9 Army Surplus Items Smart Preppers Buy That Everyone Else Walks Past

9 Army Surplus Items Smart Preppers Buy That Everyone Else Walks Past If a winter storm takes your power out for a week, the gear that gets you through probably won't come from a camping store. A lot of it was built for soldiers sleeping in snow, then sold off cheap. And the best item on this list looks like junk, sitting in a bin by the door. In this video, we count down nine army surplus items, from a fifteen-dollar cup to the big-ticket gear: The steel canteen cup, and how the 13-digit stock number tells you the real thing from a copy The Navy wool watch cap, and the heat-loss myth about your head The steel field can with a rubber seal: what goes inside, and why it is not a fireproof safe 550 cord, and how to spot cheap cord that never met the old military standard The wool blanket: why wool beats cotton and polyester near a wood stove, and how not to shrink it The poncho liner, and how to read the contract number on any surplus tag The Modular Sleep System, and how older folks can use it on the bed instead of the floor The Mickey Mouse boots, the valve on the side, and why your feet sweat in them Number one, the cheapest thing on the list, and why you should buy two Plus three things to do this week for about forty to fifty-five dollars. Prices change and vary by store, so check before you buy.