have that stuff in an iron trunk...

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

I'm going to pass them this video. Hopefully they can answer that question directly for you. An iron trunk is nice too! I just want to have to move it. :)

[@pauladdae3130]

@@TheUrbanPrepper any reply from them on this issue?

[@captainscarlet4755]

Okay, there is just one problem that you seem to have overlooked. The disruptive frequencies of a nuclear bomb going off and a solar flare interfering with electronics are different. So one bag that protects from nuclear EMP will not protect from solar flares.

[@sweetjaybaby]

🌹 Great video!

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thank you very much!

[@JDJD-hg9hu]

Show this KZbin channel some love Ranger Survival and Field Craft Great new channel You know we ALL love you Cliff As always great video

[@markscognamiglio3926]

Like your videos. Mission darkness is good, we own 3 for on the move stuff. 👍

[@TheUrbanPrepper]

Thanks a bunch, Mark!

[@Qwiv]

How to get get a phone call from your family if it’s in one of those bags? Seams like a bad idea to gat all prepared, then disconnect from the world and your family who may have imitate information for you.

[@TiredofFearPorn]

So when you throw your phone in the bag you become a whale or a dolphin...popping up every now and then for air. What is the difference in powering down my device and powering it back up when I come up for air?

[@patheticprepper4496]

Energy Kodiak ? Did u even try it before recommending it? This was the worse prepping descion i ever made! HONEST! i cant trust anything you say

[@merlinwizard1000]

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