rrbrian222
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Great topic. Long ago America was founded by rugged individualists (they were definitely NOT democrats, lol) and unfortunately our modern society of today has lulled most of us into a fragile and potentially fatal reliance on the gadgets and technology that make our lives easy and convenient.
I've often thought about how society could continue in the absence of all these conveniences coupled with the continued generational loss of simple, basic mechanical knowledge. How many people today just call "the repair guy" the dishwasher breaks or the car needs an oil change? What about the people that pay extra money at the big box store to have one of those particle-board furniture kits assembled for them because they lack the basic skills to conceptualize how things go together? Heaven help us if the crap hits the fan.
A little preparedness wouldn't hurt anything. There's so many aspects to ponder, but Jim got me thinking about ways to radiation harden a few select electronic devices that anyone would want to have after an EMP.
1. Short wave radio.
2. Power inverter.
3. Atomic clock.
4. Anything small and important, maybe a laptop??
Heck, I was even thinking about a spare PCM computer for the Ranger, and any other sensitize parts of the ignition system....might be something to think about the next time you are at the local boneyard. The stuff is plentiful and cheap, so what the heck, right?
I found an interesting article about ways to protect personal electronics. The ideas range from building a cheap faraday cage from a galvanized trash can, or aluminum foil or brass or aluminum screening. In my mind, I'm thinking of setting up a little emergency prepardness area in my basement and something of this sort would be a logical addition.
A person that took the time now to protect some critical pieces of technology would be vary valuable to the small clans and colonies that would inevitably pop up after the collapse of the greater society. Having some surviving, functional tech would also allow civilization to potentially recover faster.
I know there are a lot of other issues, probably even more urgent, that you guys have touched on (like weapons and food/medicine), but few people possess all the skills and knowledge to survive for very long alone with the out the support of a community. After all the old saying goes, if you are a jack of all trades, you're a master of none.
Here's the link to article I found:
http://www.futurescience.com/emp/emp-protection.html
I've often thought about how society could continue in the absence of all these conveniences coupled with the continued generational loss of simple, basic mechanical knowledge. How many people today just call "the repair guy" the dishwasher breaks or the car needs an oil change? What about the people that pay extra money at the big box store to have one of those particle-board furniture kits assembled for them because they lack the basic skills to conceptualize how things go together? Heaven help us if the crap hits the fan.
A little preparedness wouldn't hurt anything. There's so many aspects to ponder, but Jim got me thinking about ways to radiation harden a few select electronic devices that anyone would want to have after an EMP.
1. Short wave radio.
2. Power inverter.
3. Atomic clock.
4. Anything small and important, maybe a laptop??
Heck, I was even thinking about a spare PCM computer for the Ranger, and any other sensitize parts of the ignition system....might be something to think about the next time you are at the local boneyard. The stuff is plentiful and cheap, so what the heck, right?
I found an interesting article about ways to protect personal electronics. The ideas range from building a cheap faraday cage from a galvanized trash can, or aluminum foil or brass or aluminum screening. In my mind, I'm thinking of setting up a little emergency prepardness area in my basement and something of this sort would be a logical addition.
A person that took the time now to protect some critical pieces of technology would be vary valuable to the small clans and colonies that would inevitably pop up after the collapse of the greater society. Having some surviving, functional tech would also allow civilization to potentially recover faster.
I know there are a lot of other issues, probably even more urgent, that you guys have touched on (like weapons and food/medicine), but few people possess all the skills and knowledge to survive for very long alone with the out the support of a community. After all the old saying goes, if you are a jack of all trades, you're a master of none.
Here's the link to article I found:
http://www.futurescience.com/emp/emp-protection.html