Canadian Prepper Podcast

News -

Ian - ammunition shortage here for a while. 

https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2020/8/20/ammo-shortage-may-last-until-2021/?fbclid=IwAR2rfaZ3dlH6In9SjieenXLJZwx7sSf5hnOXPbTpuRqy6Txywke0BHoCTyY

National debt soaring, with more to come….

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/throne-speech-canada-debt-national-deficit-liberals

COVID-19: Ottawa reports 45 new cases, Ontario 435 on Saturday

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/covid-19-ottawa-reports-45-new-cases-ontario-435-on-saturday

Can't Find Toilet Paper or Paper Towels? You're Not Alone.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/coronavirus/cant-find-toilet-paper-or-paper-towels-youre-not-alone-169437

https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/support-for-atlantic-bubble-remains-strong-as-canada-wide-case-numbers-surging-1.5122350

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Buy a sample of freeze dried food.  Try reconstituting it using emergency gear (backup stove), and see what you like or don’t like about it. 

Attend a Mapleseed event!

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/ 

TRACEY -.https://www.facebook.com/groups/parttimeprepper

www.everybodyskitchen.ca

News -

Alan - https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/walmart-canada-to-end-its-price-match-program-1.5111803

Interesting to note that wal-mart is ending its price match program. Other retailers are also likely feeling the crunch and will be working to control their margins rather than having to react to each other

Ian - Ludicrously large train derailment in Hope https://globalnews.ca/news/7333314/train-derailment-hope/

1B a month in deferred mortgages

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/covid-mortgages-cmhc-1.5718894

Eric - 

Woman suspected of mailing ricin to White House arrested at U.S.-Canada border

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/white-house-ricin-mail-letter-arrest-canada-border-1.5732052

Ontario Reimposes Stricter Gathering Rules Across Province As COVID-19 Cases Surge

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ontario-social-gathering-restrictions-doug-ford_ca_5f6658a4c5b6b9795b1190c3

Hugues - 

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so intense, it just ran out of storm names – and then two more storms formed

https://theconversation.com/the-2020-atlantic-hurricane-season-is-so-intense-it-just-ran-out-of-storm-names-and-then-two-more-storms-formed-146506

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Hugues - Have at a minimum enough gear in your vehicle to spend the night unheated in your local climate.

Upcoming events

Ian - Attend a Mapleseed event!

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/ 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=t4ZDUNeL1Jg

News -

Ian -  Forbes HEMP article

https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielcohen/2019/04/05/whitehouse-prepares-to-face-emp-threat/#5b8cb537e7e2

Eric -  save weather radio 

https://www.change.org/p/ec-radio-ec-canada-ca-save-weather-radio-canada?recruiter=1058237288&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=063042f0-6b85-11ea-911f-99a9a55bdbe9&utm_content=fht-24359577-en-ca%3A0

UPDATE: 7 TORONTO POLICE OFFICERS INJURED DURING INCIDENT AT MIDTOWN DEMONSTRATION

https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010/news/update-7-toronto-police-officers-injured-during-incident-at-midtown-demonstration-1.13351059

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_electromagnetic_pulse

Coronal mass ejections. “Solar flares” Will happen, not ‘may’ happen.  Will be of a much linger duration

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/23jul_superstorm

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/mar/26/coronavirus-measures-could-cause-global-food-shortage-un-warns

Some EMP Proof Items

Firearms (and the OIC unfortunately)

Bullets

Cash / Gold / Silver

Tools (not power)

Books

Medication

First Aid items

Water

Food

Analog AM/FM crank radio

Analog clock or watch

Fuel

Engines with carburetors and points

Incandescent bulbs

FOOD

Books to get you thinking. . . 

One Second After 

Chaos Erupts: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller

Ian - (Lights out by Half-fast, 77 days in September)

OLD NOTES FROM PREVIOUS EMP EPISODE 

. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_electromagnetic_pulse

http://mil-embedded.com/news/raytheon-emp-missile-tested-by-boeing-usaf-research-lab/

https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2018/12/17/emp-attack-may-be-undeterrable-us-air-force-suggests/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2017/10/23/north-korea-emp-attack-would-cause-mass-u-s-starvation-says-congressional-report/#5983d863740a

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Build a small faraday cage.  From ammo box, Garbage can, etc.

Easy, small, cheap project:)

Upcoming events

Eric - TACCOM Canada 2020 -  Delayed until April 23-25, 2021. You can see details for the show at the Ticket link - https://taccomcanada.tix123.com/?refer=CanadianProGunPodcasters

Ian -  Attend a Mapleseed event!

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/ 

Shameless plug - Follow the amazon link

Amazon link

https://www.prepperpodcast.ca/support/

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001AXLUX2/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=cdnprepperpodcast-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=1a93d710ef716383443175d45fc64f04&creativeASIN=B001AXLUX2

https://globalnews.ca/news/7255053/ontario-bell-telus-outages/

Hazelton receives funding for emergency preparedness by the province

https://www.mybulkleylakesnow.com/42432/hazelton-receives-funding-for-emergency-preparedness-by-the-province/

https://sarvac.ca/ search and rescue association of Canada

Arrowsmith SAR recruiting - http://www.arrowsmithsar.ca/

Mississauga:  https://www.rsar.ca/join/volunteer-form/

Halifax  - https://halifaxsar.ca/join

Calgary - https://www.calsara.com/recruitment

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Ian - In the absence of Joining a SAR group, take some time to learn proper map and GPS use.  Or figure out another way to ensure you don’t get lost:)  GPS Apps, whistles, flare guns, compass.

Upcoming events

Alan - TACCOM Canada 2020 -  Delayed until April 23-25, 2021. You can see details for the show at the Ticket link - https://taccomcanada.tix123.com/?refer=CanadianProGunPodcasters

Ian -  Attend a Mapleseed event!

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/ 

Eric - Wednesday, August 12, Melissa K Norris from, Pioneering Today, is running a:

FREE Home Canning Webinar

!

News -

Spain’s second wave

https://time.com/5871218/spain-coronavirus-cases/

Antifa guy brought a gun to a gunfight and lost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvCczOFYuxY

Province Announces Mandatory Masks in Indoor Public Places

https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20200724004

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Practice making at least one type of shelter

Upcoming events

Hugues - TACCOM Canada 2020 -  Delayed until April 23-25, 2021. You can see details for the show at the Ticket link - https://taccomcanada.tix123.com/?refer=CanadianProGunPodcasters

Ian -  Campbell river mapleseed event sold out. Aug 23

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/