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re: What would you do if the power went out on the entire planet?
Posted on 3/23/21 at 5:18 pm to rebeloke
Posted on 3/23/21 at 5:18 pm to rebeloke
Goal Zero has some excellent small scale solar options. Generators, panels, battery packs from them are great stuff. The camp generator at the hunting cabin is top self for solar.
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 5:19 pm to Chromdome35
Scratch that one.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 5:19 pm to bhtigerfan
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Yep. One of the books I read, almost all vehicles were useless except very old vehicles. But there was a lot of gasoline to be siphoned!
It must be set in the future after the green new deal.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 5:21 pm to rebeloke
Get a solar panel so I can charge my phone to read TD.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 5:21 pm to cajunangelle
That depends, if you are lost in the woods for a couple of days a life straw could be a lifesaver.
A life straw isn't going to last very long or provide enough water to live on long term. If the lights go out due to something other than EMP, then a 12v pump hooked up to a big water filter and driven by a solar panel is what you would want.
A life straw isn't going to last very long or provide enough water to live on long term. If the lights go out due to something other than EMP, then a 12v pump hooked up to a big water filter and driven by a solar panel is what you would want.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 5:27 pm to Chromdome35
Something like this Filter
https://www.amazon.com/Clearsource-Canister-Pristine-Unparalleled-Protection/dp/B07SX5RPG6/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Clearsource&qid=1616538307&sr=8-2
You can use a 12v pump like this to move the water, you need a 12v power source (Car Battery works great)
https://www.amazon.com/SEAFLO-Pressure-Diaphragm-Variable-Reduced/dp/B01CQ7DD0S/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=seaflo&qid=1616538430&sr=8-6
https://www.amazon.com/Clearsource-Canister-Pristine-Unparalleled-Protection/dp/B07SX5RPG6/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Clearsource&qid=1616538307&sr=8-2
You can use a 12v pump like this to move the water, you need a 12v power source (Car Battery works great)
https://www.amazon.com/SEAFLO-Pressure-Diaphragm-Variable-Reduced/dp/B01CQ7DD0S/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=seaflo&qid=1616538430&sr=8-6
Posted on 3/23/21 at 5:28 pm to bhtigerfan
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I’ve read several fiction novels lately about the collapse of society due to an EMP or other huge natural disasters that knocks out the power grid. In pretty much all scenarios, people become very desperate and violent. Hunger makes people do crazy shite.
He goes way down the rabbit hole with this one, but he leads you in the right direction.
I did the prep stuff 10 years ago and still have the supplies. I won't say all what I have but I have enough to keep a team of 8 hour rotations alive for quite a while. I dove hard into it when Obama took over, lost a bit of perishable foods that make it 10 years, but have plenty that are edible and stable for years to come. The other element I have in abundance will be more valuable than gold...., if you know what I mean.
Stay strong brothers !
Posted on 3/23/21 at 5:42 pm to 91TIGER
You city slickers remember not to eat the squirrel brains. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is no good. Samsies if you have to resort to Long Pork.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 5:56 pm to Priapus
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You city slickers remember not to eat the squirrel brains. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is no good.
Yep, we quit eating them about 30 years ago.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 6:17 pm to rebeloke
Rejoice as many Democrats and Liberals who need assistance to live on this earth would not know what to do and would struggle mightily. It would be glorious to watch them eat each other and panic.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 6:24 pm to rebeloke
Not worried. Have generator hard wired into the house to auto start on loss of power.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 7:08 pm to rebeloke
Two chicks at the same time
Posted on 3/23/21 at 7:09 pm to ljhog
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Not worried. Have generator hard wired into the house to auto start on loss of power
And when there is no more fuel do you know how to build a dog treadmill to power it? (The wife won't let you tear into hers because the power may come back on again some day.)
Posted on 3/23/21 at 7:13 pm to Priapus
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You city slickers remember not to eat the squirrel brains. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is no good. Samsies if you have to resort to Long Pork.
My grandmother loved squirrel brain. Did not know it was not ok.
I know from being in too many 3rd world countries you don’t eat meat if you don see the fur/feathers/scales and that even rancid meat can be boiled enough to keep you alive.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:00 pm to Smokeyone
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Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:03 pm to ImaObserver
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And when there is no more fuel do you know how to build a dog treadmill to power it? (The wife won't let you tear into hers because the power may come back on again some day.)
Yep, I am not going to stock 1,000's of gallons of gas in fire country so I will have to live without power.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:10 pm to Chromdome35
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EMP attack on the US that takes down the electrical grid
There won't be any EMP pulse attack on the United States. That wouldn't be easy to accomplish and could be thwarted if attempted by a rogue state.
What's more likely is a disabling of the grid electronically from afar. China manufactures a large number of transformers and line fuses imported into the US. It's not impossible they could bollox the electrical operations of entire cities or regions with implanted malware.
Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:12 pm to rebeloke
I think a lot more people are prepared now then they were a year ago . If I were a republican and lived in the city I would get out into the country. More resources in the country .
Posted on 3/23/21 at 8:15 pm to tarzana
Replacements for large transformers are in extremely short supply and even in today's world they are many months to years on back-order and most come from overseas.
If we were to get another Carrington Event, just hope that it strikes here just after sunset and China and Russia catch the frontal blast.
If we were to get another Carrington Event, just hope that it strikes here just after sunset and China and Russia catch the frontal blast.
This post was edited on 3/23/21 at 8:21 pm
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