Kit Builder
Build the right kit for your budget.
Pick a mission and a number. We'll build the loadout from our catalog — essentials first, then upgrades until the money's spent — in the order to actually buy it.
1 · Mission
Home Defense
What actually matters at 3 a.m.
Range Day
Train safe and comfortable.
Duty / Patrol
Load-bearing kit for the job.
Night Fighter
Own the dark — the expensive end of the hobby.
Backcountry Hunt
Glass, layers, and boots that last.
72-hour / Bug-out
Leave in ten minutes, be all right for three days.
Grey-Man EDC
Capability with zero signature.
2 · Budget
3 · Environment (optional)
Pattern guidance · Arid / High desert
MultiCam Arid, AOR1, three-color desert — or coyote and tan solids.
Why environment beats pattern →Duty / Patrol · $12,000
$12,000 of $12,000 on gear · 16 items
Platform · sourced separately
AR-15 / Carbine
info onlyA 5.56 semi-auto carbine — the do-everything rifle. (A quality AK is a budget alternative.)
PSA, Ruger AR-556, S&W M&P15
BCM, Daniel Defense DDM4, LMT
Knight’s SR-15, HK MR556, LWRC
Pistol
info onlyA striker-fired 9mm covers carry, home defense, and the range.
Glock 19/17, S&W M&P, SIG P320
CZ Shadow 2, Walther PDP, SIG XCarry
Staccato 2011, Wilson Combat
Reference ranges to set expectations — KitID doesn't sell or link firearms, and these aren't counted in the gear budget above.
Armor plate
MIRA Safety 408 Series Body Armor Plates
$1,998
premium
Rifle-rated protection is the foundation of duty kit.
Ceramic plates with a Spectra composite backer. MIRA lists them as “Level IV ballistic plates” and says they “cannot be shipped to any address in Connecticut or New York” (MIRA's stated spec).
Listed seller
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Plate carrier
Crye Precision AVS (Adaptive Vest System)
$375
premium
Modular high-end carrier built around a quick-release cummerbund; a premium pick aimed at users who want to reconfigure loadouts.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Helmet
Galvion Caiman Ballistic
$1,200
premium
A ballistic bump-cut helmet with an integrated retention dial and rails, priced at the high end.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Medical gear
Chinook Medical Gear IFAK Kit
$89
mid
The gun makes holes; this plugs them. Buy it early.
A pre-stocked individual first-aid kit covering the common bleeding and airway basics.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Weapon light
Cloud Defensive OWL
$370
premium
You can’t shoot what you can’t identify.
The all-in-one rifle light with integrated cable and switch; nothing to snag because nothing hangs off.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Belt
Ronin Tactics Task Force Belt
$260
premium
The two-belt system with the cult following; inner/outer with laser-cut MOLLE.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Holster
Safariland 6354DO
$180
mid
Carry it safely, or don’t carry it.
The ALS duty/range holster standard for red-dot pistols.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Knife/tool
Paratech Hooligan Tool
$280
premium
The fire-service breaching standard — pry, punch, and pull in one forged tool.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Magazine
Magpul PMAG D-50
$130
mid
A 50-round 7.62x51 SR25/M110-pattern drum. The round polymer housing is unmistakable; do not confuse with the 5.56 D-60.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Red dot sight
Aimpoint Micro T-2
$860
premium
The bombproof 2 MOA dot. Runs for years on one battery.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Pouch
Boreal Defence QuadZip Back Panel
$153
premium
Zip-on back panel for the Ferro Concepts FCPC V5 with a large and a small loop-lined compartment and external compression straps. Four-zipper rear panel; only fits the FCPC V5.
Listed seller
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Comms headset
3M Peltor ComTac XPI
$1,100
premium
The current-generation ComTac: level-dependent hearing protection with a boom mic, in the same oval-cup silhouette that gets clocked on helmets everywhere. Sold in headband and ARC-rail versions.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Night vision goggles
Aeon Tac ANVB
$4,500
premium
The single biggest capability jump — and cost — in the hobby.
Digital night vision is a camera. A light-sensitive sensor reads the scene, a small screen shows it to your eye, and in true dark an infrared illuminator has to light the picture for you. It is cheap, it records what it sees, and it is genuinely good at watching one place from one spot. Analog night vision is an image-intensifier tube — the PVS-14 kind. It multiplies the light already in the sky and hands it straight to your eye: no screen, so no lag, and it works passively, with no IR lamp running. It costs several times more, and that gap is the whole trade. KitID’s call: if you are buying night vision to actually move or shoot under it, wait and save for a budget analog unit. Digital is for watching, not for working.
Aeon Tac's Aeon Night Vision Binocular: an articulating dual-tube housing in fiber-reinforced injection-molded polymer, about 20 oz built, with manual gain on a single rotary switch, IPD stops, independent pod shutoff and a flood/spot IR illuminator. Skeletonized matte polymer bridge and a Fischer external-power port are the tells. Sold with Gen 2 WP through Gen 3 tubes.
Preferred dealer
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IR laser
Holosun LS321G
$400
mid
The value IR/visible laser that made lasers accessible.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Sling
Magpul MS1
$40
budget
A one- or two-point convertible sling with a slider adjuster at an accessible price.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Eye protection
ESS Crossbow
$65
budget
Non-negotiable at any range.
Ballistic-rated interchangeable-lens glasses; a budget-friendly, widely used eye-pro option.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Prices are catalog street-price estimates; high-ticket optics and night vision move the most — verify before you buy. "Where to buy" links are third-party searches, except where an item links to our own store (Gear Wizard Armory) — that's labeled on the item.