How to Find Low-Cost Tools and Used Military Supplies

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ILLUSTRATION: MOTHER EARTH NEWS STAFF
A guide to buying low-cost used military and tool supplies from military dealers.

I’ve been preparing my escape (not to the country, but to the sea) for 2-1/2 years now, and I believe I’ve learned a lot that MOTHER’s readers can use . . . so batten your hatches and prepare for a long harangue.

First I’d like to mention my most useful source of used military supplies: a tabloid newspaper called Shotgun News (Hastings, Nebraska). Its advertisements are primarily of interest to hunters and fishermen, but a careful check will uncover many jewels.

Examples:

[1] For only $30.00 1 bought a surplus U.S. Army M1941 tent stove which will burn any liquid or solid fuel and supposedly puts out up to 50,000 Btu’s.

[2] For about $120 (including shipping) I purchased 460 pounds, net weight, of surplus army rations. (Go ahead and turn green, all you ex-GI’s . . . I intend to trade them to island natives for more palatable fare.)

  • Published on Sep 1, 1975
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