This guide comes from our experience and frustration fixing countless addresses, so it gets to the personal, on-the-ground stuff.  There is no such thing as a single "base address." There are four types, and they follow different rules, so picking the wrong one is what sends orders back. When one comes back to Greenville, it's rarely a typo. It's a package that reached the right base under the wrong set of rules. Step one: Which address do you have? Look at the address itself, not the base …

Most people asking about surplus FR want to know one thing: can I wear this instead of paying three hundred dollars for a set of FR workwear? The answer isn't about the fabric. The fabric is real. It comes down to whether anybody has to approve what you're wearing. Why surplus FR will not be accepted On a job site with an FR program. Oil and gas, electrical utility, and petrochemical employers need garments certified to NFPA 2112 or arc-rated to the electrical standards. That certification cover …

This is the ugliest camo the Army has ever fielded. It's also one of the best values on our shelf. Here's why. What does ACU actually mean? Most people say "ACU" when they mean the color. That's backward. ACU stands for Army Combat Uniform, the uniform itself, the whole kit redesign the Army rolled out starting in 2004. The color everyone's actually talking about is UCP, Universal Camouflage Pattern. It was the Army's first digital print, pixels instead of blobs, built to break up a soldier's ou …

Every surplus store sells ammo cans, and every prepper and shooter buys them. So most of what's written about them is a sales pitch. Here's the stuff nobody tells you at the register: why they rust, why the price moves, and how to tell a good used can from a tired one before you hand over any money. Why is there rust inside a used ammo can? It's normal, and it's almost always just on the surface. These cans lived outside. It rains in the field a lot, and a soldier will seal gear up wet or leave …

Real mil-spec cites a document number. "Military grade" cites nothing. That's the whole test, and it takes maybe five seconds on any product page. Military grade is a phrase somebody in marketing made up to sell things on the open market. There is no standard behind it. Mil-spec is a different animal, because there's an actual written document, a testing process, and a contract, and gear has to earn its way through all of it. Here's how that works. What does mil-spec actually mean? Mil-spec is s …

What are the best BDU's to buy? The BDU is one of the simplest pants ever made. Six pockets, reinforced knees, room to move, built to take a beating. The hard part isn’t the pant. It’s the wall of versions staring back at you when you go to buy a pair. Cotton, poly-cotton, ripstop, twill, button fly, zipper fly, a dozen colors. People stand there and freeze. Here’s the shortcut. You don’t pick a brand first. You answer two questions, and the right pant falls out the other …

Bunk Bed & Bed Frame Comparison Model Configuration Height (in) Width (in) Length (in) Post Deck Weight (lb) Guardrail / Ladder Metal Single Bed Frame Single 36.25 40 81.5 2" Square Tubular 78 Optional University 2.0 Metal Bunk Bed, Debunkable Bunk (debunkable) 74 34–64 81.5–87.5 2" Square Tubular 156 Optional University 2.0 Long XL Bunk Bed Set Bunk (XL) 74 34–58 87.5 2" Square Tubular 156 Optional University Solid Metal Bunk Bed w/ Ladder & Rails Solid b …

If you're outfitting a barracks, fire station, summer camp, shelter, hunting lodge, work crew quarters, or recovery facility, you're not shopping the way a parent buys a bunk bed for a kid's room. You need capacity, compliance, and longevity, usually at 8, 25, or 100+ units at a time. This guide walks you through what business buyers should know before placing a bulk bunk bed order. Army Navy Outdoors has supplied military, government, and commercial customers for over 50 years. Below are the qu …

Getting your bags packed is the first step. Where you keep them and how you maintain them is what actually determines whether they're ready when you need them. Here's how we think about it. One Place. Always. Keep everything in one location, not split between the garage, a bedroom closet, and the back of a truck. If something happens and not everyone is home, whoever is there needs to be able to grab everything without a search. One location means one less thing to think about when you're alread …