First up is razor wire. Why would you want razor wire over barbed wire and is it illegal to use? Technically, in most places, it is restricted to use, especially in residential areas. You see, in Canada, we don’t want you hurting would be aggressors, attackers, home invaders, thieves, because they might cut themselves and have to go to the hospital. So they decided to make this restricted, but you can still buy it. So that means, if the zombie apocalypse just so happens, if society crumbles, you can put this stuff up around your property. Don’t tell them that Nate said so because it could well be a dystopia and I don’t want to be hauled off to the gulags, even though I probably will.

Anyways, the reason why you want razor wire is because it’s more psychologically intimidating, it’s sharper, it’s more effective. And unless somebody has a tool like bolt cutters or something, they’re not going to be able to get through it. It’s just one more barrier to make you a harder target than your neighbors. Next up are road spikes. We just did a video on what are called caltrops. These have been used all through the ages to stop cavalry and now they’re used to stop vehicles. You could actually buy them on Amazon, but don’t think about using them ever.

110% illegal, but if you find yourself in a Mario Kart like Mad Max chase post shtf and you just happen to have a few of these, maybe you throw them out the window and maybe you win that battle, at least for today. I must reiterate though, that it is very illegal to use these things. You could be charged with something called mischief endangering life, which could get you a jail sentence. So just don’t do it. Up next, stun batons and cattle prods. Perfectly legal to purchase inside Canada if they’re over 480 millimeters, but never, and I say never try to use them on a human being or an animal that isn’t a cow or something that it’s intended to be used for because you can go to jail.

It is technically considered a prohibited weapon to use against human beings. Unless it’s the end of the world, the Supreme Court has collapsed and all the police have went home. Then maybe, just maybe, there’s some wiggle room there. Next up is bear spray. You can buy the stuff from any hunting store or even online. The problem is you can only use it against bears or wild animals. It is considered a prohibited weapon if you use it against human beings. You don’t need a special permit to buy it, but some places might require you provide your personal information in order to sell it to you.

Lots of criminals tend to use this stuff to commit crimes. There’s also something called dog spray. That usually comes in a smaller bottle and has a lower pressure spray. That too is illegal to use against humans, although a lot of people carry it around like it’s mace because you never know when there’s going to be wild dogs coming out of the alleyway in the I should also say it’s not illegal to make your own pepper spray. In fact, we may have done that on the channel before, but once again, illegal to use against somebody.

Up next are friction lock batons. These things are actually legal to purchase in Canada. Most people think that they’re illegal, but they’re not. The ones that are illegal are the automatic or push buttons, spring loaded types, because according to the government, pushing a button takes about half a second. And I guess that takes three quarters of a second. Now, while they are legal to buy and legal to possess, if you get caught carrying one around and it’s perceived to be for mischievous purposes, you can be charged with possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes or carrying a concealed weapon.

So I would suggest that you leave it at home. Up next are ham radios. You can buy these things and you can even get ones that are very high powered here in Canada. The problem is you need a license. You can listen, but you can’t transmit. If you push the push to talk button, you can go to jail or probably just receive a big fine. Either way, it’s not worth it. But if the nukes drop and there’s no more 911, who’s going to call the cops on you? Up next is drones.

Legal to buy. Pretty much illegal to use anywhere fun. Now, if you live in a rural environment, you have your own property. I don’t know what the laws are. Maybe a can, maybe a cat. You might want to look it up. It probably varies from province to province. I think the laws in the United States are quite comparable to what they are here in Canada. Anything under 250 grams, you can fly so long as it’s nowhere fun. Like nowhere around people, nowhere around animals, you know, a squirrel, a mosquito. You don’t want to be flying those.

You might want to also consider a thermal drone. Now, these things get up there in terms of price point, but I tell you, talk about a force multiplier. They are almost always going to be over 250 grams and anything over 250 grams, you absolutely need a license. Unless a cyber attack brings down the entire power grid and it’s every man for himself, then who cares? Do what you want. Up next are radar detectors. Not exactly an SHTF item, but if you want to avoid speeding tickets, if you’re not in the provinces of BC, Alberta, or Saskatchewan, if you’re not a cool kid, basically, then yeah, I’m sorry, but you can’t use radar detectors.

Up next are herbicides. If you want the good industrial grade herbicide, you kind of have to know somebody who has a plot of farmland. If you own farmland in certain places, you can actually get the industrial strength herbicide, which is much more cost effective, and that’s going to allow you to pretty much kill and eradicate any pesky weeds that you might need to after the apocalypse hits and you need to grow your own food. Something to consider, pesticides are also one of those things that might be legal to own right now, but technically illegal to apply and heavily restricted in a lot of places, usually for good reasons related to health.

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Up next, red and blue flashing lights, illegal to use on public roadways, 100% legal to purchase. Why can’t you use them? Well, you might be charged with something called impersonating a police officer that will come with a hefty fine. Now, if I was to put on my dark prepper thinking cap in an shtf situation, I might put one of these on my vehicle and pretend to be a police officer in order to trick people into pulling over so I could steal their stuff. Don’t do that. But if you are a vigilant prepper, you should know that that is probably going to be a common scam.

If it’s the apocalypse and you see flashing blue and red, it may be a cop or you may just end up dead. Up next is lockpicking tools. Now, these are regulated on a province by province basis. In most provinces, they are legal to own for hobbyists or if you are a certified locksmith. If you are found in possession of locking tools outside your own home, that can come with a hefty fine if not jail time. Chances are if society crumbles and the world goes to shit, people are just going to be shooting at locks with shotguns.

But if you want to be more discreet, it might not be a bad idea to have a lockpick. And what happens if there’s no locksmith to call? It’s a practical skill that everybody should at least have a bit of exposure to. Go through the link in the description below if you want to pick yourself up a lockpicking set. Just don’t be carrying it on your person in the middle of the night while walking through a dark alley. Up next is body armour. Now, this will also be regulated on a province by province basis and get a load of this.

It’s illegal to wear body armour when you’re committing a crime. So criminals, just remember if you don’t want to go to jail, number one, don’t do the crime in the first place and don’t wear body armour because that might add to your sentence if you get caught. Obviously law enforcement doesn’t want to be at an unfair advantage when they have to engage you. If you’re really planning for a post-collapse world, body armour is absolutely essential. Chances are you’re going to get hit. You might also consider a bulletproof helmet. They’re going to cost you a pretty penny, but it sure beats a hole in the head.

Up next is home distillation equipment. If it all goes to shit, you might need a side hustle. Nothing better than post-apocalyptic moonshine. In Canada, you can own these devices for distilling water and essential oils, but it’s illegal to use for distilling alcohol without a federal excise license. And this is very rarely granted for home use. But I’m pretty sure if and when society crumbles, the government’s going to have bigger priorities that don’t involve you wallowing in your own misery and depression and drinking yourself to death with spirits that you made at home. Up next, thermal imaging and night vision.

Talk about a force multiplier. You can mount it on a drone, you can mount it on a gun, or you can just get a handheld version as shown here. But whatever you do, don’t take it with you hunting because, you guessed it, it’s against the law. You can use them for spotting game, but you can’t mount it on a rifle. And you certainly can’t be flying your drone overhead looking for deer. Unless you’re me on my property. If you can afford it, get yourself some night vision. And even if you can’t afford it, we’re going to show you cheaper options that you can use that we’ve shown on the channel before.

Link to those in the description below. You can get yourself a high quality mini thermal optic that will work with your cell phone and only run you a couple hundred bucks. Up next are ballistic shields and riot gear. Illegal to use, well in a protest, but perfectly legal to own. Remember that movie 28 Days Later? One of the big guys uses riot gear to fight off the zombies. Now in the off chance, and if we could be so lucky, that we had a pathogenic strain of rabies ravage the planet. Well in that case, owning some ballistic shields and riot gear might come in handy.

That’s called gallows humor. I’m not being serious. It would suck. Oh, wait a minute. I lied. Next up is Tannerite. Yes, exploding targets. Fun for the whole family. Legal to own if you have a possession and acquisition license. But it is illegal to use more than one kilogram at a time. And it’s illegal to use on crown land and obviously anywhere where there’s people. It’s also illegal to transport once mixed due to its highly explosive nature. Now there is talk that they’re going to be regulating the transport laws and make them even more strict.

This could potentially raise the price of Tannerite in the future. That’s why everyone and their grandma should head on down to their local gun store and get some Tannerite while you still can. Make sure you use it only in accordance with the law. Up next are animal traps like Conabear traps. These are something that everyone’s going to want in the apocalypse. The problem with traps if you got family of the four legged or two legged sort, both could potentially step on one of those traps and risk injuring themselves. They are illegal to set unless you are a licensed trapper on a designated trap line.

Using them just for the purpose of preventing pests on your property is illegal. Not only that and I must reiterate, it is very dangerous because these kings could ensnare your pets or your children. Up next are high powered lasers. Some people build these things at home. Anything over one to five milliwatts is typically quite heavily regulated to be used in public spaces. And of course they’re always illegal to point at aircraft. Some people have begun to experiment with these things in order for their anti-drone capabilities. Although you do need a very high powered laser in order to accomplish that kind of drone denial system.

However as the technology advances it could potentially be a formidable weapon. Right now in its current state it’s probably just going to give you a really bad sunburn. Up next are fish antibiotics. You used to be able to import these from the United States. Now they’re actually illegal to sell to consumers in the United States as well. Which doesn’t matter because of course we now have JACE Medical in which you can now get human grade antibiotics from a doctor with relative ease. Well self-medicating with fish antibiotics isn’t technically a crime. Administering these to anyone else constitutes practicing medicine without a license.

And in an accompanying criminal negligence charge if they do have an adverse reaction. So it’s strongly recommended that you go for the human stuff and always consult with your physician when possible. Up next are code grabbers like the flipper zero system. Very popular in the hacking community. These are legal to own for hardware and educational research. But they’re illegal to use for doing shady things like opening Tesla charge ports, cloning hotel keys or changing traffic lights. All the aforementioned could come with hefty fines or jail time. Next up are bulletproof or armored vehicles.

These are legal to purchase and possess in many provinces. For example you can buy a surplus bank truck or import some bulletproof SUV. There’s even a company in Canada that actually builds a bulletproof version of a wide variety of different makes and models. However a lot of these are going to be illegal to drive on public roadways. You can drive around your acreage or if the shit hits the fan and there’s no more traffic police. I guess maybe you didn’t hear it from me but yeah. For example in British Columbia or Manitoba if you’re caught driving a bulletproof or armored vehicle.

This can lead to the vehicle being seized and destroyed. In other provinces the legality is more contingent on the weight of the vehicle overall. Which could potentially require a more sophisticated class of driver’s license. I’m pretty sure that we didn’t touch on every possible thing that you can own that would be useful in an shtf situation that is legal to buy, legal to possess but pretty much illegal to use in any fun way before the end of the world. Let us know in the comment section if we missed anything and if you want any of this stuff go through the links in the description below.

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