If you missed it, this is last week’s episodes
Here are some podcast episodes october 26 for you to listen to this weekend:
The Preparedness Podcast Episode 195 – Preparedness Questions Part 1
The Preparedness Podcast Episode 196 – Preparedness Questions Part 2
In the USA it is easy for people to buy handguns, so they often do for their first gun. Plus they are able to carry it with them if they are in the right state and have the correct permit. But in Canada, pistols and revolvers are more difficult to get. So your first gun should likely be a shotgun.
For my first firearm, I will likely be getting a Mossberg 500, Mossberg 590 (HD military verison of the 500), or a Remington 870. These are such versatile weapons, allowing you to hunt and protect your home from intruders. Load in a 1 oz slug and you can take down a deer. Bird shot will take down birds. Buck shot will take down medium game and two legged rats (i.e. home intruders). Finally, you can have a heck of a lot of fun shooting targets or skeet with a shotgun.
The following videos will help you to decide the eternal battle of Mossberg 500 vs Remington 870. But a couple of the points that I noted were:
This is another great video from Hank Williams Jr. He’s a great artist for homesteaders, country boys, and even survivalists. Check out the last song of his that I posted: A Country Boy Can Survive.
I don’t recall which episode of The Survival Podcast I heard this on, but it hit home with me so much that I had to write it down (hopefully verbatim).
It is about the rat race that many of us are involved in on a daily basis. Takes these words to heart and they can only change your life for the better:
“Modern society has conditioned us to not be human”. “It is not human to drive a long distance in a metal casket with wheels on it, everyday, risking your life, spending money for the privilege of doing so, to get to a place you don’t want to be, to hang out with people you don’t want to be with, to do a job that you don’t like, to make less money than you’re worth, only to do it again to come home to a house you can’t afford, with bills you can’t pay, with kids and a spouse that are unhappy because they’re doing the same shit in their own microcosm. It’s not normal for your kid to go sit still for 8 hours a day behind a desk and do what they’re told and keep their mouths shut – and be given a drug if they don’t do it the way they’re supposed to. None of that’s human! And we do it And on some levels, we have to do it“
– Jack Spirko, The Survival Podcast
Between hackers, competitors, nosy kids, and nosier NSA agents, computer privacy is a very hot topic. Well in Canada we have to also watch out for the nosiness of the CSIS, CSEC, and I’m sure that the CRTC wants to make sure we’re not using any naughty language.
Here are programs that I use or am looking into for my own computer privacy:
Some Podcast Episodes Oct 19 for this weekend. If you missed it, here’s last weekend’s picks.
Fat Burning Man Episode Rich Roll – Vegans vs Paleo
Ripple Outdoors Episode 1318 – How to Field Dress a Deer
The Outdoor Podcast Episode 31 – Basics of Deer Hunting
Podcasts are a great way to learn new things, be exposed to new ideas, and hear news not filtered by your local media’s biases.
“As through this life you ramble
You’ll meet some funny men
Some will rob you with a six gun
Some with a fountain pen
As through this life you ramble
As through this life you roam
You’ll never see an outlaw
Take a family from their home”
If it’s legal in your area, then both.
Some situations would be solved by the threat of pepper spray, some by its deployment. Some situations may require the threat of a firearm, and – as much as we hate to admit – some situations do require the use of the gun for personal protection.
It would be a shame to use a gun where pepper spray would have been effective. It would be just as regrettable to only have pepper spray where a gun was necessary.
Unfortunately, the gun option isn’t really possible here in Canada – unless you’re at home or out hunting. Even then, you would still be treated like a criminal.
Step away from the celebrity trainers, machines, and fad workouts. In reality, all you need is in the following three videos. Try some things until you’re tired, rest, try some more; rinse and repeat. After watching these videos you should never, ever complain that you don’t know what to do for a workout ever again!
Exercise should be simple. Be able to lift and pull your own bodyweight, be able to lift some heavy weights, be flexible & supple, and be able to sprint and run when necessary. Don’t underestimate the usefulness of pull-ups – being able to climb is important.
You should follow these three guys for more fitness inspiration.
Ross Enamait – Words of Wisdom Training Compilation
Funk Roberts – 44 Best Burpee Exercises Ever
Scott Iardella – The 7 Most Important Kettlebell Exercises
Do you have a favourite workout? What should be on a fitness plan for Canadians?
Tomorrow I am heading out on Vacation for a little over a week.
Surviving the rainy Vancouver winter typically means getting a week or two of sunshine in each year.
I am not a fan of laying on the beach for hours, just soaking up the sun. But I sure can snorkel and crash waves for hours on end. Then I like to come back to the shade, put on the sunglass, and get out the Kindle to read a book. I find that I can go through a couple Kindle books, some audioBooks, podcasts, and movies this way.
One of the books I’ve been meaning to read lately is George Orwell’s 1984. Like many, I read this back in highschool. Also like many, you don’t learn all of the lessons in this book as a teenager – though some of the topics do stay with you.