This $1,000 Faraday Backpack Will Protect Your Bitcoins

WHERE WE BUY: SLNT

If you’re like me (and have been stacking Bitcoin endlessly), you’ve probably been looking for ways to improve your privacy.

I admit, it’s a bit of a battle for me. As someone who has had a public presence since writing my first article in Bitcoin in 2013, I don’t really have a choice – a lot of my personal information is out there, probably forever.

That said, small improvements go a long way (or so they say). At least they make me feel better about guarding virtually all of my wealth with no one to hold accountable but me these days…

Anyway, a practical upgrade I’ve made is to store my Bitcoin hardware and seed material in Faraday bags, which repel radiation and block frequencies. I’m not an expert, but I’ve been told that this makes the devices harder to handle, and as for the extra steps, all you need to do is buy a specific storage bag.

I got my first Faraday bags for free with my Casa service (a multi-sig Bitcoin security provider that helps me with self-storage). (They give away free faraday bags from this cool maker called SLNT to those who sign up, but I’ve bought a few more along the way since then.)

That encouraged me towards this privacy masterpiece.

I needed a new backpack, and I have to admit, despite the $1,000 price tag, the SLNT Submersible Faraday Backpack has my eye.

Submersible Faraday backpack from SLNT.

Not only does it look pretty cool, but it can apparently keep your laptop (and any other devices) safe in up to 100 feet of water.

When someone with a constant phobia of airplanes crashes, it’s tempting. Is this more than I need to protect my hardware devices in transit? Should I care about solar flares and EMF radiation?

Maybe not, but considering we’re on the brink of World War III, that’s another reason to skip a stack and buy this, right? I mean, is it the kind of thing I should own as a “bitcoin expert?”

I asked Shinobi if he could make one out of Saran wrap, but unfortunately that seems to be beyond even his security prowess. Until then, I think I’m stuck with this on my wish list.

Because there has to be a reason not to buy this, right?