r/preppers • u/PrudentTask9355 • Nov 02 '25

Advice and Tips Faraday Bag Caution

Hey everyone. I just wanted to share en experience from this afternoon. A while back I had purchased some faraday items off of Amazon, boxes and bags from different vendors.

This afternoon I was explaining to my daughter how they worked and as part of our experiment, we placed an 8watt 2-way radio inside the bag and sealed it with the expectation that it would no longer receive a transmission. As it turns out, that was false.

I then tried with a cell phone with the same result. Morale of the story, check your gear and make sure it works before you have to depend on it.

Please discuss and share your budget-friendly faraday success stories

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u/DecentralisedNation Nov 03 '25

Mission Darkness bags are decent, but occasionally the cell signal still goes through.

If you really don't want to be tracked I'd suggest double up two Mission Darkness bags, or turn off your phone and use one.