Who in here has an "EMP Proof" Bug Out Vehicle?????

1975 M-35

ummm, do you know anything about diesel engines? There is no ignition. Mechanical injection, no spark plugs. Do some research.

Don't worry about travel. Worry about survival. You will be stuck once shtf in place. Beyond your doors lies a war zone where all that exists is a struggle for resources. Hunker down. Stock up.

No...But I sure wish I did..have been aware of this for a long time now...hard to find these vehicles..unless you buy old with a lot of miles and redo engine. But as OP suggests...this is VERY VERY important for what is about
to come....

They are VERY hard to find now, I picked mine up off craigslist in PHX about 2 years ago for $4400. Back then they were plentiful, but my dad just bought one and it took him 2 months of looking to find one. People are buying these up like crazy. I don't know if they're buying them for the same reason that I am or not, but anyways, here's a list of the years that will work. Ford 7.3 idi diesel, any year UP to 94, but not the 94.5 because they have a computer controlled injection setup. Dodges anything up to 98, again, 98.5 are no good because they went to computers. The GM trucks up to the late nineties will work also, but the engines are junk. Good luck in finding one.

Yeah my '68 chrysler has points.

That's a good choice. And for the others that say people will try to steal it, I already have everything ready to load and get out. Max time 2 hours to leave with everything I need. I will also have 5-6 other guys in the bed with AR-15s ready to go. I don't believe that within 2 hours mass panic will set in. My bug out location is only 2 hours driving time away with no towns in between.

I'd keep some spare points in a faraday cage if I were you.

I read somewhere that hanging a chain off the hitch of your vehicle, the chain to touch the ground will protect it. I would suppose that would be for the chain to be sitting on dirt and not bouncing that chain along the interstate.

Don't forget the survivalist 2 tank rule. You bug-out camp needs to be at least 2 tanks of fuel away from the closest metropolis. Once the starving hordes start pouring out of the city it's unlikely many will have more than one tank of fuel.

Again, my bol is 2 hours driving time away from the nearest town, on our land. I have 140 gallons ready at any time, to go about 2000 miles. I also have a bol in Colorado, about 10 hours away, don't know if I could get there, but if I have an advance warning to get away, that's where I'll be. But true, not many people have their vehicle sitting in their driveway completely full, especially at today's gas prices, most probably have a half a tank, if that. If an emp were to ever hit, it would be SOOOO catastrophic. Read "one second after" if you like reading, it will blow your mind about what an emp would really be like.

Ummmm, horse?

You won't make it 50 miles w/o having to fill the tank. LOL

obviously

76 mgb no electronics at all

Sorry to burst your bubble .

1992 ford has fuel injection .

taking out your battery while it runs destroys your alternator quickly..

your computer brain box/ electronic ignition module will fry if a large EMP hits . You need a points ignition system / pre electronic ignition and you would need extra sets of points because they would burn out when the emp hit..

Last Edited by Nailer45 on 04/20/2011 06:09 PM

1927 Model T

Beep Beep, Aaaaooooogaahhh!

fuel pump is electronic, as it does not run off the crank. Oh yeah and if a emp hits your crank sensor will fry and so will the glow plugs ..

this! cant have your cake and eat it too morans!

LOL. yup. that's exactly right. 383. it's a driveway ornament for that very reason.

I have a penny-farthing.

i have a 2008 prius, is that EMP proof?


theres so much mis-info out there about EMP.


i have a 1963 ford tractor, now thats emp proof, no solid state electronics.

This would make a cool bug out vehicle:

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Defo recomend a trailer, a mono wheel articulated which hitches to the rear axle is a good transporter for all terrain when hooked up to an mtb.

1982 isuzu diesel pick up.50 mpg.

You will have to expect roadblocks and roving bands of people who will steal your fuel and vehicle.

A bike makes so much more sense, as you will be able to hide it and yourself in an instant if there's trouble.

Manual VW IDI turbo diesel jetta

Sorry to burst your bubble, but NO, it does not have electrical injection, it's ALL mechanical through an injection pump that is powered by a pulley from the engine. there is NO electronic ignition module in a 7.3 idi.