Episode 371 - Catching up with Walsh!

Episode 371 - Catching up with Walsh!

From The Prepared Mindset Podcast by Austin Diehl

May 13, 2026 · 1h 36m · Season 4 · Episode 371

About this episode

In this episode, Austin Diehl catches up with Walsh from Thin Line Defense to discuss gear trends, compliance, and the future of civilian preparedness including drones.

Gear. For better or worse, it drives a huge part of our community, and in many ways, are the tools that enable us for success, or failure. There's more and more options available to us every day, and while it definitely can be exhausting, it's certainly worth talking about the trends, the pitfalls, the truths, and the lies. In this episode, I catch up with Walsh, of Thin Line Defense, who has a depth of knowledge and lots of experience evaluating, testing, and reviewing gear. We dive into all sorts of stuff from the truth behind BARRY compliance, materials and the trends we're experiencing with them today, the difference between cost and value, and more. We even took some time to talk drones, and how it's the next iteration of civilian preparedness, and just how available it really is. Absolutely a fun conversation, and one you're all going to love. Visit our sponsors! Our Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com US Duty Gear - https://usdutygear.com/ code 'PreparedMindset'

People in this episode

Host: Austin Diehl

Guest: Walsh

Topics covered

  • gear evaluation
  • civilian preparedness
  • BARRY compliance
  • material trends
  • cost vs value
  • drones

Keywords

  • gear
  • BARRY compliance
  • civilian preparedness
  • drones
  • material trends
  • cost vs value

Sponsors

Custom Night Vision, US Duty Gear, Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thin Line Defense

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