Survival:Beyond the Bug-Out Bag

Pre-Season Sight In up to 600 Yards & New Prepper ideas

• Bill Bateman • Season 7 • Episode 4

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What if you could elevate your long-range shooting skills to a whole new level? This episode of "Survival Beyond the Bug-Out Bag 2.0" promises just that! We're thrilled to launch our new season with an action-packed segment highlighting an exclusive long-range shooting event at Jackson County's 600-yard range. Scheduled for Sunday, September 29th, and Tuesday, October 1st, this event is a golden opportunity for both members and non-members to perfect their shooting precision ahead of hunting season. We'll dive into all the must-know details, including fees, essential equipment, and strict safety protocols. Plus, you'll get a peek into the fascinating history of the range and learn from our highly experienced instructors.

But that's not all! In our second segment, we cut to the chase on emergency preparedness essentials. Discover why investing in high-quality RN95 air filtration masks could be a lifesaver, and learn the importance of choosing durable water containers to avoid leaks and contamination. Curious about the best food supplies? We’ll explain why Mountain House food packs trump MREs. Protective gear like goggles isn't just an afterthought; we'll tell you why they are indispensable in smoke-filled environments. Tune in for a treasure trove of practical advice designed to keep you safe and prepared for any emergency scenario.

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Well, hi everybody. One of the nice things about starting a new season is you have an opportunity to do things in a new way. So this week we're going to switch things up a little bit. I invite you to come on in and find out what we're up to. Well, glad you made it in. I'm Bill Bateman, your host.

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I am part of the team at Refuse to Be a Victim, personal Protection Training and this is Survival Beyond the Bug-Out Bag 2.0. We are changing things up a little because it occurs to me, for about seven seasons I've been doing this with the survival information first and the range information at the end. And somebody mentioned you know, bill, I could really hear that up front for a couple of times and I think that's a great idea, especially because we've got something really good happening for you people getting ready for hunting season. If you did not know, jackson County has a 600 yard range and that's great for sighting in. In fact, you'll be able to practice at distances of 300, 400, 500 and 600 yards. Now this is a special, two-day only promotion. It takes a lot of manpower to run that range and we're stepping up to help you out. So on Sunday, september 29th and Tuesday, october 1st, you have an opportunity to come on out, use the long distance range it's located next to the Medford drag strip for a day of long range shooting fun and sighting those scopes in for hunting. Now, on Sunday the 29th, it's going to be 9 am to 2. It's best to get there early. We're going to be moving things in stages, so 300 for a while, 400 for a while, 500 for a while, that type of thing. And if you can, we really recommend you bring a friend to help you relay, so you've got somebody to mark your target and it makes it a lot more fun. You'll get experience with proper firing line safety procedures. You're going to get some live feedback for your shots and you're not going to have to wait to go downrange to retrieve a target. So again, Sunday September 29th, it's at 9 am. On Tuesday, that's October the 1st it begins at 4 pm and goes to dark, so I'd be there at four o'clock and see what you can do as far as getting sighted in.

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Now, this sounds like quite the big deal, the big undertaking. What does all this cost? Well, here's the good news. All you need if you're a current RVSSA season pass holder, you just have to pay for the target fee If you're coming in off the street. If you're not a member it's $5. That's the day use fee plus $3 for the targets. That's the day use fee Plus $3 for the targets. $8 to get that thing sighted in at actual distances under actual conditions. So I'd mark that down on my things to do list.

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Sunday, september 29th, 9 o'clock. Tuesday, october 1st, 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Now there are some provisos and there should be when you're looking at stuff like this. Only standard hunting rifle calibers are allowed and use of a .50 caliber is not allowed. So that's kind of basically how it works. Again, bring a friend. So you've got somebody to help mark your target and have the day more

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fun. If you've got any questions, call on out to the range. We'll put the number in or send an email. The email address is right in the login area. We've got folks already expressing interest. I would make sure that I got my gear packed, kiss the family and head on out. Or, who knows, you may have two shooters in your family. You can take

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turns. So again, sunday the 29th, tuesday the 1st $5 plus $3 target fee. And that's for non-members Members Jackson County 600-yard range. A lot of people did not know it was there and that's why I'm moving things up to the front in the podcast for a little bit. A lot of folks didn't realize that that range, which goes to a thousand yards under special circumstances, is where a lot of national and international championships have been shot in competition. This is the real deal. So if you are interested in long distance shooting, this is a good way to come on out and meet the people who run the program, get a little real life opportunity and do it for worst case scenario $8 and your cost of ammunition. No ammunition is going to be sold out there. We're not a vendor. So bring what you're going to need to be healthy and happy. That's, your safety gear, your hat, your sunglasses, your headphones, that type of stuff. We hope to see you

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there. And again, there is a 600 yard range out there and a lot of people didn't know that. A lot of people don't know that we have been doing this, our instructors. We were doing a presentation for somebody recently and they said how much experience you folks have in shooting, and I will say over 50 years. I would not quote the exact number because I think it was 58. It could be 56. Let's say, over 50 years experience behind the gun. So if you're looking for quality instruction, if you're looking for people who know what you need to do, how to help you, give us a call, check us out. We've got, like I say, classes from everything from non-ballistic what to

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do. If you don't have a gun, you can't carry a gun. You're on an airplane, you're in a church. Some churches don't allow it. Some churches do Courthouse. There's a big place. You shouldn't have your gun. You're going a church. Some churches don't allow it. Some churches do Courthouse. There's a big place. You shouldn't have your gun. You're going to get in

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trouble. So how do you deal with self-defense in a non-ballistic situation? We've got an excellent program for that. We've got your concealed carry. Of course, we've got introduction to firearms. I think if you've not handled a firearm in the past, go ahead and take the Intro to Firearms class. We'll show you how to hold it. We'll show you which end the bullet comes out of. I actually had someone ask me that

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question. We'll show you the basic safety, always, always, always, the things that you always need to do. We'll give you some experience on ammunition. We'll give you some information on selecting a gun and how to properly select the gun you're going to be using. Grip handling, loading, reloading there's a lot going on. So if you're new to guns or if you're just in the purchasing process, come on out and you can borrow a firearm from us. We will loan you a firearm for use during the training. There is a cleaning fee and you have to bring your own ammunition or we will charge you for

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ammunition. Now you've got the concealed carry in addition to the basic gun class. The basic does involve some live fire, by the way. So you're going to want to make sure you have some goggles and some headphones or earplugs and a hat with the brim and also watch what you're wearing, because if you have an open top, a crop top, can be a real problem for the ladies, and that the person next to you is ejecting hot brass and that's going to go some interesting places and you're going to have some interesting difficulties. So proper clothing for the occasion for any shooting class and it goes on. The concealed carry After you get your concealed carry, then what we have home defense in the home, we'll have personal defense outside the home, we have

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shotguns. We have just so much stuff you can do out there, taught by highly qualified instructors. So now's a good time. The weather's changing, you're going to have a little more free time as you're not running off to the lake with your ski dues. And I don't care how old you are. You got to be at least 18 in most cases. If you're with your parents, that can change. Call for information and

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seniors. I'm in the 70s and I'm still shooting on a regular basis. I know what I can and what I can't do, and that's a key part of it. So let's make a point first of all for all you hunters Hunting season's starting up Sunday, september 29th, for a 600-yard opportunity 300, 400, 500, and 600-yard shooting at the Jackson County 600-yard range the 29th, 9 am the 1st, that's a Tuesday 4 pm and that'll go till half hour before dark. All right, we've covered the range stuff and that's pretty exciting. I get a lot of people come in and they want to say can we shoot 500 yards? Well, not on this range. The regular RV SSA range goes to 200 yards. But there are other ranges available. So this just kind of sharing some good

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information. Keeping with what I talked about last time, I would also like to talk about survival at a more basic level for the new people, for the 70% of Oregonians who haven't really done a whole lot of prepping. Now, prepping is just that getting prepared for emergencies. I'm a prepper. I've even got a shirt that says I'm a prepper. Wouldn't you like to be a prepper too? That's kind of cute. Unfortunately, only 30% less than 30% of Oregonians are prepared. Interestingly enough, senior citizens are the highest group of preppers, coming closely by folks in their 20s and 30s who are starting to get the word. They're going uh-oh, grammy may have something good to share. So the way to step into this is a little bit at a

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time. I've seen people come to a seminar, they've come to one of my talks where I do a 90-minute flyover of the topic, and they got a shopping list and their credit card and they're ready to head on out to the store. I caution you against that. In fact, in my class I don't do any selling. I want you to know what you're getting before you impulse buy. So let's look at just the basic essentials, the basic things you have to

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have. We talked about it last time. We have to have something. Air is the most important thing, for you Got to have that to survive. So at least a good air filtration mask, a good set of air filtration masks, because if it's really icky, if it's really bad, you're going to go through them rather quickly. So a set of at least the RN95, the COVID-level masks to clear the air and filter it. If you want to go higher, check back. We'll be talking about the things you can put totally over your face and they'll stop tear gas and some will stop biological and toxins. So these are things you have to consider. What's in your wallet is a first case and what's in your area. If you're not likely to have to deal with biologicals and radioactive materials, you're probably not going to need to spend the money. Let's look at water, and here's where spending money is

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interesting. I have seen, and I have actually recommended, these little things that look like those juice packs you give your kids. The grandchildren come over, you give them a little juice pack and a video game. They're good for a half an hour. These are water in a juice pack, basically, while changing out some things in my trunk. As I mentioned, you're going to have to change this out for winter to summer, especially if you get up into the higher elevations where you're going to get

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snow. I discovered these little juice packs, over three years, had finally, through bouncing around and being shifted and things put on them in the trunk had lost the majority of their water. This is the same problem I found with the cheaper jugs of water. That's where cheap is not of value. Inexpensive is always good. Cheap usually doesn't work out. I bought some store brands at most of the major markets and these are very thin. You can feel them when you handle it. You wonder if it's going to fit in the car without actually collapsing. Same thing for bottles of water. If they feel like they're about ready to crinkle when they're full, they probably are. I've had a gallon of water vanish in a trip, went down into the wheel, well out the bottom of the car and I had to dry it out so I didn't get rust. Heavier water containers are important if you're carrying water in the car. Don't get the discount water bottles, be they the gallon size or the little single serving size, and make sure that they are sturdy and that they're going to hold the water you're

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keeping. Now, the food. This is important. I use, as I said, the Mountain House food. They come in sealed packs that you can actually prepare the food in and you can actually eat out of like a little mini bowl. Pair the food in and you can actually eat out of like a little mini bowl. Again, with your food, make sure you've got things to eat with A spork. They have them in metal. They have them that fold up. They have so many types of sporks. I'm wondering why they haven't got us to Mars yet. Somebody's spending a lot of time researching that stuff. Have something to eat. Remember, if you're going to put in the granola bars and you're going to put in the ramen and stuff like that, you're going to need more water for this kind of stuff and you should always, regardless of what you're going to carry, try some before you carry

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it. Some of the meals that you'll purchase for emergencies and the worst, are MRE, but even the Mountain House. They can be constipating. Now, that's interesting. The MREs can be very constipating and I won't have them because they have, in some cases, 50 to 60% salt. Now, I don't know what that does to your body, but 60% salt eh, not good for me, and I do know that in high stress conditions we used to take salt tablets when it got real hot and we were under a lot of stress. It does encourage perspiration, but if you have limited water I would be very cautious. Know your limits, talk with your doctor and find out what a whole salt bomb is going to do to you. Makes me sick and I don't have constipation. I have the other problem when I eat one of those. So the bottom line try this stuff before you're going to use it in an emergency

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situation. I can eat a granola bar. I like the Nature Valley. They're yummy, come in flavors. I have some good luck with the ramens. They will dry out and if they get punctured they can actually attract bugs because they've got some tasty stuff in there. So always check your supplies, always pre-test, pre-sample your supplies, open the package, prepare it by the directions. You'll see how easy it is, what things to remember. Like you're going to need another couple minutes. The water's really got to be boiling, that kind of stuff. So we've got air, we've got

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water. Eyes I hadn't mentioned this, but I think a good pair of goggles, just like out at the range you should always have eye protection. I would actually go as far. If I'm in a fire zone, there are goggles and face shields you can get that are good to protect your eyes as well. And I'll tell you, smoke gets in your eyes. You're going to know it, and that's going to impair your progress if you have to go from point A to point B, if you have to go from point A to point B. So I'm adding goggles, masks, water, food, something to eat it with, and I'm also going to say in your this is so far, we can put this in your own personal briefcase or backpack. We're also going to want to have something to cut with, and here's where I've taken myself to task. I am very finicky on my products. I say I would not have a knife that's not a full tang and what that

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means. It's a solid piece of metal. The blade is not attached to the handle with a fastener and then some heavy plastic, but it's a continuation of the blade. It's one solid piece of metal with a handleener and then some heavy plastic, but it's a continuation of the blade. It's one solid piece of metal with a handle wrapped around it. Well, not everybody's going to get into that level of cutting. And here's where knowing your product and baby stepping in is very, very important. You're going to want I think everyone should have a knife Now. Some places they don't want you to and if you've got yourself a 14-inch Bowie knife, I can see the concern. But a good folder that locks and holds an edge and has a decent blade that allows you to not only cut as you would for the kitchen but cut as you would if you had to deal with firewood and tent stakes and things like that, I don't think cheap is

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good. In water, in safety equipment and definitely in knives it's possible to get what I call a gas station knife. They're usually stainless steel, they're usually a folding knife and they open and close. If they don't require something to close, like pushing a button or moving a lever, I prefer not to do that. I've been cut just often enough that those are called a slip joint knife. I prefer not to have a slip joint. Take a basic Boy Scout

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class. If you haven't done this in a lot of years, cut away from yourself. I've seen, I just saw somebody today trying to get into a package. Hey, can I use your knife? Handed them my knife and they held the thing out in front of them, put the blade through the package and pulled it toward themselves. No, this is not good. That packaging is going to let go and you've just stabbed yourself in the stomach Bad, bad, bad. This is not good. That packaging is going to let go and you've just stabbed yourself in the stomach Bad, bad, bad. So, baby, step your way into this. If you can't go buy things yet because we're heading up on holidays, property taxes are going to be due. You've got family to deal with. Start looking at courses, start training online, start looking and finding out what is recommended by reputable

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people. I do have a philosophy and I will say that as someone who is an instructor and who supports Second Amendment rights. I'm not trying to dog people who say heavy a weapon, a firearm, when you are bugging out. I'm not saying that at all. I am saying, if the top three items on your bug out list are guns, you've kind of missed the point of the whole process. There is some other stuff you're going to need so you'll be able to breathe well enough and see well enough and steady enough to use that firearm safely. Let's look at the sites we're considering. Let's make sure that we have people who are sensible. There are lists. I've posted many lists in my previous look in the first

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year. There are a lot of good things, especially in the get-home bag and the gone forever bag, the NIMBY, I'm never coming back bag People don't think of that Even little packets of pepper and salt. Ideally, you can't carry your spice rack with you, but you can have some basic spices and some of those spices can be used for preserving food. If you have to get to that level Now, ideally we're talking about just getting out of the house, getting home from work, get to the shelter and ride the storm out. Ideally, if you're going to be at home, there's a lot more you can do and that's what we're going to talk about next week. Next week we're going to concentrate on home. Today we concentrated on just the few little things you might want to get together, and as you're putting these things together, ideas are going to pop into your head. And maybe you've got a gym bag, maybe you've got a briefcase, maybe you've got a backpack. Some people even have a fanny pack. None of those is wrong. It depends where you're going and what you're carrying with

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you. Sit down and think about this. Sit down and try an emergency ration. Sit down and research the type of knives for you. I go to a site called Knife Center. They have both written and performance reviews. People who come on and say we like this knife because they talk to manufacturers, they talk to defense professionals. There's a lot of good information. There is also a lot to buy. There are thousands of knives from $8, $9 up to $5,000 and $6,000. Don't get crazy for your first knife. Most of the knives I own are around the $100 mark. I got a couple that were given to me and they come in around the $40, $50 mark and in my type of work I don't set off alarm bells. When I'm carrying a knife with me. I carry it responsibly. I carry it in my pocket in a clip and again, I'm not carrying a 12, 14 inch Bowie knife or machete. That's just kind of asking for trouble. So let's look at this. We'll talk more. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome at the email address at the bottom of the

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page. As I mentioned, the range is at 6,800 Kershaw. The actual shooting range is next to the Medford drag strip. That's about 100 yards farther down the road. That's for our 600-yard range day on the 29th and the 1st, and the hours are starting to get shorter as the time changes. We close a half hour before sunset. So I think, coming up this next Sunday, we're going to be stepping back another 30 minutes Heading out to the range bring

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cash. We don't to be stepping back another 30 minutes. Heading out to the range, bring cash. We don't do debit. Check the hours, make sure you're good. We always open at 8 am and we are open every day of the year, including Christmas and New Year's. Let's see if we can get that number down from 70% unprepared to 50% unprepared. I'd like to see 20% of you out there and to do that, you're going to subscribe, you're going to share and you're going to tell people about this Not taking over a staff meeting and getting yelled at, but doing some just quiet. Hey, bob, did you hear about this? And bring it up at church, bring it up at club meetings, bring it up around the poker table. It's important because you are going to be your own first responder in an emergency. Okay, we'll see you next week. Be safe, hope to see you at the range and I know I'll see you back here. Have a good week. The preceding program was a presentation of Retired Guy Productions.

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