| Military surplus stores and auctions have been around | | | | perfectly items that once served a valuable purpose |
| for some time now but only in recent years have risen | | | | for our nation's armed forces are now being auctioned |
| in popularity through online auctions. They are | | | | off to the general public for a fraction of what the |
| convenient and allow you to bid on all types of military | | | | army/navy (or other DOD division) had originally paid |
| goods and memorabilia from the privacy of your own | | | | for them. There are a couple of reasons as to why |
| home without the "hustle and bustle" of a live auction. | | | | this is the case. The first reason is simple: military |
| For those of you who don't know, army/navy surplus | | | | goods that have been classified as surplus are ones |
| stores sell or hold auctions for military goods and | | | | that may be becoming too old or obsolete for our |
| equipment that are no longer able to be used by our | | | | military's current use.. Tents, sleeping bags, and clothing |
| military because they have been replaced by newer | | | | all experience wear and tear and it's only a matter of |
| models or that simply no longer meet the military's | | | | time before the military deems the items unfit for |
| demanding technology and other specifications. | | | | official use. |
| Some of you might be curious as to what military | | | | The second reason for the surplus auctions is also |
| items are auctioned off online. If you're only thinking | | | | quite simple: technology advancement. For many of |
| about weapons and munitions then you definitely have | | | | these items sold as surplus, there have been new |
| the wrong idea, although rarely they are also auctioned | | | | ones with modified technology for today's military use |
| off, but at live military surplus auctions rather than online | | | | on the market. For example, military sleeping bags |
| ones. Generally the online auctions sell items such as | | | | from the 1980s are very different from the ones the |
| camping equipment (tents, sleeping bags), tools, | | | | military uses today. They could be made from a |
| equipment, parts, clothing (mainly jackets and shirts), | | | | different fabric, might be designed differently, and |
| and even helmets and field gear (compasses, belts, | | | | today are able to withstand colder and hotter |
| backpacks.) If you are looking for rarer perhaps even | | | | temperatures. Note that this applies to instruments |
| valuable military goods and memorabilia then attending | | | | used in the field as well, and not only to tents and |
| live auctions, or physically going to Army/nay surplus | | | | military issue clothing. In shorts, basically the reason |
| stores would be your best bet. But, if you're looking to | | | | why military surplus goods items are such bargains |
| get a new tent for camping or a wicked vintage army | | | | online is that the military need to keep our armed |
| shirt then checking out an online military surplus auction | | | | forces modernized and supplied with cutting edge |
| would be a good choice for you. | | | | technology is your gain! |
| Now you're probably curious as to why these | | | | |