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- Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:04 am
- Forum: Alberta
- Topic: EMP, what if you knew
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2726
Re: EMP, what if you knew
I would contact the rest of the group to confirm the meeting point, pack everything up (including putting electronics into improvised Faraday cages - aluminum foil and an oven) and get out of the city if it's early enough and the roads are not blocked already with other people trying to get out. I w...
- Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:45 am
- Forum: Alberta
- Topic: Muzzle loader Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 726
Re: Muzzle loader Question
you can still download the books
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 7:16 am
- Forum: Alberta
- Topic: First day at the range
- Replies: 72
- Views: 5548
Re: First day at the range
Buggie, A long time ago a company called PMC use to manufacture a 123 grain soft point round in 7.62x39. It was like most other hunting ammo about $12-$15 for 20 cartridges. Now a similar box of ammo is around $22. Check with Wholesale Sports or any number of small town gunshops, if they don't have...
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 12:41 am
- Forum: Communication & Tech
- Topic: Not Just for Listening
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2201
Re: Not Just for Listening
googled the comm issue for a bit and I came to the conclusion that I need to get a ham therefore I need to take the certification/course. I checked a few calgary clubs and it seems like the only one offering courses/exams is Calgary Amateur Radio Association: http://cara.memberlodge.com/Default.aspx...
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 12:19 am
- Forum: Alberta
- Topic: 100% Self Sufficient
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1132
Re: 100% Self Sufficient
you may want to check into this: http://opensourceecology.org/ <<<The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is a modular, DIY, low-cost, high-performance platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization wi...
- Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:31 pm
- Forum: Alberta
- Topic: On Sale This Week
- Replies: 171
- Views: 30943
Re: On Sale This Week
SMITH & WESSON HUNTING KIT - at Wholesalesports FEATURES 3 piece 440C stainless hunting set Over-sized rubber coated handles are easy to hold on to even when wet Includes a large 5.7" cleaver, a 4.4" field dressing knife with a gut hook, and a 3.2" caping knife Nylon sheath holds ...
- Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:05 am
- Forum: Alberta
- Topic: The Reality of Surviving
- Replies: 93
- Views: 4847
Re: The Reality of Surviving
Could someone please explain to me what kind of SHTF scenario would see this happen? Aside from the nuclear pollution and nuclear winter a supervolcano eruption and a big rock hitting earth could be plausible extensions level events. Look here for more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event...
- Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:26 am
- Forum: Alberta
- Topic: The Reality of Surviving
- Replies: 93
- Views: 4847
Re: The Reality of Surviving
back home in Romania feral dogs are a common sight in each city .People got used to them even though ERs see lots of cases of dog bites every month and occasionally some unlucky guys are getting their femoral punctured and die. Back in the 80s when Ceausescu came back from N Korea where he exchanged...
- Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:06 am
- Forum: Alberta
- Topic: Gold @ $2500
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4372
Re: Gold @ $2500
glad to see this is not just a prepers forum but that there are also traders around here too. I got into trading in early 2009. Did some research and among other things I read about Elliot Waves. I liked the idea a lot so I signed up with elliott waves international for their free membership. right ...
- Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:21 am
- Forum: Alberta
- Topic: Calgary Preppers
- Replies: 124
- Views: 11256
Re: Calgary Preppers
so glad I have found you. I'm a junior (mostly due to budget constraints) prepper from NE Calgary. Looking forward to meeting new people, making new friends, exchanging info and so on. See you in cochrane next week.