Close Quarters Carry

05/31/2026

POV: You show up for frog giggin’ in shorts because “One Leg only” gets wet.
End up 600 acres deep in the Florida wilderness python hunting with zero prep because your buddy watched 2 YouTube videos.
See everything EXCEPT snakes.
Buggy dies in the darkest corner at 1am.
Your friend who joked about leaving people stranded... actually leaves to get gas.
30 minutes of bug bites later you’re 99% sure you’ve been abandoned.
Plot twist: He comes back.
Bonus loot: Got to check out a race boat in a prison work camp garage.
Florida, man. 10/10 would limp through velociraptor grass again.

05/30/2026

Could’ve just bought a boat I guess.
But a boat wouldn’t let me shoot my first channel cat at 1am with a slingshot and night vision.
Been tossing bait for days and catching everything except catfish. Got fed up tonight, threw on the PVS-14s, grabbed the slingshot bow rig and Surefire 323V, and finally got him.
Totally blew it though — forgot to charge the Doko Designs black box so none of it’s on video. Guess that means it didn’t happen and I’ve gotta do it again 🤷‍♂️
Reel’s just the cheap Amazon one that came with the slingshot, knife’s a KastKing, and yes I drove straight here after dropping packages at the post office. Normal 1am “me time” stuff.

05/30/2026

Dewayne, I hear you — and I agree, 6 weeks is wild. I don’t know how people keep ordering either, but I’m hundreds deep and still grinding 18-hour days to keep up. I’m up till 6am most nights, crash for a few hours, then I’m back at it by noon.
My kids miss me. My wife misses me. But they know I’m doing this to give them a better life.
I started Close Quarters Carry because, as a below-knee amputee, I got told I was “cured” and lost my disability and insurance overnight. I was working one day a week at a gun range and cleaning toilets at 7-11 for minimum wage. This business gave me my freedom back.
So yeah, the lead time sucks. I hate it too. But instead of scoffing at it, I hope folks can see it for what it is: a small American shop, built by hand, by one guy who refused to stay down. Every order is putting a roof over my family and hopefully getting my kids their own rooms this year.
I’m grateful for every one of you keeping me this busy. I promise I’m moving as fast as these hands and this one good leg will let me.

05/29/2026

Light grey kydex on the inside, black on the outside. Wrapped in Blood Ronin 600D. Form meets function.

05/29/2026

Pulled an all-nighter to knock out an extra dozen orders, and this set was worth every minute.
Leather-wrapped over safety orange kydex with a matching mag carrier. tooled brown floral on the outside, bright orange on the inside for that high-vis pop when you draw.
This is why I love this job: every build is different, every customer gets something custom, and I get to keep it fun. No two setups leave the shop the same.

05/29/2026

Big shoutout to my brother Max. I’m genuinely proud of this guy. He went and got his degree, built a business from the ground up, and actually follows through on what he sets out to do. That alone is rare these days.

He made me a custom mount for my DJI FPV Goggles N3 because there really aren’t many good options out there for running these on a helmet with a dovetail/Wilcox setup. This thing is seriously thought out — full access to the charging ports, clean fitment, and after “accidentally on purpose” dropping it from shoulder height 3 different times… I can confirm it’s solid as hell.

3D printing has come such a long way, and I honestly think Max is on his way to mastering this craft. I can’t wait to see where he’s at a few years from now.

hit him up at here on socials. Support good people doing cool things.

05/28/2026

Today’s carry art 🎨
Glow-in-the-dark topo pattern stealing the show. IWB setup for a Walther PDP + TLR-8 AG, DCAN-1 red dot , running 2x ARC metal clips and a ModWing.
Bonus: sneak peek at the new coins that just landed 👀
Still not sure how I feel about being called a “Glo-mo” though… 😂

05/27/2026

05/27/2026