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Why are there no more army surplus stores?
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:16 pm
there used to be an army surplus store in every town of any size, but you seldom see them any more. is there no more surplus materials to sell?...is it disposed of differently?...
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Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:18 pm to Spankum
Easier to buy online. gear is dermo'd instead of released to public.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:19 pm to Spankum
Me and a co worker were talking about this a few days ago. I worked outside so I bought most of my work clothes there. I still have a couple shirts that are 20 years old.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:19 pm to Spankum
Was just wondering this last week - I liked these stores back in the day
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:19 pm to Spankum
the one on Fla Blvd closed?
It was popular with Nat'l Guard guys, went there with a NG friend once. The guy befind the counter showed us the piece he was CCing....
His gun that is
It was popular with Nat'l Guard guys, went there with a NG friend once. The guy befind the counter showed us the piece he was CCing....
His gun that is
This post was edited on 12/30/14 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:23 pm to Spankum
because the guys that owned them also owned the roller skating rinks. When the skating rinks went out of business, the Army surplus stores felt the repercussions and they all moved back to Tennessee. Wander Northeast young man, you'll find your camo and boot knives.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:25 pm to Spankum
All that shite goes to the police now.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:35 pm to Spankum
I sold a good bit of my multicams. I still have a shite ton of acu tops and bottoms. But I'd rather wear the new acu's when they come out once I start my first drill as a reservist
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:38 pm to Zed
quote:
All that shite goes to the police now.
This.
Cops need all that gear so they can shoot dogs.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:39 pm to efrad
They are very very racist
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:39 pm to Spankum
Ward's Army Navy in Mobile was awesome.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:40 pm to Zed
Black man became President.
World predicted to end.
Everyone became survivalist.
Pure coincidence there also exists a shortage of jorts and all white leather cross trainers.
World predicted to end.
Everyone became survivalist.
Pure coincidence there also exists a shortage of jorts and all white leather cross trainers.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:40 pm to efrad
they can have some of it. There's a lot of used equipment Cif issues out. Cif can be shitty and shittier when you try to leave the installation for good
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:46 pm to efrad
quote:
All that shite goes to the police now.
This.
The government would rather be in possession of this than us
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:47 pm to lsut2005
The one on HWY 44 in Gonzales is still open..
I'm pretty sure anyway.
I'm pretty sure anyway.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:55 pm to Spankum
I am looking at the camo patterns that are in use world wide and it looks like a suprising number of the countries in western africa use the old US woodlands pattern...could we be giving all of our old shite to the west africans?...
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:59 pm to Spankum
Dixie Army Surplus on Cameron.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 9:59 pm to Spankum
I know they have a Federal Surplus warehouse on Fuqua street. I think you have to be a nonprofit organization to buy from there. They have a few of the same items the surplus stores used to carry.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 10:04 pm to Spankum
If I had to guess...
The amount going to surplus following WWII was enormous. What was there like 13 million in uniform at peak? All this material was also obsolete in faster intervals.
Secondly, I think it was easier to buy and wear OD green clothing and equipment than today's camo stuff. The old OD blends in with civilian life a bit more, and you don't look like a separatist, neo nazi, or some other anti social type. Old field khakis look not much different than Bills khakis. I'd feel like a tool wearing modern camo but not being in the military.
The amount going to surplus following WWII was enormous. What was there like 13 million in uniform at peak? All this material was also obsolete in faster intervals.
Secondly, I think it was easier to buy and wear OD green clothing and equipment than today's camo stuff. The old OD blends in with civilian life a bit more, and you don't look like a separatist, neo nazi, or some other anti social type. Old field khakis look not much different than Bills khakis. I'd feel like a tool wearing modern camo but not being in the military.
Posted on 12/30/14 at 10:08 pm to Spankum
The military is operating at top efficiency, no surplus of anything.
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