Nova Scotia Spring Meet-Up

Great idea, Haliboy. I thought about a summer camp out last year, then Kymber said they were a lot of work and not often much participation. We agreed to get together with our spouses at our place when she was on her way to their BOL for the summer. They never showed, and I haven't heard a word from her since. That has nothing to do with a meet-up for us, but I have often wondered what happened to her. Anyway, great idea on a meet up. Do you want me to put feelers out on NSPN?

Feel free to cut & paste it there, but I think we are the only two that are around lately (with myself only being active since I found the fourm).

Camp outs are only as complex or simple as you want to make it. You at least want 1 sure "other" so that you don't show up and end up spending the weekend alone.

Hi guys. Just joined here. I'm in the Valley but easy access to the city (at least while gas is still relatively affordable 🙂 What about a summer or fall meet-up? I'm happy to host or travel.

Hi, Melinder: Welcome!
I would be interested if we can meet at a handicap accessable place. Do you want to go to a restaraunt, pub or a private home?

Haliboy? Are you still interested?

Canadian Guy just moved to Antigonish he may be interested too.

Is anyone else reading this from Nova Scotia or planning to visit in the near future?

I have no way to travel but we can meet at a nice restraunt or buffet (there is one downtown near the waterfront and if you go on a Saturday when it first opens the food is the freshest. I can check for wheelchair assesability.

Maybe we should just meet and discuss where were are coming from in terms of the kinds of things we are prepping for, and can look at any camping later in the year. There is Shubie park and campground: http://www.shubiecampground.com/backgroundinfo.htm the park is nice but the campground is pretty basic no frills.

If I can carpool with someone I have no problem going to a provincial park.

I used to have all the time in the world for meet ups when I posted my last post, but I have a job now where my 2 days off are split and I don't know when I am working until a week in advance.

afternoon everyone!

I am new to the boards and a sorta new person to the prepper scene. I got into hiking and outdoor survival a few weeks back and it sorta started from there, just looking for people to meetup in the halifax area, I find very few people in the area that are into prepping.

Hey haliboy since I am new to the site it would not let me do a PM back, I have plans for a weekly thursday event, I can do coffee or something else most other days of the week (weekends can be spotty)

Hello Future Survivors
I'm new to the provence but far from new to the prepairedness mindset. I've been watching this economic collapse since the early eighties. Peak oil, heck, peak everything, rapidly changing weather, food disruption. We live in "interesting times". The most valuable survival prep is.....other people. So, Im here to meet other preppers, network, make new freinds, exchange skillsets. Hopefully a summer or fall meet is still in the works...or feel free to contact me here.
If you would like to know who I am in advance, I have an active Youtube Channel under the same name (cernunnos5). I teach Losing it all Urban survival skills, Low or no cost prepping skills.... Though I now live on an excessivly large rural property in the middle of nowhere, ocassional part timing in Halifax. Im willing to motorcycle anywhere...if only to explore my new home

Greetings cerrunnos!

I good to see more Halagonians? Halifaxians? Nova Scotians that are preppers, until I joined this board I thought I did not know of anyone else. Checked out your youtube channel watched a few vids and liked the ones I watched. Would be neat to meetup with all the halifax preppers even, would be easier to organize.

Hey Guys

I'm located in southern Nova Scotia (Yarmouth County), looking to meet up with other preppers from around my area, I also have an active Youtube channel (MrMajunix) trying to show what I'm doing to inspire others to prep. So any preppers around me please message me (in youtube) to chat and potentially do a meet up.

I live betveen Antigonish and Sherbrooke, so if anyone is ever in the area and would like to visit, just e-mail me or send me a message through CanadaPrepared.com.

Considering the quiet on this board, this reply might just get lost, but I wanted to make some comments. Have been looking with interest at various prepper sites, and reading forums and so on. The 'collapse' subreddit is an interesting spot too.

Part of it is because it's certain that the world's societies are in for some major readjustments in the near future. Environmental degradation is past the tipping point to major climate change, species are being wiped of on a global scale, others are thriving and spreading. Oceans are acidifying and thermo patterns are changing. Etc. So it's interesting and important to have some idea what's going on. That being said I think general planning for the future is all that's needed for us older rich white folks in the industrialized North American cities. Our kids on the other hand, will have some much bigger issues to deal with. People in warmer climates and in traditionally colonized and third world countries are going to suffer, big time.

Another interest is in general survival stuff. McGivering things. I've been a camper and hiker and fixer and backyard engineer for years, and I love minimalist camping and figuring stuff out. Like many people (probably everyone who would read and post here!) we have a couple of plastic tubs in our basement with rice and beans and a pump style water purifying filter. We have first aid supplies, fire making equipment, a can of white gas and a small stove, a collapsible saw, wire and cord and space blankets, cash, and various other essential bug-out supplies and longer term food and water needs in case let's say, the Superstore ran out of food, or power died for a week. I can also heat my house in the event of power failure. So we have most bases covered to at least get through something unexpected, and I think we have the skills to do well in the longer term as well.

I see suggestions to have a get-together, and I just don't see why, besides socializing, and I already have an active social life. In fact, many of my friends are already known to me as campers and engineer types and people I could ID as those who I would want to contact or stay in touch with in the event of "an issue". I don't see the value in trying to connect with strangers who might be a total liability. I hate to get so cold as this, but when I see a reference to handicapped access, I immediately decide that's someone I don't want any connection with in a survival situation. I don't want to be around people with needs. I want contributors. I want people with skills and supplies and people who can take care of themselves and who I can count on for strength and support.

If I were to try to get together with people about preparing for issues, I would focus on my immediate neighbours, and would either draw up some kind of plan, openly or privately, and would work on establishing a strong neighbourhood where people know and trust each other. I would not try to connect with strangers on the internet, who might live 100km apart, and who may or may not have useful skills and abilities and resources.

Anyway - when it all falls apart - If you want some beans - I'll be the opinionated guy looking for a good trade for something else. 🙂

Typical of most boards, no one actualy bothers to get together. This thread is from last year and not one person has contacted me to get together.

Sunday would be the ideal day to meet. Come out for martial arts and then we can go from there to Tims or a pub.

As for working with neighbors, the effort would be huge with little in return. People are lazy to prep in the city because stores are so close by. I'd still prep if my nearest neighbor was Walmart 😀 Better to have one friend across town than 100 needy lazy neighbors who know where you live and that you store food, etc.

My neighbors "may or may not have useful skills and abilities and resources." but they certainly know where I live, a stranger from the internet would not know where I live, and if I am meeting them it would be to see what skills we each have and what we can learn from each other. It is much better to engage people who already have the mindset, skills and supplies can come later, no mindset=no prepper.

If you meet me know this, I claim to know nothing. I am not interested in people who claim to be opinionated, I find such people only live for what is in it for them. My goal is to develop the individual family through group interaction.