How deadly is 50-degree heat? Australia's cities face the new reality of climate change

Buckled train tracks, grounded planes, melting bitumen and massive blackouts: the dystopian vision of the 50-degree city is closer to reality every day.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-29/50-degree-cities-becoming-closer-to-reality/10308350

RECORD-BREAKING HEATWAVE MELTS ROADS AS TEMPERATURES HIT OVER 120 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN PARTS OF AUSTRALIA

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-44720166

So what happens when transport comes to a standstill in & out of the city?!!! Even 4WDs can't move with a build-up of melted tarmac on their tyres!!!
https://www.newsweek.com/australia-heatwave-roads-climate-change-1478452

EMP Effects on Vehicles Report.

We tested a sample of 37 cars in an EMP simulation laboratory, with automobile vintages ranging from 1986 through 2002. Automobiles of these vintages include extensive electronics and represent a significant fraction of automobiles on the road today. The testing was conducted by exposing running and nonrunning automobiles to sequentially increasing EMP field intensities. If anomalous response (either temporary or permanent) was observed, the testing of that particular automobile was stopped. If no anomalous response was observed, the testing was continued up to the field intensity limits of the simulation capability (approximately 50 kV/m).

Automobiles were subjected to EMP environments under both engine turned off and engine turned on conditions. No effects were subsequently observed in those automobiles that were not turned on during EMP exposure. The most serious effect observed on running automobiles was that the motors in three cars stopped at field strengths of approximately 30 kV/m or above. In an actual EMP exposure, these vehicles would glide to a stop and require the driver to restart them. Electronics in the dashboard of one automobile were damaged and required repair. Other effects were relatively . Twenty-five automobiles exhibited malfunctions that could be considered only a nuisance (e.g., blinking dashboard lights) and did not require driver intervention to correct. Eight of the 37 cars tested did not exhibit any anomalous response.

Based on these test results, we expect few automobile effects at EMP field levels below 25 kV/m. Approximately 10 percent or more of the automobiles exposed to higher field levels may experience serious EMP effects, including engine stall, that require driver intervention to correct. We further expect that at least two out of three automobiles on the road will manifest some nuisance response at these higher field levels. The serious malfunctions could trigger car crashes on U.S. highways; the nuisance malfunctions could exacerbate this condition. The ultimate result of automobile EMP exposure could be triggered crashes that damage many more vehicles than are damaged by the EMP, the consequent loss of life, and multiple injuries.

https://jalopnik.com/5937778/how-to-prepare-your-car-to-handle-an-emp-and-why-you-shouldnt-bother

Making A Trekking Trolley or Long Distance Hiking Trolley from a 1930s G...

A long distance hiking trolley or trekking trolley could be the answer to carrying your bug out gear. You still have the weight when going up steep inclines, but the weight is not on your hips or shoulders. If you are travelling in company, you will have help going up hills, & you can take turns at pulling the trolley.
I have made & used Travois, & I have made one using old wheelbarrow parts & bush poles. This one I have made from a 1930s gold bag trolley, old bicycle parts & a vehicle seat belt. I can make improvements on this design with a little more work & sourcing of more parts, but I wanted to make this trolley without using a welder & just using parts I had around the place. You may not have a golf bag trolley, but this video may give you some ideas of your own.
Keith.

Our Family's Bug Out Vehicles.

I have been without a vehicle of my own for some time now, this was not good because it meant that when I was alone at home I had no transport in case of fire or accident. The X-Trail SUV we had we sold to one of our 3 sons. My Volvo wagon I gave to another son. My Youngest son bought a Triton Dual Cab Diesel 4WD with a drop side tray.
We replaced the X-Trail with a Hilux Dual Cab Diesel 4WD with a hard canopy. I just bought myself a Triton Dual Cab 4WD Diesel ute, and I am very pleased with it so far. We also have a property vehicle, a 4WD Lada, which we use only on the property for transporting fire wood and generally getting about, mending fences.

The X-Trail and the Volvo Wagon.

My youngest son's Triton.

Our/my wife's Hilux.

Our/my Triton.

Our indestructible go anywhere Lada.

We can just fit the whole family in the Hilux and the two Tritons, plus of course all our gear should we have to abandon our home in the forest. I don't see that happening, but it is nice to know that we have reliable 4WDs just in case.

Bugging Out. Carrying all that weight.

You can travel light and carry all you need for long term wilderness living/survival, all that is accept perhaps enough water and food! If there are water holes on your route then there is no problem. If you are able to hunt & forage on the way then there is no problem. But what if you get diverted have to by-pass those water holes? What if you are trekking in winter and there are few edible plants to find and the game is scarce? Then you have a problem. You can survive for three days without water, but this also depends on how hard you are working. You can survive three weeks without food, but again, this is dependent on your exertion level. You probably know as well as I that when you are working hard your need for water and food increases. You are drinking all the time to stay hydrated and come lunch time you are very hungry. To go without water and food is dangerous, because the lack of water and food effects how you perform, mentally and physically. One minute you think you are doing fine, the next minute you are feeling sick. Keep going and you will collapse.

Sharing the load with a partner is fine, you can carry the shelter, kettle, arms and ammunition, your partner can carry the water. But water is heavy, and to be safe and practicle your partner also needs to carry at least some of her/his own equipment. Simply put, you can never really carry enough water for a long trek unless you can find a water source along the way to refill your water bottles. Even then to be safe you will need to stop and boil that water before you can drink it.

So what is a simple and practicle alternative? Using a trekking trolley. A trekking trolley can carry a lot of weight, and there is a wide variety of different trolleys to suit your needs. On a level surface pulling a trolley is easier that carrying a heavy load, but going uphill you will need to pace yourself. Even so, when you stop for a rest on the trail and take a drink of water, you are not still bearing that load. If you are travelling with a partner or a group, you can use a rope to link you to another trekker who can help pull the load up steep inclines. If you can afford it, you can purchase a trekking trolley, if you don't have the funds, then you can make your own without too much trouble.

An Australian made trekking trolley.

http://www.prohikeaustralia.com.au/

A trekking trolley that the author made from old wheelbarrow parts and bush timber. This one only has one wheel, but the author plans to make another one from an old golf trolley.

When you reach your destination this trolley will still be of use, and can be used for: transporting game, transporting water from a water source, carrying firewood, transporting rocks for a fireplace, moving camp if needs be. Perhaps you can think of further uses?
Keith.

Survival Vehicle Choice.

Any vehicle in an emergency is better than nothing at all, but if you want the most practicle & advantages of vehicles, then you need to get a good 4WD (four wheel drive). I had three 4WDs when I lived in the Territory, we lived off grid, & it was the only way to get around. We had two Toyota Land Cruisers, a short wheel base & a ute, & we had a little Suzuki. I would still have the SWB, but it was stolen from our property whilst we were away looking for land interstate.

Now we live in New England NSW, & up until now we have had a Nissan X-Trail SUV. However, the wading depth (depth of water it can drive through) on this vehicle is only 400mm. Of late it has been very wet here, I would say the wettest we have experienced in the past 30 years. Weather conditions are changing!!! We have a creek to cross to get into town, as again we are living off grid in a forest. The alternate rout out & back in if the creek is in flood is all dirt & it too is subject to a lot of water.
So, we decided to get a full blown 4WD, we do already have a 4WD unregistered property vehicle (Lada), but it can not be used on the road. We sold our SUV to my Eldest son & his family for an affordable price. It is better than the ordinary sedan that they had. What we purchased is a Toyota Hilux twin cab diesel ute with a canopy on the back & a bull bar. We also added a rear view camera, & we are getting LED bar lights fitted to front & rear. So far my wife is very pleased with this vehicle, though it is larger than she has been used to driving. I love it, it gives me a feeling of security knowing that my wife can get home at night no matter which rout she has to take.

The wade depth on this Hilux is 700mm with standard suspension.

This is my youngest son's Nissan Triton which I believe has a wading depth of 500mm. This vehicle is a good less expensive choice in 4WDs.

My Russian Lada 4WD with wide wheels & two spares on the roof.

We do not expect to ever have to evacuate our forest home, we have enough people to be able to defend it in a shtf situation short of a foreign invasion. But if we should have to leave, I feel sure the vehicles we have will get us to where we are going.

Offer Of Help. The Velvet Revolution Australia.

Lyn Bennetts

FARMERS & MAJOR TOWNS INVOLVEMENT WITH VELVET REVOLUTION:
If you want to start up a VELVET REVOLUTION Group in your town, VELVET REVOLUTION will help you achieve that.

Farmers and Truck Drivers are the backbone of this country and no one can survive without either of them. Farmers and Truck Drivers equally share the load in feeding "The People" of this GREAT COUNTRY and yet they are so heavily taxed and with no regulated support from Government.
The Farmers can't get their produce to market without the Transport Industry and the Transport Industry don't have any freight without the Farmers.

The ONE THING that every single person in Australia have in common is the Constitution Act 1900 (UK) and every issue can be addressed with our Constitution Act 1900 (UK)

If you contact most truck drivers, they know me and they will support you as well, GOD knows the Transport Industry suffers severely as does every other industry in this country, we are shafted by Government, Unions and Big Business to keep them in the lap of luxury that they have become accustom to and it MUST STOP NOW!

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO GET INVOLVED.
First things first, every group are sharing the FACT SHEETS which l will send you.
These FACT SHEETS are just that FACTS and EVIDENCE of the Fraud, Treason, Tyranny and Political Corruption of Government going back to the Whitlam Government of 1973, if you share these with everyone in your town and your friends and family on FB; it will spread the FACTS throughout our Town Folk, Farmers and Truck Drivers in Major Towns in your area.

Put the Flyers up everywhere and Truck Drivers will help spread the word, Truck Drivers and Couriers can share flyers as they trip around doing their deliveries.

Please send me your email address so that l can forward the FACT SHEETS to you and the Flyer Files for printing, just make me a friend on FB and message your email address to me please.
• Ask Truck Drivers to advertise VELVET REVOLUTION on the Back of the Trailer
• Truck Drivers can also deliver small packs of (150) Flyers to Truck Stops to inform people in their travels.
• Hand out Flyers in busy areas such as
• Train Stations
• Bus Stops
• Airports
• Town and City Centres
• RSL Clubs, VR Support our Soldiers and Returned Soldier Veterans 110%. Our Military Personnel MUST BE looked after, Australian's have an OBLIGATION to our Military and Police Service Men and Women!

ASK PEOPLE TO LEAVE FLYER ON THEIR SEAT FOR THE NEXT PERSON TO READ IT!
• Shopping Centres
• Billboards and Notice Boards
• Under Car Windscreens
• Banners across over head Bridges on Roads and Highways.
• Letterbox Delivery

TO DOUBLE OR TRIPLE YOUR FLYER DELIVERY EFFORTS:
Ask people to hand the flyer on to someone else or to put it in their neighbours letterbox.

WE ARE ALL JUST AVERAGE AUSTRALIAN'S THAT KNOW THAT THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS CORRUPT AND IT MUST STOP NOW!

Country People:
It is not about showing up at Parliament so much as it is about people gathering in huge groups to say "We acknowledge the Fraud, Treason, Tyranny and Political Corruption and we STAND UNITED to
• REMOVE the current Politicians from OUR PARLIAMENTS lawfully and Constitutionally, to
• RESTORE our Constitution Act 1900 (UK) that is to be abided by, to
• RE-IMPLEMENT Citizen Initiated Referendums of THE PEOPLE; to address Major Issues Affecting "The People of The Commonwealth of Australia"!

It will be easier for City People to UNITE in the Cities but Major Towns can do the same thing and MARCH on either your Local Member for Parliament Office or UNLAWFUL Local Government (Council) Offices.

So if VELVET REVOLUTION can assist Major TOWNS in UNITING with us on the day; then we will help any Organiser to achieve that.
It's about sharing the FACTS and EVIDENCE and Walking the Same Walk and Talking the Same Talk as a UNITED FRONT against TREASON, FRAUD, TYRANNY and POLITICAL CORRUPTION.
"The People" are the SUPREME RULERS and we are taking back OUR RIGHTS, FREEDOMS and LIBERTIES that are entrenched in our Constitution.
We DO NOT CONSENT to SLAVERY under which we are now ALL SUBJECTED TO!

https://www.facebook.com/AUVREV

Thank you

Regards
Lyn Bennetts
National Organiser
VELVET REVOLUTION