Getting The Family Involved

Ep 6 - Getting the Family involved.   Eric –Welcome to episode #6 of the Canadian Prepper Podcast…First Youtube LIVE! Getting the family involved. . . My name is Eric, and I’m the host of the show.  I am based in southern Ontario. I’m a hunter, target shooter, HAM radio operator (VE3EPN), and computer geek. I got into preparedness when I was working front line in emergency services and witnessed an over reliance on Emergency Services during major events, such has ice storms, power outages, etc. I started a small preparedness company to help get people prepared and able to look after themselves for at least 72 hours, if not longer.   Ian – My name is Ian, co-host of the show.  I live on Vancouver Island, on a small hobby farm.   I am an outdoor enthusiast, target shooter, reloader, and my farm’s designated handyman. I have had a lifelong interest in preparedness, and am gladly learning new skills on a regular basis.  My professional background has allowed me to see pretty much every province and territory in Canada. It also has taught me to prepare for abnormal situations daily.   Eric – We have some great content for you in this episode, We’re going to start off with some recent news articles relating to preparedness. Next Ian and myself will be letting you know how we’ve improved our preparedness since our last episode, (listener feedback?), and then were going to get into the main topic for this episode, Getting family and friends involved in preparedness. NEWS - GM plant Closing in Oshawa - Covered on the other CPP politically, but the actual SHTF moment for many cannot be understated.  A slow motion cash bomb just went off there.Spin off economy s huge.(Keep 3 months salary squirreled away) First mover advantage can be key here, unless they save the plant last minute.   Inevitable Fire sale on houses, Cars, toys.   Not to be a vulture, but there is a prepper opportunity to gear up as the closure approaches.  Hard fact, but still a fact.   Power outage affects hundreds of thousands in Saskatchewan -   https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/power-out-in-areas-across-regina-and-other-areas-of-saskatchewan   Pandemonium?  Seriously?… Dow tumbles over 1300 points in 2 days.     https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/11/us-markets-focus-on-wall-street-rout-as-it-batters-global-markets.html   Economic downturns happen regularly.  Relates to retirement, current wealth, and job losses leading to societal degradation.   WHAT WE’VE DONE LATELY   Ian - Not much time off lately.  WIll have two weeks to do some work momentarily.  Then xmas rush. Prepped some brass. Refinished a bare steel gun to keep the rust away.  Inventory update underway, and stocked up on some more food we had depleted. Costco is our friend.  American Costco is even better.   Eric - Absolutely nothing prepping wise. . . sometimes it happens   Main topic- Getting the wife and kids prepared (Thx to Brad)   Ian - Hard to judge, depending on how receptive your target audience is to change or rational discourse.  Always keep the emotion to a minimum. Use facts and real-world issues always, not ‘the walking dead’. (Frustrates me on the lack of a BOB every episode) DO NOT WATCH DOOMSDAY PREPPERS.  A good starter book to have around - The modern Survival guide - Surviving the economic collapse.  By Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre. https://www.amazon.ca/Modern-Survival-Manual-Surviving-Economic/dp/9870563457?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duc12-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=9870563457 Always work around the 3 tenets   Cost Savings - Peace of mind - Less Reliance -   Eric - If unable to have a heart to heart immediately, Slow introduction may be necessary.   -Relate current news events (ie Forest fires) to what you would do in the same situation -Emphasize the slow gov’t reaction to provide aid. (Fort McMurray Fire or Calgary flood) -Gently mock the lineups at the gas station. (Hurricane Sandy New jersey) Ian - First Aid course. - Gentle