Let me start off by saying that for the last 10 years, my survivalist focus has been on learning, developing, acquiring and practicing how to survive with zero need for anything electronic. This is still my primary focus. There is a current active thread on the forum on how to make a good faraday cage, and I am starting this thread about what to put in a faraday cage. So this thread is about what to put in a faraday cage, so as not to derail the other thread on how to make a good faraday cage.
My main desire would be to have a good radio with shortwave like my Tecsun PL-880 and some handheld ham radio like the much aligned boefangs, plus a means to keep them charged. I'd like to include something like the Yeti 200X and solar panels and maybe some rechargeable batteries and a charger. This is something I want to put together soon and stash away in a method being discussed in the other thread.
What is wrong with this plan, and what else would you suggest?
My main concern is I get zero sun for almost two months each year, so solar has limitations. I do get 8 hour or more of sun for about 9 months a year. Plus, the lithium's won't charge or operate well for about 6 months a year with sub zeo temps, so I will need to keep them warm to use them. They will be stored below ground where the temps are about 45-52 degrees constant, year round. As long as I don't have to bug out, I can keep them there and run the wires from the external solar panels to the basement where the batteries can stay after I pull them from the faraday cage after a CME or nuclear event.
What are your thoughts or suggestions?
My main desire would be to have a good radio with shortwave like my Tecsun PL-880 and some handheld ham radio like the much aligned boefangs, plus a means to keep them charged. I'd like to include something like the Yeti 200X and solar panels and maybe some rechargeable batteries and a charger. This is something I want to put together soon and stash away in a method being discussed in the other thread.
What is wrong with this plan, and what else would you suggest?
My main concern is I get zero sun for almost two months each year, so solar has limitations. I do get 8 hour or more of sun for about 9 months a year. Plus, the lithium's won't charge or operate well for about 6 months a year with sub zeo temps, so I will need to keep them warm to use them. They will be stored below ground where the temps are about 45-52 degrees constant, year round. As long as I don't have to bug out, I can keep them there and run the wires from the external solar panels to the basement where the batteries can stay after I pull them from the faraday cage after a CME or nuclear event.
What are your thoughts or suggestions?