Canadian Prepper Podcast

News -

Quebec implementing passport system for the fully vaccinated. Trudeau supports the concept for all. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-vaccine-passport-1.6130699

6 ships weirdly lose control in gulf of oman, within a short time.  https://www.timesofisrael.com/4-ships-in-gulf-of-oman-lose-control-days-after-drone-strike-on-vessel/

Mandatory vax for federal workers 

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/1814556/trudeau-asks-top-public-servant-to-look-into-manda

https://globalnews.ca/news/8088697/canada-mandatory-covid-vaccines/

tory-vaccination-for-federal-workers

For reference - Once again the opposite is true

https://www.narcity.com/covid-19-vaccinations-wont-be-mandatory-in-canada-trudeau

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/covid-19-live-updates-canada-doesnt-plan-to-make-vaccinations-mandatory-trudeau-says/ar-AAM6BCj

Vaccinated Americans can enter Canada starting Monday.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2021/08/08/canada-border-reopen-what-to-know-before-travel-canada-covid/5505783001/

Jeff -  https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-another-active-atlantic-hurricane-season

Expect an active hurricane season for fall 2021

https://globalnews.ca/news/8089039/gulf-stream-collapse-study-canada-europe/

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Fischer - Tropsch process the germans used in WW2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischer%E2%80%93Tropsch_process

Crash course  - Victory gas works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8un7W2QpZag&list=PL2N7OyaQZVUCfivyFIoMu15uKaPHXmFCs

WoodGasifierPlans.com

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Find something to create or buy that uses wood.  Commercial or homemade Rocket stove, biolite campstove, Kelley kettle, anything at all.

Deal of the Week

Ian - Ammo can-a-palooza at PA - your choice, 29.99

https://www.princessauto.com/4-pc-30-cal-ammo-box-set-with-crate/product/PA0008996969

https://www.princessauto.com/4-pc-assorted-ammo-box-set/product/PA0008901555

Bronson Deagle.  Firefighter in training who saved a family of four from drowning….

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/london-man-saves-family-4-160632271.html

Survival PDF collection.

https://www.worldstudybible.com/moreonline.htm

News -

Ian - Doug Ford says 99 per cent sure of NEVER another lockdown……Sure, Doug.

https://www.blogto.com/city/2021/07/doug-ford-99-per-cent-sure-there-another-lockdown-ontario/

DHS Offering course for quarantine of rural populations……

https://www.americanpartisan.org/2021/07/ussa-news-dhs-training-course-prepare-for-mass-public-quarantine-of-unvaccinated-rural-americans/

Eric - 

Air quality statement issued as wildfire smoke returns to eastern Ontario

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/air-quality-statement-issued-as-wildfire-smoke-returns-to-eastern-ontario-1.5522758

Jeff -  CDC updates requirements for COVID PCR test - 

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert-Changes_CDC_RT-PCR_SARS-CoV-2_Testing_1.html?fbclid=IwAR2LamVwo4ECDDO8YylOOBIc8HDJDjv5vbbJ9O4cQpRXavzAFQmIfKlsObw

New Segment:W.A.M the Wide Area MAG

Scott - We all love learning things, and while there are some very intelligent people around here (present company excluded), there are lots of smart people out there with skills and talents we all want to learn from.  We would love to hear from you at [email protected].  Who doesn’t love beef jerky, so we’d love to talk about food dehydration.  Also, we want to look at preppers from around the world - I was talking to a friend with South African connections, and they take their preps seriously.  

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/seasonal-weather-hazards/enhanced-fujita-scale-wind-damage.html

https://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/hzd/trnds-en.aspx

Think about a tornado shelter  - https://kicanada.com/stealth-shelters.htm

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Jeff - If in Tornado country.  Put some basics in the cold room.

Upcoming events

Ian - Mapleseed events

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/events

Deal of the Week

Ian - Costco - 4 pack Brake cleaner for 4.97

Good for brakes…..And cosmoline.

https://forums.redflagdeals.com/costco-gumout-brake-cleaner-4-pack-4-97-2479188/

Survival PDF collection.

https://www.worldstudybible.com/moreonline.htm

News -

Alan - Cubans protest the communist party in Havana and chant “freedom” while being beaten and pepper sprayed. Communist leader calls for those loyal to confront protesters. 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/street-protests-break-out-cuba-2021-07-11/ 

Ian - Albertans asked to conserve power….. And not charge their cars.

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/albertans-asked-to-conserve-power-during-level-2-alert-wednesday-1.5500786

Evac order issued for Sun Peaks houses….

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/132-properties-under-evacuation-order-due-to-wildfire-near-sun-peaks-resort-1.5504794

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Alan - Practice building a field-expedient snare/spring trap for small game, or playing with a live trap.

Upcoming events

Mapleseed Events

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/events

Survival PDF collection.

https://www.worldstudybible.com/moreonline.htm

Swedish civil defense doc:

https://www.dinsakerhet.se/siteassets/dinsakerhet.se/broschyren-om-krisen-eller-kriget-kommer/om-krisen-eller-kriget-kommer---engelska-2.pdf

News -

Hottest temperature ever recorded in canada.  47+ Degrees https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/canadas-hottest-june-temperature-recorded-amid-western-canada-heat

Choppin 6 zeroes makes it all better

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/venezuela-chop-six-zeros-bolivar-3rd-currency-redenomination-13-years

Lytton Burns https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-june-30-2021-1.6085919

Eric - UFO report released

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/the-u-s-s-long-awaited-ufo-report-is-here-1.5486107

Jeff -  Bill C10 not passed before senate rises for summer

https://torontosun.com/news/national/canadas-bill-c-10-orwellian-senator

Another ransomware attack

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/07/02/kaseya-ransomware-attack/

The Finnish Reserve Sports Association RESUL is organizing an international four-day distance marching event open to everyone in Finland and around the world. The event will be held between 22-25 July 2021. You can march for any number of days during the event, and available distances are 6.2 mi / 10 km, 15.5 mi / 25 km and 24.9 mi / 40 km. So if you're really masochistic, you can march for 160 klicks in four days. That sounds like fun, right?

https://resulfourdaymarch.fi/

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Alan - If your current location is missing some of your ideal traits, what’s the number one shortfall?  Do one thing to remedy that!

Upcoming events

Ian - Mapleseed events

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/events

Deal of the Week

Goal Zero® Nomad 14 Plus Solar Panel

https://www.cabelas.ca/product/112710/goal-zero-nomad-14-plus-solar-panel

$159.97 (reg $219.99)

Eating worms

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/08/10/489302134/should-we-make-room-for-worms-on-our-dinner-plate

News -

Alan - wildfire season is heating up, it’s going to be a bad year to be in the woods I think

Ian -  The world relies on one chip maker….

https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/the-world-relies-on-one-chip-maker-in-taiwan-leaving-everyone-vulnerable-11624075400

Masks cause economic damage.  Shocker.

https://summit.news/2021/06/23/england-set-to-drop-face-mask-rules-after-huge-economic-impact-revealed/

Eric - 

9 confirmed dead in Florida condo tower collapse, 4 Canadians among dozens still missing

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/condo-collapse-miami-surfside-florida-1.6082161

PODCAST CHALLENGE

What are some key things you’ve learned from your favourite prepper/survival movies?

Upcoming events

Ian - Mapleseed events

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/events

Deal of the Week

Alan - https://www.visions.ca/product-detail/64720/cobra_cxt395_frs_37km_range_2_way_radio_2_pack_reconditioned_?categoryId=0&sku=CXT395RB

Cobra FRS for 28 bucks a pair.  NO license needed.

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News -

Alan - https://globalnews.ca/news/7944744/christian-eriksen-collapses/ Danish soccer player collapses on the field, quick medical attention credited in his safety. Allegedly, CPR performed on site (unconfirmed). Carbon Monoxide NOT suspected as the cause.

G7 summit in England currently. https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/world-leaders-and-activists-descend-on-c-idUSRTXD67XL specifically picture 15 of this slide deck… unmasked, undistanced leaders thinking the cameras were off. Pretty sure if the 7 most powerful people in the world can hang out without a mask I can go to costco without one

Shooting in Austin Texas https://www.reuters.com/world/us/least-13-people-wounded-austin-texas-shooting-police-2021-06-12/ video shows some quick actions by Austin PD with TECC/TCCC skills and IFAKs saving lives in a hot environment. Great job by the officers involved to both stop the killing and stop the dying.

facial recognition software….

https://www.reuters.com/technology/canada-privacy-regulator-says-federal-police-broke-laws-using-facial-recognition-2021-06-10/

Hackers left a password handy for the man to find 

Either A) the FBI is full of shit, or B) crypto isn’t as secure as they say.  

.  https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/fbi-used-hackers-bitcoin-password-to-recover-colonial-pipeline-ransom-2021-6%3famp

Perth 'doomsday prepper' arrested with small arsenal of guns and ammo in suburban back shed

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-11/wa-doomsday-prepper-weapons-seized-in-suburban-perth/100209390

Jeff - Ford government uses “notwithstanding” clause after court says his 12 month ban on 3rd party political ads are “unconstitutional” 

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thehouse/doug-ford-notwithstanding-section-33-constitution-1.6062167

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/mps-accused-of-secret-law-making-in-rush-to-pass-controversial-c-10-broadcasting-bill

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Alan - Wargame a similar scenario

See where you need to play catchup

Upcoming events

Alan - Mapleseed events

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/events

Deal of the Week

Ian - Ruger American Predator AR mag version

https://www.gotenda.com/product/ruger-american-predator-rifle-223-rem-ar-magazine-and-threaded-barrel-moss-green/

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News -

JBS meats recovering   

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/06/03/meat-producer-jbs-says-its-fully-recovered-from-cyberattack/?sh=35923dc47a80

Iran warship sunk

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-s-biggest-warship-catches-fire-sinks-gulf-oman-n1269292

Iran refinery fire (Again)

https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/voa-news-iran/oil-facility-fires-reported-irans-southwestern-ahvaz-region

Half of businesses have increased priority on disaster preparedness since the start of COVID-19

https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/inspress/half-of-businesses-have-increased-priority-on-disaster-preparedness-since-the-start-of-covid-19/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/07/chip-shortage-is-starting-to-have-major-real-world-consequences.html

Chip shortage starting to effect the supply chain. Effects everything from TV’s to computers to cars. Thousands of cars are sitting in parking lots assembled but waiting for chips. Word is dealers only have a couple weeks of inventory instead of the unusual couple months

This week’s book had me thinking about other threats to the electrical grid, so this article kind jumped out at me:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/solar-storm-sets-off-mines?fbclid=IwAR1Sgn1mKD1z6dj7otzW5TmYPJeKX-Z6XarKdV-z0_hWk-Th1Ku50XByQMk

The Sun Set Off 4,000 Sea Mines During the Vietnam War

Only now do scientists fully understand just how strong a 1972 solar storm was.

Got me thinking about the Carrington Event, and the Quebec power blackout of 1989.  Lloyd’s of London estimates (in 2013) that the event would have caused 0.6 to 2.6 Trillion dollars in damage (3.6% to 15.5% of annual GDP).  Reading about Quebec I learned that different rock structures under powerlines have different impacts on the potential damage; the granite bedrock of Canadian shield being one of the worse because it acts as an insulator and the energy goes into the power lines and little is absorbed into the ground.  

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Take some time to read this highly regarded fiction.  It provides a break from the everyday, with the added bonus of providing motivation to keep prepping.

Perhaps endeavour to make a proper Faraday Cage…  Or buy a faraday bag?

Upcoming events

Mapleseed events

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/events

Deal(s) of the Week

Ian - MIdland FRSs on sale

https://www.cabelas.ca/product/80562/midland-x-talker-xt-t10-radio

https://www.cabelas.ca/product/80566/midland-x-talker-xt-t75

Glock copy BB Guns

https://www.cabelas.ca/product/116943/umarex-glock-model-19-fixed-slide-bb-air-pistol

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News -

Ian - can’t say they didn’t warn everyone .

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-13/u-s-west-facing-white-knuckle-summer-with-power-in-short-supply?utm_source=url_link

“Water Cremation”

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/wisconsin-senate-approves-bill-to-dissolve-dead-bodies-dump-them-in-sewer

massive fire near Prince Albert.  

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/beta.ctvnews.ca/local/saskatoon/2021/5/17/1_5432217.html

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Figure out a way to diversify your supplies to prevent a total loss in case of unexpected access to your preps.

Upcoming events

Mapleseed events

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/events

Deal of the Week

Underground cache survival can.  25% off at bullseye

https://www.bullseyenorth.com/shop/mtm-survivor-ammo-can-sac-polymer-black-13859

The Digital Prepper

(His channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDigitalPrepper/videos) 

News -

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/gas-stations-run-dry-as-pipeline-hacking-will-take-days-to-fix-1.1602094

Stations out of gas

Global late to the party as usual

https://globalnews.ca/news/7854053/colonial-pipeline-gas-shortage/

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/ktla.com/news/nationworld/gas-crunch-continues-across-much-of-u-s-after-pipeline-hack-full-recovery-expected-to-take-weeks/amp/

Sad that this article is necessary 

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/plastic-bags-with-gasoline-government-warns-drivers-hoarding-fuel-202943869.html

Early warning system. But not Canada:(

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/05/in-major-milestone-us-earthquake-early-warning-system-now-covers-entire-west-coast/?

Enbridge gives Gretchen the middle finger

https://www.reuters.com/business/legal/enbridge-keep-great-lakes-pipeline-running-defy-looming-michigan-shutdown-order-2021-05-07/

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/kinsella-in-every-way-bill-c-10-is-wildly-unconstitutional?fbclid=IwAR3y427VFCCZpT5_-wN9KIhGCFfypECl8zPiLXqJ3YC8XWVHC9Rz5A03Qfc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1700_Cascadia_earthquake

Soil liquefaction - 

http://blogs.ubc.ca/julianaleungeportfolio/files/2017/04/LiquefactionDangerZones-2.pdf

https://blogs.ubc.ca/julianaleungeportfolio/2017/04/12/final-project-liquefaction-danger-zones-in-greater-vancouver/

Ensure you have realistic BOB.  Even the government suggests it. 

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/preparedbc/build-an-emergency-kit-and-grab-and-go-bag

Ewan McGregor movie “The impossible”, regarding 2003 indian ocean earthquake and associated tsunami.  (I was in HKG)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d-EYIZAqXc

Earthquakes in the last 30 days - https://www.seismescanada.rncan.gc.ca/index-en.php

General info - https://www.seismescanada.rncan.gc.ca/info-gen/index-en.php

BC - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/preparedbc/know-your-hazards/earthquakes-tsunamis?keyword=earthquake&keyword=preparedness

Tsunami info - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/preparedbc/know-your-hazards/earthquakes-tsunamis/tsunami#risk

PODCAST CHALLENGE

ALAN - Make a point of assembling your BOB.  Earthquakes are just one reason, but a good one.

BC Gov list - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/preparedbc/build-an-emergency-kit-and-grab-and-go-bag#emergencykit

Upcoming events

Mapleseed events

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/events

Canwarn May 26, 7 pm EST

https://www.rac.ca/emergency-services/canwarn/

Great BC Shakeout (October)  - https://www.shakeoutbc.ca/howtoparticipate/

Food shortages, coming to a theatre near you…...

Deal of the Week

 Cabelas Folding knife.  5.99!  Put one everywhere.

https://www.cabelas.ca/product/120334/cabelas-small-folding-knife