Why You Need This Portable Starlink Kit for Disaster Survival!

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In this video, Wranglerstar shares his essential portable Starlink communication kit, designed for off-grid and disaster scenarios. After deploying for hurricane relief in Tennessee, Cody realized the critical importance of reliable communications during emergencies. This comprehensive Starlink setup is EMP-proof, lightweight, and compact, making it a vital part of any survival or preparedness plan.
The kit includes a rugged Nanuk 920 case, Godark Faraday bags for EMP protection, a portable Starlink unit, an Anker backup battery pack, a modified tripod for uneven terrain, and all necessary cables for various power sources, including USB-C and 12V adapters. With this setup, you can stay connected with high-speed internet for up to five hours, even in remote locations.
If you’re looking for a practical, grab-and-go communication solution to maintain contact during disasters, this video covers everything you need to know about building your own Starlink kit. Be sure to watch till the end for insights on improving your emergency preparedness.

[@wranglerstar]

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[@masonbeveridge]

Thanks

[@Jeffreyringgold]

Looking at the monthly rate.

[@jrob8931]

How on Earth did you miss the opportunity to label your case "WranglerStarlink?"

[@markhottman2652]

Cody- From this : “East Coast Man” your COMMS KIT is “top shelf” 👍 . The coming struggle is going to be a sprinkle bit EASIER with Great COMMUNICATION. Grace, Blessings and Peace 🙏

[@Jeepnbeer]

This video not sponsored by STARLINK but needs to be. They have done an excellent job in our area with all the flooding. Thanks Elon and Cody

[@eagle94haslanded]

No kidding. The mini has me fizzing over the brim. I just hope it goes down in price sooner than later. At 165 a month you would think they would practically give away the equipment. But I guess Elon knows my type; I only need service one or two months a year. And honestly I wouldnt be surprised if cell service comes to the dead zone i go to sooner than later.

[@Jeepnbeer]

@@eagle94haslanded I hope to see the price be more reasonable when you combine both the internet(mini unit) and the cell phone together. In the future I think they will offer a “bundle” deal that will be more reasonable. They may do that now not sure.

[@eagle94haslanded]

@@Jeepnbeer I didnt even know they had cell service. Thats not something i need right now though. And i only need the sat internet one or two months a year.

[@John-w9m8d]

​@@Jeepnbeer in future, there may not be cell phones at all, according to what Rumor Mill behind closed Doors in WH are saying. Also suggested 4 - 6 Months food/Water/Meds etc Stashed away. I pray it doesn't come to that because hundreds of thousands will pass into Glory, in 1st month or two.. God Bless us all my friend My Brother in God Above. Amen. ✌️ Peace from Big Jim New Hampshire USA aka Boston Strong

[@mdbostnmt1987]

Cody- thank you for heading south and helping. Most men are paralyzed by debt and couldn’t go help if they wanted to. That’s such an important lesson for the ProHo.

[@darrells1806]

If they had 2 1/2 million subscribers on KZbin, they wouldn’t be paralyzed with debt either.

[@richardspence3447]

Thank you

[@DavidHain-TX]

Never thought about having Starlink as a prepper supply. Excellent idea. Thanks.

[@Scott-rl4xi]

Thank you again for coming to our little part of the world to lend a hand. Mountain people are special, hard working, independent people. And you have showed it doesn’t matter where those mountains are located. Thanks again Cody

[@betsyabn]

As a former SIGO from Fort Bragg, i wouldsuggest stakes for your tripod for wind situations, always extra cables as they always break, and consider a vehicle roof mount, the starlink works in transit..mounted flat, ,...and 2x batteries! or more, especially for cold weather ops when batteries die more quickly!

[@johnnytruck2009]

My Starlink Mini came in today and was able to get it up and running. I used my Yeti 1000X solar generator with my Boulder 200 briefcase solar panels to power it. I bought a Ridgeline water proof case to store it in. I bought the Ridgeline at JobLots for $59. I love the introduction with faraday bag protection!! I was able to make phone calls with my cell data off. And was able to get online , and so was my family members aswell. Thanks !

[@scout2driver]

It was great to meet you at the FOB. I also made a comms kit to hold my complete mobile HF Station as soon as I hot home. One lesson I learned from trips to little Germany was that everything needed to be able to be carried on your back. I'm already saving to build the starlink kit. God bless you and your family.

[@betsyabn]

Would love to hear what you put together re HF

[@jrogerss8616]

Nice kit. Those cables have microchips in the ends to perform the voltage/current handshake. They could be susceptible to an emp just like anything else making them useless if not in a protected bag too. Thanks for all you do.

[@charleschrisp5661]

Just watched one of your old episodes from six years ago when you got the new and improved knife sharpener from Russia and just seen you in your old workshop brought back so many good memories but you’re doing good now brother. Thank you for all your good wisdom that you have shared upon all of us, keep up the good work.

[@jayskinner6321]

Never stop making videos… the “people” need you 🙏

[@ASour1170]

Please keep USB C cables inside go dark too. Newer cables have tiny printed circuit boards inside that are susceptible to EMP

[@chaz720]

Came into the comments to say this. Transceivers for high-speed serial data (which, as you note are built into USB-C, lightning, etc. cables) attached to long lengths of wire is near worst-case scenario for EMP survivability.

[@ZeviAusfresser-fb9ut]

You can easily double your run time by putting a second or third anker in there you definitely have the space in that box

[@LostInNorCal]

Thank you Cody and Mrs. W for all you do! Bless you both.

[@ThePhilliesYou]

Love the all-in-one setup and go.

[@DancingWatersAnCoFOB]

Very nice kit up. Good work. Functional and organized. The color is spot on... easy to locate among all the other boxes.

[@user-ki3dj9pu9y]

I'm looking at getting a star link for hurricanes. During Florence the cell towers ran out of diesel and all coms were down for a days.

[@clearmind3022]

Priceless knowledge.

[@practicalman45]

I would say definitely a notch above professional homeowner. Thanks for sharing.

[@americanharleyrider8]

Well done Sir. Awesome video.

[@jpmkiv]

I'm running one on a USB C cord (20v) in the back window of my Tesla giving free internet everywhere I go in W NC. Helped when the churches generator went out.

[@RedTech443]

I'm a ham radio nut. Also a telephony programmer. With that said, this starlink kit would be cool with a raspberri pi running a pbx, and a few SIP phones to set up a small call center for disaster areas. All low power too. There are plenty of other SIP options out there too, options are endless as long as internet is still working globally. Otherwise radio is your only comms.

[@RenThraysk]

Yeah, a TOC box. A couple of companies make them, but none have integrated starlink yet afaik.

[@DXJungle]

DMR over Starlink works too but only for those that have access to the Internet.

[@MearsFL]

For the portable power box, check out the EcoFlow River line. The 2 is super light and compact, 2 Max has more battery, and the 2 Pro has a ton of output

[@Raufinsfury]

Thanks ! I'm showing this to the hubs, we've been wondering if we should get the starlink. Clearly it's a yes.

[@forgotmylogininfo]

I have one of the rechargeable vehicle Jump starter packs, that would work well too. A little bigger than the Anker, but with added benefit of jump starting if necessary. In its case , about half the size of a styrofoam take out box, Case holds pack & all the cables that come with it, Has USB ports on the side of it.

[@jwilliamsvids]

Valuable lessons. Thanks for sharing your critical analysis of your preps and how they functioned on lyour recent trip to east Tenn/west NC.

[@Idahooffgrid]

All of my big first aid kits are in Nanuk cases (they come in red with the white cross) and I absolutely love them.

[@ok2x]

Add a mini solar panel to polish off the kit. The jackery 40w mini solar saga panel is legit and fits in the case.

[@BootstrapRevival]

After Helene, I put a 48v AC inverter on my golf cart that has a 5kw battery bank. Made it so the battery and inverter are easily removable) It will be getting a starlink power port as well. Trying to act accordingly!

[@sal.m2A]

Good idea. But try and keep everything dc much more efficient

[@BootstrapRevival]

AC is to power house items or drive it to a neighbor’s for assistance. Starlink will get a 48v dc port.

[@weldeadlobes86]

I don't think ive heard to many talk about the extra cellphone if you can get wifi. Im glad you threw that n there.

[@whynotdean8966]

If you're really worried about EMP protection, it's much cheaper to just buy copper mesh and line the top and bottom of the box. Though the bags in this case also serve as more padding, which is good. But to anyone else: Just buy some standard bags.

[@TeaBurn]

I heard somewhere that portable battery banks have a possibilily of permanently dying if it gets drained to zero. What I was recommended to do was to keep it fully charged before putting it away, and checking on it every, and if needed, just top it off once or twice a year. If you got any old phones lying around you still intend on using like backups, then I'd charge those more frequently before they get put away. I do it for my various portable battery banks whenever I go to change my smoke alarm detectors during daylight savings time change.

[@jonathonmcmillan9410]

Storing lithium batteries fully charged is actually not good for the battery. They have a self-discharge rate that is dependent on the state of charge, meaning they discharge faster from a full charge. Battery manufacturers recommend storing at 50%. I've designed lithium powered consumer electronics sold commercially, FWIW.

[@AquaTech225]

80-85% is fine to store at. Some of the older “solar generators” had issues if the battery went down to 0%. They wouldn’t start accepting a charge again. But I believe I seen a work around on a video was charging just a couple minutes directly into the battery vs charging into the mppt charge controller. Or something like that an after 2-3 minutes direct. I guess it than sensed some kinda voltage or something. Than would start accepting a charge the regulator plug in that goes through the charge controller. It was something like that. You can find atleast a video or two on here how to get around it and it charging again. An I’ve always heard 80-85% storage charge. I also keep mine with a topped off charge also. But normally each week I’ll connect something to it and drop it down to the low 90’s an back up. Just to have some voltage movement in it. For a couple years now. On a couple Bluetti power banks/solar generators. An haven’t really noticed them holding any less juice from full to about empty. I use mine mainly for window unit and fridge for hurricanes and just any power outages. An everything seems to run just as long as it has new. My newest power station actually says to calibrate the BMS system. To run it down completely to 0 to it stops outputting any power. Than recharge it. But my other one I believe is one of the ones ya don’t really want to run down to a flat 0%

[@joshlarson5316]

Starlink deserves all the praise

[@edistoisle4906]

very helpful! you rock!

[@schmick125]

You might want to put a compass in that box. In case you get turned around and need to find north.

[@adcraziness1501]

Did you get involved with any of our awesome Amateur Radio and GMRS net operators? They worked their tails off from the very first minute of that devastation, connecting people with loved ones and coordinating supplies. Starlink is great, and I hope it provides a lot of utility for a lot of people in situations like this. But "ham" radio really shined in this incredibly stressful time. I'm proud to be from this area and call them my local hams.

[@EmeliaBelle]

Best thing out of canada is tim hortons

[@FrankCastle694]

A small foldable solar panel would be a great addition to really sure up the system you can find ones that would fit in there great

[@mww1363]

The ones that size won’t support much more than slowly charging a phone

[@Charles-lane277]

Starlink is awesome

[@northwoodstrapper8778]

Very informative. I was hashing over a star link for my way off grid cabin. This is pushing me towards it. Thank you great video

[@RealWorldReport]

Thanks.

[@chestersedc]

@wranglerstar the lightning power cables and USC-C cables have small chips in them and should be stored in faraday bag to protect them was well.

[@geoffreylohff3876]

Cody - A bit of a belt & suspenders suggestion WRT EMP. See if you can get that Nanuk case in aluminum (preferably with emp safe gaskets along the closure). Keep the stuff in the go dark bags too...

[@FurikuriYugi]

Thank you for turning me on to Nanuk.

[@petezahrbock]

Cody, great directions on the starlink! We are all so happy that you are back. Anyway, Keep up the outstanding work. God Bless.

[@mww1363]

Outstanding

[@MikeMiguelPimentel]

You have great resources hopefully you’ll never need them for catastrophic events

[@skydivingcomrade1648]

Beautiful

[@inspiredclips8245]

Thank You, I kept hearing how they were really helping, but hadn't seen or understood about Starlink.

[@steveseattle6791]

Very cool! I love how small this tech is getting. I have an older starlink and absolutely love it, but it's definitely not easily portable. Looking forward to the coms box next!

[@mbarr691]

Nice kit. As the saying goes, 2 is 1 and 1 is none. I would add another Anker power bank to this kit. 10hrs of uptime and you can charge one while using the other. That's if you got the space.

[@tweakingheavily]

hey cody, i know you might not realize this, but i really appreciate you taking the extra time and steps to show us how the kit goes together, like the quarter twenty on the tripod, or the water tight usb c cable. helps a guy understand what to do with his own kit and where and how to improve. thank you and god bless

[@delmarsmith622]

I built a very similar setup. Only main difference is I use a millwaukee m18 12.0 with the Top Off. I get about 7.5 hours of run time.

[@KngDnglng]

Have you considered building a small faraday cage for emergency supplies? Ive seen that you have some stuff stored in lockers. A small cage built to the outside of that would eliminate the need for individual faraday bags and allow for storage of larger items.

[@3Hsurvival]

Man I love this I’ll be building one soon

[@DylanLow-x6j]

Cody, I use a Milwaukee Topoff mini inverter with a M18 high output battery and can run my Starlink mini for a couple of days. You may want to look into that. Love the setup though. 👌

[@tad3900]

I was just looking for this setup. We had it hooked up to the truck and an inverter strapped to the roof.

[@bhamptonkc7]

I made a pole adapter that uses 3/8-24 threads used with CB and HAM antennas, if your in a crowed trailhead putting it on the ground won’t work very well.

[@wezross]

Excellent kit and excellent breakdown.

[@campy9712]

Great video, thank you for sharing.

[@jritter1]

People can say what they want about Elon Musk but the dude is actually out there helping people. I don’t think it’s an unreasonable price as well

[@RJMCK]

Musk is the largest beneficiary of corporate welfare in modern history. Don't be fooled.

[@Jtwes]

My hope is that in a year or so Starlink direct to cell phone will be available. He’s working on it now.

[@lunatic3571]

get that AC adapter into a go dark bag too. and look into ankers cooler solar battery combo for alternative power solutions. has a 299 Wh battery that fits into the powered cooler and the solar will keep it fully charged no problem. a truely set and forget design that can keep your food cold with no worries while providing more than enough power for smaller stuff like that.

[@TrapperScottyAlaskan]

Thanx, west coast man, I been wanting this kit. 👍

[@denniscorrea1000]

Maybe add a small solar panel to charge the battery (Anker has a nice one) + I would hide an AirTag in there.

[@daniellavoie8379]

2 is 1, 1 is none, so get at least one extra battery and cables. Also, get a 120W lighter socket to USB-C adapter in your kit.

[@flyslinger2]

Nanak is the bomb.

[@SeattleRotel]

Very excellent description. Starlink is next on my list. Best from Seattle!

[@wranglerstar]

Thank you!

[@oud25]

I would like to say I’ve seen a 3d printed (in petg-cf on pla) mount survive on a boat during this past hurricane. If it’s done right and well then it’s the way to go for sure!

[@Mrbfgray]

Nice kit. Props to Elon Musk and SpaceX for sending tens of thousands of terminals to hurricane devastated areas for free plus free service to end of yr.

[@darrenmiller5893]

Sweet setup. I've several Nanuck cases, they are outstanding.

[@ronsilva516]

That’s a good idea 👍😎

[@mikecox3659]

Good stuff here Cody, gave me the fizz ... all the best from Arkansas!!!

[@southtexan1761]

Thank you for sharing. Its appreciated. I love the setup. Saved all your links. I have learned a lot from you.

[@kd4baoc612]

Sir, personally, nice simple setup for some internet in the field. But everyone's needs are different. My experience in dealing with wildland firefighting details out west dealt with fire line duty and comms unit over the years. To me satellite phones were my preference, but this was over the years before internet needs now.

[@chrisrobbins9058]

The boots I’m in right now…these phones and stuff are a problem. I noticed helicopters following me around, stopped in Columbia Heights, MN and gave the number one finger….law enforcement knows I’m watching them watch me.

[@idahocartel]

I would suggest a quick release v-mount system from Blue Kondor camera accessories between the tripod and the dish, now no screwing

[@phide01]

You have to make a schedule to charge or check the power on the batteries every few months

[@TheCivilWarriorProj]

I suggest adding a telescoping pole as well as cordage. In case you can't obtain line of sight from the ground.

[@betsyabn]

Put the pole mount on the vehicle, Army has those pre mounted

[@mcgee772003]

Baker makes a small folding solar panel that would extend the operation time for that unit and would probably fit in that case as well.

[@SterlingWheel]

Watched and noted accordingly.

[@eagle94haslanded]

I hope the Mini goes down in cost sooner than later. Im fizzing out of control and i don't even have one yet. I tried the full size one. It was silly. The wires were crazy long and i dont think the modem was waterproof. It worked good but just needed it for a trial run and returned it.

[@N4JAB]

Looking forward to see what you build for portable power. The HAMs build “go boxes” for portable Hf operations for POTA or emergency services. Have yet to put one together myself.

[@betsyabn]

Hardigg rack mounted cases were always great for that

[@MobileBunker]

I seen this, it is interesting. Star-batt mini.

[@bhamptonkc7]

I have 300ft of cat6 on a spool I can have my mini on one end and an access point on the other end this covers a large area with WiFi.

[@KILLKING110]

A good edition would be the Goal Zero folding solar panel to help keep things powered

[@dmalarkey100]

I'm not 100%, but many power cords to include the power bricks often have micro chips in them that deal with controlling charing. Might be a good idea to keep those in a EMP bag as well.

[@14DFASniper]

That is a real nice kit.

[@johnnyhotrod]

Dude,next level! Awesome information and I am also totally lacking in this area. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and tips!!!

[@BedsitBob]

In the event of an EMP incident, you won't be able to charge from the car/truck, because the EMP will fry the vehicles ECU, preventing the engine from running.

[@bryandankanich898]

Cody add an airband radio to communicate ground to aircraft, most normal “ham” radios can’t do this…

[@markknister6272]

$1,200+/ year outlay is a deterrent BUT…. Great kit!

[@MrBmagx]

thats the last thing I would need during a disaster

[@Jeffreyringgold]

I’m seriously considering the above, checking the monthly rate.

[@MarvelDcImage]

Lightning and USB cables have tiny microcircuit chips. I know very little about what an EMP will do to a circuit board but maybe those should be in EMP proof bags, too??

[@PODHERECOMESTHEBOOM]

I would see if I could throw a Anker 30w solar panel in that kit...then you would be golden.

[@regulartab_d00d]

1:22 I’m a nickleback fan myself

[@brucemurray2520]

I suspect if we have a EMP or CME event Starlink will only support government/military communcations accounts. Just the same way cell phone towers, and sat phones do in an emergency.