Recommended Gear

This is a resource page consisting of gear and equipment that Northern Panhandle Defense supports and recommends. We believe that you will be well served by any of the items listed on this page. For your convenience, by clicking on most of the below items you will be linked to sites which you can purchase or learn more about the equipment. If you would like to ask for more details or get further recommendations, please feel free to click the button below and get in touch with us. We would be more than happy to help!

Note: This is not an exhaustive list as there is a lot of great gear out there. Furthermore, in no way does inclusion of a brand/product on our lists indicate an affiliation. Gear is listed because we simply believe in it.

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Holsters and Mag Holders

Gear Name	Notes
NSR Tactical
Muddy River Tactical (IWB Kydex)	With soft loops upgrade. Stay away from belt clips.
Green Force Tactical	Stay away from belt clips
Phlster Enigma
Safariland ALS	This is an outside the waistband holster
NSR IWB Magazine Holder
Neo Mag Pocket Magazine Holder
G-Code Scorpion Pistol Mag Pouch
HSGI Taco Mag Pouch

Sights and Optics

Gear	Notes
XS Sights	DXT2 Big Dots or F8 sights
Ameriglo Tritium Sights	i-Dot, Trooper, Spartan (w/black outline rear), or Cap sight sets
Night Fision
Trijicon Night Sights	Bright and Tough, HD, or HD XR sights
Trijicon RMR Type 2
Holosun Reflex Sight	EPS, 509T, 508T, 507, or 407
Aimpoint Acro P2
Leupold Deltapoint Pro

Defensive Ammunition

Gear	Notes
Defiant Munitions TCX
Federal HST
Hornady Critical Defense/Critical Duty	For barrel lengths 4" or greater
Barnes TAC-XP	TAC-XPD or VOR-TX
Speer Gold Dot	For barrel lengths 4" or greater

Miscellaneous Equipment

Gear	Notes
Saf-T-Trainers Dummy Rounds
Maglula Pistol Mag Loader
Breakthrough Battle Born Grease
General Cleaning Kit
Surefire 300U-A Weapon Light	If you decide that you need a light on your Pistol, this is the one

Slings and Attachments

Gear	Notes
SOE Bungee Sling
Magpul MS Series Sling
Blue Force Gear Vickers Sling
Surefire Scout Light
Cloud Defensive Rein
Streamlight Protac Rail Mount HL-X	Solid budget option if you cannot afford a Surefire or Cloud Defensive
SOE TK4 Pouch	We attach this pouch to the sling and use it for a RATs Tourniquet
Vortex CR2032 Rail Mounted Battery Holder	Great if you have an optic that uses CR2032 batteries

Sights and Optics

Gear	Notes
Aimpoint PRO
Aimpoint Micro T-2	If you have the cash, this is a top of the line red dot sight
Holosun Red Dot Sights	403B or 503CU
EOTech Holographic Sight	XPS or EXPS. Less ideal for home defense than other options
Trijicon ACOG	Proven warfighting optic. Not ideal for home defense in our opinion
Primary Arms PLx Series LPVO	ACSS Griffin or Raptor reticles
Vortex Razor LPVO
Aimpoint 6X Magnifier	To pair with a red dot sight
EOTech G45 5X Magnifier	To pair with a red dot sight
Vortex 3X or 6X Magnifier	To pair with a red dot sight
Magpul MBUS 3 Sights	Inexpensive and they work
Midwest Industries Backup Iron Sights
ADM T1/T2 Micro QD Mount	Quick release mount for Aimpoint Micro or Holosun red dot

Load Bearing Equipment

Gear	Notes
Special Operations Equipment	Absolutely bombproof nylon gear
Ferro Concepts	Great products when in stock
Blue Force Gear	Magazine, medical, and general pouches
Eagle Industries	Packs and pouches
London Bridge Trading Company	6094 Plate Carrier
Duritium Level IV Plates	Top of the line. Very light weight
Hesco Ballistic Plates
AR500 Armor	Budget friendly. Rifle plates are heavy
Ronin Tactics Battle Belt
Eagle Industries Operators Gun Belt
HSGI Operator Belt

Bleeding

Gear	Notes
OMNA Tourniquet	This may be our favorite TQ
Rev Medic Ratchet TQ	TX2 or TX3
CAT Tourniquet
Rapid Medical RATS TQ	Great for EDC
Snakestaff Systems ETQ	Essentially a small CAT. Better suited for EDC
SOF-T Wide TQ
H&H Bandage	H-Bandage or Thin H-Bandage
Israeli Bandage
Compressed Gauze
QuickClot Combat Gauze

Breathing

Title	Notes
HyFin Chest Seal	Normal or Compact (compact works well for EDC)
Nasopharyngeal Airway	28F-30F is average required size for adults
Nasopharyngeal Airway multi-size pack	20F to 36F
TPAK14G Decompression Needle
14G Decompression Needle	Lower profile. Perhaps better for EDC
CPR Mask

General

Title	Notes
Medical Shears
Resqme Seatbelt Cutter/Window Breaker	Works great in lieu of medical shears for clothing removal
Hemostats
Nitrile Gloves	Get the correct size. A little too tight is better than a little too loose
Safety Pins	Multiple uses. It's smart to keep a few in a kit
Small roll of tape (NARP Gecko, Duck, Gorilla)	Multiple uses. It's smart to keep one in a kit
Premade IFAK (V.O.K.)	Budget friendly. Our favorite base kit to then continue to flesh out
Premade IFAK (Refuge)

EDC Gear

Gear	Notes
SOE Belt	EDC or EDC Low Profile
Kore EDC Belt
Galco Leather Gun Belt
EagTac Flashlight	Our experience is with the DX3L, DX3B, and DX3B Mini Pro
Surefire "Tactical Pen"	Good for non-permissive environments
Surefire Flashlight	Pick the light that best suits your needs. We have been happy with the E2T-MV Tactician as a fighting light.
Streamlight Stylus Flashlight	Great for utility use. NOT a fighting light.
Watch	Plenty of great options out there. Pick what you like. We are fans of the Casio G-Shock series.
Quality Knife	Benchmade, Kershaw, Spyderco, Zero Tolerance, Emerson, CRKT, Cold Steel, SOG, etc.
Tuff Possum Gear Pocket Pouch	We use this to house a pocket IFAK
Rapid Medical RATs TQ
Snakestaff Systems ETQ	If you're willing to carry something bigger, see Medical Equipment tab for more options
Cold Steel FGX "Knife"	Good for non-permissive environments
VZ G-10 Dagger	VZ Discrete or VZ Executive. Good for non-permissive environments
Benchmade "Tactical Pen"	Good for non-permissive environments