Should You Worry About EMP Attack?

Should you worry for an EMP attack? Well…that depends on who you ask. For the average person, being afraid of an EMP attack is like being afraid of WiFi or the Northern Lights. A lot of the people who are afraid of EMP attack or a solar storm honestly sound like a bunch of Neanderthals afraid of the thunder and lightning. There’s no need to be afraid. If you prepare for it there is zero reason to be afraid of EMP. And if you do happen to be close to an EMP (think nuclear attack), you will have much bigger and more immediate problems to worry about. Like blast effect and radioactive fallout (if the EMP is from a nuke). There will be much bigger and more immediate problems you will need to worry about than EMP. Don’t sweat it. NOTE: This article is in response to some of the uninformed and misinformed people who believe all electric electric vehicles will be fried during an EMP. We got a lot of feedback from a lot of folks who were overly scared of EMP with regard to our argument for a solar powered electric bug-out-out vehicle. You can read that article here: Solar Powered Electric Off Grid Bug-Out-Vehicle is Perfect to Survive The Apocalypse Moving on… EMP Attack is not really something you will likely have to worry about during the apocalypse Unless there’s a nuclear strike. And even then you likely won’t have to worry about EMP unless you’re close to ground zero, and if you are close to ground zero then you have bigger problems than EMP to deal with. “HEMP is not actually a thing preppers should worry about. Or, to be more precise, a HEMP attack on the continental US is a nuclear attack, so if it happens then it’ll be in the context of a full-scale nuclear war. In such a scenario, you’ve got far more immediate problems than a dead starter.” SOURCE: Your car will probably be fine after an EMP Also, the statistical odds of an EMP happening are so low that any extended worry or discussion about it occurring is wasted energy. It’s just not worth talking about, and certainly not worth arguing about. So why even write this post about it? Because some people… “BUT… NUKES!” Yeah, yeah, yeah. I hear you. But…The odds of nukes being used are so low it’s almost not worth worrying about. Almost. Sure. Prepare for nukes. Prepare for radiation, fallout, and blast survival. Stock up on gas masks for your group/family, add Nuclear, Biological & Chemical filters to your fallout bunker. Shield the bunker and your garage. Put your gear in a shipping container. A giant steel box! Hmmm…now there’s an idea. “BUT… SOLAR FLARE/STORMS!” Again. I hear you. But…The odds of a solar flare with enough energy to wipe out the grid, much less civilization as we know it, is so astronomically low it’s almost not worth worrying about. Read about the Carrington Event below. “BUT…Korea