We (meaning everyone using collarme) are in the wrong freaking business!

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jlf1961 -> We (meaning everyone using collarme) are in the wrong freaking business! (1/4/2014 9:03:33 AM)
I remember when you wanted something cheap, you went to the army surplus store. Not anymore. New Field Jackets, 30 bucks, with liner, 75. Used Field Jackets 20 bucks, with liner 60. Pancho liners 30 bucks. The old woodland cammo can be as cheap as 12 bucks. BDU's are priced way out of cost. Not to mention vietnam era jungle boots, combat boots (christ how many pairs did the make during the vietnam war?) I suggest that we all pool our resources and start a Military surplus/doomsday survival supply store. No discussion of political theory allowed. Just how much freaking cash we are raking in. Considering the resale cost of Humvees, trucks (deuce and a half and bigger) and demilled tanks. I know a couple of people that could remil the tanks for a nominal fee that we dont have to report to the IRS. And we slip a 5% kickback to the collarme mods, as a token of our appreciation.

anniezz338 -> RE: We (meaning everyone using collarme) are in the wrong freaking business! (1/4/2014 9:25:30 AM)
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DarkSteven -> RE: We (meaning everyone using collarme) are in the wrong freaking business! (1/4/2014 9:37:30 AM)
Tanks and humvees? Your concept of play is hardcore.

MasterCaneman -> RE: We (meaning everyone using collarme) are in the wrong freaking business! (1/4/2014 9:39:21 AM)
I get sticker shock too when I pursue my other hobby. And you're waaaayyyy behind the curve on milsurp/survival outlets. The market's thick with 'em thanks to the 2012 apocalypse fiasco, zombie movies, and the like. The reason a lot of that stuff isn't as cheap as it used to be is that it isn't really milsurp, rather, it's knockoff or ancillary production along the lines of. Take the 'nam boots. There's only one authorized US maker/supplier, and their prices are in line with that. The others are all made in China to riff on the demand side. Durable military stores (trucks, armor, aircraft) are also a tight market. Uncle Sugar doesn't really sell it's cast-offs, it loans 'em out with the full expectation of getting them back if it needs them again. Plus, unlike England, which doesn't seem to care, it doesn't like Joe Six-Pack having an M-60 or M-113 in case he gets a COTA against 'The Man'. They tear up roads and they know all about how many people can 're-mil' a tube on one. Yeah, you could make a shit-ton of cash with the right set-up and execution, but you could just as easily lose the house on it as well.

jlf1961 -> RE: We (meaning everyone using collarme) are in the wrong freaking business! (1/4/2014 11:54:01 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MasterCaneman I get sticker shock too when I pursue my other hobby. And you're waaaayyyy behind the curve on milsurp/survival outlets. The market's thick with 'em thanks to the 2012 apocalypse fiasco, zombie movies, and the like. The reason a lot of that stuff isn't as cheap as it used to be is that it isn't really milsurp, rather, it's knockoff or ancillary production along the lines of. Take the 'nam boots. There's only one authorized US maker/supplier, and their prices are in line with that. The others are all made in China to riff on the demand side. Durable military stores (trucks, armor, aircraft) are also a tight market. Uncle Sugar doesn't really sell it's cast-offs, it loans 'em out with the full expectation of getting them back if it needs them again. Plus, unlike England, which doesn't seem to care, it doesn't like Joe Six-Pack having an M-60 or M-113 in case he gets a COTA against 'The Man'. They tear up roads and they know all about how many people can 're-mil' a tube on one. Yeah, you could make a shit-ton of cash with the right set-up and execution, but you could just as easily lose the house on it as well. As for the trucks armor and aircraft, there were quite a few "surplus" Iraqi T-72's that made it to the states as "scrap metal," there are also some British armor that is actually legal to import. Trucks are sold as surplus after a specific mileage is reached, same with the humvees. And since there is a freaking division worth of ex military on collarme, we can offer expert opinion. Add to that there are probably more than a few qualified gun smiths on these boards, we can branch out to selling "noise making things that have a fast moving projectile leaving the end of the noise maker."

HipPoindexter -> RE: We (meaning everyone using collarme) are in the wrong freaking business! (1/4/2014 12:15:14 PM)
I usually just go to Brooks Brothers.

MercTech -> RE: We (meaning everyone using collarme) are in the wrong freaking business! (1/4/2014 5:40:43 PM)
There are several people on the net making a living at reconditioning CF-30s and selling them. They auction by the pallet lot with hard drives removed. FYI, the CF-30 is the mil-spec laptop (Panasonic Toughbook) that was phased out in favor of the CF-31. If you ever looked in a patrol car in the U.S. you have probably seen one. While I'm thinking of it; anyone have some straight info why the mil-spec laptops have an oversize and red colored F11 key? I've been told that the proprietary software would send the gps location and emergency signal if you pressed the button in a squad car. But, no one I've been able to find has any straight poop on the subject.

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