11 Army Surplus Store Items Veterans Buy Before Winter That Civilians IGNORE

11 Army Surplus Store Items Veterans Buy Before Winter That Civilians IGNORE - Every October, veterans walk into army surplus stores and head straight to the back shelves, past the camo hats and novelty patches civilians stop to look at. Those back shelves hold gear built for people who had to sleep, eat, and keep their fingers working with no power and no furnace. Here are the eleven items veterans buy before the first hard freeze, and what each one does that the civilian version can't.