Army Surplus - Made in China?

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The other day, I went to an Army surplus store and I couldn't believe all the "U.S." military items (compasses, flashlights, watches, whistles, etc.) that were made in China and Taiwan. Very disappointing! :barf:

Is this the same gear our U.S. soldiers are issued or are these items primarily a cheap version for the public market?

This may sound too patriotic, but I would prefer my U.S. surplus to be "Made in the USA." :grumpy:
 
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I feel the same way whenever I see Smith and Wesson's "Homeland Security" and similar knives. Made by Taylor Cutlery in the People's Republic of China.:barf:
 
If they were made in china and taiwan they weren't genuin surplus items, they were items made in china to general issue specification. Except in very isolated instances, all items are still manufactured in the USA. Yes even mundane items like flashlights and toothbrushes. Maybe you'd be outraged by all the foreign companies producing our weapons in factories in the US?
 
Hey Guys...

Yup,, this sucks..

We were at Knob Creek over the weekend,, and there was a TON of stuff made by the Commies at the show..Including official looking BDU's and gear..

You gotta really look at it, as even the tags have been knocked off...

I won't buy that crap,, period...

ttyle

Eric....
 
Good God, I was at the Action Surplus in Eugene, OR, and Rothco (made in China) and this and that made in China. I said something to the clerk, who obviously could not give a rat's behind, and she said, "Everything here is made in the USA!"

Wow!
 
TAH said:
The other day, I went to an Army surplus store and I couldn't believe all the "U.S." military items (compasses, flashlights, watches, whistles, etc.) that were made in China and Taiwan. Very disappointing! :barf:

Is this the same gear our U.S. soldiers are issued or are these items primarily a cheap version for the public market?

This may sound too patriotic, but I would prefer my U.S. surplus to be "Made in the USA." :grumpy:
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That is not the same gear issued to US Soldiers.

Sad to see surplus stores now days selling all that chinese crap.
 
I didn't think we were suppose to talke about things from China being crap? :confused:
 
What's sad is that Communist China has less business regulations/barriers than the USA.
 
What's ironic is that the 'Not Made Here' criticisms are probably enabled via electronic communications systems/components made in China...
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At least my iPad isn't made in China! Oh... wait. :eek:

(I'm sure I'm going to get beaten up just for asking...)

Does anyone own anything, aside from their expensive custom knives and tactical gear, that is not made (designed, engineered, spec'd, sourced, manufactured, assembled, etc.) in part in Asia? Does anyone really want their own kids working in the factories that produce this stuff?
 
beefangusbeef said:
If they were made in china and taiwan they weren't genuin surplus items, they were items made in china to general issue specification. Except in very isolated instances, all items are still manufactured in the USA. Yes even mundane items like flashlights and toothbrushes. Maybe you'd be outraged by all the foreign companies producing our weapons in factories in the US?
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That is true many surplus stores are selling knock offs of everything I can't stand going into a "surplus" store any more and seeing a bunch of crap and "tacti-cool" junk I want surplus American made stuff. US military gear must be made by company's that follows the GSA compliance stuff. and as far as US weapons you have FN and Beretta/Benelli are the top 2.

I deal in ALOT of surplus as a personal endeavor depending what your looking for most of the good stuff is online if you need a list of fun places to shop.

http://www.teds-trucks-and-stuff.com/

http://www.murphyjunk.bizland.com/

http://www.eriksmilitarysurplus.com/

http://www.saturnsurplus.com/

http://www.whiteowl.com/

http://www.sprucemtsurplus.com

http://www.armyjeeps.net/

http://www.memphisequipment.com/

http://www.tnjmurray.com/

http://www.colemans.com/index.php

thats the short list.
 
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TAH said:
The other day, I went to an Army surplus store and I couldn't believe all the "U.S." military items (compasses, flashlights, watches, whistles, etc.) that were made in China and Taiwan. Very disappointing! :barf:

Is this the same gear our U.S. soldiers are issued or are these items primarily a cheap version for the public market?

This may sound too patriotic, but I would prefer my U.S. surplus to be "Made in the USA." :grumpy:
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TAH, check out countycomm for some of your surplus not so surplussy items.

http://www.countycomm.com/index1.htm

Also to answer your question most of it wasn't gear that was issued, it was a CCC.
 
gulliamo said:
Does anyone own anything, aside from their expensive custom knives and tactical gear, that is not made (designed, engineered, spec'd, sourced, manufactured, assembled, etc.) in part in Asia? Does anyone really want their own kids working in the factories that produce this stuff?
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Most everything I have is made in the US or Europe including some electronics.
 
gulliamo said:
Does anyone own anything, aside from their expensive custom knives and tactical gear, that is not made (designed, engineered, spec'd, sourced, manufactured, assembled, etc.) in part in Asia?
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While I agree that much is made in Asia, some of us really do attempt to avoid purchasing items made in China. For some, it's about patriotism, for others it's simply about quality: companies don't move production to China because the quality is higher - it's simply cheaper labor and relaxed environmental laws.

Some categories of goods are difficult to find without a Made in China stamp on them (computers immediately come to mind). However, for many items, it's easy to find non-Chinese versions if a person is willing to pay a bit more for a product that is of higher quality.

In typing this, I decided to give some thought to what I have on me at the moment:

sweater - Made in Newfoundland (Canada)
shirt - Made in India (linen)
jeans - Levi's, Made in Egypt (cotton)
socks - Made in USA
boots - Made in Italy
watch - Made in Switzerland
knife - Made in USA
wallet - Made in USA

It can be done...
 
i saw a piece on i think date line about this, they took a regular american house hold and took everything that wasnt made in the US out, needless to say the house was empty, and they tried to refurnish it with things ONLY made in the US, i didnt see the outcome of it, but from what little i remember they have an EXTREMELY hard time finding a lot of the normal things you use everyday, like their coffee maker was a big one i remember, its kinda sad actually that one can not fill their own house with things made here in our own country.
 
Yea, were a nation run by big corporations who use their huge profits from the China S*^* to keep us mislead. Everywhere you look is "China Outlet Stores" making huge profits. Not a very good position from a national security standpoint.
 
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