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Protect Your Vehicle From an EMP with this Simple Strategy

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ReadyNutrition Readers, there have been a tremendous number of world happenings that has placed all of us in a precarious situation.  The past several months have seen successive tests of missiles, with a nuclear test as well (Friday 9/9/16) by North Korea.  Iran and North Korea have been exchanging missile technology, supplemented by the Russians with technical advisors and materials.  China, too, has been developing their SLBM (Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile) weaponry at a breakneck pace.

The military doctrine of both North Korea and Iran call for a first-strike against the continental United States using an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) generating warhead.  I wish to pen the caveat that I have been stating in my articles repeatedly for quite some time, now, hoping they will be taken into consideration:

A war would be kicked off with an EMP weapon detonated over the Continental United States, then a nuclear exchange, resulting in a World War.

That being said, there are numerous sites available for study of EMP effects as well as the nuclear threat capabilities of the countries previously mentioned.  Read the briefings of Dr. Peter V. Pry who heads the committee to assess the threat of EMP against the United States.  His writings and testimony before sessions of Congress between 2006 to 2009 are readily available and downloadable from the internet.  He also expounds on the fact that he is certain that North Korea has the capabilities of miniaturizing a warhead to deliver an EMP, and they have already done so.

I recently submitted a piece to SHTFplan.com that details the effects of an EMP on vehicles, as well as some sites to research.  In the interim, what can we do to reduce those effects?  One of the things is a grounding wire, a simple term that we can “complicate” further by expounding on measures (shoebox, field-expedient measures) that you can do…and that I have already done for myself…to give your vehicle a better chance against an EMP.

Micro Circuitry and Computer Chips in Vehicles Will be Problematic in an EMP

Firstly, the majority of the testing done by the government and private companies conclude that most vehicles will be unaffected by the EMP.  I wrote “most,” and the thing that it doesn’t take into consideration is the amount of complex micro circuitry and computer chips that exist in most cars after 1990.  The engine of the vehicle may remain intact; however, computer ignition systems and sensitive microcircuits that control a great deal of a vehicle’s internal functions could be fried instantaneously.  If the engine is fine, but it won’t start because the chip in the ignition is fried, well, the result would answer the question.

One of the possible solutions would be the grounding wire.  For decades all the way up to the present day, 18-wheelers have all utilized grounding wires attached to their frames both to protect from lightning strike and from static electrical discharge when they are delivering flammable cargoes such as fuel to filling stations or heating oil to homes.  It is this principle that you too can follow after, along with a grounding chain, to help protect your vehicle from the EMP.

How to Attach Grounding Wire to Your Vehicle

The grounding wire can be a 9’ -12’ piece of stranded steel cable attached to your rear axle to permit the cable to drag upon the ground when the vehicle is in motion.  This would permit electricity (that always tries to “find its way” to a grounded source, i.e., go into the earth) to pass along the frame and into the cable, that then passes it along to the ground.  Such a steel cable would have to be replaced periodically, as it would tend to fray and wear down.

For when the vehicle is not moving, you could double your chances and affix a grounding chain around the rear axle of your vehicle.  This chain (1/8” thick links, approximately) you would not drag.  By affixing eyehooks (yes, JJ “ruined” the bumper of his vehicle in this manner) to your rear bumper, you can use D-rings (small carabineers) to attach the chain to the bumper when the car is in motion, effectively lifting it off of the ground.  Then when you park your vehicle, unclasp the D-rings, and coil the chain up, and set it on the ground.  Bare earth is preferable, but macadam will work as well.  Do it at night before you go to bed, and during the workday, to give that added protection in the manner that electricity will pass along the grounding wire.

For the point of attachment around the axle, you can use a link that is “broken” and you can close by a screw-thread that is used to close the gap, or place that on the end of the chain and use the quick-release type clasp that is found on the end of a dog’s leash…the part that affixes to the dog’s collar or choker chain-link.  When you’re in motion you’ll have (hopefully) the grounding wire to assure contact between vehicle and road, and when you’re stationary an even better ground.

Is it perfect?  Possibly not, but the point is to give you a fighting chance.  When you buy Drano, it isn’t necessarily because your tub or sink is clogged…yet.  When it does clog, however, the Drano will be there.  Same principle as the one that you Guys and Gals already know, and it’s this one:

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Very true, and it’s better to take a swing and not get a hit than to just stand there and let the ball go into the catcher’s mitt.  This is a low-budget method that may just save your car’s electronics and enable you to drive home when the SHTF.  We welcome your questions and comments and look forward to hearing about your experiences in these matters.  Keep fighting that good fight!  JJ out!

Jeremiah Johnson is the Nom de plume of a retired Green Beret of the United States Army Special Forces (Airborne). Mr. Johnson was a Special Forces Medic, EMT and ACLS-certified, with comprehensive training in wilderness survival, rescue, and patient-extraction. He is a Certified Master Herbalist and a graduate of the Global College of Natural Medicine of Santa Ana, CA. A graduate of the U.S. Army’s survival course of SERE school (Survival Evasion Resistance Escape), Mr. Johnson also successfully completed the Montana Master Food Preserver Course for home-canning, smoking, and dehydrating foods.

Mr. Johnson dries and tinctures a wide variety of medicinal herbs taken by wild crafting and cultivation, in addition to preserving and canning his own food. An expert in land navigation, survival, mountaineering, and parachuting as trained by the United States Army, Mr. Johnson is an ardent advocate for preparedness, self-sufficiency, and long-term disaster sustainability for families. He and his wife survived Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Cross-trained as a Special Forces Engineer, he is an expert in supply, logistics, transport, and long-term storage of perishable materials, having incorporated many of these techniques plus some unique innovations in his own homestead.

Mr. Johnson brings practical, tested experience firmly rooted in formal education to his writings and to our team. He and his wife live in a cabin in the mountains of Western Montana with their three cats.

This information has been made available by Ready Nutrition

Originally published September 20th, 2016


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    • Good Hubby

      I keep roller skates in my trunk.

    • Anonymous

      pre-96 cars with carburators are a better, cheaper option.

      There was a reference to EMP blasts by the Zombie Survival guide author I recall, years ago. It seems that most modern cars would survive an emp blast fairly well – although no reasons were given. Lightning is EMF to be sure, and it generates it’s own EMP (just listen to a T-storm on AM radio!), and grounding might help.

      If we were all wealthy, we could faraday cage the multiple fuse boxes and ECU box, and RF shield the cables etc. Hence the reason why the 1st sentence remedy may be worthwhile.

      • deano

        Good Point!……my backyard mechanic skills are useless now that the very systems analysis/faults is being hooked up to a diagnostic machine to tell the mechanic what is wrong….Computer Controlled Cars

        MMmmm? Those Cell Towers?….all with giant generators for a power source……

        EMP Attack? Now what systems do they have in place that could “Overload/Fry” our essential devices?

        The PHONE, The CAR, the LAPTOP, and TV.( u cant drive away, and you wont find out whats happening)

        ……Imagine 1930s War of the Worlds again, listening to an old analogue radio by candlelight…. :mrgreen:

    • Pink Slime

      Good idea, but remember the potential for sparks while running or filling up gas which will be worse than an EMP strike. :cool:

      • Redlist Renegade

        So attach it to your rear end instead of your rear axle , don’t let it drag on the road and only use it when the vehicle is parked to be safe ! It’s better than doing NOTHING !

        • Pink Slime

          The EMP or CME could hit while you are driving so if it is a surprise attack it would be for nothing. Must be grounded at all times.

          Plus you might forget to ground it and it will be a chore to remember to do it all the time.

    • Redlist Renegade

      Not a bad idea at all !!! I think I’ll try it !!!

    • The Clucker

      … or just have an older car on the ready that is kept up that will not be vulnerable to this sort of thing. i have an ’84 RV that matches the description. Too bad it gets 5 mpg. 2 fuel tanks though. I can probably make it 150 miles, but it’s better than nothing. I wouldn’t worry about EMP attacks. Just keep the AR on the ready and if you encounter any hooligans, blow their heads off. Problem solved.

    • 2QIK4U

      Surge protection is standard in the Australian buildings code.

    • holeshot

      O K genius, so your car runs, but when it runs out of gas you are S-it out of luck, because there is no electricity to run the gas pumps and no trucks running to deliver any in the first place. Of course if you have an electric car, then you — OOPS ! Sorry. Didn’t think about THAT either did you ? Better to just stock up on precious metals. Lead and Brass are my choices.

      • Redlist Renegade

        Or you could rent a mule to pull your car around :idea: when it runs out of gas ! “When the world is runnin’ down you make the best of what’s still around” !!!

    • DISPENSER

      The effects of an EMP are to most of us unknown. Some people believe it will take down virtually everything, some believe it would be relatively minor. Ways to protect items vary from elaborate to simple, but the truth is, we won’t know what works until it happens. The doesn’t look like it has much chance against EMP to me. The grid is grounded, and so is my house, but I don’t believe that is going to help. Like some have said, it may be better than doing nothing.

    • Air Quotes Shill Air Quotes

      Just keep a couple old dirt bikes laying around.

      They’re cheap, they’re good on gas, and they don’t have anything complex on them, not even batteries if you go old enough. You can get around road blocks easier and abandoned cars easier, you can take them down trails and bike paths to skip the main road ways.

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