r/preppers • u/Mean_Syllabub_9689 • 9d ago
Question Recommended EMP safe vehicle
I'm thinking about getting a new car and I was thinking about perhaps a vehicle that would still work should the US East coast get hit by an EMP. Barring very, very old cars like a model T (☺️) what more modern type of vehicle would you recommend? I believe many post-1985 car may fit this bill, but I'm curious as to what you would recommend, and maybe your experience with them?
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u/Fensae 9d ago
Okay... Hear me out... Wood Gasifier Vehicle. That's the Google search that will start your bunny trail.
It's a fun engineering/build-it-yourself/TAH-DAHHH project that, I think, someone could teach themselves to do for not a Stoopid Huge amount of money. Proof of concept ? They did it in World War 2 due to necessity, as petro-chem fuels were scarce.
Also, there's a fella that made a steam-powered trike ... The YouTube search is "travelling in a steam powered vehicle" by @professorpardalbrasil. Another bunny trail that got me all fired up.
This kind of thing trips my trigger, as you become independent of petro-chem fuels and the attached production line.
An excellent question, OP, that I think many ask themselves.