Adam Savage Explores a Military Surplus Store
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ต.ค. 2024
- Will and Norm meet up with Adam during one of the Behind the Myths tour stops, and the three visit a local military surplus store in Bakersfield, CA. Adam browses for finds that are best bought in person, and we all marvel at the store's collection of vintage vehicles.
(In case you're wondering, our camera could only support two wireless mics, so Norm wasn't plugged in during this shoot! And yes, we got inside the tank! Adam wrote about it here: www.tested.com/...)
#AdamSavage #SurplusStore
What's the coolest thing you ever picked up in a military surplus store?
A 3-gallon bucket
Utility belt I used for robin
A really odd WW2 US gasmask.
Mickey Mouse Gas Mask
I’ve never even seen a surplus store. I don’t know if there are any in my area, I’ve never really looked.
Why do we get a 3:25 minute video of this when it's exactly the reason Tested is so great? I want to see Adam walk around a huge store full of weird things and hearing him talk about his fascination with them and maybe tell a story or two. I could easily watch 45 minutes of this, with just Adam and Norm.
Yes! I second this notion.
I third this notion :D give us the full footage. No one will complain for the length of it.
McJaews I fourth this notion!
McJaews I fifth this notion. They should also give us a video of the tank moving around
McJaews im all for this
I love going to military surplus stores. So much cool stuff. Once found an authentic British SAS jacket. That was such an awesome find.
SnowHawk7 yeah i went to one down in sacramento and found an authentic vietnam war us helemet cover that has been used in combat
ya i went to one and found osama bin laden hiding it was weird
That sounds awesome, I want one
DopeBass lmfao
tom dean "one thousands"
in America it is legal to own and drive a tank (as long as the tracks are rubber and the gun is deactivated) but other than that you could drive to the theater
rubberized tracks are only required for driving on pavement. Off-road you're good with the steel tracks.
Noodles818 you can own them in Germany and England too if you have the permit
Noodles818 if you have a destructive devices license you can have a tank with a functional main gun
Normally they cut holes in the armor, not sure if that can be bypassed with a license or not. Also the legality of driving them on the road (in America) would probably be very dependent on the width, tonnage, and speed of the tank as well as the type of roads.
Robert Mackrell i.e. a decent amount of paperwork. Getting approval from the chief of police in your area and probably about a year long wait.
I'd love to go shopping with Adam one day! I'd even buy him lunch and coffee because I think he could have the best stories to tell!
I love actual military surplus stores. Too many around me just by cheap tactical gear like condor or something like that and sell it for over inflated prices.
there's s great one in Galveston. size of a warehouse and full of gear from ww1 onward.
There is only one in my area and that one works for only 3 hours...
thatgiant they're also that kind of store. for the most part. most of the tac gesr is overpriced as usual, but they carry more than just condor. always bought my boots from them, great knife selection that wasn't a rip off, flaslights, the whole shebang. not to mention surplus that was cheap as hell. got myself a ww2 arctic mask that would absolutely scare the shit out of anyone, and it was warm as hell and I could fit my sunglass on with it.
condor isnt that bad.... has its issues but isnt bad
Hey condor is actually pretty good product for the price.
Norm gets cut off at the end and never spoke in the whole vid
I guess you could say that's the new... Norm? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
HipposHateWater I'm going to like your comment because it was clever. but I want you to know that it has traumatized me forever
The other fucker sure talked a lot.
I... could have watched an hour of Adam just looking around & making comments on things.
I could have watched him just walk around putting on things and acting like a military man scaring people.
EctoSage especially because that store really has an awesome collection or surplus. they literally have everything from ww2 to now. bought alot of canping gesr there over the years. also have a pretty decent display, lots of deactivated guns and bombs, motorcycle, jeep. really cool store.
EctoSage get a life dude
Anas saleh Except this is his life, looking at this type of wonderfully creative stuff and possibly, what we don’t know, possibly doing this type of creative stuff, grabbing old and cool items and materials and making his own stuff out of it.
I myself would love to have one of the these around for those old navy or air force jackets and such like my father had when he was in the Navy, except he died and the military had taken all of his job stuff like his laptop and uniform and what not.
Surplus stores are so full of childhood memories for me, I’m glad they enjoyed themselves in one as well
I can watch / listen Adam Savage all day, whatever he's doing he always has something intersting to say
Norm is playing the roll of Teller in this one.
Much better that way.
leave norm alone he cool
Did you know, that on one of Penn's movies, Adam Savage did the consulting on driving a tank through his house? :) true story
I wish that were the case more often
phototristan v
depending on the tank. tanks can be street legal. But these tanks need to be build for civilan roads and they also you need of course some fancy paper work. but in the US you can buy ANYTHING with the right paper work.
not to forget, flamethrowers are flat-out _legal_ to carry! D:
www.cracked.com/article_17016_7-items-you-wont-believe-are-actually-legal.html
any tank is allowed to move on roads with rubberized pads (the one they are standing on has them) so if this tank has all the lights working they could drive it away. Limitations in this case would be to the driving license i would think (obviously you can't drive this thing with drivers license for a family sedan... at least it should be that way, but hey, it's America... everything is possible there...).
that's why I love this country. it truly is the land of opportunity!!!
I wonder what the reactions would be by the people he's driving near...
Adam: We're going to be here for a little while...
Only shows 3:25 of footage and the only thing I learned was WWII dazzle camouflage which I'll have to google to gain more depth and understanding. Booo!
TheCaptain008 *WWI
It was only used for a short time because radar made the disruptive paint pattern useless
This should be a series. Like an extension to the Still Untitled where to find stuff episode
You could store clips in there. Sure it may be for magazines, but clips would fit.
Clips wouldn't fit in a pocket for magazines
GR reviews Depends on the clip, Garand clips won’t fit but SKS clips will sure as hell fit
Why make only a 3 minute video out of this? Surely you know that we love watching Adam do his thing, I could watch hours of that man just wondering around a store like this! Norm really looked like he was having a blast, he didn't say a word..
? why is it that wearing underwear on his head triggers a UK accent in Adam?
very odd - this should be tested more rigorously
spijkerpoes Probably that it was called ‘gaff’ headwear and that sounds very english.
I LIVE IN BAKERSFIELD AND PASS BY THAT PLACE ALL THE TIME
Jacob Aguilar dude me too!!!
Ah me too bruv. I go there all the time and even wear military jackets everywhere lol
I love milsurp stores, most stuff I carry on a daily basis was bought on them. Love collecting vintage military gear, got a italian combat jacket from the 60's that I wear on a daily basis and a Czech republic backpack that has been very loyal and useful to me. And of course, one of those US air force bomber jackets for the cold days.
Clips, Will? Really? I doubt that was a WW1 or WW2 era vest. I'm pretty sure it was designed for magazines.
negative it was made for clips c:
@@Ethorbit Nope
Hearing him quietly say "I could use this!" In such an excited tone makes you realize the passion he has for tinkering and building.
Stores like this are awesome. I bought a Czech army jacket for a dollar. I wear only military/tactical boots during cold weather, cause they're the best! Military clothing is designed to be durable, and practical. It may not be always fashionable. but its always bad-ass.
two of my fav things adam savage and army surplus stores.....what a great little vid. cheers
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There is a army surplus store about an hour out from where I live.
I have always wanted to go to it, but never had the time or reason too.
This as made me decide I WILL do it. If the trip is just to got to the store itself, then so be it.
I was just in Idaho Falls yesterday. HUGE ARMY SURPLUS STORE
I like hitting surplus stores. The smell of canvas is cathartic for guy who's best childhood memories started with putting up a tent.
Lately, I have been looking for West German web gear for a Bundeswehr assault harness I found at Jax outdoors in Ft Collins Colorado. They have a nice surplus department.
Magazines. The things that go in guns that contain the rounds are called magazines, not clips.
Not all guns. If the gun has an internal magazine (m1 Garand, Carcano, and most bolt action guns) it is fed with a clip
animalmother556x45 But the clip does not go into the gun, which was my point. The clip is only there for storage and quick loading. There are zero guns that incorporate clips that have the clips go inside the gun.
+Christian's Channel .....I just listed two of them....the M1 Garand and Carcano....the clip goes into the magazine and stays there until all ammo is fire. the M1 kicks it out the top, and Carcano drops it out the bottom.
+Christian's Channel There are numerous others....mostly "older" stuff in comparison. Late 1800s
animalmother556x45 Ok, you're right. Nonetheless, they are two different things. They function differently, and they shouldn't be confused.
I really love the tone of this video. Spontaneous and pleasant. You must have more footage, more please!
>Clips
>horribly low grade vest
xAn0THerxnUMberx1 Maybe, but society will never learn the difference if it's never corrected
The same reason "There", "Their" and "They're" must be corrected when incorrectly used, before the american youth use them interchangeably
***** I also rolled my eyes when he said, "clips". It's one of my biggest pet peeves.
Haseeebo M1 garand( enbloc clip), Mosin nagant, enfield, Springfield, mauser and even the Egyptian hakim use charger clips. No they didn't use them interchangeably because clips were just speed loaders holding more than one round of ammunition and they were used to load the magazine of the weapon. It's like them saying pass me a speed loader so I can load my speed loader.
***** Check out the Mannlicher model 1900 or the Roth-Steyr model 1907 as well
Well Adam is going to have a field day tomorrow then. NC is full of places like this. He would have so much fun.
This video needs to be longer
I love how excited he got when he said that there were tanks here. and surplus stores have the greatest examples of patriotism in them.
Come visit us at Fort Bragg, NC. I'll take you on a tour!
nah how about Camp Pendleton.
My dad always took me to the military surplus store growing up. Just looking around was always a real treat. I bought a no fly tent there that I loved. and have never wanted another backpacking tent since. Needed a bit of waterproofing, but it was insanely light and cheap. No way you are getting anything comparable for 1/5 the price of an rei tent or will I ever find one again.
who else facepalmed when he said called magazines clips?
Tom Styczynski Who cares?
people who actually know something about firearms
Tom Styczynski Well shit. He made a common mistakes that a lot of people make. Better facepalm.
just because a lot of people do it doesn't mean it's right
who's acting like a twat, other than you? Adam himself likes to be corrected when he says something wrong, as do I. What's wrong with that?
The story on the sub from U571: It is from a Hollywood auction and was listed as being used in the movie. The owner bought it because the way it was listed, it was made to sound like it actually worked. It was described as a "two man sub", but when the guy got it delivered, it was a towable model for close-up shots, which had space inside for two scuba divers.
I could watch hours of this, give me more!! :-))
I would love to spend the day with Adam Savage.. This is the reason I end up at the hardware store for hours when I only need 1 thing. I love looking at interesting stuff or things that could work for other stuff.
I'm still amazed by how differently people thought what it would be like today, say 50 years ago. They said we'd definitely have hovering cars and robots and holograms and time travel. But instead we have none of that, and everybody's crying about Will saying "clip" instead of "magazine"
TheLatimerParadigm yeah, because its like calling a bike a car, two co^plettly different things
TheLatimerParadigm actually there is holograms
A keyboard is not the same as a mouse, so how is a stripper clip and a magazine the same?
I wish they spent more time on this one!!!
I like the Norm prop you brought.
Love videos like this, wish they were longer, more adam!
When are we going to see Adam working on his projects again?
Hell, I'd even watch him work on a sudoku puzzle at this point.
The other Supply Sergeant, in Hollywood, has been here forever. I started perusing the place in 1969 and I am absolutely dependent, to this day, on the marvelous stuff here. No tanks, though.
These stores are awesome, sadly we don't have them in Norway. I only know of two, and they are very far away, and they certainly don't have armored vehicles :/ Ebay has a ton of stuff like this though, I can sit for hours and hours looking through the stuff stores like this put up
They're probably so big in LA like this because they supply many of the props you see in movies.
Same in Sweden, we used to have "Överskottsbolaget" that sold surplus from the Swedish military but then in the mid to late 1990's it just stopped doing it. And now we dont have military surplus stores.
Kind of sad because there is a ton of stuff that is really cool for camping, like the old 12 person tent with a cast iron stove in a yurt like configuration...
Vet det er en i Oslo på akershus, den tror jeg skal være ganske bra. Men beste er vel å dra på forsvaret sine egne utsalg, men det har ikke vært noe i nærheten på lenge...
stabnshoot Hey, thanks, pretty cool site and just in the neighboring country =D
I used to go to this store as a kid. Great place.
lol, Norm's just there chillin'
He wasn't able to talk due to there not being enough microphones. So if he talked it would just sound weird.
The razzledazzle camo was also used against the optics for lining up shots. Not just torpedos. You would move two lenses to get an accurate shot. It was hard to do so with the camo. Like staring at an optical illusion and seeing it move.
Only in America could you find a STORE that has tanks outside!
Back in the 70's there was a big brouhaha in Toronto Canada about a scrap yard that supposedly had an operational Sherman Tank in their yard. There were numerous stories about the authorities getting search warrants to go in and try and find it...they never did.
Then (I believe) the owner passed away and when they cleaned it out, lo and behold, there WAS a fully operational Sherman tank in there.....
Boredout454 yeah I've heard that....errr on tank restoration tv shows or something like that....it was about a guy in California who collected them and since he died, they were going to be auctioned off....
What else will blow your mind is when you learn that pretty much every single town in America has at least 1 ww2 era tank on display in one of its parks. Some places have artillery pieces even, all as war memorials
SkuzClott Well, we have that too here in Canada but they're all decommissioned.....
Boredout454 The funny thing is, back in the 80's in Toronto there was one parked outside an armory that was supposed to be decommissioned....but a couple of guys filled it full of gas and took it for a spin lol.....
Boredout454 it's not just a legend, I lived right by the armory and it was located at the Dufferin street ramp to the 401 highway. We saw the tread marks on the lawn where it was parked and marks on the sidewalk and pavement......
more of this please
It almost seems like they didn't give Norm a microphone for this video...
when I was 17 years old, at the army surplus warehouse in Idaho falls about a half-hour from where I live, I bought some paracord lengths that I made into shoelaces that I still have on the same pair of boots that I've worn for 5 years. AND THE LACES ARE STILL UNDAMAGED!!!! though, I can't say the same for certain parts of the boots.
"You know, like clips"
Pistol magazine pouch - "am I a joke to you?"
Surplus stores ROCK!
I love military surplus stores. There's so much cool shit you can find in there
Will and Norm have one of the best jobs in the world... And don't deserve it at all! They're so boring in every video. Just have Adam and Jamie talking, please. No need for these excitable children. It even looks like Adam gets pretty annoyed at all of their stupid questions haha
Not only that, it seems like they totally suck his ass and bleat like sheep at everything he tries to explain or talk about. I like Adam, let the man geek out on something without offering to pilot a bandwagon on his behalf. Of course, this is only my opinion and means nothing to anyone but me :)
Exactly what I think too! Adam will be explaining something and they interrupt with stupid questions... Adam could host Tested single handedly and it would be way better
You guys are aware that Will and Norm are the original creators of Tested right?
Hmm, I feel like they're stuck on interviewer mode.
It's pretty amazing that they've got Adam and Jamie on board. But in the episodes where Adam is on it, it really doesn't seem like they have anything to offer, and it feels more like an interview. That's why it always feels awkward possibly? It just feels like there's an experience and skill difference between Norm, Will, and Adam. I don't know how they could possibly resolve such an issue. Other than to get experience, and be as interesting as Adam is.
Im pretty sure they're all friends. Agree that sometimes they don't add much, though sometimes they do.
It's a magazine Will and also dazzle camouflage.
I like the security tags on the vests. As if you couldn't be more obvious trying to walk out with it on.
clipazine
*glockazine
600 round assault glockazine
TheLegend27 holy shit this made my night
This is my local surplus store!!! I love this place!
Did you make an offer on the tank?
Lot of nice surplus items. Wish our surplus store were like that here.
They go to one of the coolest surplus stores in all of California that has some of the most AWESOME vintage military gear & they show us a vest you can buy brand new on Amazon for about $60. *facepalm* Well at least you guys showed off the tank.
Just looked up 99% Invisible (thanks Will!) Interesting site/ show!
hey, in America i assume tanks also counts as open carry, right?
+Frederik Olsen Or concealed if you have a permit. If you paint it in tactical scary black it will be invisible.
+Frederik Olsen The guns are rendered unable to fire.
It's legal to own a tank in the US
i would love to go shopping with Adam to a surplus store or antique or any other whacky neat place i love all kinds of neat places like that and as an artist and a collector i think we would have a good time like will and norm looking at all sorts of cool stuff
the only shit norm knows is legos
Love the woodland camo combat shirts. I turn them into vests and wear them to work most the time
I was wondering why this guy was talking about clips, and then I realized he was talking about magazines.
Did you really? I love guns and still slip up and say clip sometimes.
maaaan my heart pumps up if I'm in such stores
This video should have been longer.
It’s so amazing what these guys simply don’t know. And the tank has street pads on it.
"BAKERSFIELD?!?!"
-Tom Hanks
You can actually buy tanks, and drive them in the street as long as you put rubber treads and make sure the gun is not operational. You can make the gun operational also in most states with a NFA tax stamp.
Hehe, gives a new meaning to "open carry"...
Ironically, it's harder to get functional machine guns on a tank than a functional main cannon.
This is way better than Aussie disposals
Aussie Disposal stores are dying out, the Australian Military are not selling off their old gear anymore. All the stores are closing or becoming regular camping stores, selling the same low quality crap as the chain places.
Yeah they're not bad, there are still about 3 decent ones around Brisbane. But there are at least, 4 or 5 that have closed in the last year or two.
Yeah, I wish there was more surplus gear at Aussie Disposals. I imagine import/quarantine make it hard here, military gear tends to be pretty dirty.
Beautiful store it reminds me of “Alameda Army Navy Surplus”.
Yes, the pistol sized magazine pouch is for.... CLIPS! omg. :(
*****
I am a grandparent. And I have an ECDL, ECDL advanced, A+ and an HNC in computer networking. Oh was also in the Engineers (104 field squadron- 71 Engineer regiment- Royal Engineers) so I can talk military tech too. Do not be so quick to generalise.
*****
51. Nor mine. You can do what you want however I don't have to read it.
Cheezsoup Yeah you're not a very old grandparent, my dad is 53 and he was in REME and is proficient computer user, taught me all I know
2:27 That's a GSH-6 Helmet! Used by Russian pilots in the late 1960's.
If you don't like the plastic details, such as the big plastic clamp and the light blue ring around the glass, look for a GSh-6M, which is almost identical, but the details are steel instead of plastic, and the hose is on the other side.
Awesome helmet!
I wish there was a guide about how to get rid of the surplus smell though.
Buy the tank, heck just rent it for a few hours.
Surplus stores are awesome.!
Needs the A-Team music.... :)
Jacket aficionado I'm not, but I always have an eye out for those long, heavy woolen overcoats when I'm in a surplus store. Pop the collar up when it's raining and arrive warm with dry pants. The blue navy ones are hard to find.
mags not clips
It’s magazine, not clip. A clip is a strip of steel with ammunition rounds attached to it from the back, and the clip can be inserted into a magazine instead of having to load individual rounds hence taking longer. Clips were also used to just insert straight into a gun(older semiautomatic guns that didn’t use magazines).
I live in Bakersfield......
Cherry the Skrublord me too dude!!! lets hang some time
I've been to that shop. Was a great place to get a bunch of gear for paintball and airsoft.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA I LIVE HERE
Justin Hernandez me too bro we should hang out some time
Izzy Valdes what part of town u live in
East side. You?
Izzy Valdes south west
same
That's a British Chieftain Main Battle Tank , used from the cold war up into the 90s where it was replaced by the challenger 1
Haha, I think Will watches Veritasium...
looks like a badass surplus store!
This was great . more like this please
He called magazine pouches "clip guys."
That's California, for you.
The Interesting Nobody and, yet, Adam savage has fired more weapons than you ever will. Funny that.
No way adam savage at my favorite store to go to of all places
1:51 clips?? clips?!? ;)
Yes. Some guns use clips, others use magazines.
Mr BubbaSkeeter yes, but the fact is he meant magazine when saying clips since those vests are made to handle magazines in those pockets.
***** SKS stripper clips would fit in there as if they were designed for it. There is no way to know what he truly meant, we can only speculate.
Mr BubbaSkeeter No, they would not fit. A double stack .45 is a tight fit in those pouches, let alone a stripper clip with 56mm long rounds. As to what Will was talking about it is as simple as that he doesn't have a clue what he is talking about.
MisterCIA Sorry but you are wrong, an SKS clip would fit in there like a glove.
They actually make rubber treads for tanks so you can take them on roads and do less damage, ya just have to remember to switch out your treads if you want to go off road
magazine....fucking magazine not clip
In those pockets goes a magazine yes,but guns also take clips.
That depends on the gun.
I love to call them clips just to piss dickwads like you off.
phlodel you like to be wrong, ok buddy
¿Por que no los dos? Clips will fit in there too after all
I used to love working in a surplus shop
I like the confederate flag 0:57
this is heaven for me
MAGAZINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey! My home town surplus store! I have yet to find a surplus store as stock and we'll priced as them.
Confederate Flag in a Military store
*triggered*
Rensune it is part of military history
Evan Olivarez That's the joke
Well the Confederates did have great leaders despite being underequiped and not as well trained as the Union soldiers.
Well they were an army, albeit one that got their asses handed to them