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An often overlooked source is the OLDER Boy Scouts of America handbook. It covers all manner of things pertaining to bushcraft/survival/ camping, etc.

I wish the army never stopped issuing those mess kits. they were flawless

It's always fun to walk around a funky old Army/Navy store with piles and racks of merchandise.

i was lucky and found a crate full of the ww2 era mess kits at a yard sale for like $10. They were from the guy's dad's era BSA troop. Love mine for camping and long distance metal detecting trips

Hey....Boonies aren't "corny" 🤣 I wore them my whole time in Iraq and still wear them hunting here in Florida. MRE's will made you so constipated it will feel like giving childbirth when you finally go. Advice is the only thing cheap on this list. I've used all of this stuff in the US Army and would recommend. Much on this list I own, and purchased with my own money after getting out. I use a lot of this gear for hunting, others as preps. Most I have duplicates of for myself and the wife. ECWCS Gen III Level I: Baselayer Top & Bottom (light weight long johns) ECWCS Gen III Level 2: Baselayer Top & Bottom (thicker long johns) ECWCS GENIII Level 5: Shell layer - Soft shell cold weather jacket and trousers (windproof, slightly waterproof shell) ECWCS GENIII Level 6: Shell layer - Extreme cold/wet weather jacket and trousers (waterproof Gore-Tex rain suit) Military (spectre brand) "Jerry" water can, extremely durable plastic, 5 gallon (BPA free, made in tan or green). Currently used by the military. I just got 2 for $45ea/$90 total on ebay, new. US Army Military 4 Piece Modular Sleeping Bag Sleep System. Thin bag (temperate) + thick bag (cold) can be combined for extreme cold, waterproof Gore-Tex bivy bag and stuff sack. US Army ACH Helmet (look for the ones with pads that velcro into it, not straps or webbing) Please don't buy a high-cut bump helmet....they're not bulletproof. Kevlar one's run like $850+. A good condition ACH off ebay runs $100-$250. You can buy new pads and chinstraps online. US Army IOTV (improved outer tactical vest) with Level III soft ballistic armor (stops up to 9mm), butt protector, groin protector and yoke. Adding plates = Level IV (stops up to 7.62 AP). The IOTV is currently produced by Point Blank Body Armor, Protective Products Enterprises, UNICOR and Creative Apparel Associates and commonly found BAE Systems & KDH Defense Systems US Army M40 CBRN gas mask. (M50 is current issue but expensive) We still used the M40 in 2012. 40mm CBRN filters are available from MIRA for $30+ each, shelf life of 7 years. Ka-bar knives Eagle Industries backpacks, duffels or mag pouches USGI MOLLE II Modular Lightweight Load Carrying Equipment Ruck Sack with frame and 2 sustainment pouches. Any Camelbak brand backpacks (not issue but commonly purchased & used by servicemembers) Military Issue Gore-Tex boots are good to have a set of. I like Belleville Gore-Tex boots for rain/cold and Rocky tactical boots for hot weather.

Been getting military surplus for over 40yr, . Eighty percent of my gear is military surplus. I favor mostly the old school gear and clothing. I get most my gear now from flea markets and online from the surplus outfits I’ve been trading with for years

True military surplus may be a little bulky but it is more than adequate to use. I have several of the items you mentioned in my kits with no regrets.

The best about surplus stores is the smell. I love that smell. It's one of a kind.

I can taste the 2qt canteen through the screen. Those things always taste like stagnant water that has been sitting in a hot cooler for months. The hard plastic canteen tastes great though. Dont know what it is about that plastic taste on the 1 qt, but the 2 qt does it all wrong.

Cant beat those old army blankets. New subscriber. Great video

I recommend gorilla crystal clear tape to repair the book. My top choice for maintenance on the wallet I've had since 1995!

Poncho is a must for keeping yourself and equipment dry.

Headed to the Surplus right now!

The Idaho Falls surplus store is huge and awesome.

There's been a military surplus store in Spokane Washington the same location since I was a kid 15 years old but earliest I can remember it's been there for over 30 years. Their gear is top notch! Everything from boots to shovels cots and tents

I saw that Litefighter tent and had to see what other goodies you found. Those can be hard to get ahold of!

Surplus stores were so good in the 1960s. Downhill after Nam.

Great video! The Trangia mess kit is from Sweden. I had one in the army and still using it.

Can you walk us around your surplus store and show us all the things that they have?

Build to last. Items from the old days were built to last. Items today ( in all too many cases) are built to break in a few years time. Thus you will need to buy a new one. This is a deliberate policy by manufacturers. Also they can skimp on materials, saves costs. Win- win from their perspective.

A....strong...and...healthy.....body...is....ultimate..here.

Damn I'm jealous. I lived in that litefighter tent for 3 weeks at one point once and i want one.

I get ALL my ammo cans from our Army-Navy store...I even recently got an OLD foot locker.

We used to have 6 surplus stores in my area,my son and I loved browsing through them on my days off work,the last one in my area closed down 12 years ago 🙁

thank, you for you're video. 🇺🇸

I have some Ekco Miracle Roll can openers I got from my grandpa. Said my great grandma used them when he was a kid. They both still work flawlessly!

I've always thought of military surplus gear as war proven, usage proven and I have used most of it myself since I am a veteran. you learn all the multiple uses and combinations that work for you. online or in a brick store... you can find the equipment and parts for it.

There are both pros and cons to this comment, but I bought an old Kindle and store all kinds of FM’s on it. Also if I run across good info on a website I will copy and paste it into a Word doc, save it as a PDF and email it to my a kindle. Any old tablet type device will work. Granted it’s subject to breaking and failing but it’s a lot better than toting around 30 lbs of manuals. I have a backup to mine and keep it in a faraday. Just another option for n the ol’ 2 is 1 and 1 is none mindset.

I bought a 120 liter dry bag...24.00. And a bunch of new camo t shirts heavy duty..8 each! A Gerber shovel..19.00. Place sells camo fabric. I bought 6 yards...18 feet... to make my own Gilley outfit..poncho...tent cover and car cover. Boots were all new and expensive. I bought a Kevlar vest. I want a German helmet!

Outstanding video! Please keep them coming.

Thank you for telling us

I’m so glad you hit on the subject of military surplus. I to visit my local surplus store. The booney hats are awesome. Also I have aquired medical kits and supplies. I have a few mre,s as well. Lots of great deals if you just look around. Thanks for the information and insight. Tells me I’m right on track 🎃

I hope you feel better. Thank you for the video.

Only local surplus store thinks everything is made of gold and wants its weight in gold for everything.

I have found a lot of great ammo deals as well as gun cleaning items here in Colo surplus stores.

Ok, so I enjoy collecting and using old gear. Specifically I have the M1956 LBE: H harness, adapter for carrying field (butt) pack at near shoulder level, 56 and 61 field packs, ww2/ Korea era canteens and pouches, ww2 hatchet with cover, Etool with canvas cover, machete with canvas sheath, m7 bayonet knife and sheath, and more recent era poncho with liner. I enjoy changing the gear carried around to fit differing choices for a day in the woods. The ability to easily switch gear, where attached, and what the total loadout is really makes the military surplus a nice option for my purposes. I can go minimal or heavier. Just depends.

DAMN! Right after I made my purchase on an online surplus store.

Australia we are starved for this gear. Most military surplus stores just sell high ticket camping gear. Guns are highly regulated as is ammo. A usa online store shipping to Australia and new Zealand that sells the very edge of what's legal (not illegal!) Would do very very well. For example... kits do very well. Chamber reducers (can be placed in a normal pipe) would do well, diy armour kits and body kits for cars and persons, retractable number plates, crossbow kits, spring knives are illegal but sell the knife and the spring separately as a kit with a disclaimer, real usa military surplus (what's available in usa is rare as hens teeth in aus)... all stuff legal in aus (given a disclaimer) but cannot get.

Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

All the surplus stores ive been to are heavily over priced. 😒

I have a canteen with a built-in water filter

That Swedish mess kit is great, and that mil-spec plus mess kit is good….esp with the included cutting board. The Pathfinder M40 Mess Kit is a good pick; the M40 kit, a spork, and an alcohol stove make a great combination.

Thanks!

Excellent Video, thanks for sharing !!!!

Paper copies always are better, but you can download pdf copies of almost all of the manuals. There's an argument for doing both.

Great video! Thanks. There is a great shop near me with lots of these things. First time here. I subscribed!

If your gonna buy paracord get the brand survivor cord it’s paracord with a metal snare wire, fishing line, 150lb bowstring, and fire tinder as the inside strands

Great video!

Military Gear is the ultimate, like he hints at just don't pass you self of as a soldier or marine ect ect, by maching the gear camo or color like, even army green vietnam style, with the exeptions paint ball or air soft.

Hanhs is the best... been stopping buy every other week and picking up a few odds and end.. they even stock suture kits.

great coverage items there

here in europe, mil surp stores are quite rare (with few here and there, and some stores online that sells mil stuff), so its harder to get good deals like this. I did get fully decked osprey mk IV armor (without inserts that is) for under 50€€, and additional pouches for less than 8 euros. that, some mess kits, ballistic helmet for 50 a piece... you can get decent stuff at discount prices if you're willing to wait ;)

I got a large Alice pack , I bought a newer harness with padded shoulder straps and a waist strap, it is enormous and holds a lot of Gear, weighs about 70’ with all my gear , I consider it my bugout, but I use smaller packs for excursions

"A new prepper." I think one is born a prepper by nature. I've felt the need may entire life. But that's just me.

Cool beans unfortunately there isn't any surplus stores around here but I have most of that stuff I had trucks trailers generators radios . I just sold the trucks

Subscribed! I’m from LV as well

I have a pair of old Dunham boots I bought in 1980. I have had them resoled and yeah they are a tad heavy but rock solid. As for items hit estate sales, yard sales. Get quality surplus Israeli stuff is good. My one single item which I hold dear is my 20 cup perculator coffee pot.

Great video brother

the black ess kit stove for the trangia is Swedish, the green mess kit is either German or Polish, I have a Polish mess kit that is very similar to that one

I live near an army navy store in El Cajon, San Diego California where i buy lots of surplus good. i am on a limited budget. and don't forget Silver for bartering

Good list.

I bought my shooting bag from Hahn's. I really liked that other one in North Vegas. I just looked at the map and it looks like he's gone. It was north of the Interstate but it was a real surplus store and the owner was a Vietnam Veteran. Last I went there, the sign said Closed For Medical Reasons. I hope he just retired. He was friendly and generous to a fault.

Great video

Yeah, THAT is a great list. There's nothing wrong with old/ broken-in equipment.

This year I scored two Granite Gear Chief Flatbeds complete with the beavertail for $225 CAD each. You can find deals!

online is the only option for me as far as mil surplus goes. can i make a video request? for your next solar generator/power supply video, would you do a test showing what the draw would be for a table lamp or two with an l.e.d. bulb? i want to get a back up power source of some kind, and space is an issue along with noise and gas fumes, so i am really liking your solar videos. i am looking for something that can run a lamp, charge my phone and maybe my laptop computer and a couple Fenix flashlights. i don't really need to run a portable fridge/freezer, mainly because i dont have one. yet. lol

As soon as I get a chance to get to the city .I want to stop at the army surplus store . A few thing I want . A poncho , a Vietnam war era helmet A canteen and cook cup . Anew machete with hard sheth . And a ventig holster for my 1911.45 And a case of MAE'S

Well im viewing your video from the uk we dont have many surplus stores but about 50 stores in the uk and there hard to find because there tucked away in out of the way areas and a 20f x 20f shop is a large one and not much equipment in them so to walk in one is rare...

Here's a little heads up for you on Sportsman's Guide they have chemical suits gloves and boots on sale very good prices I picked up a few myself

Most army surplus stores are really expensive in Pa.

Fun to watch, informative, good vibes and a good attitude. Subbed.

95% of my gear is military surplus. I have got great deals at flea markets also.

@Iridium242 What surplus stores do you use and which ones are reliable?

G10 BRIT BLANKETS OR AUSTRALIAN PONCHO WHITH LINER ANY GORTEX AND HOOPED BIVIE BAGS .

Wish it would be later deadline so we how get paid on the 1st.

US Navy pants are excellent.

Any recommendations for good online surplus stores?

Buying used boots or shoes is not a good idea, especially if they are already broke in, as they can damage your feet. Hahn's is a great shop and I go there often as it is only 20 minutes from my from my home.

I stopped shopping surplus stores in the metro Atlanta area because they don’t discount surplus items. The few that did discount went out of business years ago. The biggest was Hodge Army/Navy; in biz for 65 years +. And their prices are ridiculously high.

In the 70's you could buy surplus ammunition, bayonets, dummy grenades, and all kinds of cool stuff you don't see anymore...

I love the boonie hats.

Help! Can anyone suggest a good online surplus Store. Only found 1 and it wasn't that good.

Hey just found your channel, the boonie hat has loops for inserting camoflage they are not molle they were fitted on the british hats many many years before molle was a thing 👌 and the german helmet you have there are awesome but I'd like to point out that america copied the german helmet many years later, the germans were useing those style helmets in WW1. The americans who fort in WW1 European theater wore the brodie helmet issued to the british and later around 1917 made their own version of the tomny helmet called the M1917 👍🇭🇲🤠

I BOUGHT ME A POLISH GASMASK FROM EBAY

I envy having easy access to such there's a bunch of poser stores in Canada X.X

Hey Iridium242 I Just found your video. I live in Kingman ,AZ. about 100 miles from Vegas but we don't have any Surplus Stores here . Do you have the address of the Hahns Surplus you mentioned ? I have to go to the V.A. Hospital and the Air Field there soon to get my Wife's Retired Dependent card renewed pretty soon and would like to check the store out.

when you said adding magazines to the boonie hat, you did mean cartridges right? seems like loaded magazines would be hard on the neck

What’s the best military surplus store online that you know of?

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Boonies are the bomb

I recently went through my medical gear.. My fiberglass casting/ splinting supplies had all aged out.. Passed exp date. They got rock hard. Worthless.. Check your exp dates.. My advice with meds. Any antibiotics... Toss them after exp date. Any other meds useually last year's ..

Black dye.. on the cammo changes things alot.. for the better and it doesn't look so military.. still shows cammo pattern but definitely different.. less likely to get vets aggravated... I'm a vet so I know the things that piss me off.. like Mr special forces eod tradoc comand Sargent major general black ops delta force comando Para forward observer ranger with his dd214 redacted to the point it shows he was latrine specialist and his 2alpha was misplaced by certain superiors.. But he has several purple hearts mov's silver stars that he can't wear because his missions are still top secret.. won't be and jail very long because he has a special number to call... So yeah black dye.. works well.. some things are quick some take time..

Are all c-rations gone?

Didn't get a look at your discount tag to get extra discount

Thank you 👍. What’s your code?

Hey brother what is your code?

Or the American helmet is a copy of the German helmet

I go to the same store off lake Mead

Pretty good info for beginners. Its getting late in the game for them though...