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 · Woodland
M81 Woodland, MARPAT Woodland, Flecktarn, MultiCam Tropic — or ranger green solids.
Why environment beats pattern →Duty / Patrol · $250
$250 of $250 on gear · 8 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.
Medical gear
QuikClot Combat Gauze
$45
mid
The gun makes holes; this plugs them. Buy it early.
Hemostatic gauze that speeds clotting when packed into a wound; a mid-priced, CoTCCC-recommended item.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Weapon light
Nitecore GM02MH
$22
You can’t shoot what you can’t identify.
The elegantly designed NITECORE 1 inch/25.4mm magnetic barrel mount was created to mount Nitecore SRT7GT, P12, P12GTS, MH40GTR, MH10 v2, MH12 v2, MH12GT, New P30, New P12, P10 v2, P20 v2, and all other flashlights with a 1" diameter body.
House brand — Gear Wizard Armory and KitID are the same business.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Belt
Boreal Defence OG Belt (Overt Gunfighter Belt) Inner
$30
budget
Hook-faced inner belt with mechanical adjustment that carries most outer belt systems including Boreal's own Overt Gunfighter Belt. Plain 1.5 in hook-lined belt, sold by pants size.
Listed seller
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Holster
Bravo Concealment Torsion IWB
$55
budget
Carry it safely, or don’t carry it.
A value inside-waistband holster with a slight forward cant molded into the shell.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Knife/tool
Morakniv Companion
$20
budget
The twenty-dollar Swedish fixed blade every bushcraft channel recommends first; outperforms its price by a comic margin.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Magazine
Daniel Defense DD Magazine 32
$20
budget
DD's 32-round polymer AR mag with an anti-tilt follower and a grippy shell.
Some links go to sellers — KitID is not paid for those. Gear Wizard Armory is our house brand.
Pouch
Boreal Defence SAPP (Swift Action Pistol Pouch)
$18
budget
3.2 in low-profile pistol magazine pouch for double-stack mags with strong retention and a professional look on duty belts. Short open-top laminate cell.
Listed seller
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.
Save up for next
Armor plate · Plate carrier · Helmet · Red dot sight · Comms headset · Night vision goggles · IR laser · Eye protection
These didn't fit this budget — the next tier up covers them.
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.