Canadian Prepper Podcast

8 Steps of Preparedness

The basic 8 is as follows:
 
Body temperature
2: Water
3: Rest
4: Food
5: Health
6: Security and mobility
7: Contact
8: Information
Body temperature
Talk about temperature
Weather and environmental conditions
Fire building methods
Shelter building methods
Clothing types and layering system.
Notes on cotton clothing 
 
Water
Amount of water required.
Effects of dehydration.
 Water by weight and consumption
 
Rest
What happens when you are in need of rest and effects of fatigue.
 
4.food
Calorie and the 3 stages of starvation
 
Health
First aid
Continued health care
Basic hygiene
Combat injuries
 
Security and mobility
Scouting, tracking, concentric rings, perimeters.
Vehicle setup/plan
Moving away from danger and to a more secure area.
Always being ready to move
Staying mobile
 
Contact
Having a network and ability to send and receive information
Ability to make contact and be rescued if required 
Methods of contact such as writing, by radio use, use of computers to email, and other methods need to be established
Situational awareness of what is going on in the world around you.
 
Information
Accumulated data or instructions
PDFs, books, maps, how to guides, etc.

Josh from Ham Radio Crash Course

Discord Link - https://discord.gg/ADPFVNzN
 
News -
Tornado in Vancouver - 
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/ultra-rare-november-tornado-hits-vancouver-british-columbia-damage-reported
Why I hate large crowds - 
https://presswire18.com/us-stampede-occurred-during-music-concert-in-america-eight-died-11-had-heart-attack/
 
Border services issues travel advisory as U.S. opens land borders to Canadian travellers
 
Starting tomorrow, fully vaccinated travellers will be allowed to enter the United States for non-essential reasons
 
https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/border-services-issues-travel-advisory-as-us-opens-land-borders-to-canadian-travellers-4733293
 
Jeff - attempted drone strike on us power station
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2296480-drone-used-in-attack-on-us-electrical-grid-last-year-report-reveals/
Attempted assasination of iraq’s prime minister 
https://www.cp24.com/world/tension-rises-in-iraq-after-failed-bid-to-assassinate-pm-1.5655681
Scott - Here Comes the Sun: How a massive solar ... - Global Newshttps://globalnews.ca › news › here-comes-the-sun-how-a-... 
PODCAST CHALLENGE
Scott - Up your ham game by watching some videos on Ham Radio Crash Course, on youtube.
 
Deal of the Week
Ian - SOG knife and shovel set .  ½ off.
https://www.cabelas.ca/product/143112/sog-pro-60-4-piece-knife-kit
(Knife, shovel, axe machete)  good for  Camping & the zombies.
Survival PDF collection.
https://www.worldstudybible.com/moreonline.htm
Discord Link - https://discord.gg/ADPFVNzN

The New Survival Medicine Handbook

Join the discordhttps://discord.gg/XeRYPJx8

Advanced First Aid

Discord Link - https://discord.gg/3Z9DNABn
News -
Alan - author Gary Paulsen died this week. He wrote survival novels the hatchet and the River, which I remember reading when I was a kid (I have specific memories of reading those while unable to participate in things with a broken hand in a cast)
Ian - Ex-Cops enforcing covid rules, ‘secure isolation site’…. Snitch lines
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatchewan-covid-19-1.6205235
Lee Valley Tools looks at 1 year backlog for items.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/lee-valley-supply-chain-1.6212065
 
quebec nurses refuse mandatory overtime
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-nurses-refuse-mandatory-overtime-1.6213883#:~:text=Quebec's%20largest%20nurses'%20union%20 says,regional%20health%20authorities%20on%20Friday.
As fate would have it, they have given the government a deadline of Nov 15th to end it for good. Nov 15th is also the date the government gave for them to prove vaccination or be suspended/fired. 
https://globalnews.ca/news/5769443/big-pharma-paying-doctors-hospitals/?fbclid=IwAR0nZ7Wn90cAZKZOxcSXHHg8G59uES6cl4oTgKzakkt8Ae3klAh_ea8QLOc
 
Iqaluit’s contaminated water supply.  https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-iqaluit-confirms-contaminated-water-tank/
 
PODCAST CHALLENGE
Jeff - Step up your first aid knowledge at least one level….or take a refresher course
 
Deal of the Week
Ian - Thanks to Better Andrew - Kleen flo fuel stabilizer - 3.99 .  almost ½ off.
https://www.princessauto.com/fuel-stabilizer/product/PA0008898397
 
Survival PDF collection.
https://www.worldstudybible.com/moreonline.htm
Discord Link - https://discord.gg/3Z9DNABn
 
Tiger tank in WWII used wood gasififer for training.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/q5v1y0/tiger_tank_used_for_driver_training_converted_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
 

Fireside Chat

News -
 
Lebanon power outage https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58856914
Drones on the loose
https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-algorithm-trains-drone-fly-through-forests-40kmph/amp
Thanks, BA!
⅔ federal workers vaccine exempt https://westernstandardonline.com/2021/10/two-thirds-of-federal-civil-service-will-be-exempt-from-mandatory-vaccinations/
 
Amateur ham radio operator saves his friend’s life 500 miles away
 
https://thebl.com/us-news/amateur-ham-radio-operator-saves-his-friends-life-500-miles-away.html
 
Supply chain - christmas at risk
https://financialpost.com/news/economy/never-seen-it-this-bad-christmas-at-risk-as-supply-chain-disaster-only-gets-worse?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2KA9qz2EVvMH13pmrFpDSwAksIW1iaCVJ_Av9b3KBPJ-bwcfXw-SFDbBo#Echobox=1633355592
Hospital staffing to get worse as covid mandates kick in
https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-health-sector-braces-for-worse-staff-shortages-as-vaccine-mandates-come-due-1.5618334
Scott - NASA DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) - crashing a kinetic vehicle into a small asteroid to just nudge it’s trajectory, and have the small change cause huge changes in the long term course.  It’s nice that NASA is looking after this and it’s one less thing for me to worry about. https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/dart 
PODCAST CHALLENGE
Jeff - Make a point of sitting down with a couple like minded folks and talk about potential concerns or solutions to them.  
 
Upcoming events
Ian - Film Aficionado Gun Series (FAGS) match Oct 23 at Guelph Rod and Gun Club
https://practiscore.com/october-23-idpa/register
Its kind of like IDPA but also entirely not related to IDPA at all
https://practiscore.com/october-23-idpa/registe
Deal of the Week
Alan - Bluehive Power Bank, 5300 mAh $15.98 reg $49.99
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/bluehive-power-bank-5300-mah-0355270p.html#Clearance
 
Eric - Wildgame Innovations Prizm 20MP Lightsout™ Trail/Game Camera Combo
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/wildgame-innovations-prizm-20mp-lightsout-trail-game-camera-combo-2759325p.html
 
$99.99  reg $229.99
Survival PDF collection.
https://www.worldstudybible.com/moreonline.htm

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