Faraday Cage: Garbage Can, Really?

[@fastacker2]

Now wrap the lid joint with aluminum HVAC duct tape and also cover any holes where the handles might penetrate. Will improve the EMP blocking by another 30 db

[@cheddar2648]

I wonder if anyone has thought of having two or more "waves" of electronics in backup, such as when one initial EMP takes down the infrastructure, and a second or follow on EMP attack three days or a week later takes down the prepared people and emergency response.

[@jonasek8914]

Good and unsettling point....!

[@SugarbabySunny]

I have a few small shortwave radios. I would only use one after the initial blast, and put it back in the faraday cage when not in use. Keep the cage closed when not removing or replacing item. You could also have 2 faraday cages as well

[@alleghenyadventures8561]

Backup for backs for backup

[@mac11380]

Sol Ark Solar EMP hardened inverters are designed for 2 waves.

[@flynnfogerty6402]

Set up specific times for radio cheks, like noon and midnight. Then leave it in the can the rest of the time

[@semanticssimple2053]

You should also seal the container with 2" aluminum duct work tape, will actually give a much better shielding affect.

[@mudwellies1]

Do you mean at the top of the can where the lid would set on it?

[@semanticssimple2053]

@@mudwellies1 Yeah after you put everything inside, seal it with some aluminum tape.

[@FloridaHippie]

I was also watching another KZbinr and he did some tests on the galvanized trash can. He used conductive thin gaskets and lined the rim and it worked better than the tape cause you don’t have to remove and replace it every time to get stuff in and out

[@stuartgray5877]

@@FloridaHippie Just turn the trash can upside down and fill the lip of the lid with molten lead.

[@FloridaHippie]

@@stuartgray5877 hehe 😜

[@AndrewAttard78]

Your neighbor couldn't habe picked a worse time to weedwack.

[@susanlbk]

😆😆😆

[@bashkillszombies]

Or. He couldn't have picked a worse time to record. You pause, and start filming later. Easy.

[@rswarre]

Thanks for the idea! I lined mine with a couple old foam exercise mats. I also wrapped my electronics in a layer of plastic wrap, then a layer of tin foil and then a final layer of plastic wrap then placed them in a mylar bag before they went into the can. I think I read somewhere that is called "nesting". Hope it works.

[@angiedixon8017]

City prepper did a garbage can test on a cell phone and it still rang, without the metal tape. Even though the radio signal test he did, did work. Thank you for this video!

[@LDSPrepper]

Welcome to the prepping world. I would think Styrofoam would take up a lot of room. Prepping Tips: 1. Get a good water filter/purifier (watch my Berkey water filter videos). 2. Find a source of water that you can filter. 3. Store some water if you can (watch my rainwater collection system videos). 4. Get a years supply of food and all the ingredients to make meals out of it. You don't want to just eat cooked wheat all day. 5. Find others who are preppers locally. Most importantly Trust in God.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Great ideas until the GOVERNMENT wants your stuff. Or the hordes of Demozombies come rampaging through your neighborhood zeroing in on the scent of you cooking food.

[@laurice8056]

Good idea. Simple and affordable. By the way, back up emergency and medical equipment should also be protected in the Faraday cage. For example; an extra CO2/smoke detector, power strips, blood oxygen monitor, blood pressure monitor and thermometers if any of these items are electric or battery powered. Thanks for sharing!👍

[@katzcradul]

Looks just like my Faraday cage! I've talked about it on several chats. You can also simply wrap your items in bubble wrap and put them in the garbage can. The cardboard is a good idea too. Don't forget your solar battery recharger. Also, take the tops off a set of outdoor solar lights (the solar collector part) and put them in there too. You can store the plastic bottom with the spikes that go in the ground somewhere else. Those little solar yard lights are great.

[@jonathanfilteau420]

Oooooooh, I didn't think about bubble wrap.

[@benitomoshpito6705]

Doesn't work

[@TamaraJonesExec]

I love that you did not waste time cutting the cardboard into individual strips. Such a time saver.

[@LDSPrepper]

Thank you very much for posting. If you don't want to use solder and a torch you might consider using aluminum A/C ducting tape. I used that on my Faraday cabinet and it works great.

[@LDSPrepper]

Wow, a comment from someone who actually did some testing. Thank you!

[@LDSPrepper]

Nesting is a great way to protect too. I think you would only do that with things you never plan on using day to day but only store it in case of an EMP.

[@LDSPrepper]

@Kntryhart Good question. I have no idea. What do you think?

[@SweetDiversions]

I've read and reviewed several articles and videos that state you MUST have INSULATION between the cage (garbage can in this case) and the item being protected. The insulation should be non-conductive, such as cotton clothing, layers of paper, or cardboard. You can also opt to keep the radio (or other items) in the packaging it came in, which is usually enough to stop any conduction from reaching it from the walls of the garbage can.

[@tac6044]

Well no shit Sherlock

[@susanlbk]

@@tac6044 Well aren't you a rude one. Nothing wrong with a viewer stressing something important to others that the creator may have missed.

[@bobt471]

@@susanlbk but but but, the Creator DIDNT MISS the cardboard insulation.... did he ?

[@loralebow4718]

I think it was nice to hear about other options for insulation. We may not all have the same materials handy. Also, if you’re gonna keep things in the box, make sure you test the product out and make sure everything is in working order before packing it away for emergency.

[@LDSPrepper]

Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single Side Band Reception, plus External Plug-in Antenna. I bought it on Amazon. You can read reviews there too.

[@hellothere3097]

I use a huge aluminum milk can, from the old fashioned ones they used in the 50s and 60s. It's great as it doesn't have any holes and is absolutely waterproof.

[@LDSPrepper]

@MishinFishin Thatnks for asking. Not at all because there is no circuitry in them, i.e. diodes, resisters, capacitors, etc, just solar cells.

[@leonardodavinci303]

At 500Mhz (good representaive freq for EMP) the steel can is barely effective (-10dB). However, if you seal the lid AND and seams with aluminum tape then you will get close to -50dB effect. Military spec levels are around -90dB. SO, if you used a sealed can AND you placed the electronics in a metallized sealed bag you would have an effective system. Now any protection is better than none. But this video is a bit misleading and incomplete.

[@LDSPrepper]

+Leonardo DaVinci I agree with everything you said. That is why I now use EMP bags from techprotectbag.com/

[@walkerbelle]

@Leonardo DaVinci; Thank you very much for getting involved and informing this individual that what he is teaching here is not only very misleading, but it's inaccurate as Hell. Your input of the military grade sealed metal infused bags is the way to go, while this idea of a trash can w/cardboard is as useless as tits on a boar!

[@HaloHunter2552]

Would that leakage still be enough to destroy electronics?

[@jds1667]

that is a good idea using the aluminum tape.i will be adding this to my can faraday cage.

[@SoundMediaVibes]

And don't forget to put chargers in too with your cell phones. Nested Faraday is always better anyway!

[@LDSPrepper]

This has worked 100% of the time for me. I can't comment on why others don't work. I encourage you to find what works for you and share it with everyone else.

[@TheGreenKnightErrant]

I bag my stuff and put it in my prepared can. remember the Super EMP will over power most cages.

[@Craigslist420]

As far as bags go would regular food Mylar bags work to toss electronics into?

[@memyselfandi9684]

What you mean by you bag your stuff in what? And what about mylar bags...I'm thinking cut up aluminum cans and pound them to shape around cardboard boxes and use aluminum tape perhaps

[@AdrianClement]

What are your thoughts on doing this project with a metal pickup truck tool box? Sounds like it may be worth a try.

[@SweetDiversions]

Also, when wrapping aluminum foil around the radio's (or other item's) original packaging (nesting) you should wrap with several layers of foil, making sure to place a solid strip of foil over open seams - again, several times around.

[@LDSPrepper]

Great idea. I'd recommend testing it too. I tested mine and it worked great without having to add anything to help shield it.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

FYI that can is grounded! It is sitting on concrete which has ground potential. It is not necessary to insulate the inside of the lid unless you have things that can touch it. For better results, foil tape the inside and outside of the handles as well as the lid to the can side. And both inside and outside the can seam (seam that goes from top to bottom) as well as the bottom seam of the trash can. All it takes is a tiny opening to destroy what is inside. That can will not protect against a ground zero style of EMP (close airburst). It can help if you are farther away. Inverse square formula. Advantage of the metal trash can is that it can protect against EMP DC induced induction.

[@Thepitz2000]

I thought the cardboard was there to keep the electronics shielded from the metal case so that the EMP did not effect the equipment being stored. Are you saying that no insulation is needed?

[@LDSPrepper]

@jwwm2 I imagine some could be. We do our best to be good neighbors and so do they. We have get togethers and dinner at each others houses and often stop to chat on the street during the day. Knowing your neighbors and being friends is an important part of prepping and being human.

[@LDSPrepper]

That is good. Make sure you test it. I also made a metal cabinet into an every day Faraday cage that I put my tools, etc in so I can get to them easily when needed and put them back when I'm done. It works really well.

[@Katouzine]

Metal cabinet huh! 🎉Thanks for great idea! Greetings and blessings from Northern Ontario 🇨🇦

[@buddha88Fimp]

Adding reflective aluminum tape around the lid increases the protection

[@Tacereus]

You're right and perhaps my analogy was distracting. The point I was trying to make was about the difference in shielding the higher energy waves. Any rays that can make it through the can would also fry whatever is on the inside by inducing a similar voltage there. You would have a very small amount of energy drop on the can but the radio inside is toast in an EMP blast. Shielding is the main concern in an EMP or solar flare. Use LOTS of concrete, dirt, water, or lead for shielding.

[@8260097]

You should remove the cardboard to allow full contact between the can and the lid. A metal seal may be even a better option. Also test it with a 2 way radio to ensure it is completely blocking any signal.

[@richa60]

Very interesting video and I will probably try it out, but I have two questions: 1) At 1:24 you said to stick an FM radio in the can. Can it be shortwave, or any other frequency of receiver? 2) At 1:49 you said that after covering the can, all you could hear was static. I truly don't know, but was under the impression that static was caused by random, background electromagnetic energy being picked up on an antenna. Wouldn't a good block of all EM energy result in no sound at all? Thank you.

[@prepandpray5333]

Thanks for this video. I am making mine now. Also making a faraday in a large steal file cabinet , but will line that with insulation with foil on it. (I think that was your video too.) God Bless and stay safe....

[@rondathompson5248]

Thank You for this Extremely Important Information. You did a Great Job Describing Everything.

[@NavigatedChaos]

This is going to save me a lot of time, money, and space. Have you thought about getting back up chips for your vehicle in it so that you can run it after a EMP?

[@LDSPrepper]

@richa60 1) the FM wave length is about the same size as an EMP wave length. Other receivers may or may not be the same wave length as an EMP. 2) The static is from loss of signal.

[@erinkstocco1920]

Put a ground clamp on the handle and run an insulated #6 cooper wire to the encase concrete rebar on your house foundation or to the electrode by your service panel, this electrode goes 8 feet underground by code. You will get much better results with this method! Don’t forget to wrap around the lid any gaps on the can with hvac aluminum tape. Good luck to everybody.

[@rjcontra]

Thanks for responding...I was building mine today like yours...could you please explain why we should'nt ground the can?

[@LDSPrepper]

I pray you are right. I prepare if you are wrong. Either way I'm in good shape.

[@LDSPrepper]

@Suogrey The cardboard is only there for padding so items don't get banged up so much.

[@chernobylFarms]

My buds in Tennessee have a windowless Quonset hut, earthen and gravel floor, in which they keep their jeeps, gas generators and spare electronics. They hope to have a couple gyrocopters soon to add. Plenty of room.

[@LDSPrepper]

@AceTrainerKayden Great question. Go ahead and wrap your plastic with foil and let us know. Or you can simply wrap the items individualy in foil and put them in the plastic can.

[@BritishRail60062]

Good idea but I would recommend lining the can with mu-metal sheets to shunt the field away from the center. From my understanding. Magnetic fields cannot be blocked but they can be re-routed around the object. You would need a few reels of mu-metal sheets to line the can to a thickness of 10mm/1cm and then add the cardboard inside. Stay safe fellow Americans and may God be with you.

[@LDSPrepper]

I don't know. Please give it a try and let us know.

[@born68]

can you please throw a number 10 can of freeze dried food at your neighbors head

[@LDSPrepper]

@AnnBearForFreedom I have tried several mylar bags and none of them worked. You may have some that might. I would put in a FM radio and see if the bag completely blocks the radio wave. if it does you are good to go. Please let us know how that goes.

[@russf6572]

I've been wrapped in 4 layers of HD foil for the last year to protect my pacemaker. I look like a metal robot walking down the street!

[@randialtman8407]

It did not occur to me that it will kill my son’s pacemaker 😳

[@toykawilliams3273]

@@randialtman8407 I had not thought about that either. 🤔 😳

[@LDSPrepper]

@whobrown Awesome! What are you putting in yours?

[@jimjohngirard]

I did everything you said, I followed your instructions to a tee and it doesn't work. I lined and paneled the interior of the can with cardboard and the bottom of a 10 gallon can made by the same manufacturer as you show on your video. I lined the inner lid as well with cardboard as instructed. I placed my iPhone in the can and dialed it and I could hear it ringing on the inside... the only way it worked is when I wrapped the cell phone in tin foil.... Have you tested yours with a cell phone? So far, this method is ineffective based on my doing it.

[@nathanaeltaylor1483]

Jim you're supposed to wrap the item in tin foil. The tin foil wrapped item can't touch the inside of the trash can,hence the cardboard liner. I learned this from a great book called "Darkest Days" by survivopedia.com

[@loveworksnoevil]

different frequencies, radio vs cell, cell is harder to block, must be completely sealed, aluminum tape

[@LDSPrepper]

@illuminationclub How did your faraday cage building project go?

[@groov539]

You could've briefly placed the video camera inside the can so we could hear the break in radio reception when you closed the lid. Based on other comments I see here, your can is at least good for safehousing a radio, which by itself is as good as gold after an EMP attack.

[@LDSPrepper]

There is a lot of information online about EMP and solar flares. Both can fry electronics. Please research and prepare appropriately.

[@Josh-of-all-Trades]

Every time I hear your radio playing in that trash can, I expect to hear the radio song from Portal 1.

[@LDSPrepper]

@BabyBribbles The cardboard is only there as a cushion so things don't get banged around so much. You don't need it for protection.

[@burgesskj]

This kind of galvanized container works better as a Faraday cage when sealed with aluminum duct tape.

[@brettwells66]

Kevin Burgess Could the tape's adhesive act as an insulator and defeat full protection?

[@burgesskj]

Brett Wells No, there is not enough material in the adhesive to do that. Simply wrap from edge, overlapping to the opposing edge.

[@sunnylandcamper]

+Kevin Burgess thats what I am going to do...tomorrow

[@clydeburton5454]

+Kevin Burgess You guys crack me up.People saying it wont work it will work Yes,no maybe.How the hell do you know unless it really happened?Geez.

[@pamela930]

Clyde Burton Thank you! I'm an amateur prepper but trying to learn fast. I'm trying to protect some household batteries, D, AA, and such for flashlights and lanterns to get out of town. I don't know if this works or I'd be wasting my money! Guess I'll keep searching.

[@michaelrowley6069]

Great. Now that song is stuck in my head.

[@bclendenen1]

Perhaps on your next video, you could do it next to someone using a chainsaw.

[@rondogon48]

I WAS THINKING MORE LIKE A JACK HAMMER .

[@tonyamedsker497]

Lol

[@Cogzed]

Pretty sure it's a weed eater. ;)

[@KoolVybzOnly]

🙋🏽‍♀️What do you mean by it’s not grounded, what is grounding and how do you do it and why does it need to be grounded? Thank you.🙏🏽

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

Okay, you protect your electronics, but a solar flare would take down the power, the internet, all the broadcasting stations, TV and radio, all the satellites. So, what use would you have for your electronics?

[@ErikaZimmermanMD]

Lights

[@aerospot2]

I keep a gas generator in a metal box, I also have several alternators, car computers, and other essential items to regain running cars, electricity generation, etc. I also have several handheld ham units shielded for communication. All are shielded against emp/cme. An old laptop with dvd drive to retrieve info burned onto disks.

[@oldmanpatriot1490]

I don't believe Russia or china will nuke us like some do. I believe a EMP in the upper atmosphere is more likely. They don't want to destroy the planet and I think they would want to invade for the big prize. I think it will be a first strike scenario. Not all of our military systems are hardened and it will leave a lot of our military blind. Protecting Night vision goggles, Solar battery chargers (I have the goalzero), Emergency Radios, Walkie talkies, police scanners, flash lights, watches. What ever you find useful. Not all radio frequencies will be destroyed. There are hardened facilities in the US and any chatter you can pick up will be useful. Not to mention enemy cross talk. The big thing for me is my night vision and walkie talkies. Most people will be without and any advantage I have over roving gangs and bad people in general the better off my family will be.

[@red99roses]

If U have a PC and hard drive U will still be able to view what is on the externel harddrive that U saved AND by using another power hookup like generator.

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

red99roses A powerful enough solar flare messes up the electronics, it will fry all the computers, all the satellites. Everything that has electronics. So, you wouldn't be able to use a computer. Look it up.

[@LDSPrepper]

@econewpower I'm glad to have helped. I'm doing a follow up Faraday cage video this week.

[@mrapple3702]

There sure a lot of EMPologists in this comment section.

[@oreocookie2461]

This comment really tickled me. U are so right tho.

[@LDSPrepper]

@svweichert Excellent. Have fun. What will you put into it?

[@markcummins6571]

Sheet metal will make a good Faraday cage. Unfortunately they will not protect against a magnetic impulse that induces circuit killing current induction. Take a strong magnet and place it against the outside of the sheet metal and use a metal screw driver against it on the inside. If you feel magnetic pull then it will not shield against a Electromagnetic inducing current into your devices you want to be protected. A Faraday cage will shield against electrostatic field but not necessarily against magnetic inductions. Look up a material called Mu-Metal (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu-metal). You need magnetic shielding not static shielding. And for those of you that take issue with this information have you proved these electrostatic types of shielding will protect against Electro-"Magnetic"- Pulses? Just try a strong magnet as I detail. I am a trained professional since 1972 and I know the difference between Electromagnetic and Electrostatic fields. Garbage cans are just good for garbage and that is what you will have in them after a strong EMP.

[@DanKoerner]

I think my eyes just rolled out of my head. I bet you wear tinfoil and a bunch of magnets on your head, don't you?

[@markcummins6571]

Aluminum or tin has no ability to shield against magnetic induction. So why would I use it on my head? LOL if you can't argue a point on the merit of real physics do you always resort to insulting the integrity of the person you are disagree with? Prove to me my statements are false using physical rules. Insults only disrupt communication.

[@markcummins6571]

Also note that there is a big difference between the AM or FM band and the energy released by any destructive EMP source. Use a magnet to test as I previously described.

[@MzladyGrinn]

I made this in an afternoon. Works well! Thank you!

[@Mr55chevyman]

Unless you tape the lid down with aluminum tape and completely seal the gap, most of your equipment will NOT survive.

[@jchigheagle]

Absolutely true! His demonstration would be more believable if he had used a cell phone rather than a weak signal radio.

[@ant4160]

That is not how faraday cages work.

[@core251]

@@jchigheagle A cell phone would indeed have been a more appropriate test, but not because radio is "weak signal" (50kW a few miles away is weak?). The higher the frequency, the smaller any gaps need to be. FM radio @ 88-108 MHz is too easily blocked with even relatively large gaps. The AM band is of course even worse, but he appears to be using FM otherwise why put up the FM antenna.

[@LDSPrepper]

You can look up the size (length) of radio waves on the internet. Then just buy a metal mesh or screen that has openings smaller than the wave.

[@XeninaCalifornia]

When the neighbor starts weedwacking, turn OFF the camera. Dang!

[@shaynewilliams4482]

+Xenina California LOL DAMN MISS so angry XD. Oh and i saw your channel, i used to play league from like season 2-4

[@savage101.]

Shayne Williams She didn't care

[@skyman7628]

You have your EMP can ready to jump into? so you safe your pretty self ?

[@seeqr9]

Sky Man Down, Harvey, Down!

[@Gods-women-of-war]

Omg you guys you can still hear the guy... Why don't you just turn the channel damn

[@LDSPrepper]

The microwave is a Faraday cage made to stop wave lengths the size of microwaves. I don't know about EMP wavelengths.

[@papatrucker2872]

This will not work my fellow preppers. WILL NOT! Coming from a electrical engineer. I emp/cmp aka solar flare is at a much much higher frequency than radio or cell phone. Look it up. 2 different types of cages. Grounded & non-grounded. The non-grounded needs to be very very thick and non-conductive liner inside. Both need extremely tight seals so no frequency gets thru any gaps. Moving on. Just remember. THIS WILL NOT WORK!

[@lindaallen9057]

Jim, How do you get a grounded and non-grounded cage? What do you use?

[@papatrucker2872]

+Linda Allen Ok Linda start with a grounded cage. It needs to be a highly conductive metal like copper or sliver. Copper is way cheaper. Use a thick gauge copper sheet. The lid must be very tight fitting all the way around. Then you need at least 1/4" think non conductive liner on all sides including the lid thicker the better. Solder a thick copper wire from the lid to the body of the cage. Then solder thick copper wire to the body of the cage and run that outside to a copper ground rod that's put at least 18" in the ground. Set the cage on wood or concrete. Bam. Grounded cage done.

[@papatrucker2872]

+Linda Allen Unfortunately there is no easy way out for a good faraday cage. Good quality commercial ones are for the rich only & good home built ones are labor intensive. I prefer wooden ones as you can set them on the ground, on dirt, concrete or even on a shelf or work bench and your protected. Even from a nuclear emp that goes off directly over head. Only down side to wooden ones are weight when you make them on larger scales. Need a forklift to move them when full. LMFAO! I need to find the links on wooden emp protection that was done and post it. Haven't had time between working 70 hrs a week, home projects, raising a kid, looking for land to buy and teaching the kid to shoot guns, bows, throw knives & hunt & gather. Been a busy busy man.

[@midknight3350]

You should make a video or series of videos showing this, bud

[@papatrucker2872]

James Hart I did a vid today explaining some of it. Will be uploading it this evening. It'll take a hour plus off wifi. Lol. I'm going to try here soon to make another wooden faraday cage and video it this time. Lol.

[@LDSPrepper]

@oldhippy111 The point of a Faraday cage is to protect electronics from being ruined from electro-magnetic current caused from an EMP or solar flare.

[@Inspiredtoblog]

What a rude neighbor

[@LDSPrepper]

The cardboard is only there for a cushion so things don't get banged up. A 2 way radio may have a different wave length than EMP so you might be able to hear it with the lid on. Try an FM radio.

[@lindabarnes1585]

See the videos by Dr. Arthur Bradley, electrical engineer, who actually tests your theory and others on video with testing equipment. You are not as protected as you think you are.

[@LDSPrepper]

Linda Barnes Thank you for the recommendation. Good info. I'll have to watch all of his videos. BTW, his books are excellent.

[@travcoman45]

Linda Barnes The good doctor used a simple trash can. With the addition of aluminum tape to seal the lid it dropped the RF signal some 48db I believe. So, not bad at all. I think if one stacked your items (put them in a smaller faraday cage) into the trash can it would be relatively safe. No one knows for sure, as it has never been tested.

[@alexandersergal]

Anyone else hear thinking that an emp will be launched on us?

[@prophotoservices]

plague Doctor We are all sure of the obvious. Our enemies that Obama is courting are drooling for the right moment to strike.

[@TheUniversalEyes]

Anyone who launches an EMP will be done by a country that was hired to do the job to begin with (Iran, N. Korea and Russia) They were all given money and materials to build weapons.

[@LDSPrepper]

@gizmostella Perfect. It passed the test. White noise means you are not getting a radio signal. The can is blocking the signal. That is exactly what you want. Good work.

[@LadyHamilton3]

Can you please re-record without your neighbor's weed eater. I can't hear what you are saying- most annoying of your neighbor.

[@Cogzed]

You can never surrender!!... Great song.

[@nickinjersey2]

Testing of actual EMP frequencies have shown the power to be as much as 70,000 times as powerful as an FM radio. Disregard this video.

[@wardbowen4765]

it depends on where you live relative to your location/ position at the time of the solar flare you would have to be living at ground zero or on the surface of the sun to get that high of an energy level from a pulse this is for general population to have a short wave radio which in the event government and civil defense channels would be broadcasting information on emergency frequencies

[@hauseofcards1147]

do you have to have cardboard? is it really necessary?

[@JEFF2010SSRS]

JESUS IS COMING SOON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AMEN HALLELUJAH SHALOM

[@0708Kirkrogers]

Testing shows the trash can faraday cage (which is what I use) if almost worthless if you don't tape and seal the lid with aluminum duct tape. People need to understand emp flows a bit like water and can get into very tiny gaps.

[@SOS_Recon]

I was wondering, from the several articles I've read in the past about faraday cage building, wouldn't it be best to attach a grounding cable to the can (removeable of course) that would then attach to a grounding rod of about 3 foot in length? The radio test is a good general test, but a burst of high frequency waves would behave a bit differently, as propostioned by some. It may be worth the few extra bucks.

[@JagdtygerII]

Nice Idea, Now I have a more structurally sound Faraday cage for my larger items. I already used old Microwaves for smaller electronic devices, but always wanted something for the larger items.

[@Humdinger1951]

I filled my new barrel/ can half way full with water and beads of water were seeping from the bottom seams. A couple tubes of liquid steel around seams and lifting handles…….we good.

[@LDSPrepper]

@Gaudapada108 I use it so the items inside don't get dented up as I'm moving things around. Also some people are concerned about their items touching the metal so it helps them see how they can easily protect against that.

[@Demosophist]

Strictly speaking, the problem with using corrugated cardboard as the insulator is that if it gets wet it doesn't insulate. Coroplast might be a better option.

[@LDSPrepper]

@YiuTeub 100% correct. Thanks for reading the comments and commenting.

[@3DGENFIRE]

Do I need to have the inner lid fully covered by cardboard? Or just have a tight seal between the lid and the can?

[@davidstephens4639]

As for protecting cars, alternator diodes are vulnerable. Either get a pre-'98.5 Cummins with a manual shift, or EMP-proof spare alternators, ignition modules, etc.

[@dljim]

Did you ever share your thoughts about the short wave radio? I don't seam to be able to find it,and where your got it? Thanks I like your videos.....

[@SanitysVoid]

I am going to get one at Wal Mart tomorrow but I will solder the handle on the lid to seal off the small gap you can see. I'll store it in my Van, almost a metal box in itself. I got the metal tape already too.

[@biblesnbarbells]

I did the test with my FM radio and it worked just like yours did. However, when I placed my cell phone in the can it was still able to receive a phone call. What are your thoughts?

[@roddick1185]

If you put electronic in and seal the cage should you recharge the batteries in devices or keep the cage sealed for years?

[@sonyarobertson3558]

We just made this following your instructions and it isn't working. We even put the phone in a nesting bag, then placed it in the can. It still rings loud and clear. What did we do wrong?

[@LDSPrepper]

The cardboard is for padding. No insulation is needed. The EMP travels around the skin of the container. It doesn't go through to the inside of the skin.

[@omarsalvadormolinararambur8885]

Excellent dude, it solves some questions about if we must ground or not and must isolate the metals with external covers of different materials.

[@LDSPrepper]

FM falls in the same wave length as an EMP burst. That is why I tested on FM.

[@LDSPrepper]

@LifeOWrylee Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single Side Band Reception, plus External Plug-in Antenna. I bought it on Amazon. You can read reviews there too.

[@LDSPrepper]

@screavics I tested it. It didn't seem to work at all. I tested several different types of electrostatic bags with the same unacceptable results.

[@LDSPrepper]

Correct. No insulation is needed because the EMP stays on the outside skin of the can.To better understand please review the information and links in the description box below the video.

[@LDSPrepper]

@pugamusmaximus It will work if you have metal on metal connections all the way around. Test it like I did in my video.