Canadian Prepper Podcast

Prepper Friendly Jobs

The Part Time Prepper

 
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

Fall Time Preps

 
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
 

Off Grid Heating Solutions

Protection from Cyber Attack

EMP Revisited

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

Solar Setups

Joining a SAR Group

 
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
 
!