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Army Surplus Gear For Survival
This week I talk all about Army Surplus Gear For Survival. Why should you choose surplus over the newest gear you can find? There are many reasons. The first one to me is the toughness of the gear. Army surplus is some of the toughest stuff you can find.
It was made to be beat to hell and back. I have seen gear still in great shape from WWI and II. Not much made now could hope to accomplish that. Anything even close to matching army surplus gear in very expensive. I saw a review on a super tough hiking pants. They cost almost $300. No pair of trousers is worth that much to me.
Speaking of price Army Surplus gear can be cheap. Some of the gear will be a great bargain. Much less than their hiking/ camping counterparts. Sometimes though you will need to haggle with the shop owner to get that great price though.
Make sure when looking for A real surplus store to not be deceived by fake ones. A good army surplus store will not be a chain store. It will not have barcodes on things. It will be dark. They are always dark. They are messy. You will have to dig through bins of stuff. Hell most wont even have a price.
Sometimes the “Fake” ones will have a few good deals. Check both. But The best deals come from real ones.
Links
Uncle Sam’s Army Navy Outfitters
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I trust surplus gear way more than new stuff. The Canadian extreme mukluks (worn by starwars stormtroopers) are by far better better than most winter boots out there.
The hardest part about surplus gear is getting it in your size.
Hey James and Mike! Love the show! I’ve been going back and listening to all the old episodes and they’re all great. I was listening to the survival myths one and I’d like to hear James’s thoughts on the infamous Altoods tin survival kit. I use them to separate small things in my kits but I can’t picture depending on a kit so small to save my life in an emergency. Keep up the good work youz guyz!
Thanks for listening Terry. I have some thoughts on Altoids Kits. That could possible make an entire podcast episode to be honest. We have a few more interviews then back to the Mike and James shows.