Oct. 25, 2025
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Send us a text If your gear only works on paper, it won’t work when it counts. We break down a practical everyday carry you’ll actually keep on you, then scale it into vehicle and home readiness so you’re steady when life turns sideways. We start with the hard choices: the firearm you’ll truly carry in your climate and clothes, plus why a consistent position and a spare magazine matter for both capacity and clearing malfunctions under stress. From there, we map out utility tools that earn th...
If your gear only works on paper, it won’t work when it counts. We break down a practical everyday carry you’ll actually keep on you, then scale it into vehicle and home readiness so you’re steady when life turns sideways.
We start with the hard choices: the firearm you’ll truly carry in your climate and clothes, plus why a consistent position and a spare magazine matter for both capacity and clearing malfunctions under stress. From there, we map out utility tools that earn their weight—knives with clear purpose, multitools for real-world fixes, and compact handheld flashlights that let you identify threats without muzzling the unknown. We compare handheld lights to weapon-mounted lights, lay out the legal and concealment tradeoffs, and explain where WMLs shine for home defense.
Not every problem is a gun problem. We dive into OC spray delivery methods—stream, fog, gel—and when each makes sense. We talk about kubotans and sturdy pens for pressure points, and we dig into the principle that tools are options, not a forced ladder of escalation. You’ll get a straightforward take on first aid readiness too: tourniquets, hemostatic gauze, chest seals, and why layered kits for your belt, vehicle, and home save minutes that matter. We also share real-world scenarios for when to render aid, how Good Samaritan protections can apply, and why clear communication with 911 protects you.
Preparedness moves beyond pockets: water, snacks, blankets, seasonal clothing, jump packs, tire tools, and the batteries your devices actually use. We cover power banks for phones, the role of safe generator use, and overlooked essentials like compact tents and camp stoves that keep your family sheltered during storms or evacuations. The throughline is a mindset—train with what you carry, keep it simple, check your kits, and rehearse before the emergency.
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00:00 - Welcome And Episode Scope
00:50 - EDC Fundamentals And Carry Positions
02:44 - Choosing Firearms And Spare Magazines
04:26 - Knives And Multitools As Defense Tools
06:59 - Flashlights Strategy: Handheld Vs Weapon Mounted
10:15 - Legal And Practical Risks With WMLs
12:02 - OC Spray Types And Use Cases
15:48 - Less Lethal Options And Force Choices
19:04 - First Aid Kits And Training Priorities
22:43 - Vehicle Readiness And Seasonal Gear
26:13 - Power, Batteries, And Generators
29:28 - Preparedness Mindset And Training Plans
31:48 - Go Bags, Shelter, And Storm Readiness
34:58 - Wrap Up, Guests Teaser, And Contact
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Okay, right.
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Today, David and I will be discussing the topics of everyday queries, loadout, thread, or go bag, and things that you might want to consider having in those situations.
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Hi, welcome to the ARM Guardian podcast.
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Uh today we got David and myself.
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We're going to be talking about uh everyday carry or your loadout.
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What should you carry every day?
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Going to discuss several topics, uh, just kind of give a fly over on uh what we think your everyday carry should be and uh some things to consider when you're looking at them.
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And we'll have this episode, uh, we'll break it down further into other the topics uh individually later on.
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But um just uh kind of make sure whenever you do, you know, we talk about in our classes uh everyday carry, um, and we mentioned specifically making sure you've got a firearm that you're willing to carry that's not too heavy, that's not too bulky, that fits you right.
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And that's something that you should carry every day.
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Some of the things that we look for is no position.
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No, are we gonna carry appendix, kidney, small of the back, uh three o'clock, uh, no, how we're gonna carry and getting used to that carry position where we're not printing or drawing attention to how we're carrying, uh just getting basically getting comfortable doing that.
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And then you're gonna have to uh exercise your draw habits and where you can smoothly and effectively get the pistol out on demand without fumbling for it.
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So um that's pretty much what we look at for uh you know when we carry our weapon, our EDC everyday carry.
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And we'll also talk about a little bit of loadout, uh, you know, a go bag and some things like that uh a little bit later.
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But um David, what are some things that you think of that uh when we talk about EDC, what do you what comes to your mind?
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Well carrying the proper proper weapon.
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Um weapon that fits you well, uh, whatever that may be.
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Could be a revolver, uh semi-all type of clean place where you live.
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I mean, if you live in a colder environment, you might be able to get away with carrying something a little bigger.
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Um and still being able to carry concealed if you live in the south where we live, not so easy.
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You might have to think smaller, but carrying a weapon that you're comfortable with that you can conceal well or carry properly.
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Um also making sure you have spare magazine, speed loader, um spare rounds in some way, shape, or form.
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I like to carry at least one spare magazine with me.
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Two if possible, but at least one.
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Right.
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Um as far as gun accessories or lower capacity uh magazines, uh like your single stacks or your uh uh really sub-compact pistols where you know you are limited with your magazine uh carry or a magazine amount that you can carry, making sure that you've got enough ammo to endure the fight if you should have to encounter something.
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Yes, sir.
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And also another thing that I think a lot of people don't think about, but you know, it's crossed my mind several times on carrying if you're carrying a semi-automatic carrying a spare mag is if you have a jam.
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Um sometimes the easiest way is just to reload, do a quick reload.
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Yes, sir.
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Um so you have that option.
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It gives you more tools in the toolbox as far as that goes to be able to recover from.
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Um what are some other things that you think of uh when we talk about EVC?
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Knives.
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Um it's good to have a good knife.
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Also, multi-tools are really great.
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Um, I like you know, whatever uh leatherman type multi-tools or gerber, there's several different different ones out there.
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Um those are great.
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Uh but knives, I mean there's many different kinds of knives.
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You know, finding one that works well for you, whether it be a partially serrated uh straight edge knife.
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Um the man, there's there's so many knives out there.
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That would be something I think we could spend some time on at a future date.
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Yeah, because you just gotta be you know what what's your intention?
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Are you using it for a uh uh you know self-defense?
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Are you using it as a combined, no, because there are some that um have the glass break, uh, some of them have the seatbelt cutter on it.
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Uh what are what are your what's your intended carry?
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And uh that's something that really should um should consider uh whenever you are looking to carry a knife and trying to dig in my pocket for what my everyday carry is.
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Um if we can kind of see it, it's um the Smith and Wesson, it's got the um glass break, it's got the seat belt cutter, it's got the belt clip, and then it a locking blade, and it's partially serrated.
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So uh this is what my everyday carry knife is, and I strongly encourage everybody to carry one just because sometimes you may not be able to get your pistol out, and the knife is going to be your close combat self-defense weapon that you are able to use until you're able to get that distance to draw your pistol.
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So uh that's my thought on what on knives and being able to carry them and considering them as a a tool for your self-defense.
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Yes, sir.
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And I actually prefer the the straight edge knife.
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That's just my personal preference.
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Now I have some partially serrated too.
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I have you know they they work good for different purposes, but uh that's my everyday carry knife, and I also do carry uh uh multi-tool most of the time, also with with a knife.
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Um just for simple stuff like something goes wrong with your car or whatever I've I found quite a you know use for in the past.
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Um also, Mr.
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Brown, what do you think about flashlights?
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What's what's your uh take when it comes or what's your idea when it comes to flashlights?
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What do you really like?
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I really like carrying an individual light.
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Uh real small, compact light, nothing real big.
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Uh this one's about as big as uh the thumb, if you can see.
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Uh it's got actually this uh little bezeled uh here that you can kind of hard to show with the um virtual thing, but um background, but it's got these serrated pieces right here that you can actually use as an impact weapon, and it would actually, while you're attacking someone, it would apply some pressure points, but it also would possibly collect some DNA from if you had an attacker that was able to get away.
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Um you've got that, but it all I I like keeping uh external light.
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This one has uh that's a medium, the strobe, high okay, high, low, and strobe.
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I got another one that does the high low and medium with the strobe, but um having these and having it staged uh where you know what you need it for, uh I prefer having this instead of a weapon-mounted light for concealed carry, just because having a weapon-mounted light and using it for an uh potential attack, unless you if you haven't identified an attack um or a threat, and you pull your gun out and you're using the flashlight, you're violating one of the universal safety rules, and that opens you up for uh possibly be doing something wrong, uh attacking or have pointing a gun at somebody without identifying the threat and uh could put you in some legal problems.
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With this, uh, you you use your flashlight.
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If you identify a threat, you can two-handed um grip the gun or grip the gun with one hand, and depending on what uh flashlight hold you use, hold the gun the flashlight with your other hand.
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Or if you use this, you identify a threat, and you're carrying a uh gun with a weapon-mounted flashlight or weapon-mounted light, you can just drop the flashlight and then activate your weapon-mounted light because you've identified a threat.
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But it's just something that I for home defense, I would say a weapon-mounted light for me would be what I would use, but I wouldn't use it for concealed carry.
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Plus, you also have to consider the bulkiness, the added bulk that you've got to try to conceal and be comfortable with whenever you're carrying a weapon-mounted light, because some of them are um a little awkward, a little bulky, and uh it makes it hard to, like I said, carry them and conceal them because uh they'll poke rod stick you where you get uncomfortable and go from there as far as um well, I don't want to wear this, I'm just running to the store, but uh because it's flashlight's gonna poke me uh ride on me or something.
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So for concealed carry, I'm I'm not I won't say I'm not a fan, it's just not my preferred way of using a light.
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I would much rather have the individual flashlight uh and then uh use it in addition to the the weapon with the with the flashlight hold.
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So um, and I know some people that I'm gonna have a flashlight on my weapon and I'm gonna use it, and if that's you and that's your you know you decide to carry like that, so that's your choice and something that you have to be comfortable with, but you also have to look at the responsibility of if you pull the weapon on somebody and without um identifying a threat or uh recognizing that someone's not a threat, but you pointed the weapon with the flashlight on them, you possibly could be facing some legal challenges and think about going to court and your attorney or the uh DA, they're already gonna have your weapon for uh evidence, so they'll pull your weapon and they'll make it safe and everything, and uh they'll say the heat um the defendant pointed this gun at this person with this bright light, and uh you know, I think that you're just opening yourself up for some legal challenges that will be hard to overcome.
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But there are some good lights out there for weapon-mounted lights, but uh again, I'm just for a home defense uh situation.
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That would be the only time I would uh for my nightstand or my home defense firearm, uh, whether it be a shotgun, AR, or pistol, uh having a weapon-mounted light.
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Yes, sir.
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Yes, sir.
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And I'm like you, I like a simple flashlight, like what you said.
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Uh the smaller ones are great for everyday carry.
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I mean, I have some bigger ones for other stuff, but those are by far the best for everyday carry, and they're a lot easier to carry than carrying a big one.
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Right, yeah.
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Um so how about OC spray?
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Do you recommend OC spray?
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Yeah, I I carry OC spray uh every day.
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Uh I've got it actually on a keychain, uh, and it's a flip or not a flip, it's a turn nozzle, and then you press it to deploy it.
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And this is a streaming uh spray.
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They make several different uh delivery methods.
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So what you decide you want to carry uh or the way that you carry in the environment that you carry in, you may not want to carry a mist or a fogger in an outdoor setting because the uh mist has the potential of coming back on you, where in a um different environment it would be acceptable.
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Uh the stream is better for uh direct application, and that's pretty much what law enforcement officers use is the the direct stream, but uh they do make foggers, foams, gels, and things like that, and each of them have their own place.
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Um and I recommend people, if they're interested in learning about OC or self-defense, take a class, uh, which we offer one.
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I'm a uh Saber pepper spray instructor for civilian uh people, and um you just get this, and you can carry sometimes pepper spray where you maybe you can't carry a firearm, and it just gives you that added tool that you can use in a self-defense situation.
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So you go into the post office, uh legally you can't carry a firearm inside postal property, but I don't know the there's no law that I have ever found saying that you can't carry pepper spray in a post office.
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It just talks about firearms.
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So um just having the alternative um for self-defense in case you need it, uh until you're able to escape or retrieve your weapon, that's something that you just um I would recommend.
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And there's several different uh makers of pepper spray.
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There's saber, palm, um several others, uh mace uh brand uh that are out there, but uh just uh do your research on it.
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Uh I I law enforcement carries Saber, uh, and that's what I've carried before in my career, and I'm not sure what you carried whenever you you uh work the road, but um it's something that um I'm comfortable with that brand, and uh I've used it before and I trust it.
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So um it's just uh another option for you to have.
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I'd rather have options than get into a situation where my only use of self-defense is firing the weapon where maybe I could have used pepper spray or um or other less lethal options that we're getting ready to talk about uh for self-defense.
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Um so any tool that I can have on me as a possibility, and there's no stepping stone as far as um use of force, as far as uh you if you carry these other less lethal options, whether it be a cubiton, pepper spray, um a knife or anything, there's no you don't have to progress each step.
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You know, if someone confronts you with what you feel is a deadly force, you have the right to counter that to stop that threat.
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And when the threat ends, you know, of course you have to back down.
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But there's nothing saying that, well, if you carry all this, you've got to try your knife first, try your OC, try your uh Cubaton, try a taser or anything like that.
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They're just tools.
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Uh you know, a mechanic has a big box of tools at the shop where you take your car to get worked on.
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Does he use every one of those tools on your car?
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No, that may not need that tool for that job that he's doing, but he's got the tools there in case he does need it, and that's the way that I see these other less lethal options that we have to um work on our self-defense.
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And talking about some of the other less lethal uh options out there, mentioned Cubaton.
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It's basically a small stick, about 12, 8 to 12 inches long.
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It's uh usually on a keychain.
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I used to have one, but I don't have one currently.
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Uh it's hard plastic, it's good for pain compliance, pressure point compliance, uh, whether you do it on the earlobe, under the nose, the pressure point up underneath the jaw, uh, to get somebody off of you.
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Uh, you can also use it to jet uh jab at somebody.
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It's uh just a good civilians don't necessarily carry batons like law enforcement, but it's a miniature baton for civilians way that I look at it.
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Um you also have uh tasers and stun guns, those are options too.
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Um I don't carry either of those, but I do carry the the OC, the knife.
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Um I'll carry some sort of object, maybe not the actual Cubaton brand, but I carry something in with me at all times that even a pen, a little regular pin here, you can use that as your uh a little Cubaton to apply the pressure points and stuff like that.
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So uh just things to improvise, you know, in case you haven't met the options for deadly force, but you've got somebody that's attacking attacking you or or threatening you, that you can present to stop or get away from a an attack.
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And that's what we're looking to try to teach people is avoided at any cost avoid the situation.
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But if you can't, be prepared to do what it is, whether it's physical ground fighting, using it less lethal, um just get the training and stay on top of it because that's some things that we we can use and will potentially help us in court if we use those and something were to get brought up that you know we were used excessive force.
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Well, no, the he used this less than less lethal force uh to stop the attack instead of just pulling out his pistol and presenting it or even firing at somebody or firing and hitting somebody.
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So um it's just uh some options and and like I said, it's like a like a mechanic at your car shop.
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Uh they've got all these tools, but they don't necessarily have to use all the tools to to work on your car.
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Your car may not your whatever your car is uh doing may not require that.
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So that's the way I kind of look at self-defense and um that you use the force uh threat continuum is that you know we have tools available, but let's uh pick and choose what will work best for us in that position.
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Um anything on that?
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Yes, sir.
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I was gonna say I think that's that's well put.
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Um you know, it's good to have, you know, even though some you know different people may or may not carry certain things, it's good to have several options, tools that we can use for different scenarios.
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Um I think that's great.
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What about first aid kits?
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What would you be your recommendation there?
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I would uh encourage having multiple kits.
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Uh they make belt kits, they make ankle kits for everyday carry, which typically include some sort of um blood clotting uh gauze and a couple of chest seals and a tourniquet of some kind.
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Typically, in a gun environment, if you were to shoot somebody or it's one of your relatives, uh which in a self-defense encounter, you're not obligated to render first aid to that person because if you do go after and offer first aid to that person or attempt to, then it could be construed that you're not afraid of that person.
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So now you you going to help this person after they got shot, cut, or whatever.
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Um, you negated your uh actions, uh, so you were actually uh intimidating the person into the fight, uh, from what I have gathered, uh, which I'm not an attorney, so uh you I suggest people consult with an attorney before they act on it, but that's just my my thought process, and from my training, I would rather for an attacker not assist them, call medical, call 911 and report it and tell them that the person was shot, stabbed, uh, injured.
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Uh, but you know, you get out of Dodge and wait for the police to show up to deal with the situation.
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Having some sort of kit in your vehicle, you know, how many times have you been traveling and witnessed an accident and not been able, no, not having a first aid kit?
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No, if you had a first aid kit, you might be able to stop and render some sort of uh good Samaritan first aid to until first responders get there.
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Um, we we encounter that all the time.
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You know, see the bad accidents out there.
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Um again, you're not obligated, but no, as a Good Samaritan, good uh Georgia, you're covered under the Good Samaritan law, from what I understand, that uh you can assist even if you don't have uh you're not an EMT or anything like that, you're you have some lessened liability because you're assisting in an emergency situation uh to try to save somebody's life or prevent uh serious injury from occurring.
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So um just uh get first aid training, have a kit, keep it in one in your vehicle, keep one or two in your house, uh have one if you're carrying close by, if you're not on your body whenever you're carrying.
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Um, like I said, they make them for belt uh attached to the belt, uh your ankle.
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If you wear, uh have a backpack or something, you know, throw it in the backpack, attach it as a MOLLE unit to your uh tactical bag or something.
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Just be prepared, have some good first aid training.
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No, you're not we're not looking to make you certified as a first responder or EMT or anything, but no, have enough to stop the bleed, basically, uh sustain life.
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And the kids have no, we we all even offer a class where we talk about building your own kit and the need you know what you would need for each situation.
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So um just getting with somebody to help you build that kit uh is a good thing, get good quality kit uh first aid stuff.
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I would be Leeria stuff you can get from Timu, uh Wish, and stuff like that, where it's maybe not regulated or not quality um being imported, but you've got good sterile, safe, uh effective first aid gear that's tested and recognized that you know is is of a good brand, that it's not gonna apply a tourniquet and the tourniquet tear or rip because it's improperly made or poorly made.
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So um yeah, just uh good no have that good first aid kit.
00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:54.960
Uh what do you think of what are some other things uh other than concealed carry or no traveling uh you know, per se for you know an accident or something?
00:24:55.119 --> 00:25:04.880
What are some other things, David, that you think you we we should consider as far as our loadout or our everyday carry when we leave the house?
00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:23.759
Well, I mean, talking about leaving the house for for everyday carry, I mean, so you know, of course we've talked about things you want to keep on your person, on your body, but there's also a sense of when we leave our house, we you know, take some some means of transportation, most of us is cars or trucks or some sort of vehicle with CV.
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Um I guess some people may may ride motorcycles, um, but whatever it is, you know, having things there that that you can access, um, you know, maybe a spare tool kit.
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Right.
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Uh bottles of water.
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Make sure your spare tires aired up.
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Uh make sure you have the you know the proper jack, um, whatever you may need to change a tire.
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Uh you mentioned a first aid kit, you know, carrying on your person, keeping one in your car.
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Yeah.
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Um in the winter months, we're coming into the winter now.
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Um, blankets, something to keep warm if your car broke down.
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Um, there there are many things like that for for you know, depending on where you're at.
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Yeah, carry you some.
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But that would be one of my things, making sure some some heat or cool uh weather-related uh food substances, water, and stuff like that.
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Uh you know, you don't have to get a big 40 uh bottle pack from Walmart to uh carry in the car.
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Carry a couple bottles and uh uh some sort of bag with some you know stuff like granola, you know, something that would give you the energy to sustain you if you were stranded like years ago uh when we had the freeze here in Georgia, especially up in North Georgia, cars were stranded on the interstate for uh hours.
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Uh, I think there's some that were uh over 12 hours that they were stranded out there, and just having something that is life-sustaining uh until people are able to get to you to assist you or get you out of that situation, um, some things that you might want to consider, you know, even the uh military surplus MREs or uh food storage containers, having those uh something that because they I know that they make some of those for that are vehicle um made specifically to store in the vehicle.
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So you know those would help you whether you're stuck in a ice storm, uh, you go up north or out west and to the northwest where you're traveling in uh heavy snows and get snowed in somewhere.
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Um it's got you you know you you're you'll you'll survive for a period of time before you know and have stuff there to to aid you in case uh that were to happen.
00:27:49.920 --> 00:27:52.079
Um yes sir.
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And uh and then another thing I think you know is this is kind of more for um at home, but you know, as far as preparing for emergency, but you can even put it in the car.
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Having uh you know, have a little small stove, camp stove, takes little propane cylinders, um, and also a lantern.
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It's been very helpful for me around the house and and you know, even going out places, but you know, power goes out or or something like that, I can access it and use it as I need to.
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Yeah, even something else.
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You know, we live in an electronic age.
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Uh you know, you may lose power, but you still may have cell phone service because a lot of cell phone towers will be backed up with um getting you a a little battery pack that uh is charged, charged and ready to go in case you had power, so you can charge your cell phone uh for emergency calls and and things like that.
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You don't want to use your phone uh consistently to be on Facebook or you know, a lot of stuff because in a true emergency situation you're looking to sustain and uh limit what your be prepared to endure the for the long haul in case you need it.
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So just keeping your phone charged or something for phone calls or for checking the the weather or emergency uh uh things, alert emergency alert stuff, uh uh good old you know high capacity battery surplus uh charging thing would be great to have and and to keep charged up.
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So uh extra batteries and your flashlights.
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Uh if you have um like with this tactical one, this is a um lithium 123 battery.
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Uh having a couple of those just in case you needed it to uh and the battery started dying.
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No, you've got extra batteries there, you just throw in and keep using.
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Um
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Yes, sir.
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And I and I agree, and I should keep a keep I'm normally buy the big packs of the AAA and and the ones you're talking about right there.
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Right.
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Because those are some of the and then the CR2032s, those are some of the batteries that I use the most.
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Used to be the double A's, but it seems like a lot more stuff's going to to other style batteries.
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But I mean I still keep some of the double A's on.
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But yeah, the charging, I mean, with this last storm that came through here, um I actually really thought about that.
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You know, that's something we oftentimes do take for granted.
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And I guess we could charge our phones in our cars, but those little charging things would be a you know, in our age, you know, it's hard to do much without our phones or computers or other devices.
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And so absolutely.
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Um even in a home setting, uh I I've got an actual gas-powered generator keeping you know safely stored gas and the generator to where you can pull it out.
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Of course, you don't want to bring the generator in the home, you don't want it really right up against the home, but you've got a gas-powered generator to that will provide electricity for some of your cooking needs, uh lights, uh, you know, little things like that.
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Uh, that will help sustain you as well in a uh hurricane situation.
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Your well pump if you if you need it or something like that.
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I mean if you need it uh if you're not on city water or someplace you know that has forced water, uh, you know, out in the county, you're you gotta supply power to that well unless you have a a manual uh uh pump where you can can work, uh which I I know some people that still have those as uh emergency means uh and no, it's just something that people don't have gotten away from.
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They've gotten can lax and convenient with the things that are available out there today, uh, and kind of losing a little bit of touch to preparedness and what happens if happens.
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So uh just thinking ahead, uh being prepared.
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Um and that's something that we're I know we're working on trying to get accomplished where we can kind of build a class to help educate people to be prepared.
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Uh and it's you know, I think that's something that is not probably not going to be a big demand per uh class, but you know, I I wanna I think that if we aren't don't offer that, we're doing a disservice to the people that we talk about wanting to educate, train, and and prepare for life, death, self-defense, life preservation.
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And um it's something that I I think that you know will will be beneficial, but uh you know, it's just one of those uh niche subjects that uh not everybody's gonna be interested in, but no, there are gonna be people out there that are interested in it.
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Anything else that you can think of on on this topic of everyday carry or loadout gear for um an emergency, whether you have to keep it in the vehicle, the house, or in case you ever got where you were ran out of the house and had to relocate uh temporarily.
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Uh got anything else that you can think of?
00:33:26.960 --> 00:33:28.559
Um no, sir, not at this time.
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I s we've covered a pretty big um range of things, which I think I think is great.
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Um I think matter of fact, I think some of these things we could we can discuss even more in depth, but for a you know, a general idea on it, I think we've covered a lot.
00:33:44.240 --> 00:33:55.519
Yeah, I I think it's uh it it's what the the podcast that I intended whenever I envisioned it and started coming up with it, and then you got it sparked your interest too.
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I think you caught the idea of what I was doing that hey, we let's throw some knowledge out there, throw some ideas out there that people may not think about or you know, maybe they haven't thought of.
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They they maybe they've heard it before or heard it talked about, but you know, let's let's give them a little bit more meat uh to you know kind of get them thinking where you know, hey, they can take care of themselves or their family should something ever really hit the fan or or things get really bad um in life, uh the world.
00:34:34.719 --> 00:35:02.880
So um just uh you know, we've talked about other preparedness things uh in your go bag if you were to ever have to leave your house, say your house got destroyed, a tent for you and your family, you know, keeping uh you know if you just just you and a wife uh or just you by yourself, keeping a little small two-man tent that you can pop up somewhere to uh to give you shelter, um just things like that to consider.
00:35:03.280 --> 00:35:09.679
So well, um that pretty much covers the topics that are the topic that we wanted to carry today.
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Just kind of get people thinking about everyday carry and preparedness, uh, emergency preparedness, I guess is the best way to uh tag it.
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As uh things to think about that uh maybe you haven't thought about in a while.
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Things are getting you know, we're in the hurricane season right now.
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We've had one that just skirted us.
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Uh you know, luckily it was a very low uh thing it was actually downgrading as a tropical storm as it passed us, but um some places got hit pretty hard close to us.
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Um and you know that's when people think, oh my gosh, what what you know what would we have done?
00:35:53.519 --> 00:35:56.320
Well, that's not the time to be thinking about that.
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You should have thought about that ahead of time, no, beforehand, and um just getting people the information that they can kind of be prepared.
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So um yeah, I think the I think we're doing a a good service on you know what we intended, uh you know, giving the people knowledge and their uh information.
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So um anything else you want to add before we sign off here, David?
00:36:23.599 --> 00:36:24.000
No, sir.
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I think I think we've got it covered.
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All right.
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Well, this uh is our uh our off-week podcast from a guest.
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Uh we've just let everybody know we have a big list of uh people that are coming on uh that we've confirmed, and we actually are we're in the process of getting those episodes recorded.
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