Condition Guide

Surplus is real military gear, and the exact conditions may vary.  Surplus is graded to give you options for your budget and have a clearer description.  We grade to a high standard and may differ from other brands scales so please read our grades in full.  Military gear was built well and used by soldiers proving its quality.  We hope you find that it serves you well. 

Grade 1: Very good condition, great color with only minor signs of use and no repairs or holes. These are harder to find and close to like new. 

Grade 2: What we call normal surplus. The gear is fully usable and shows normal signs of use but has a lot of life left. Some items may have stains, writing, color fading, small repairs, and or surface rust on them.  Smaller items may contain frays or small holes that do not affect the gears performance.

Grade 3: This gear can still be used but had a rougher life.  They show heavier stains, have more repairs than normal or may still have a small tear, or something missing but fully usable as is. This is great as extra gear or as a great budget item. 

Un-repaired: We offer this gear as a great budget option if you can do the repairs yourself.  This gear will for example needs repair from either a larger rip, hole, missing part, broken buckle, or zipper.  This gear is also great to repurpose its high-quality parts or fabric.  This gear is a final sale and will not qualify for an exchange or refund.