The Prepared Mindset Podcast

The Prepared Mindset Podcast

by Austin Diehl

Education Society & Culture

Season 3

Episode 208 - Kit-siderations with Josh

As we're growing closer to the Thanksgiving holiday, so too are we approaching the greatest shopping day of the year. Black Friday. The opportunity every twelve months for all of us to change, upgrade, and add that one elusive and expensive piece of gear/equipment to our setup. While we certainly try to highlight how to be best take advantage of black Friday, this year I wanted to have a discussion to give some context and some detail around why, and bring in an outside perspective. Both Josh and I share our thoughts and logic around what you should purchase first, what should be some of the last things you consider for yourself, as well as more than a couple stories to go along with it all. We both had a lot of fun putting this together, and sincerely hope that it helps a few of you make some great decisions this holiday season. Hope you enjoy, and Happy Thanksgiving from the PMP team to you and your families! Visit our sponsors! Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com HRT Tactical Gear - www.hrttacticalgear.com One Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com Ben Franklin Range - www.benfranklinrange.com Larp Labs - www.larplabs.com discount code "preparedmindset" for 10% off!

Episode 207 - Perspective and Lessons Learned

With Thanksgiving around the corner, this time of year is about giving thanks, and along with that, reflection. As we look back, it's often surprising and humbling to see how our individual and unique perspectives have changed. Josh and I sit down and talk about what's brought us to where we are today, what lessons we've learned, and share major points of growth, as well as truly impactful moments in our lives. From historical events that triggered a change in mindset and demeanor, to large purchases that reshape our view on capability, we touch on quite a bit. This was a really insightful and open discussion, and I'm sure many of you can related to lots of what we have to say. Visit our sponsors! Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com HRT Tactical Gear - www.hrttacticalgear.com One Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com Ben Franklin Range - www.benfranklinrange.com Larp Labs - www.larplabs.com discount code "preparedmindset" for 10% off!

Episode 206 - Interview with Lyndsey Do

Communication. It's part of almost everything we do. Somehow though, in the tactical space, it has become one thing so many of us miss. For this weeks discussion, I sit down with Lyndsey Do, owner of LKD Communications and Cadre at Orion Training Group, to talk about just that. Lyndsey spent ten years in the Army National Guard working specifically as a radio specialist, and has a passion for brining this information to her students. We talk quite a bit about radios and the capabilities they offer, as well as the under appreciated value of local ham radio organizations that the plethora of information they offer. Further, we talk about a lot of things folks have common questions on like budget, tactical setups, encryption, and more. This conversation was a lot of fun, and I think you will enjoy it as well! Visit our sponsors! Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com HRT Tactical Gear - www.hrttacticalgear.com One Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com Ben Franklin Range - www.benfranklinrange.com Larp Labs - www.larplabs.com discount code "preparedmindset" for 10% off!

Episode 205 - Sunday SITREP #29

November's SITREP is here, and as usual, I dive into a few select pieces of current affairs, and give my thoughts and opinions. This month, as usually, unfortunately, we are talking about more suggested gun control, as well as the flaws that accompany those suggestions. I talk about responsibly armed and prepared citizens, and give a few insights around why we're seeing these steps in D.C. to try and reshape American rights. Visit our sponsors! Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com HRT Tactical Gear - www.hrttacticalgear.com One Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com Ben Franklin Range - www.benfranklinrange.com Larp Labs - www.larplabs.com discount code "preparedmindset" for 10% off!

Episode 204 - Night Vision With Duffy

Fresh off several back to back night vision courses, Jon Dufresne joins me once again on the pod. This time, I have the chance to pick Duffy's brain on getting into night vision, and the learning curve that comes with these tools. While's there certainly several barriers, including price, which can make access to these kind of tools difficult, it's important we continue to make ownership and usage more normal. We get into talking about single versus dual tube setups, and if there's really a true down-side to owning one over the other. Past that, we get into housings, features, helmets, mounts, and more. This definitely isn't even close to everything we could talk about with NODs, but it will hopefully answer many questions, and give you a push in the right direction if you're still on the fence about buying a tube. Visit our sponsors! Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com HRT Tactical Gear - www.hrttacticalgear.com One Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com Ben Franklin Range - www.benfranklinrange.com Larp Labs - www.larplabs.com discount code "preparedmindset" for 10% off!

Episode 203 - Ben Franklin Range

For many of us, buying a large piece of land, with some place to shoot, is a goal and a dream. For others, potentially even the faint idea of opening our own range or training facility as a side job is a fond concept we think about in our free time. In this weeks episode, I sit with Ryan, one of the owners of Ben Franklin Range, who's brought both of those ideas together, and more to provide everyone from average citizens to law enforcement and military personnel a outstanding place to train. We get a true, behind the scenes look at what it's like owning and maintaining a training facility, how this all came to be for Ryan, and even a few sneak peeks at what is coming in the near future for BFR. If you visited the site for the HTA Range Day event in September, or any other classes, you know this is a top tier facility. If you haven't yet made the trip out, give this episode a listen, and hear what you're missing out on! Visit our sponsors! Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com HRT Tactical Gear - www.hrttacticalgear.com One Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com Larp Labs - www.larplabs.com discount code "preparedmindset" for 10% off!

Episode 202 - Vehicle Combatives and Survivability With Chance Cooper

Chance is back! After having the opportunity to finally meet Chance at last months HTA Range Day event, and hearing the rave reviews on his vehicle combatives class he gave, I wanted to catch up with him and hear his take on what's otherwise a very popular topic in the shooting space. We've all seen videos of dudes blasting out ports in windshields and fighting out of a vehicle to their trunk to retrieve their carbine. Chance however, offers a different take and perspective on this topic, for the daily carry civilian. As always, this was a really insightful and fun conversation, and I really did enjoy hearing the explanations behind what Chance teaches and why. If you're someone who's out and about commuting, or simply just worried about your and your families safety in public settings, you'll get a lot out of this. Check it out! Visit our sponsors! Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com HRT Tactical Gear - www.hrttacticalgear.com One Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com Larp Labs - www.larplabs.com discount code "preparedmindset" for 10% off!

Episode 201 - Sunday SITREP #28

With everything that is quickly developing with the conflict in Israel, I thought it important to share the facts and some of the research I conducted. As the United States has become a strong international partner with Israel, the implications of this situation could have effects on much more than just that country. I give a high level timeline of what's been going on, talk a bit about gorilla fighting and why the moves you're seeing are so effective, and go on to share ideas around what might be coming in the next few days and weeks. This is certainly a shocking and horrific scenario that is playing out in front of us, and while much of the world will simply share social media banners with support for one side or another, I thought it critical to give a more informed perspective. Visit our sponsors! Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com HRT Tactical Gear - www.hrttacticalgear.com One Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com Larp Labs - www.larplabs.com discount code "preparedmindset" for 10% off!

Season 2

Episode 200 - Finding Success

Success is something we all strive for, and simultaneously the one thing many of us feel like we never quite achieve. With this being our two hundredth episode, I wanted to take the opportunity to share how we found our success, and how The Prepared Mindset has gotten to where it is today. I spend a good amount of time talking about how and why this project was started, but I also give a rare look into behind the scenes and what has made it work this long. There's definitely been a fair bit of adversity and more than one occasion where we almost called it quits. Through everything, we have persevered and this, more than ever, is a successful endeavor. Plenty of laughs, a ton of thank you messages, and a lot more in this episode. If you've made it this far with us, I encourage you to give this a listen, and see if you know as much about Prepared Mindset, as you think you do! Visit our sponsors! Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com HRT Tactical Gear - www.hrttacticalgear.com One Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com Larp Labs - www.larplabs.com discount code "preparedmindset" for 10% off!

Episode 199 - HTA Range Day Debrief With Josh

Josh is in, and we finally have the opportunity to sit down together to recap for all of you, our group trip out to Pennsylvania. The HTA Range Day is a charity event to benefit Human Trafficking Awareness by sending all the proceeds of the weekend to Deliver Fund. Aside from this being a fantastic experience, it obviously supports a tremendous cause. Josh and I share the details around how this trip came to be for us, and we get into everything that went on over the weekend. A large point of discussion was the outstanding class Josh was a part of with Blake Flannery and Alex Manor, learning their approach to Small Unit Maneuver. There was a whole lot we did on this trip, and we get into pretty much all of it here. If you weren't able to make it out this year, but want to next year, give this a listen, and see what you missed out on! Visit our sponsors! Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com HRT Tactical Gear - www.hrttacticalgear.com One Hundred Concepts - www.onehundredconcepts.com Larp Labs - www.larplabs.com discount code "preparedmindset" for 10% off!

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