So happy to see Victoria action here! Hi all! I can vouch that there are quite a few local preppers, from the serious to those just getting their feet wet, but I'm not sure how many know about this site (we're located in Victoria and we interact with many local preppers). Victoria seems very quiet on these boards. I'd say there is more activity up-island.

I have been to your store, great place, I keep meaning to pop back in and talk about some more supplies.

Anytime Aurian and thank you! We are pleased to be known and we are always happy to help. As preppers in Victoria/V. Island, what would you say is our biggest need (other than more preppers so we all don't end up at jonesy's...). Education? Motivation?

#1 need is teamwork and community. No one stands a chance solo.

#2 is commitment to continuously improve your setup. (Motivation?)

I will def pop in the store TotalPrepare.. Vic is my old stomping grounds. 🙂

hey all, been off the boards a while. whats new in vic?

Im in Victoria Royal Oak. Glad to see some other people here in town

Hi all, I'm in the Royal Oak area.

Nice to see y'all! I'm in esq. doin the jet trail this weekend. Going to try out my coke can alcohol stove!
What are you guys up to?

I don't think we do unless we are there visiting and it gets saucy.
I got caught with family emergencies in Alberta while the ferries were on strike twice. So once they were back, off I went.
There are lots of you but many are planning on there own. Have a meeting and I wish you the best.

Add me to the Victoria list. If the SHTF here, I hope to hunker down and not join the mass exodus!

I'm interested in a comment above about the need for community. It brought the thought into my head... if the SHTF suddenly, and communications go down, how do you guys plan to communicate with others?

What about the Baofeng UVR-5?

I've been looking into ham and CB radio. But I know nothing about them and they, especially ham, don't look easy to pick up. It's hard to even know what kind of equipment to buy.

Jonesy, would you recommend the Baofeng UVR-5 as a beginner's ham radio?

Hi Folks,

So, rather than a Victoria-specific topic maybe we can cover southern Vancouver Island. I commute daily from just south of Duncan into Victoria and realised that there are a couple of more likely SHTF-type events which could occur like volcanic activity, or the Cascadia fault rips open w/accompanying tsunami, solar flare, wild fire or even hurricane-force winds knocking trees down all over the Malahat. All these types of events would probably cause me to abandon my car in the lot and walk home (40Km).

I have started packing a GHB (Get Home Bag) in my car. The contents of which take into account any one of those likely events and having to walk all the way home which, depending on the type of damage and the time of day, could involve an overnight camp.

Are there others in this situation who have planned for this eventuality? We could compare items.

Thanks!

It was an interesting experience for me, with the recent 'stormageddon' warnings we've had here on the west coast these past few days. It was a good test for me to see what I've done well with and what I still need, should we lose power for any prolonged period of time. I felt good having a good supply of food and water in. But I realised that I would have no way to warm up my food; not a big deal, but something to consider. I also realised that I needed to keep electronics fully charged and that having a power bank/portable battery of some kind would be a good idea. So, these ideas helped me prioritise my latest prepping purchases. In the end, the storm was a whole bunch of nothing, but I learned from it.