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.
Hog
Thermal glass, a good light, and boots for rough country. Night hunting and thermal rules vary by state — check your state wildlife agency.
2 · Budget
3 · Environment (optional)
Pattern guidance · Urban / Low signature
Solids only — grey, black, navy, wolf, ranger green. Camo prints in town are a signature, not concealment.
Why environment beats pattern →Hog · $3,000
$2,999 of $3,000 on gear · 9 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
Reference ranges to set expectations — KitID doesn't sell or link firearms, and these aren't counted in the gear budget above.
Thermal optic
Bering Optics Hogster Stimulus
$1,600
mid
The budget-real thermal scope that put Bering on the map with hog hunters.
Rifle scope
Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50
$899
premium
Find the animal before anything else matters.
A first-focal-plane precision scope with an illuminated tree reticle and exposed turrets.
Weapon light
Nitecore NPL35
$110
You can’t shoot what you can’t identify.
The Nitecore NPL35 is a rail mount tactical flashlight that fits most compact and full-size pistols, delivering a maximum output of 2000 lumens and a throw of 450 yards.
Knife/tool
Nitecore NTP31
$26
NITECORE NTP31 is a uniquely designed aluminum alloy bolt action tactical pen. The three position bidirectional bolt action allows you to pop out the pen tip or windows breaker, or retract both for everyday carry.
Footwear
Merrell Moab 3 Tactical
$135
budget
Everything rides on your feet in the backcountry.
The hiking-shoe DNA duty boot for people on pavement more than mountains.
Top
KUIU Peloton 240 Hoodie
$99
mid
A grid-fleece hooded mid layer that regulates temperature well during active mountain hunting.
Medical gear
MIRA Safety ThyroSafe Potassium Iodide Tablets
$15
budget
The gun makes holes; this plugs them. Buy it early.
ThyroSafe-brand potassium iodide tablets, 65 mg each, 20 to a pack. Sold 1, 3 or 5 packs. Price shown is for the 1-pack; larger packs cost more.
Listed seller
Eye protection
ESS Crossbow
$65
budget
Non-negotiable at any range.
Ballistic-rated interchangeable-lens glasses; a budget-friendly, widely used eye-pro option.
Ear protection
Walker's Razor Slim Electronic Muff
$50
budget
Indoors, one unprotected shot is permanent hearing damage.
Low-profile electronic muff that amplifies quiet sounds and clips gunshots; a budget range staple.
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.