November 24, 2024 • 23 mins
Unwrap the secrets of thoughtful holiday gifting with a twist of preparedness that could make all the difference in an emergency. Ever wondered how to surprise your loved ones while ensuring their safety and security? Join me, Bill Bateman, as I share a festive mix of unique stocking stuffer ideas and essential preparedness tips. From Refuse to be a Victim Personal Protection Training's gift certificates for concealed carry classes to value-packed range passes from the Rogue Valley Shooting Sport Association, learn how these gifts can be both fun and practical. Plus, discover the significance of tailored first aid kits, offering peace of mind in different environments—be it home, car, or workplace.
Gear up for the winter months with vehicle emergency preparedness strategies that could be lifesavers on the road. In a world where not everyone is sold on the idea of prepping, find out how to create small, effective emergency kits that even the skeptics in your family can appreciate. We'll explore must-have items like emergency blankets, flashlights, and tire chains, while also discussing the importance of considering the local environment and the recipient's skills. And don't miss the discussion on shopping locally for key gear like foldable shovels and woolen blankets—because when the weather outside is frightful, being prepared is delightful.
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Bill Bateman (00:00):
Well, hi everybody .
It is November the 24th, theofficial start of the holiday
season, at least at our house,and I've got some great ideas
for some stocking stuffers.
So come on in, let's talk aboutit.
I'm Bill Bateman, part of theteam here at Refuse to be a
(00:25):
Victim Personal ProtectionTraining.
We are located at 6800 KershawRoad in the Medford White City
area of Oregon and we hope tosee you sometime, either to do
some recreational shooting or todo some class work or just to
have some questions answered.
Get acquainted, stop by and sayhi.
(00:47):
We are here open at 8 am and wegenerally close at dusk, so
right now that's about 4, 4.30,depending upon when you're
hearing this Call ahead to makesure we're closing a half hour
before dark for your safety andours.
So that's what's going on.
And, yeah, it is the holidayseason and I thought about
(01:11):
stocking stuffers.
I know that, regardless of howyou separate the holiday at your
house, I know at our house wealways had Christmas stockings
and they always had an orange.
They had to have a and theyalways had it.
Well, an orange, they had tohave a good old orange in there.
At least, apples were never inseason back in the day when I
(01:32):
first started this Christmasstuff, but stockings always had
little things in them, smallphysical items.
Sometimes they could be a giftcard, sometimes they could be a
gift certificate, money, justany number of useful things.
So let's talk about stockingstuffers.
As we look at the upcomingholiday season, well, the most
(01:54):
obvious things to talk about aregift certificates and at Refuse
to be a Victim personalprotection training we do offer
gift certificates.
Protection training we do offergift certificates.
It's a simple process online,but if you're somewhat flummoxed
by all of the things you mightneed to do, give us a call, tell
us what you want and if youwant to book that class like if
(02:15):
you want to book a class for may, you can, because we do have
certain classes all the timelike, like our concealed carry
class, and if you want to bookone of those in advance, pay for
it, pop it in an envelope andit makes a beautiful gift for
someone this holiday season.
You can also give them just thegift certificate and they can
(02:38):
schedule the class.
Now, the certificate pays forthe class, but it doesn't enroll
them in a specific session, soif you don't know when they can
come for a concealed carry class.
You might want to give them acertificate and let them set it
up on their own time.
Another thing that's kind ofhandy and I have heard this more
(03:00):
and more from people over thepast few years we have range
passes at the Rogue ValleyShooting Sport Association,
which is where we are hosted.
So if you come into RVSSA outthere on Kershaw Road and thank
God they finally got Foothill,it's about 98% open.
It's still messed up over bythe winery but I think it's
(03:24):
getting a little better you canactually go from one end to the
other.
So if you're pulling in andit's got that big turn where
Kershaw turns into Corey, slowdown people and make that easy
turn into the range.
We offer range passes and thisis unlimited use.
(03:45):
Each day you can come in, thengo out and get a hamburger and
come back and people are amazedat how inexpensive these things
are.
We offer a family pass and afamily is you, your significant
other, you and a spouse, yoursignificant other, you and a
spouse and any children under 18in the home.
(04:06):
This doesn't mean not, thisdoes not mean the entire family,
your cousin Bob, your sister,louise, no, lovely people, great
, we'd love to have them.
If you bring a guest, it's onlythe regular day use fee.
So this is you, a spouse andchildren under 18.
Fee so this is you, a spouseand children under 18.
(04:27):
Or if you are, like me, asenior citizen, it includes
grandchildren under 18.
So the prices are unbelievable.
I've been there for eight years.
The family pass is still only$40.
An individual pass, which isobviously for you, is only $25.
Now to put that in some sort ofcomparison, I went up to
(04:49):
Portland and my son and I liketo go shooting up in the
Portland Vancouver area and wefound a lovely range up there
$60 an hour.
So compare that to a $25 for aone year pass.
You can see this is a realvalue.
It's one of the best deals, Ithink, in the state of Oregon if
you're going to shoot and takeclasses on a regular basis.
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Those just fold nicely into alittle envelope and pops into a
stocking, and there's a lot ofother things that are good as
well.
My son and I were talking aboutfirst aid kits.
Now first aid kits have becomelike bug out bags.
It used to be you just had abug out bag.
(05:34):
Well, now more and more peopleare doing as they do with the
bug out bags.
They're having specific kitsput in specific places for
specific problems.
Case in point if you have anindividual first aid kit and
it's in the car, that's going tobe for road accidents, that's
going to be for things that aregoing to happen when you're out,
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away from home.
The kit you're going to have athome is going to be a lot
different than the one you'regoing to have at work.
Now, most employers arerequired to have a first aid kit
, but if they're not, the oneyou're going to have at work Now
, most employers are required tohave a first aid kit, but if
they're not, or if you're notfinding it, it's a good idea.
Make sure the kit is stocked forthe type of injuries that are
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likely to occur where you workor where you travel.
If you're a hiker and you'reout on the road, you're going to
get maybe come off yourmountain bike or slip and fall
down a hill.
You're going to get road rash.
You might break something, youmight get poison, oak, poison,
ivy, you could get snake bit.
Those are the type of thingsyou should look at when you are
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purchasing your first aid kit.
I'm really pleased to see, thequality has come up quite a bit
and the prices haven't come downquite a lot, so that's good.
I did read the comments and,folks, every time I mention this
, I'm going to say it for ournew people Look at the comments,
look at the reviews.
Now there's going to be thatobvious person who's going to if
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it only came in purple, yeah,okay, fine, that's not a
complaint, that's an observationand a request.
But some people, in goingthrough these first aid kits,
have said boy, I was reallysurprised to only see two inch
gauze.
That was really not a help whenwe had a major bleeding
incident.
Four inch gauze would be better.
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That's a recommendation andthat's the type of thing you
should do when you purchase andwhen you get your kit Look
through it, make sure it'scomplete and make sure it's
going to do what you need.
Now, out at the shooting range,I have a trauma kit.
I carry it in my car along withmy road kit.
But this is if somebodyaccidentally gets shot road kit,
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but this is if somebodyaccidentally gets shot In the
event of.
Wouldn't it be better to haveit than wish you had already
purchased it?
We make sure we have atourniquet.
We make sure we have chestseals, we make sure we have the
proper clotting, the quick clotgauze, the quick clot powders,
and we know how to use them.
And we know what the differenceis.
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And that's the big part of anyfirst aid kit Not only making
sure the materials you'repurchasing are going to be good
for what you're doing, but youknow how to do it.
You know how to use atourniquet properly.
You know how to use quick clotgauze.
You know how to use the burncream or the burn compressing,
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the fabric that you put on aburn and the treatment that goes
with it.
So looking at first aid kitsfor stocking stuffers is a great
idea.
Flashlights I have, especiallywith the time changes.
I cannot even tell you how muchI count on my flashlight now,
especially if I'm getting upearly or if I'm out late.
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Flashlights as first aid kitshave gone through a major
revision in the last couple ofyears, in a good way.
It used to be flashlights wereabout the size of a nightstick,
weighed about the same thing andwere about as wieldy.
Well, they now have the smallerones, ones that will fit in
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your pocket, ones that will fitin the palm of your hand.
I like.
I have several.
I like one with a button on thebase.
You click it, it turns on.
You click it, it goes throughthe cycles.
More and more flashlights arecoming with a cycle.
It used to be on and off.
You can still get that.
I have one that clicks on high.
It clicks on low, then goes tostrobe.
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I have a problem with that.
I'd rather have strobe startsooner, but that's a personal
choice.
And then there's one thatactually flashes SOS.
Now, depending on where you are,again, if you're out hiking,
that sos flashlight could bequite the lifesaver, looking at
how much light it puts out,looking out at the
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specifications for how long it'sgoing to run, based on how much
light you're putting out likeif you really need to.
If you're out in the dark,capital d-a-r-k.
You're going to need to lookfor drop-offs.
You're putting out Like if youreally need to.
If you're out in the dark,capital D-A-R-K.
You're going to need to lookfor drop-offs.
You're going to look fordangers, overhead obstructions.
You're going to need a lot oflight to survey the area.
Then you're going to want toturn that down so you're not
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burning the batteries.
Once you've got an idea of whatyou're doing, turn that down
and extend the life.
So looking at what makes theflashlight run is also important
.
What type of batteries do youhave?
Are they rechargeable?
Can you fly with this?
I've had the experience ofcoming through TSA and I always
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carry a flashlight and they say,well, what kind of batteries
are those?
And I say, well, let's take alook.
And they say, oh nope, thoseare the kind that cause fires in
the cockpit, you can't, or thefires in an airplane, you can't
have those.
Okay.
So make sure before you'regoing to fly the airplane will
allow, the airline regulationswill allow that type of
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flashlight to go with you, evenin a checked bag.
These things are serious.
The good thing is, with therechargeables they last much
longer than they used to.
They have different brightnesssettings and they have different
methods to turn them on andturn them off.
I did have one that I put in mypocket.
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It had a button on the side.
It was a fairly sturdy button,but I'll be darned.
I'd look down and my leftpocket would be glowing.
The stupid thing came on andboy did they get hot.
That's another point.
Does this flashlight actuallyproduce heat?
And if you put it in a backpackand it happens to come on, you
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can actually end up burning yourstuff.
So flashlights Important tohave.
Lots of options, a littlehomework to do, but it can
really make your life a wholelot better.
One thing I do want to cautionyou.
There are some flashlights outthere with what I will call a
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DNA collector on the front ofthem.
They could be used as a flailor like a coubaton, because, in
addition to having the metalcasing for the flashlight,
there's like little teeth aroundwhere the light is.
Now this can be in a crisissituation.
You flip on that strobe lightand if you have to hit someone,
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it's definitely going to stepthem back.
That's a self-defenseflashlight.
You're probably not going toget that through TSA and I can
promise you some real questionsat Aunt Helen and Uncle Bob's
house if that thing happens tocome out.
Consider what's legal in yourjurisdiction.
In my area, things are going tobe different than in other
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states.
As I'm always pleased, I'mabsolutely fascinated to find
out.
We are popular coast to coastand actually in some across the
pond, in some of our foreigncountries as well.
And thank you, thank you allwho are watching.
I don't want to tell you to geta certain kind of product and
you find out it's in your area,something you shouldn't have or
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you can't have or you're goingto get into trouble with.
So always, always, please checkyour state and local
regulations, what's valid inyour community, and there are a
lot of good options, regardlessof whatever restrictions are in
place.
Let's see what else we'retalking about.
Oh, as far as the stockingstuffer idea over the holidays,
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let's talk about prepping.
Let's talk about emergencypreparation instead of politics.
This family gathering, I knowat our house it's going to be
rather interesting.
So, family gatherings this year, a lot of people are concerned
about what are we going to talkabout?
And unless Uncle Bob shows upwith a tinfoil hat, you got a
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pretty good shot of steering theconversation away from a
fistfight by talking aboutprepping, keeping the family
safe.
How are we going to do that?
And what kind of first aidwould you have in your car,
based on what you do?
Well, we're in high mountainareas and we get a lot of snow
and a lot of cold weather.
I'd want to have something forheating.
Oh boy, we're still in thesunbelt.
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We're going to want to haveextra water.
You know, that's a goodredirection in a positive
redirection, something you cando to make sure that you are
getting the most out of yourtime.
As we mentioned, if you're indifferent areas survival kits,
things you can give to people Ithink a small kit is a good way
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to introduce the idea ofprepping to people who are
against it.
Now, I mentioned this last time.
This is not my idea.
I saw it in a magazine, I thinkit was in the Concealed Carry
magazine, to give credit wherecredit is due.
And the idea is I would show up, I'm Uncle Bill and I'd show up
, and Cousin Molly or CousinMaggie, they didn't want to put
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any of that stuff in their car.
They thought it was silly.
So I said well, do old UncleBill a favor, put this little
shoe polish-sized bag in yourcar and what it's got in there
is an emergency blanket, anemergency flashlight, a CPR
shield.
I don't know if I saidflashlight or not, but you get
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the idea.
Things which are locally goingto be useful in an emergency
situation Start small and then,each time I come by, I bring
another goofy item to add.
Well, they're goofy to them,they're not goofy to me.
One thing that I found has beenreally improved on talking
about small things you can putin the car that most people
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aren't going to get too upsetabout, used to get these things
to put in the trunk to pump upyour tire.
Well, I've got one and it'sabout the size of an AED.
It's a pretty good size unitand you hook it to the tire, you
set it to what pressure youneed, like let's say, 35, 36
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pounds per square inch you plugit into the lighter socket.
Some lights flash, you wait afew minutes, push a button and
it blows up your tire.
Well, this is great.
I saw one that my wife got forher son and it looks like a mini
cell phone.
It'll take a car.
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It'll take a car.
It'll take a truck tire rightup to the proper inflation.
But these are the little thingsthat are small kits, small
survival things, small helperkits that help get people in the
mood, or the mindset, if youwill, to think about prepping,
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being prepared for emergencies.
Let's look at that Differenttypes of things again, looking
at your area and looking at theperson you're giving it to.
You may have someone who'stotally against it and I don't
want to be accused of beingsexist but look at the
personality and abilities of theinformation that the person
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might need that you're giving itto.
Some people are like I'll be100% honest, I am not the person
you want with the toolkit in anemergency.
No, I can get anything on earthapart.
It's just putting it backtogether.
That's the problem for me.
I'm not the one who's going toneed a tool kit.
I am the one who's going toneed to figure out how to use
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the duct tape or the fireextinguisher or things like that
, so you have time to use thetool kit.
So it's not sexist, it's notchauvinistic, it's just whoever
the person is, look at theirabilities, their skills and
their interests, as well aswhere they're going and what
they're going to be up to.
Again, where you are.
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I've gone through my trunk andpulled out all of the summer
stuff, and I'm glad I did.
Some of the water needed to bereplaced.
I've got in the winter thingsnow, and hand warmers are
something we always want in ourcar, both in the glove box and
in the trunk.
In the larger size version wego where there is snow.
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That's we're gonna do thisThanksgiving.
We'll be up in the Diamond Lakearea and it's already snowing
pretty good up there.
So make sure the chains did youget new?
Will the chains fit?
The new tires?
I hold their feet to the fireat Les Schwab and make sure they
check that every time we go inand they always do and they
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always fit.
So that's great.
Hand warmers absolutely.
And my wife shared this withsomebody at work and mentioned
kitty litter and the woman saidwhat on earth would I need kitty
litter in the car for Well, toput under your tires if you need
traction.
It's easier to handle and alittle bit lighter than a
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hundred pound bag of sand.
It also is going to bebiodegradable and if that's
important to you, it's worthconsidering.
So we've got a shovel.
If that's important to you,it's worth considering.
So we've got a shovel.
And I'll tell you, I do believein shopping locally whenever
possible.
Our Army Navy Marine store outthere on the highway there on
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Vilas and I want to say 62,they've got small, foldable
shovels.
Now, I have not had good luckwith the World War II trenching
shovel, no, but they do havesome better made, better sized
shovel with metal and you canget a purchase.
And last year I did in facthave to use this.
We pulled in and it snowed thenight before so I had to shovel
out in front and behind thetires and put the kitty litter
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there so we could get a rollingstart up the hill and boom,
we're back on the road.
So look at what's going to be inyour trunk for the wintertime.
We're a cold area.
If you're the reverse, maybeyou're looking at an area where
you're still getting heat oryou're still having to deal with
a lot of water, a lot of rain.
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Look at having an extra tarp ortwo In our trunk.
We have not only an extra tarp,we have extra blankets.
And the Goodwill store or thethrift stores, or again the Army
Navy Marine store, has thoseold World War II woolen blankets
.
They're not fashionable.
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You may not want to put them onthe bed when Cousin Bob and his
wife Helen come.
You know how they get, butthese things are great blankets
and they're going to keep youwarm.
And I am still going with themetal can number 10 coffee can
and some candles that actually,when used correctly and there's
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a how-to and if you want to goback a couple episodes and find
it on emergency heating, it's away you can.
No, you can't heat the wholehouse with it, but if you get
stuck in the car it's going tobe quite, quite helpful.
So let's look at little thingsyou can do.
The air pump is a great idea.
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Small things to get otherpeople on the road, small things
you could use for yourself,obviously.
Look at the ideas for theholidays and right now, what's
coming up right afterThanksgiving?
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick,tick.
Times up black friday, I'malready seeing discounts of 30
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on some of these first aid kitsand electronics.
30 is nothing to be sneezed at.
That takes 99.99 back into themid 65 dollar range.
That's a nice little savings.
So if you're going to belooking at updating or doing
creative gift giving this year,stocking stuffers are, for sure,
at a 30% discount, an evenbetter idea.
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So that's our holiday updatethis year.
We hope you're going to be safeand sane on the holidays.
As always, we've got theclasses going on.
There's everything from thenon-ballistic self-defense right
on up to tactical training foractive shooter situations.
Those gift cards are great forthese classes and a gift pass
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for recreational shooting out atthe range.
The phone number is on thefront page.
The classes are just so easy tofind.
You can't believe it.
The website address is there.
We are going to look forward toseeing you when I get back
after the Thanksgiving break andtalk a little bit about more
holiday ideas.
So until then, be safe, keepyour eyes open, your heads on a
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swivel and be good to oneanother.
We'll see you next time.
The preceding program was apresentation of Retired Guy
Productions.
Well, hi everybody .
It is November the 24th, theofficial start of the holiday
season, at least at our house,and I've got some great ideas
for some stocking stuffers.
So come on in, let's talk aboutit.
I'm Bill Bateman, part of theteam here at Refuse to be a
(00:25):
Victim Personal ProtectionTraining.
We are located at 6800 KershawRoad in the Medford White City
area of Oregon and we hope tosee you sometime, either to do
some recreational shooting or todo some class work or just to
have some questions answered.
Get acquainted, stop by and sayhi.
(00:47):
We are here open at 8 am and wegenerally close at dusk, so
right now that's about 4, 4.30,depending upon when you're
hearing this Call ahead to makesure we're closing a half hour
before dark for your safety andours.
So that's what's going on.
And, yeah, it is the holidayseason and I thought about
(01:11):
stocking stuffers.
I know that, regardless of howyou separate the holiday at your
house, I know at our house wealways had Christmas stockings
and they always had an orange.
They had to have a and theyalways had it.
Well, an orange, they had tohave a good old orange in there.
At least, apples were never inseason back in the day when I
(01:32):
first started this Christmasstuff, but stockings always had
little things in them, smallphysical items.
Sometimes they could be a giftcard, sometimes they could be a
gift certificate, money, justany number of useful things.
So let's talk about stockingstuffers.
As we look at the upcomingholiday season, well, the most
(01:54):
obvious things to talk about aregift certificates and at Refuse
to be a Victim personalprotection training we do offer
gift certificates.
Protection training we do offergift certificates.
It's a simple process online,but if you're somewhat flummoxed
by all of the things you mightneed to do, give us a call, tell
us what you want and if youwant to book that class like if
(02:15):
you want to book a class for may, you can, because we do have
certain classes all the timelike, like our concealed carry
class, and if you want to bookone of those in advance, pay for
it, pop it in an envelope andit makes a beautiful gift for
someone this holiday season.
You can also give them just thegift certificate and they can
(02:38):
schedule the class.
Now, the certificate pays forthe class, but it doesn't enroll
them in a specific session, soif you don't know when they can
come for a concealed carry class.
You might want to give them acertificate and let them set it
up on their own time.
Another thing that's kind ofhandy and I have heard this more
(03:00):
and more from people over thepast few years we have range
passes at the Rogue ValleyShooting Sport Association,
which is where we are hosted.
So if you come into RVSSA outthere on Kershaw Road and thank
God they finally got Foothill,it's about 98% open.
It's still messed up over bythe winery but I think it's
(03:24):
getting a little better you canactually go from one end to the
other.
So if you're pulling in andit's got that big turn where
Kershaw turns into Corey, slowdown people and make that easy
turn into the range.
We offer range passes and thisis unlimited use.
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Each day you can come in, thengo out and get a hamburger and
come back and people are amazedat how inexpensive these things
are.
We offer a family pass and afamily is you, your significant
other, you and a spouse, yoursignificant other, you and a
spouse and any children under 18in the home.
(04:06):
This doesn't mean not, thisdoes not mean the entire family,
your cousin Bob, your sister,louise, no, lovely people, great
, we'd love to have them.
If you bring a guest, it's onlythe regular day use fee.
So this is you, a spouse andchildren under 18.
Fee so this is you, a spouseand children under 18.
(04:27):
Or if you are, like me, asenior citizen, it includes
grandchildren under 18.
So the prices are unbelievable.
I've been there for eight years.
The family pass is still only$40.
An individual pass, which isobviously for you, is only $25.
Now to put that in some sort ofcomparison, I went up to
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Portland and my son and I liketo go shooting up in the
Portland Vancouver area and wefound a lovely range up there
$60 an hour.
So compare that to a $25 for aone year pass.
You can see this is a realvalue.
It's one of the best deals, Ithink, in the state of Oregon if
you're going to shoot and takeclasses on a regular basis.
(05:13):
Those just fold nicely into alittle envelope and pops into a
stocking, and there's a lot ofother things that are good as
well.
My son and I were talking aboutfirst aid kits.
Now first aid kits have becomelike bug out bags.
It used to be you just had abug out bag.
(05:34):
Well, now more and more peopleare doing as they do with the
bug out bags.
They're having specific kitsput in specific places for
specific problems.
Case in point if you have anindividual first aid kit and
it's in the car, that's going tobe for road accidents, that's
going to be for things that aregoing to happen when you're out,
(05:55):
away from home.
The kit you're going to have athome is going to be a lot
different than the one you'regoing to have at work.
Now, most employers arerequired to have a first aid kit
, but if they're not, the oneyou're going to have at work Now
, most employers are required tohave a first aid kit, but if
they're not, or if you're notfinding it, it's a good idea.
Make sure the kit is stocked forthe type of injuries that are
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likely to occur where you workor where you travel.
If you're a hiker and you'reout on the road, you're going to
get maybe come off yourmountain bike or slip and fall
down a hill.
You're going to get road rash.
You might break something, youmight get poison, oak, poison,
ivy, you could get snake bit.
Those are the type of thingsyou should look at when you are
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purchasing your first aid kit.
I'm really pleased to see, thequality has come up quite a bit
and the prices haven't come downquite a lot, so that's good.
I did read the comments and,folks, every time I mention this
, I'm going to say it for ournew people Look at the comments,
look at the reviews.
Now there's going to be thatobvious person who's going to if
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it only came in purple, yeah,okay, fine, that's not a
complaint, that's an observationand a request.
But some people, in goingthrough these first aid kits,
have said boy, I was reallysurprised to only see two inch
gauze.
That was really not a help whenwe had a major bleeding
incident.
Four inch gauze would be better.
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That's a recommendation andthat's the type of thing you
should do when you purchase andwhen you get your kit Look
through it, make sure it'scomplete and make sure it's
going to do what you need.
Now, out at the shooting range,I have a trauma kit.
I carry it in my car along withmy road kit.
But this is if somebodyaccidentally gets shot road kit,
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but this is if somebodyaccidentally gets shot In the
event of.
Wouldn't it be better to haveit than wish you had already
purchased it?
We make sure we have atourniquet.
We make sure we have chestseals, we make sure we have the
proper clotting, the quick clotgauze, the quick clot powders,
and we know how to use them.
And we know what the differenceis.
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And that's the big part of anyfirst aid kit Not only making
sure the materials you'repurchasing are going to be good
for what you're doing, but youknow how to do it.
You know how to use atourniquet properly.
You know how to use quick clotgauze.
You know how to use the burncream or the burn compressing,
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the fabric that you put on aburn and the treatment that goes
with it.
So looking at first aid kitsfor stocking stuffers is a great
idea.
Flashlights I have, especiallywith the time changes.
I cannot even tell you how muchI count on my flashlight now,
especially if I'm getting upearly or if I'm out late.
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Flashlights as first aid kitshave gone through a major
revision in the last couple ofyears, in a good way.
It used to be flashlights wereabout the size of a nightstick,
weighed about the same thing andwere about as wieldy.
Well, they now have the smallerones, ones that will fit in
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your pocket, ones that will fitin the palm of your hand.
I like.
I have several.
I like one with a button on thebase.
You click it, it turns on.
You click it, it goes throughthe cycles.
More and more flashlights arecoming with a cycle.
It used to be on and off.
You can still get that.
I have one that clicks on high.
It clicks on low, then goes tostrobe.
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I have a problem with that.
I'd rather have strobe startsooner, but that's a personal
choice.
And then there's one thatactually flashes SOS.
Now, depending on where you are,again, if you're out hiking,
that sos flashlight could bequite the lifesaver, looking at
how much light it puts out,looking out at the
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specifications for how long it'sgoing to run, based on how much
light you're putting out likeif you really need to.
If you're out in the dark,capital d-a-r-k.
You're going to need to lookfor drop-offs.
You're putting out Like if youreally need to.
If you're out in the dark,capital D-A-R-K.
You're going to need to lookfor drop-offs.
You're going to look fordangers, overhead obstructions.
You're going to need a lot oflight to survey the area.
Then you're going to want toturn that down so you're not
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burning the batteries.
Once you've got an idea of whatyou're doing, turn that down
and extend the life.
So looking at what makes theflashlight run is also important
.
What type of batteries do youhave?
Are they rechargeable?
Can you fly with this?
I've had the experience ofcoming through TSA and I always
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carry a flashlight and they say,well, what kind of batteries
are those?
And I say, well, let's take alook.
And they say, oh nope, thoseare the kind that cause fires in
the cockpit, you can't, or thefires in an airplane, you can't
have those.
Okay.
So make sure before you'regoing to fly the airplane will
allow, the airline regulationswill allow that type of
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flashlight to go with you, evenin a checked bag.
These things are serious.
The good thing is, with therechargeables they last much
longer than they used to.
They have different brightnesssettings and they have different
methods to turn them on andturn them off.
I did have one that I put in mypocket.
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It had a button on the side.
It was a fairly sturdy button,but I'll be darned.
I'd look down and my leftpocket would be glowing.
The stupid thing came on andboy did they get hot.
That's another point.
Does this flashlight actuallyproduce heat?
And if you put it in a backpackand it happens to come on, you
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can actually end up burning yourstuff.
So flashlights Important tohave.
Lots of options, a littlehomework to do, but it can
really make your life a wholelot better.
One thing I do want to cautionyou.
There are some flashlights outthere with what I will call a
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DNA collector on the front ofthem.
They could be used as a flailor like a coubaton, because, in
addition to having the metalcasing for the flashlight,
there's like little teeth aroundwhere the light is.
Now this can be in a crisissituation.
You flip on that strobe lightand if you have to hit someone,
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it's definitely going to stepthem back.
That's a self-defenseflashlight.
You're probably not going toget that through TSA and I can
promise you some real questionsat Aunt Helen and Uncle Bob's
house if that thing happens tocome out.
Consider what's legal in yourjurisdiction.
In my area, things are going tobe different than in other
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states.
As I'm always pleased, I'mabsolutely fascinated to find
out.
We are popular coast to coastand actually in some across the
pond, in some of our foreigncountries as well.
And thank you, thank you allwho are watching.
I don't want to tell you to geta certain kind of product and
you find out it's in your area,something you shouldn't have or
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you can't have or you're goingto get into trouble with.
So always, always, please checkyour state and local
regulations, what's valid inyour community, and there are a
lot of good options, regardlessof whatever restrictions are in
place.
Let's see what else we'retalking about.
Oh, as far as the stockingstuffer idea over the holidays,
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let's talk about prepping.
Let's talk about emergencypreparation instead of politics.
This family gathering, I knowat our house it's going to be
rather interesting.
So, family gatherings this year, a lot of people are concerned
about what are we going to talkabout?
And unless Uncle Bob shows upwith a tinfoil hat, you got a
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pretty good shot of steering theconversation away from a
fistfight by talking aboutprepping, keeping the family
safe.
How are we going to do that?
And what kind of first aidwould you have in your car,
based on what you do?
Well, we're in high mountainareas and we get a lot of snow
and a lot of cold weather.
I'd want to have something forheating.
Oh boy, we're still in thesunbelt.
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We're going to want to haveextra water.
You know, that's a goodredirection in a positive
redirection, something you cando to make sure that you are
getting the most out of yourtime.
As we mentioned, if you're indifferent areas survival kits,
things you can give to people Ithink a small kit is a good way
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to introduce the idea ofprepping to people who are
against it.
Now, I mentioned this last time.
This is not my idea.
I saw it in a magazine, I thinkit was in the Concealed Carry
magazine, to give credit wherecredit is due.
And the idea is I would show up, I'm Uncle Bill and I'd show up
, and Cousin Molly or CousinMaggie, they didn't want to put
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any of that stuff in their car.
They thought it was silly.
So I said well, do old UncleBill a favor, put this little
shoe polish-sized bag in yourcar and what it's got in there
is an emergency blanket, anemergency flashlight, a CPR
shield.
I don't know if I saidflashlight or not, but you get
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the idea.
Things which are locally goingto be useful in an emergency
situation Start small and then,each time I come by, I bring
another goofy item to add.
Well, they're goofy to them,they're not goofy to me.
One thing that I found has beenreally improved on talking
about small things you can putin the car that most people
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aren't going to get too upsetabout, used to get these things
to put in the trunk to pump upyour tire.
Well, I've got one and it'sabout the size of an AED.
It's a pretty good size unitand you hook it to the tire, you
set it to what pressure youneed, like let's say, 35, 36
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pounds per square inch you plugit into the lighter socket.
Some lights flash, you wait afew minutes, push a button and
it blows up your tire.
Well, this is great.
I saw one that my wife got forher son and it looks like a mini
cell phone.
It'll take a car.
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It'll take a car.
It'll take a truck tire rightup to the proper inflation.
But these are the little thingsthat are small kits, small
survival things, small helperkits that help get people in the
mood, or the mindset, if youwill, to think about prepping,
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being prepared for emergencies.
Let's look at that Differenttypes of things again, looking
at your area and looking at theperson you're giving it to.
You may have someone who'stotally against it and I don't
want to be accused of beingsexist but look at the
personality and abilities of theinformation that the person
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might need that you're giving itto.
Some people are like I'll be100% honest, I am not the person
you want with the toolkit in anemergency.
No, I can get anything on earthapart.
It's just putting it backtogether.
That's the problem for me.
I'm not the one who's going toneed a tool kit.
I am the one who's going toneed to figure out how to use
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the duct tape or the fireextinguisher or things like that
, so you have time to use thetool kit.
So it's not sexist, it's notchauvinistic, it's just whoever
the person is, look at theirabilities, their skills and
their interests, as well aswhere they're going and what
they're going to be up to.
Again, where you are.
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I've gone through my trunk andpulled out all of the summer
stuff, and I'm glad I did.
Some of the water needed to bereplaced.
I've got in the winter thingsnow, and hand warmers are
something we always want in ourcar, both in the glove box and
in the trunk.
In the larger size version wego where there is snow.
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That's we're gonna do thisThanksgiving.
We'll be up in the Diamond Lakearea and it's already snowing
pretty good up there.
So make sure the chains did youget new?
Will the chains fit?
The new tires?
I hold their feet to the fireat Les Schwab and make sure they
check that every time we go inand they always do and they
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always fit.
So that's great.
Hand warmers absolutely.
And my wife shared this withsomebody at work and mentioned
kitty litter and the woman saidwhat on earth would I need kitty
litter in the car for Well, toput under your tires if you need
traction.
It's easier to handle and alittle bit lighter than a
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hundred pound bag of sand.
It also is going to bebiodegradable and if that's
important to you, it's worthconsidering.
So we've got a shovel.
If that's important to you,it's worth considering.
So we've got a shovel.
And I'll tell you, I do believein shopping locally whenever
possible.
Our Army Navy Marine store outthere on the highway there on
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Vilas and I want to say 62,they've got small, foldable
shovels.
Now, I have not had good luckwith the World War II trenching
shovel, no, but they do havesome better made, better sized
shovel with metal and you canget a purchase.
And last year I did in facthave to use this.
We pulled in and it snowed thenight before so I had to shovel
out in front and behind thetires and put the kitty litter
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there so we could get a rollingstart up the hill and boom,
we're back on the road.
So look at what's going to be inyour trunk for the wintertime.
We're a cold area.
If you're the reverse, maybeyou're looking at an area where
you're still getting heat oryou're still having to deal with
a lot of water, a lot of rain.
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Look at having an extra tarp ortwo In our trunk.
We have not only an extra tarp,we have extra blankets.
And the Goodwill store or thethrift stores, or again the Army
Navy Marine store, has thoseold World War II woolen blankets
.
They're not fashionable.
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You may not want to put them onthe bed when Cousin Bob and his
wife Helen come.
You know how they get, butthese things are great blankets
and they're going to keep youwarm.
And I am still going with themetal can number 10 coffee can
and some candles that actually,when used correctly and there's
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a how-to and if you want to goback a couple episodes and find
it on emergency heating, it's away you can.
No, you can't heat the wholehouse with it, but if you get
stuck in the car it's going tobe quite, quite helpful.
So let's look at little thingsyou can do.
The air pump is a great idea.
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Small things to get otherpeople on the road, small things
you could use for yourself,obviously.
Look at the ideas for theholidays and right now, what's
coming up right afterThanksgiving?
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick,tick.
Times up black friday, I'malready seeing discounts of 30
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on some of these first aid kitsand electronics.
30 is nothing to be sneezed at.
That takes 99.99 back into themid 65 dollar range.
That's a nice little savings.
So if you're going to belooking at updating or doing
creative gift giving this year,stocking stuffers are, for sure,
at a 30% discount, an evenbetter idea.
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So that's our holiday updatethis year.
We hope you're going to be safeand sane on the holidays.
As always, we've got theclasses going on.
There's everything from thenon-ballistic self-defense right
on up to tactical training foractive shooter situations.
Those gift cards are great forthese classes and a gift pass
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for recreational shooting out atthe range.
The phone number is on thefront page.
The classes are just so easy tofind.
You can't believe it.
The website address is there.
We are going to look forward toseeing you when I get back
after the Thanksgiving break andtalk a little bit about more
holiday ideas.
So until then, be safe, keepyour eyes open, your heads on a
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swivel and be good to oneanother.
We'll see you next time.
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