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I'm seriously mentally preparing for an armed conflict.
I'm getting my PAL this month after never being interested in firearms before. And at least if the conservatives do win here, we'll probably be allowed to purchase automatic weapons again.
Actually 10 of us at work are doing the firearms course together and we are autistic sysadmins lol
Pick up some Canadian made body armour if you're in Quebec or Ontario. Practice practice practice.
And learn how to build and fly drones. There are some great DIY drone suppliers in Toronto area.
Also trauma Feild kits. They will be necessary. Many of them. Everyone planning guns or drones should have one. I am happy to offer my skills and whatever equipment I can round up...but I will need a lot.
And the training to use them.
Many of them are quite pricey. What do you recommend, preferably Canadian made, that I can stock up on?
Buy just the bag and find a medical supply house in your area. The supplies are pretty cost effective and can be bought separately. Look in the industrial parks in the cities around you or that you live in. There will be medical supply houses that stock first aid kits and supplies as well as hospital supplies and such. Get a list of goods and stock everything you can. They may also be designated as rescue supply or safety supply. Avoid drug stores as the costs are exorbitant..
If you can't manage all the goods buy PPE (gloves especially), trauma bandages, chest seals, tourniquets, tape (hockey tape works surprisingly well for a lot of things) and a pair good heavy medical shears. Stock as many as you can manage. Those will be the most used items.
Here is a list for a good basic Field kit you can follow. Put it in a pouch that can attach easily to a belt or a pack and be accessible always.
PPE (gloves, mask, eye protection)
Small pocket mask, NPA, OPA
Trauma scissors
Quick clot
1 or 2 tourniquets (SWAT-T, CAT)
Chest decompression kit
2-3 trauma dressings (Israeli type)
4-6 hemostatic dressings
2-3 open chest seal (Bolin, Hyfin, Asherman)
4 roller gauze, compression bandages
1 heavy duty 2" tape (e.g. NARP Gecko tape)
1 personal care kit (PCK) that includes personal medications, sunscreen, insect repellant, and/or contact lens supplies
Edit: here is an online supply house from Canada that has many items to choose from. Canadian made is going to be hard but I'm sure if you contact them they will do their best to help you out.
https://canadiansafetysupplies.com/
And sands has been a Canadian supply house for years. I have ordered from here quite a bit over the years.
https://sands.ca/
They have this very basic premade kit as well...
https://sands.ca/products/blood-stop-kit-1199468348-html?_pos=12&_sid=f0108cf11&_ss=r