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November 2025 EDC Update — The Tactical Everyday Carry Loadout

The Verdict

We missed October, so this one's a double-stuffed EDC update — knives, holsters, mag carriers, and gear from brands you've probably never heard of.

This is everything that's actually been riding with me lately: the Alpha Omega Customs holster for the AXG Legion, Sharps Bros Mean Streak knives, a Remedi OTF that finally doesn't feel flimsy, Pitbull mag carriers, and the Eberlestock Fade Flex that's become my go-to bag. I don't bring anything to you except quality stuff I know you're going to love — and a couple of small businesses in here genuinely deserve your support.

/The Rundown

We have to apologize right off the bat — we forgot to do an October EDC update, so we're kicking off November with a full October/November breakdown. Some new stuff, some stuff you've probably never seen before, from some really cool brands. Starting with the holster: you guys know the P365 AXG Legion is in my rotation, and it's been riding in a kickass rig from my friend Eric at Alpha Omega Customs. No injection molding — this is all super thick Kydex with a claw that pushes out against your belt, in a Hawaiian theme. If you want that level-up quality, hit up Eric.

On the knife front, I didn't even know this until recently, but Sharps Bros — the same guys we partnered with on the Echelon grip module and the Heatseeker chassis — also make knives. I've got two from the Mean Streak collection, both very high quality flip blades and made in the US. I'm literally carrying one of these two on a daily basis right now; the smaller one lives in my drawer for table duty and the larger one goes in my pocket pretty much every single day.

Then there's the OTF from Remedi. We've never done an out-the-front knife on the channel, and honestly it's because the sturdiness of them has always been suspect to me — you usually end up with a flimsy blade. This one is completely different. High-quality build, zero play, no wiggle at all, which is really impressive for how these blades work. It drops out and goes right back in, so it's legal in a lot of places that ban automatic OTFs. For a couple hundred bucks, that's a good deal for a quality OTF. This one is definitely going on the kit.

Two mag carriers from Pitbull have become my go-to: their original and the newly released Jaws version. They're fantastic inside the waistband, the AXG Legion double-stack mag fits perfectly, and because retention is a bungee-rubber setup, the mag goes in both ways — so you can flip them around and run them outside the waistband too. I keep one set up for each of my carry guns for when I'm running a holster without a mag wing. Also riding on the belt: a 35-in-one multi-tool from Rock Tool, with bits including a T10 — which you need for just about every optic out there — and its own belt clip so the sheath can stay home.

Now for the stuff you've never seen. Tactician Fragrances makes the coolest cologne cases I've ever seen in my life: 50 Cent is a .50-cal bullet, Brake is shaped like a muzzle brake, Hush is a suppressor that shoots the scent out the front, and Frag is literally a grenade with a pull pin. I don't make a dime off these — I just think they're badass, and they all genuinely smell good. I wear the Brake. Same deal with Gunderwear: concealed-carry underwear with a pad at 1 o'clock, 12 o'clock appendix, or 3 o'clock, so the gun pushes against padding instead of your leg or your groin. I wear the appendix ones all the time. The guy who makes them is a cop and a really awesome dude.

The Eberlestock Fade Flex gets another mention because after the crossbody-bag showdown it pretty much just became my favorite, and it's in the daily rotation now. Everybody always asks what fits — this thing swallows a Glock 19 with a 17-size mag and a C&H Precision Duty XL optic, same footprint as an Acro, without any issues. That's my gym-and-errands setup when I don't feel like carrying on the waist.

Rounding it out: LA Police Gear tactical jeans, which look like normal jeans from the outside but have dual mag/tool pockets up front and secondary AR-mag pockets in the back. I have like six pairs — they stretch, they flex, and I've beaten the crap out of them and they still look brand new. And on my feet, Altama low-rise and mid-rise maritime shoes in multicam: antimicrobial padded interior you can wear sockless, drain holes for wet days. Fair warning — if you're a Nike-or-nothing person, these flatter-soled canvas kicks aren't for you.

Support these brands, especially the small guys like Gunderwear and Tactician Fragrances. If you have questions about any of it, drop a comment — I'll definitely respond.

Hits

  • +Sharps Bros Mean Streak knives: US-made, carried daily
  • +Remedi OTF has zero blade play — rare for an out-the-front
  • +Pitbull carriers run IWB or OWB with the same clip
  • +Fade Flex fits a Glock 19 with a big optic and extended mag
  • +LA Police Gear jeans hide real tactical pocket layouts

Misses

  • Most OTF knives are still flimsy — the Remedi is the exception, not the rule
  • Altama's flat canvas sole isn't for the sneaker-only crowd
  • We straight up forgot the October update — this one's doing double duty

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