Making the proper modifications to your EMP bugout vehicle will give you leverage in a world where everyone else is handicapped. Remember that an EMP attack will cripple every form of technology. Therefore, it is necessary to make some adjustments to whatever vehicle is available after an EMP to ensure that it is functional.
Compulsory Modifications to your EMP Bugout Vehicle
There are specific bugout vehicle models to pick from in a post-EMP world. While these recommendations may not be necessary for these vehicles, they are unarguably mandatory if the available vehicle is a technologically advanced 21st generation motor.
Here are the techniques to implement to EMP-harden your BOV:
- Ground every conductive part of the vehicle to a solitary focus on the chassis. Avoid grounding them to the earth.
- Always park your vehicle in an EMP-hardened garage, which is a place that is protected from the effects of HEMP.
- Never connect the vehicle to a vulnerable engine oil warmer.
- Rewire the vehicle with protected wiring. Some vehicles come with shielded wires, and if you have one of those, there’s no need to bother. But if you don’t, replace unprotected wires with shielded ones.
- Wiring should be routed close to the frame of the vehicle.
- Install snap-on cores or ferrite clamps on cable ends as a protective measure.
- Install mechanical water & fuel pumps, instead of the electrical ones.
- Protect the car antennas using EMP-level surge covers.
- Install a mechanical fuel injection or carburetor.
- Shield entry & exit points on cables using surge inhibition. The surge protector must be fast-clamping. In fact, it should be faster than a millisecond and able to manage high voltages. Think of protection against lightning.
- Fix mechanical ignition (condenser & points).
- Put in a manual transmission system. There are doubts about the usefulness of this, but manual transmission is easier to repair. Also, vehicles with this configuration can be a push to start even without the battery. By the way, some diesel vehicles can also be rolled or push started if the fuel valve is wire-opened.
- Rebind metal body panels. To do this, remove the panels & fix working conductive bonds between them by ensuring metal on metal contact. You can also do this by scratching off paint & installing a conductive gasket item. Doing this will improve the conduction of energy through the vehicle. However, you must make sure that there is no single hole in the vehicle’s frame because the littlest airspace compromises your rebinding purpose.
- Have replacements for vulnerable components of the vehicle and store them in a Faraday cage. This is because there is no 100% assurance, no matter what you do. These extra parts do not even have to be new; they can be gotten from a junk vehicle, as long as you’re sure they are working fine.
Finalizing the Modifications to your EMP Bugout Vehicle
The above is by no way an exhaustive list of necessary modifications to your EMP bugout vehicle. Every vehicle with its specifications. Even manufacturers do not have a standard set of rules for EMP shielding. However, remember that every protective measure improves your chance of survival. Work your way through the list, starting from the easiest and most affordable to the most technical and expensive.