who uses army surplus

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Who uses and loves army surplus?!?! I have a army surplus store by my house and it has so much cheep/ quality gear,i bought a army surplus sleeping bag for $25, A.L.I.C.E packs large $12 and med for $7 and farmes $10 w/ sholder straps and kidney belt, gor-tex goves $5, p-38 are $0.50 some of its not the light'est gear but if it works for are fighting men and women over seas it will last me a lifetime...what items are in your backpack???

[Pedaling Fool]

We have one here in Jacksonville, forget the actual name, but it's an Army/Navy surplus store. It's actually pretty good (wouldn't make my top 10 list, but not bad) and has a lot of stuff you'd find at a regular outfitter, actually it's probably better than our local outfitter.

[Seeker]

not a huge surplus fan. the green sleeping mat would be a good piece of gear though, if i still slept on the ground. and i do like the wool glove inserts... very durable and warm (though i use fleece ones now). and i still have a field jacket liner that comes close to fleece in warmth and weight.

that said, there are some others here who love their army surplus gear... you'll hear from them, i'm sure.

[Bob S]

I have a big one ¼ mile down the road, I love the place; I have lots of stuff from there.
My son and I walk down there at least once a week. The place is always busy, lots of people going in & out.


I don’t think people that want super light items would be happy with military things. They tend to be a little heavier, but very well made & durable. I personally go for well made more then the lightest thing, I want something to work after it gets dropped or takes abuse.

[shelterbuilder]

I use some surplus gear - wool clothing, mostly...and a down sleeping bag (it's a little heavy, but it's warm down to 20* - used that one this past weekend).

[JAK]

I do. We have a Roy's Army Navy here in town. Excellent prices. Lots of good military clothing such as a various wool clothing, nylon ponchos and rain gear, gortex bivies, down sleeping bags. Also lots of stuff that makes no sense at all, like cotton parkas, but it still puts a grin on your face.

[Bob S]

We have one here in Jacksonville, forget the actual name, but it's an Army/Navy surplus store. It's actually pretty good (wouldn't make my top 10 list, but not bad) and has a lot of stuff you'd find at a regular outfitter, actually it's probably better than our local outfitter.

The one here in Toledo is like that, in spring and summer they are the place in the city to go for camping gear. Much better then Cabalas, Dicks sporting goods or Gander Mountain. They set up about 15 tents and have a diorama of camping gear set up around the tents to look like camp sites. Kids love going in the tents. OK so do I!

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lol me 2

[double d]

check out the prices on the army poncho's, i'll bet you can get a great deal on one.

[JAK]

I was looking at army poncho/tarps just the other day. They didn't look too heavy and they were something like $10. What do they weigh exactly? I'm guessing a pound.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

The polypro shirts, a poncho liner, field pant liner and used the ponchos before going to silnylon.

[dixicritter]

Got my polypro long johns at ours. (both top and bottoms)

[dpage]

check out the prices on the army poncho's, i'll bet you can get a great deal on one.

www.sportsmanguide.com 5 swiss army poncho's for $14

[hammock engineer]

Man I need to start checking these places out. Hopefully I won't get a rash from all of the camo.

[russb]

Most of my surplus gear is used for winter trips.

Poncho and liner
Wool gloves
BedNet (Army surplus but made by Catoma)
Korean War vintage wool pants (my favorite)
US Army cookset
plus many other iitems, but these are the ones I have used in the last year.

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www.sportsmanguide.com 5 swiss army poncho's for $14

i got them last year and beat the crap out of em' in a few rain storms, caryin' wood and used as a shelter 1night, the swiss have good product!!! 5'stars

[dpage]

Man I need to start checking these places out. Hopefully I won't get a rash from all of the camo.

www.gunnyssurplus.com is were i get lots of my stuff from, ask for randy he is the owner and try www.military-mail.com and type "use" in the search box...lots of CHEEP CHEEP CHEEP gear, check it out!!!!

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www.gunnyssurplus.com is were i get lots of my stuff from, ask for randy he is the owner and try www.military-mail.com and type "use" in the search box...lots of CHEEP CHEEP CHEEP gear, check it out!!!!

sorry http://www.military-mall.com/

[greentick]

Poncho liner (use as a quilt ~50* nice) about 20oz. If you are fully clothed you can go lower.

Field jacket liner(aka "the chinese smoking jacket") <16oz. The only one I weighed was size S at 11oz and pants

PolyPs

Jak, I think the army nylon poncho is just over a pound.

[Amphibious D]

in my backpack:
1. 100' of 550 cord
2. small Ranger Joe's mirror
3. OD poncho
4. Camelbak
5. knife
6. fleece watch cap
things that are usually in my backpack, but not taking on the AT.
1. 100mph tape
2. a good compass
3. pace counter