She sounds like she was a great lady, it makes my day to hear you had such wonderful times with her. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas for you and your family.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much. I am honored that this brought back fond memories for you. This can be a rough time of year because our thoughts always go back to loved ones we've lost. I know she is smiling down on you and our thoughts are with you this Christmas season.
Enjoyed the tour of the A-N store! I haven’t been to one for years and I could almost smell of the place . Military surplus has a scent of its own and I love it! Thanks.
I am shocked by how well it has done. So... I finally broke down and bought a GoPro. I figured I would take it along and see how it does. I wasn't able to or lost a lot of footage, but figured I would just slap together what I could salvage. I wasn't sure about posting it, but I had not posted for the week and being consistent is a goal so I posted it. Now I'm just hoping the people it brought to the channel stick around. Some people are into this and some are into that. I hope they like this and that. Thank you very much.
I remember that Wonderful Surplus smell those stores had when you walked in the door. I used to look forward to getting assigned to work the ol Supply room! Wish they had a candle in that particular scent 😅
If and when I start selling stuff, a candle that smells like surplus will definitely be an item. Thanks to you. My wife lives candles, but just for once I'd love one that smells like surplus or a diesel engine running in the distance Thank you
Not many remain here in Central Texas. However, there is a huge one in San Antonio, a couple in Killeen, Texas due to Fort Hood being there. I too, can not resist a Surplus Store. See you on the trail.
Awesome. I remember when there was a surplus store in Dixon. It was downtown on the south side of the Rock River. They tore that entire section of town down. I think for hospital parking at KSB. Thanks for watching
My hometown surplus store closed down about 10 years ago. The next closest one was 30 miles away, it closed down about 7 years ago. Ordering online is all fine and good, but I REALLY miss the experience and the smell of a good old-fashioned "Army Surplus Store."
I miss it too. They used to be everywhere. This store is 40 minutes from me, the next closest surplus store is an hour and a half away. The population of Savana IL is 2,700. I don't know how many towns this small have a surplus store, but it probably isn't very many. Thank you
I have two of those winter helmet liners, one in camo and your favorite one OD green. They are very warm. I used them when working the flight line in the winter when i was in the USAF. It's the ONLY thing that kept my head and neck warm. The polypropylene thermals were awesome also along with the camo gortex pants and coat. That commination kept me from freezing for 20 years.
Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, greetings from Northern California. Thank You for sharing this informative and entertaining video. There are two military 🪖 surplus stores in my area. Both stores are within a four mile radius from where I live. You folks stay safe out there 🏕️. 😊
No problem. Thanks for watching. This store actually just went up for sale. $370,000 for the business and the 3 story downtown building. Check out the listing on the Dubuque Iowa Craigslist. P.S. if you buy it, throw me a discount every now and then. Thanks for watching
Looked like a really cool store…‼️ I really miss having them around…… The best one I was ever in was Saigon Sams which was in Jacksonville NC …. Thanks for sharing my friend and wishing you and your family a Very Merry Christmas 🎅🏻🎄🎁🎁🎁
Hello John, Central Illinois here. The nearest surplus store is in Pekin. Theyve been in business a solid 40 years, family owned, in to the 3rd generation. I've been dealing with them since i was a kid...lol. they have a bit of everything. Hope you and the Mrs have a marvelous holiday season. Take care.
Your comment has stuck out to me and my wife. We were just talking about making a trip down to Pekin. It isn't too far from us. We live in Whiteside County. Thank you and stay tuned
Love this type of video here in Florida we have tons of surplus stores and I love everyone. My friend owns one personally. It’s called the Green Zone in Palm Springs, Florida, which is in Palm Beach County. Keep up the good work. I am a sub subscriber great video.
Thank you and welcome to the Alliance. Take advantage and support thise stores. Up here they are going the way of the Dodo and disaearing. Thanks for watching
Im just north in southern Indiana we used to have a half dozen around FT Knox but I think only 2 are left . mostly clothes and footwear long ago you could find all kinds of cool stuff like radio gear and vehicle parts the big tents and related things but thats long gone
Never been that far north. :-)! The nearest to me now is in the county to the north. It happens to be the largest county in Florida, so it's a good hour away. There's one about equal distance near Miami. Haven't been to either yet.
It's always fun to shop around and see things first hand. Online shopping is one thing, but to see it and whatnot is another thing all together Thanks for watching
Back in the 80s my buddy’s dad owned one of the surplus stores locally, since then they have all gone. I miss the 80s. I was probably not too far from that store on a recent cross country trip, would have been a nice place to stop.
I would say, the 80s is when I grew up. Thankfully I have an older brother who is in to this sort of thing, so I got to be familiar with the local shops. They are all gone now except this one. Thanks for watching
Just happened to find your channel. I live about 35 miles from Savanna and visited it many times on my bicycle 20 years ago. My daughter actually worked there for a few months; great little town. Google Earth and nearby you'll see the remains of the giant Army Depot from WWII
I’ve got one old school army/navy store close north of Atlanta called the military depot, lots of great stuff but kind of expensive. I go to the Blacky Thomas gathering every year in south Alabama and go to the HUGE Kaufman military warehouse, I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve melted several credit cards there. Also Fort Rucker is not far away from the gathering and has 3 very nice surplus stores. If you ever get to go to his gathering I highly recommend!! Cheers
I might. Or shoukd I say, I would love to. My wife and I were just talking about maybe doing a gathering up here in northwest Illinois. A lot of people hear Illinois and think "chicago". So that might be a turn off, but we are on the opposite side of the state from Chicago. Who knows, we will see. Thank you
Back in the 1960's downtown Philly had a great Army Navy surplus store ( I Golberg ) . Had a little bit of everything military. Think they closed up 30 years ago. We had a small so called Army Navy store on the Avenue. Over the years they had less & less military items but had great prices for cub & big Scout uniforms. Would purchase a nice hoodie & work boots from them every year.
Really miss the small town military surplus stores from back in the 80’s, when you walked in the store their was that aroma of military surplus , you know that storage smell. Now most of my military surplus comes from the flea markets or I order from some of the Army Navy on line stores. This past summer I purchased a GI cavas butt pack from a fellow, has that storage aroma to it, brought back such pleasant memories. I still have lots of my military surplus that I got from the 80’s, was much more plentiful then
Yup...we had one of those. Bins and bins and bins of surplus EVERYTHING from WWII through Vietnam. Used to spend my allowance there. Then it burned down....
There is a big town near the little town i live in. It had three surplus stores when we still had the draft. Nowadays one is left about 15 km from my home. But that one and the one in a bigger city are the only two "near" us while most of the bases are close by. Long live online shopping for surplus clothes and tools. Happy boxing day.
Happy Boxing Day to you. I think it's kind of like going to a video game store or a movie rental store. They are long gone, but we miss the experience. Thanks for watching & take care
Nice shop. I was hoping your wife was going to whip that balisong around and show us how it's done. Unfortunately, there are no real surplus shops where I live now. When I lived in Springfield (IL) there was one on South 6th street just after coming into town. It was pretty nice and well stocked. Haven't been there in ages though. I'll see if I can find this one online. 👍
I was hoping to head to "Birds Books" or something like that in Springfield. My daughter goes to college in Springfield and I've heard they are a good surplus store even though a little rude... like the Soup Nazi. We might instead head to Pekin IL based on some of these comments Take care and be safe
@@OliveDrabAlliance - Yeah, I think that's what they call it. I just remember calling it the Army-Navy Surplus Store. For some reason I was thinking Birds and Brooks was a separate store. Anyway, it looks like it's still there. 👍
Nearest store to me, about 45 miles to Savanna to the one you just went to. Usually stop by once or twice a year when I pass through on my motorcycle ride.
That is awesome. Have you ever stopped by the old fort in Elizabeth Illinois? They have a cool frontier type log cabin fort there. Thanks for watching & take care
Those small shops are awesome! The Trump dance is everywhere!! Closest surplus store to me is about 20 miles but its almost more like a Dickie's or Ben Davis shop with some relics in the front window...
Good Evening John & Wifey. Nice trip. I carry a lot of Military Gear for Rock Hunting & Camping in my Rock & Gem Store. I don't have to go to far, LOL. TAKE CARE..
Growing up in central Ohio in the 70s there were two or three army surplus stores me and my buddy would go to. We were about 13 or 14 yrs old and just loved the smell of old moldy tarps and uniforms. lol. I moved away in 81 and moved back in about 90. One of the surplus stores is gone now. The other one mostly sells chinese knock offs and junk. There is a surplus store about ten miles east of central Ohio I go to every now and then. As a matter of fact I need an American flag. Think I will go there soon.
Looks like a nice small town. I have no idea where the nearest A/N surplus store is to me. There is one about 6 miles from me but they sold out of their mil surp a while back and just sell mainly hunting gear now.
This town is less than 4,000. I went to high school about 10 Miles away (less than 2,000) Yeah, hunting gear has overtaken military surplus, there used to be a time when one was the same and military gear was helpful on the farm. Thank you
I always visit army surplus stores while traveling and found some decent ones in Connecticut. Army Barracks on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington has a good selection of newer equipment and clothes. The visits always make me bring out my wallet but well worth it. Built to last
There are 2 A&N stores on the East side of Indianapolis, one in Brazil, IN, Bedford and Rushville. There are several more but I haven't been to all of them yet.
For sure. Savanna Illinois (where the store in the video is located) used to have an Army Depot. It was the biggest employer in the area. It closed down in the very early 90s and the area is only just now recovering.
When I step into some Miltary or surplus store...I feel good. At ease. People being nice. Can't explain it. Those places just feel "right". Have fun and take care, be nice to your lady-she supports you. That says a lot. Not for the "bling" your lady. She's a keeper ;-)
Yeah, and rare. Not many stores like this left. Be sure to support them if you have one nearby. Thanks for watching, we had a lot of fun making this and I hope you had a much fun watching it.
I like shopping in those stores. There is a small one about 3 miles from my job. There is a huge one about 70 miles away but they sell mostly online. If you want to shop in the store you need an appointment to go in. Colemans Military Surplus in Millersburg,Pennsylvania When I was a kid there was a local store that had surplus rifles in cardboard barrels. My brother bought a Carcano rifle there.
We had Herb Philipson's in NY. They had 10 stores with a lot of new proven outdoor gear plus surplus and firearms. Bought quite a bit of gear from them. Sadly the father wanted to retire and his kids wanted nothing to do with the stores so one of the employees bought the stores, and promptly ran them into the ground!
That is awesome. I would love to go to a big surplus store. It's too bad there aren't many around any more, but I guess I am partly to blame. I order quite a bit off the internet. Thanks for watching
When I was a kid we used to go to an Army surplus store at least once a year and blow everything we managed to save on the stuff there. That went out of business decades ago along with another favorite railroad salvage store. I haven't even seen one since the 1960's? Wait I did go into one maybe ten years ago and found nothing I wanted or could afford. All I get now is catalogs with overpriced surplus.
There are some good deals online, I am as much to blame as anyone for the disappearance of surplus store because I primarily shop online. I'll admit it. eBay and shop Goodwill .com are also places I look. There is a lot of overpriced stuff there, but every now and then you can find a good deal. Thanks for sharing a great memory & take care
Man, I couldn't imagine how awesome it would be to have a chain of surplus stores. If one didn't have something the other one would. We never had that around here, but it would be cool. Thank you very much
She went into the gas station. You can't take her anywhere without a pee break every 15 minutes. Plus we picked up some tall boys and found a cool place to stop on the way home.
It was legendary when I was young. Everyone heard of it, but nobody ever saw it. There was always someone who would claim they had an uncle who owned it.... But you know. Thanks for watching
@ It was the same way where I grew up. There used to be this elderly couple in the 90’s that would go to the gun shows out west and they had a book store called “Something to Offend Everyone”. You could always find cool stuff like field manuals, The Poor Man’s James Bond, and of course AA.
79 kilometers to the only one on the island I live on. Prices are stupid high, 27 euros for a .50 cal ammo can?! I can get them for under $8 back in the states, Mens Tupperware.
The entire store is now for sale. Check the Dubuque Iowa Craigslist. But yeah, my military days were before they switched to those boots, I have no experience with them, but I'd love to pick up a pair of them. Thanks for watching
I remember being a kid in the 80s and hearing that if you bought this book, you would be on a list. It's probably the best publicity this book could have ever asked for Thanks for watching
If you haven't already, check out my top 5 Military Surplus Gift ideas. Thank you
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Reminds me of my wife and I. She’s been gone for a year now. We always had a lot of fun digging. Miss those days 😊
She sounds like she was a great lady, it makes my day to hear you had such wonderful times with her. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas for you and your family.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much. I am honored that this brought back fond memories for you. This can be a rough time of year because our thoughts always go back to loved ones we've lost. I know she is smiling down on you and our thoughts are with you this Christmas season.
Enjoyed the tour of the A-N store! I haven’t been to one for years and I could almost smell of the place . Military surplus has a scent of its own and I love it! Thanks.
I love watching mil Surplus shopping content. Thanks for sharing.
You really did a great job on this one. Lots of people are talking about it...Thanks.
I am shocked by how well it has done. So... I finally broke down and bought a GoPro. I figured I would take it along and see how it does. I wasn't able to or lost a lot of footage, but figured I would just slap together what I could salvage. I wasn't sure about posting it, but I had not posted for the week and being consistent is a goal so I posted it. Now I'm just hoping the people it brought to the channel stick around. Some people are into this and some are into that. I hope they like this and that.
Thank you very much.
I remember that Wonderful Surplus smell those stores had when you walked in the door. I used to look forward to getting assigned to work the ol Supply room! Wish they had a candle in that particular scent 😅
If and when I start selling stuff, a candle that smells like surplus will definitely be an item.
Thanks to you.
My wife lives candles, but just for once I'd love one that smells like surplus or a diesel engine running in the distance
Thank you
@@OliveDrabAlliance
My daughter, Sara, could hook you up with a candle with that scent. She’s a candle-making genius.
Thank You Very Much....Enjoyed Having You Two...We have Fun With Most EveryOne 😃
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO. VERY COOL STUFF COOK BOOK HARD TO FIND. CAMO AND BOOTS NICE STUFF.
very cool vido luv your stuff
Dude, great video. This place was so cool! Thank you for sharing.
Not many remain here in Central Texas. However, there is a huge one in San Antonio, a couple in Killeen, Texas due to Fort Hood being there. I too, can not resist a Surplus Store. See you on the trail.
Man when I was at hood they were all over... that and pay day loan shops, tat parlors, and strip clubs. A 1 stop shop kinda thing
@@cassallen6362 remember the old bunny club 😂
Always fun to look around one of those.
The only one I know of up here is about 2 hours south, General Jims in Clare,Michigan.
2 hours.... isn't that kind of sad?
Time for you to make a road trip buddy.
Thank you and have fun
I used to live in Sterling IL and never knew about this place. Ill likely order stuff from them. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome. I remember when there was a surplus store in Dixon. It was downtown on the south side of the Rock River. They tore that entire section of town down. I think for hospital parking at KSB.
Thanks for watching
Ahhh. Christmas shopping at the surplus store! Ho ho ho.
'Tis the season.
Maybe this year, I will make the Nice List.
thats about 2 hours directly north of me, i'll def. have to check em out!
My hometown surplus store closed down about 10 years ago.
The next closest one was 30 miles away, it closed down about 7 years ago.
Ordering online is all fine and good, but I REALLY miss the experience and the smell of a good old-fashioned "Army Surplus Store."
I miss it too. They used to be everywhere. This store is 40 minutes from me, the next closest surplus store is an hour and a half away.
The population of Savana IL is 2,700.
I don't know how many towns this small have a surplus store, but it probably isn't very many.
Thank you
We dont have a ton around us either, about 2 hours south of you, but a nice bigger one in pekin, and one out a garage in trivoli. both awesome stores.
I have two of those winter helmet liners, one in camo and your favorite one OD green. They are very warm. I used them when working the flight line in the winter when i was in the USAF. It's the ONLY thing that kept my head and neck warm. The polypropylene thermals were awesome also along with the camo gortex pants and coat. That commination kept me from freezing for 20 years.
Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, greetings from Northern California. Thank You for sharing this informative and entertaining video. There are two military 🪖 surplus stores in my area. Both stores are within a four mile radius from where I live. You folks stay safe out there 🏕️. 😊
We don't have any around here. Thank you very much for sharing the info
No problem. Thanks for watching.
This store actually just went up for sale. $370,000 for the business and the 3 story downtown building. Check out the listing on the Dubuque Iowa Craigslist.
P.S. if you buy it, throw me a discount every now and then.
Thanks for watching
Looked like a really cool store…‼️
I really miss having them around……
The best one I was ever in was
Saigon Sams which was in Jacksonville NC ….
Thanks for sharing my friend and wishing you and your family a Very Merry Christmas 🎅🏻🎄🎁🎁🎁
I hope you & yours have a merry Christmas as well.
These stores are definitely becoming scarce.
Thanks buddy
Hello John,
Central Illinois here. The nearest surplus store is in Pekin. Theyve been in business a solid 40 years, family owned, in to the 3rd generation. I've been dealing with them since i was a kid...lol. they have a bit of everything. Hope you and the Mrs have a marvelous holiday season. Take care.
Your comment has stuck out to me and my wife. We were just talking about making a trip down to Pekin. It isn't too far from us. We live in Whiteside County.
Thank you and stay tuned
@OliveDrabAlliance John, I'd be happy to meet you and join you at the surplus store. Hope y'all have a Merry Christmas.
So right haven`t found one in a lot of years
If you do, give them a visit, it's a lot of fun and brings back a lot of memories as well
Thanks for watching
Love this type of video here in Florida we have tons of surplus stores and I love everyone. My friend owns one personally. It’s called the Green Zone in Palm Springs, Florida, which is in Palm Beach County. Keep up the good work. I am a sub subscriber great video.
Thank you and welcome to the Alliance.
Take advantage and support thise stores. Up here they are going the way of the Dodo and disaearing.
Thanks for watching
That's the closest one to my house, but it's a good hour's drive.
I’ve never stopped in one. I don’t even know how to get from Cincinnati to that part of Illinois. Thank you very much for this
I miss military surplus stores. I’m 3hrs away. I may have to take a trip to check them out.
The bldg and store are for sale.
$370,000
So bring your checkbook.
Otherwise it is open for business.
Im just north in southern Indiana we used to have a half dozen around FT Knox but I think only 2 are left . mostly clothes and footwear long ago you could find all kinds of cool stuff like radio gear and vehicle parts the big tents and related things but thats long gone
Never been that far north. :-)!
The nearest to me now is in the county to the north. It happens to be the largest county in Florida, so it's a good hour away. There's one about equal distance near Miami. Haven't been to either yet.
Time for a road trip.
Let me know how it goes & thanks for watching
Brings back a lot of childhood memories. I used to live in Chadwick 20 miles east of Savanna. Lots of Sat trips to the river
I went to high school in Mt Carroll.
I live "south" of there now, but we like to get back to Carroll County a couple times a year.
Thanks for watching
Good fun!
It's always fun to shop around and see things first hand. Online shopping is one thing, but to see it and whatnot is another thing all together
Thanks for watching
Back in the 80s my buddy’s dad owned one of the surplus stores locally, since then they have all gone. I miss the 80s. I was probably not too far from that store on a recent cross country trip, would have been a nice place to stop.
I would say, the 80s is when I grew up. Thankfully I have an older brother who is in to this sort of thing, so I got to be familiar with the local shops. They are all gone now except this one.
Thanks for watching
Just happened to find your channel. I live about 35 miles from Savanna and visited it many times on my bicycle 20 years ago. My daughter actually worked there for a few months; great little town. Google Earth and nearby you'll see the remains of the giant Army Depot from WWII
Yes... The old Army Depot. I have thought about buying/leasing a Vevos X Point bunker, and there are hundreds right here in Savanna
I’ve got one old school army/navy store close north of Atlanta called the military depot, lots of great stuff but kind of expensive. I go to the Blacky Thomas gathering every year in south Alabama and go to the HUGE Kaufman military warehouse, I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve melted several credit cards there. Also Fort Rucker is not far away from the gathering and has 3 very nice surplus stores. If you ever get to go to his gathering I highly recommend!! Cheers
I might. Or shoukd I say, I would love to.
My wife and I were just talking about maybe doing a gathering up here in northwest Illinois.
A lot of people hear Illinois and think "chicago". So that might be a turn off, but we are on the opposite side of the state from Chicago.
Who knows, we will see.
Thank you
Back in the 1960's downtown Philly had a great Army Navy surplus store ( I Golberg ) . Had a little bit of everything military. Think they closed up 30 years ago. We had a small so called Army Navy store on the Avenue. Over the years they had less & less military items but had great prices for cub & big Scout uniforms. Would purchase a nice hoodie & work boots from them every year.
Definitely going to have to make the trip from 815. We’re pretty spoiled here with our local one😏
Really miss the small town military surplus stores from back in the 80’s, when you walked in the store their was that aroma of military surplus , you know that storage smell. Now most of my military surplus comes from the flea markets or I order from some of the Army Navy on line stores. This past summer I purchased a GI cavas butt pack from a fellow, has that storage aroma to it, brought back such pleasant memories. I still have lots of my military surplus that I got from the 80’s, was much more plentiful then
Yup...we had one of those. Bins and bins and bins of surplus EVERYTHING from WWII through Vietnam. Used to spend my allowance there. Then it burned down....
Cool tour
There is a big town near the little town i live in. It had three surplus stores when we still had the draft. Nowadays one is left about 15 km from my home. But that one and the one in a bigger city are the only two "near" us while most of the bases are close by. Long live online shopping for surplus clothes and tools. Happy boxing day.
Happy Boxing Day to you. I think it's kind of like going to a video game store or a movie rental store. They are long gone, but we miss the experience.
Thanks for watching & take care
Nice shop. I was hoping your wife was going to whip that balisong around
and show us how it's done. Unfortunately, there are no real surplus shops
where I live now. When I lived in Springfield (IL) there was one on South 6th street
just after coming into town. It was pretty nice and well stocked. Haven't been
there in ages though. I'll see if I can find this one online. 👍
I was hoping to head to "Birds Books" or something like that in Springfield. My daughter goes to college in Springfield and I've heard they are a good surplus store even though a little rude... like the Soup Nazi.
We might instead head to Pekin IL based on some of these comments
Take care and be safe
@@OliveDrabAlliance - Yeah, I think that's what they call it. I just remember calling it the Army-Navy Surplus Store. For some reason I was thinking Birds and Brooks was a separate store. Anyway, it looks like it's still there. 👍
We have a similar one, Uncle Stan's in Marion, IA. Only about 1.5 hours west of Savana.
Hopefully we get to visit there soon
Nearest store to me, about 45 miles to Savanna to the one you just went to. Usually stop by once or twice a year when I pass through on my motorcycle ride.
That is awesome. Have you ever stopped by the old fort in Elizabeth Illinois?
They have a cool frontier type log cabin fort there.
Thanks for watching & take care
Those small shops are awesome! The Trump dance is everywhere!! Closest surplus store to me is about 20 miles but its almost more like a Dickie's or Ben Davis shop with some relics in the front window...
Use to be a large military post along the river
I love that "new" surplus smell.
Somebody said they should make a candle that smells like that.... I'd buy it.
Thank you very much and have a great day
Good Evening John & Wifey. Nice trip. I carry a lot of Military Gear for Rock Hunting & Camping in my Rock & Gem Store. I don't have to go to far, LOL. TAKE CARE..
Growing up in central Ohio in the 70s there were two or three army surplus stores me and my buddy would go to. We were about 13 or 14 yrs old and just loved the smell of old moldy tarps and uniforms. lol. I moved away in 81 and moved back in about 90. One of the surplus stores is gone now. The other one mostly sells chinese knock offs and junk. There is a surplus store about ten miles east of central Ohio I go to every now and then. As a matter of fact I need an American flag. Think I will go there soon.
They always have a certain smell. Somebody here said it would be a nice smell for a candle.
I'd buy it
Thanks for watching
We have a store like that nearby its inside of a farmer's market. Lots of used army backpacks, some still have blood on them.
YIKES!!!!!
The Mrs. went with you to the surplus store AND she played with the knives -- she's DEFINITELY a 'Keeper'. 😁
She is full of surprises! She (and her knife handling skills) keep me in line.
Thank you
Looks like a nice small town. I have no idea where the nearest A/N surplus store is to me. There is one about 6 miles from me but they sold out of their mil surp a while back and just sell mainly hunting gear now.
This town is less than 4,000. I went to high school about 10 Miles away (less than 2,000)
Yeah, hunting gear has overtaken military surplus, there used to be a time when one was the same and military gear was helpful on the farm.
Thank you
Those Ulu knives are GREAT in the kitchen. A lot easier to dice and chop with.
I'm hoping Santa brings me one.
I love the way they chop veggies.
Thank you
The trouble with military surplus stores these days is that almost nothing is surplus. It shoddy new stuff from China. . .
You definitely need to know what you are looking at and what to look for.
Thanks for watching
I always visit army surplus stores while traveling and found some decent ones in Connecticut. Army Barracks on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington has a good selection of newer equipment and clothes. The visits always make me bring out my wallet but well worth it. Built to last
There are 2 A&N stores on the East side of Indianapolis, one in Brazil, IN, Bedford and Rushville. There are several more but I haven't been to all of them yet.
That's awesome.
You should check them all out someday.
Thanks for watching
I bought a east German pack for $12 dollars from their a couple years ago. Great deal and nice people 🤗
I have the fortune of having several surplus stores in my city, albeit fairly small ones. Perks of having a large base.
For sure. Savanna Illinois (where the store in the video is located) used to have an Army Depot. It was the biggest employer in the area. It closed down in the very early 90s and the area is only just now recovering.
We have rode our Harleys there once a year. Neat tosn
When I step into some Miltary or surplus store...I feel good. At ease. People being nice.
Can't explain it. Those places just feel "right".
Have fun and take care, be nice to your lady-she supports you.
That says a lot. Not for the "bling" your lady.
She's a keeper ;-)
I know that feeling
She is awesome. I have no doubt that I am very lucky to have her in my life
You are an old soul, like me. Keep on keeping on. Find the joys in life and you'll have a good one.
Thank you
Cool store
Yeah, and rare. Not many stores like this left. Be sure to support them if you have one nearby.
Thanks for watching, we had a lot of fun making this and I hope you had a much fun watching it.
Welcome I did. Definitely have to support them
I don't know of any surplus stores left around here anymore. There used to be a few. Upstate NY 🇺🇸
They are going away, that's for sure
I still say they are fun to visit. Find one near you and make a road trip.
Thanks for watching and take care.
Tucson AZ , we have miller's surplus here in town ......
My folks used to live in Tombstone AZ. They loved Arizona.
I don’t know where you live at, but there’s Trader johns route 31 Elgin Illinois . They also have a website showing some of their selections there.
All about that pink camo😆
Yeah.... There is always that.
Cringe or cool?
To me it's cringe. Now if it was red or blue.... Maybe
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We have a nice military surplus store on Wells St in Fort Wayne Indiana.
Hopefully we can make it up there to visit
I like shopping in those stores.
There is a small one about 3 miles from my job.
There is a huge one about 70 miles away but they sell mostly online.
If you want to shop in the store you need an appointment to go in.
Colemans Military Surplus in Millersburg,Pennsylvania
When I was a kid there was a local store that had surplus rifles in cardboard barrels.
My brother bought a Carcano rifle there.
Nice video. Would love to see another MRE date night.....but don't forget the candlelight.
I know right!!!!???
One of these days I'll get it right.
My wife Says, only when I quit trying is when I'll get it wrong
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Surplus ceramic christmas trees are awesome. Sadly all the surplus stores are going away. Last one I was in was in springfield illinois.
Some great wineries in that area also.
Murphy’s Military Outlet in Junction City, Kansas is cool.
Nice, I've never been to Kansas, but I'd love to check it out, especially the western side of the state.
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You walked right by the good stuff to look at junk !!!!!!
I lost 35 minutes of footage, but I hear what you're saying
If you’re ever in Fort Worth take a look at Omahas on white settlement rd , they have pretty much all the military surplus you’ll ever see or need.
That sounds like paradise.
I would love to visit Texas and especially a place like that.
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Yes a few places northwest area and Bartlett area
Nice. Somebody on here wished they could have a candle that smelled like a surplus store. I think that would be awesome
I miss these shops there used to be a bunch in our county with local Nav base
Love from free state of Florida
Frome far north western Illinois, much live to you.
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nothing compares to the Army/Navy Surplus Stores of the 1960’s, real surplus from from WW2 and Korea @ dirt cheap prices!
Oh yeah... the good stuff.
Surplus used to be vital to industry and agriculture, especially back then.
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Yep on line stores have shut down the local surplus stores…does bringing the wife make you buy less or more ? Have fun stay safe.
How about Morel mushroom hunting?? Do u get them wild in your area??
We had Herb Philipson's in NY. They had 10 stores with a lot of new proven outdoor gear plus surplus and firearms. Bought quite a bit of gear from them. Sadly the father wanted to retire and his kids wanted nothing to do with the stores so one of the employees bought the stores, and promptly ran them into the ground!
I live in north central Arkansas and my closest surplus store is in Greenbrier Arkansas about a hour and a half. It's a big store
That is awesome. I would love to go to a big surplus store. It's too bad there aren't many around any more, but I guess I am partly to blame. I order quite a bit off the internet.
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Dover Delaware has one 👍👍👍
Excellent
Shout out to Dover!
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When I was a kid we used to go to an Army surplus store at least once a year and blow everything we managed to save on the stuff there. That went out of business decades ago along with another favorite railroad salvage store. I haven't even seen one since the 1960's? Wait I did go into one maybe ten years ago and found nothing I wanted or could afford. All I get now is catalogs with overpriced surplus.
There are some good deals online, I am as much to blame as anyone for the disappearance of surplus store because I primarily shop online.
I'll admit it.
eBay and shop Goodwill .com are also places I look. There is a lot of overpriced stuff there, but every now and then you can find a good deal.
Thanks for sharing a great memory & take care
That is a nice alaskan ulu.
I regret not buying it. I might go back for it.
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Nearest military Surplus store to me, less than 1 mile away!
I'm totes jelly and the kids would say...
That is awesome.
You need to check out Glen's Surplus in Shelby, Ohio
Shout out to Shelby Ohio!
I'd love to check it out
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Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
A friend had ne try the foods and amazingly they wasn't to bad
Wish we still had Sonny surplus
Man, I couldn't imagine how awesome it would be to have a chain of surplus stores.
If one didn't have something the other one would.
We never had that around here, but it would be cool.
Thank you very much
Surplus store is in Montgomery Tx.
Haven't seen cookbook in many years lol
A rare gem for sure..... Not that I've ever read it or know what it is.
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You’d better go back! The Mrs wasn’t in the car when you left!
She went into the gas station. You can't take her anywhere without a pee break every 15 minutes. Plus we picked up some tall boys and found a cool place to stop on the way home.
@@OliveDrabAlliance that’s why you should save empty coffee cans.
Surplus stores are nothing like they were in the 50s. They don’t smell of cosmoline for one thing.
nice
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
I knew an Inuit girl named Lulu.
She really knew how to use an Ulu
That book is hard to find in person these days.
It was legendary when I was young. Everyone heard of it, but nobody ever saw it. There was always someone who would claim they had an uncle who owned it.... But you know.
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@ It was the same way where I grew up. There used to be this elderly couple in the 90’s that would go to the gun shows out west and they had a book store called “Something to Offend Everyone”. You could always find cool stuff like field manuals, The Poor Man’s James Bond, and of course AA.
79 kilometers to the only one on the island I live on. Prices are stupid high, 27 euros for a .50 cal ammo can?! I can get them for under $8 back in the states, Mens Tupperware.
Definitely mens Tupperware, that is hilarious.
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Try the army navy store in rockford il
My beautiful wife grew up around Rockford, so we are definitely going to have to check that out.
Thank you!
Do you ever come across a B52 pilots insulated underware? A1.
How much for the entrenching tool?
The one I have is from that same store, I believe it was in that same spot 1 year ago when I bought it for $40 (I think).
@OliveDrabAlliance Thanks, excellent to have one in your vehicle if you live in the snow belt.
Nice khaki surplus boots...
The entire store is now for sale. Check the Dubuque Iowa Craigslist. But yeah, my military days were before they switched to those boots, I have no experience with them, but I'd love to pick up a pair of them.
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Where is this place? Already saw stuff I want.
Savanna Illinois. Right next door to Frank Fritzs Place (from American Pickers)
Rest in peace Frank.
Maybe people that know there is a list should probably be on it!
I remember being a kid in the 80s and hearing that if you bought this book, you would be on a list. It's probably the best publicity this book could have ever asked for
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@@OliveDrabAlliance I just went and put another one out....customers bought one this morning....now some are here that said they saw this video :)