Tactical Cameraman | Finding Passion & Purpose with Chad Barber
Chad Barber has been a camera operator and editor in the Firearms and Overlanding industries for the past five years with views on his works reaching over a hundred million. But how did he find that passion and direct it into a purpose? We dive deep into his past to track how conflict and circumstance transformed him from a rebellious and aimless teenager into a purposeful professional with a prepared mindset.
From Episode 008 of The Dirty Civilian Podcast:
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Get out of the cities
In 2020, we saw a wild influx of people leaving the cities. For various reason, people left for “vacation” or just flat out moved. How possible do you think a scenario like this is again?
#move #4runner #overland
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Do you keep a rifle in your truck?
How do you stage gear in your car? Where is the medical, tire changing tools or rifle?
More considerations like this in our 4-Runner load out video.
#truck #overland #adventure #4Runner
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4-Runner Overlanding Sustainment Loadout
What items, skills, and considerations are essential for living out of your vehicle for weeks at a time while crossing the country? We get a comprehensive look at Chad Barber's 4-Runner and everything he takes with him for cross-country travel, framed within a not-so-unlikely scenario. Plenty of useful tips, tricks, and items that every prepared citizen should have in their vehicle at all times, even if they're not "overlanding".
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Additional Footage was provided by Ramblr Collective & Rally Rats.
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00:00 Not-So-Unlikely Scenario
00:43 6000mi Journey
03:00 Fuel Considerations
07:41 Food, Cooking, & Kitchen
20:34 Water Storage & Collection
22:25 Tools & Organization
30:15 Extra Fluids & Parts
34:42 Sleep System & Emergency Items
39:00 Meat Storage, Generators, Batteries
43:36 Personal Protection
46:46 Shelter & Sleeping
49:28 Comms & Navigation
53:15 Every Vehicle Should Have These
55:30 Air Compressor
56:09 Recovery Tools
01:02:23 Antennas & Cell Service
01:04:06 Roof Rack
01:05:56 Routine Maintenence
01:06:27 Skill Building
01:07:52 Armor, Wheels, Suspension
01:13:20 Lights
01:16:39 Under The Hood
01:18:25 Preparedness Mindset
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Night Vision VS Civ Laser
Full video on our page.
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This L3 PVS14 held up really well to our laser test. While the civilian class lasers aren’t very impressive, the BE Meyers MAWL isn’t to be scoffed at.
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You can see the tube autogating when the laser passes over it. Even held on the tube for a full minute, we found no long term damage.
#nightvision #noodles #nods
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Buy Quality Gear
Start with what you can afford and then save money while you train. Once you can drop some cash on quality uppers and carriers, then do so.
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See the full video on our channel.
#train #work #practice
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Dirty Civilian Loadouts | Wasting Time & Money on Gear & Upgrades
Do you have piles of old plate carriers and nylon sitting around? Numerous AR builds that never get used? Here are some of the mistakes we made early on by not having an end goal in mind for our gear, and wasting energy on equipment acquisition instead of training. And, how you can avoid it or get out of it.
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00:00 Mistakes Were Made
03:02 Josh's Loadout
06:41 Drew's Loadout
12:39 Nick's Loadout
15:24 Priority List & Next Steps
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Serving in the Dark | Isolation, Trauma, & Men's Mental Health with Collin Underdahl
We chat with one of our good friends, Collin Underdahl, about isolation, trauma, mental health, and how themes in our lives say much more than singular events. This is a very honest conversation about the darkness that many men face, and, finding the light. From Episode 007 of The Dirty Civilian Podcast.
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Night Vision Myth Busters - Fact vs Fiction
Night Vision. NODs. NVGs. Night Vision Goggles. Whatever you call it, there are so many conflicting beliefs about what they can and can’t do. Drew & Josh brutalize a set of NODs to discover - How fragile are they? Does white light damage them? Do lasers damage them? And what powers do they actually give you? 7 Common Myths/Beliefs. What is fact and what is fiction?
Huge thanks to Steele Industries for supplying the NODs.
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00:00 Best Intro Ever
00:36 Conflicting Information
01:42 NV Filming Equipment
02:26 Specialist Jones
02:47 NVG Test Units
04:17 Myth 1 NODs Can’t Be Damaged with No Batteries In
05:45 Laser vs NODs No Power
08:19 The Sun vs NODs No Power
11:08 OOF
15:16 Myth 2 Lasers will Destroy NODs
18:46 Myth 3 If Lights Turn On, I’ll Be Blind
20:00 White Light vs NODs
26:16 Fire vs NODs
29:01 Myth 4 Tall Optic Mounts Necessary?
33:26 Myth 5 Night Vision is Better Than White Light
41:43 Myth 6 NODs make me Invisible
44:45 Myth 7 NODs are Fragile
47:05 Brutal Drop Test
54:57 Can We Repair it?
55:39 Night Vision Surgery
57:46 No Freakin’ Way
58:23 Sorry Charlie
59:49 Torture Test Continues
01:05:11 Train & Proliferate NODs
01:08:14 Wholesome Content
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Field Repair Kit 101
Maintaining your equipment in a sterile environment is a no-brainer. But what should you pack to service your tools in the field? We equip our trucks with everything we need to change a tire and do basic maintenance on the road, so why not do the same for your rifle? In this video, Josh breaks down how and what he packs in his basic field repair and maintenance kit.
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00:00 Everything Requires Maintenance and Repair
01:43 Magpul Daka Loadout
02: 23 Lubrication
02:32 Bore Snakes
03:02 Bolt & BCM SOPMOD Replacement Kit
03:39 Cleaning Hard-to-Reach Areas
03:52 Gloves
04:09 Chamber/Barrel Debris
05:55 Brushes
06:20 Dedicated Multitool & Bit Set
07:33 Extra Batteries
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Work Trip Loadout - Overlooked Travel Items
It’s far too easy to pack your bags for a trip and hit the road without giving a second thought about the little items that can make your life easier and the big items that could save your life.
Collin Underdahl visits Josh and Drew and goes over some of the more “overlooked” items he keeps with him on long work trips to help him stay better prepared. This is not a comprehensive "preparedness" travel video. These are simply some items one guy travels with to give you ideas of what you're overlooking.
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00:00 Intro
00:54 Multi-Day Road Trip Items
2:32 Tactical vs Normal Looking
06:37 Fuel Tank Repair Story
09:15 Medical Story
13:15 Overlooked Items
20:12 Carry Items
24:46 Night Vision
28:00 Travel Aches
31:21 Range Gear
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Zeroing and Ammo selection
What kind of ammo do you train with and what ammo do you keep loaded for an emergency? Do you know the zero shift between the two or does it even matter?
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#dirtycivilian
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Scenario Based Loadouts - Injured Neighbor Needs Help
It's easy to get sucked into the trap of setting up Loadouts around a particular platform. What we've been shifting towards is building Loadouts around likely "scenarios". This is one of those "thought exercises" that we play to mentally work through whether or not we have everything we want and need. These "games" have taught us to cut out a lot of unnecessary gear and opened our eyes to some items that we need.
What would you add/remove for this situation and what would you like to see as the next scenario we work through?
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00:00 The Setup
02:03 Countdown Begins
07:03 10-Minute Warning
12:03 5-Minute Warning
16:03 Explain & Apologize
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Love and War - with Kyle Lamb, Delta Force Operator
Kyle Lamb, Vikings Tactics Founder/CEO and Delta Operator during his career in the military, shares his wisdom and experiences with Drew and Josh.
From family, marriage, and parenting to leadership, Black Hawk Down, and performance shooting - this conversation is one for the books.
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Rifle and Pistol Cold Start
Cold start for Nick and Josh
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Some people think there is no point to practicing rifle to concealed transitions. We strongly disagree. How about you?
#justA #dirtycivilian
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Proven CQB Strategies with Core Vision Training
Josh & Drew link up with Kyle from Core Vision Training to learn a few of the proven strategies for clearing rooms, houses, and other CQB environments. This builds upon the "CQB Every Civilian Should Know" video for those wanting to progress in their knowledge and skill sets. As always, we're huge advocates for getting professional training to lay the foundation of knowledge, then pursue excellence on your own time.
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00:00 Always. Sometimes. Never.
00:49 Core Vision Training
02:40 Principles of CQB
07:24 Gear Questions
11:33 Corner Fed Room Clearing
12:41 Running the Rabbit
14:55 Sterile vs Non-Sterile Environments
16:20 Stock Placement in CQB
19:17 Team-Based Considerations
26:08 Deliberate, Dynamic, & Limited Penetration
28:51 Processing Information
35:07 Homework
37:14 Core Vision Training Courses
38:51 NVG CQB Sneak Peek
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Proprioception
Your body’s ability to sense movement, action, and location. It’s present in every muscle movement you have.
Without proprioception, you wouldn’t be able to move without thinking about your next step. Proprioception allows you to walk without consciously thinking about where to place your foot next. It lets you touch your elbow with your eyes closed.
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Purpose Built Rifles
It's easy to build an arsenal of duplicates. In this video, Josh goes over his two main builds and how he created them to complement each other. Build with purpose and train accordingly.
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00:00 If I could only have one...
04:29 Optics, Capability, and Performance
07:37 Ballistic Myths
09:48 Train with both
22:28 Purpose Built + Flexibility
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Struggling through a drill
The people who are best at anything are the best because they execute fundamentals so well. Still, no matter how good you are, there will always be drills or full days when you just can’t perform like you want.
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On days like this, just remember:
1: Have fun
2: Remove distractions
3: Focus on where you are successful
#dirtycivilian
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When Guns Are Not Enough - A Tactical Priority Check
This week we sit down and talk about how we fell down the rabbit hole of gun ownership and training, the slippery slope of prioritizing obsession over preparedness, and how to reach new people and bring them up to your level of understanding and skill.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:29 Hot or Not
00:08:28 Reaching New People and Communities
00:19:00 The Tactical Rabbit Hole
00:26:45 Shifting Focus to Training
00:36:41 Shifting Focus to Preparedness
01:02:35 Content Creation Strategy
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CQB Every Civilian Should Know
You wake up in bed. You get ready for the day. You go to work. You go to the grocery. You shop at a store. You go back home and go to sleep. We are in buildings and "close quarters" environments every day - probably even the majority of our day. That's why CQB is relevant to every person.
In this video, we go back to the basics with Drew Estell, owner of Baer Solutions and a Special Operations Veteran, to focus specifically on the top three CQB considerations every person should know and master.
Go and watch the Baer Solutions "3 Ways To Secure Your Home" to follow up on these concepts, and give them a like/subscribe:
https://youtu.be/ox6KLxde3Lc
Baer Solutions offers entry-level and advanced classes on CQB and a variety of other skill sets at Baersolutionsllc.com.
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00:00 Try-Hard Intro
03:05 CQB is For Everyone
04:51 Hallways
06:29 Deliberate vs. Driving Force
14:22 Doorways
20:43 Stairs
29:33 Other Considerations
31:19 Master the Basics
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Everything Fails!
You should have a weapon light on your gun but you should also have a handheld. Sometimes the handheld is a primary and sometimes it’s a back up. Also, not only do we advocate for people to carry good tools, we strongly advise you get reps to become proficient.
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We go into this topic in greater detail here on YouTube. Hit up our “Why you need a weapon light” video if you’re interested.
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Tactical Homesteading - Dairy Goats and Chickens
How prepared are you for food shortages or price spikes of simple goods like milk and eggs? How do you start a small homestead on very little land and on a low budget?
In this video, we go into heavy detail about what to consider when looking into dairy goats and chickens and how we've been doing it. Keep in mind, full self-sufficiency goes well beyond what we articulate in this video. This is simply a step towards it and just one way to do it.
Additional resources at dirtycivilian.com/homesteading.
This includes a supply list of everything you see in the video, a cost breakdown, and resources that we used to make more informed decisions for our own homestead.
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@RebelNewsOnline Is a great source for information on the war against homesteaders and small farmers.
00:00 Intro
03:05 Land & Setup
04:45 Security
05:23 Guardian Livestock Dog
06:10 Dairy Goats
09:05 Goat Feed & Care
17:21 How to Milk Goats
25:35 Milking Goats with Night Vision
29:21 Hoof Trimming
32:54 Milk Filtration
37:45 Chickens
41:10 Chicken Feed & Care
43:02 Raw Eggs are Delicious
46:10 Final Considerations
49:31 Credits
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