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.