Shop Visit - WS Supplies Oxford - Army Surplus Store 

When we were kids my dad used to buy all our clothes at Army and Navy surplus stores . I got really pissed off going to school everyday dressed like a Japanese admiral .

Wow ! Didn’t think these shops still existed and this one is a monster. Their prices look very reasonable and the garments appear to be in excellent condition. This is a place I need to visit!

I used to spend a fortune on hiking and camping gear until I started buying army surplus.

I always loved an army surplus shop and over the years i must have spent a fortune, but the clobber was always great quality, that lasted ages. For twenty years i ran a small gardening/landscaping business and the army gear was the best.

Hi Paul! The green jacket with the silver stripe down the sleeve is German police. They look so cool riding their motorcycles (white back in the 80's) in a motorcade. I was at Bitburg AB when President Reagan visited us with the German Chancellor. I wish I knew about this store when I was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk. I love your country and its people. Great video!

Every small town used to have an army surplus shop, ours did, and I remember buying a USA pack, which were rejects for 50 p, this was back in the mid 70,s, I used it through school, and then a fishing bag/ work bag. I’m sure I’ve got it in the attic ! I’ve bought numerous bags in shops, Internet etc , lucky to last 12 months wear. So I’m back to army surplus, and have a french F2 backpack , and a Czech bread bag, altogether costing less than an ordinary shop bought bag!

I am 63 and remember the good old Army and Navy stores, you’d get some real bargains.

When I was in the UK I got to go to a surplus store Just wished I had more time to visit them.

I'm sure Dave would look absolutely smashing in those shorts and that shirt

Great store, I wish we had something like that over here in Sweden. Fun to hear you discussing the Swedish stoves. All the surplus stores closed down, there's only one left. They're great, but the actual store is tiny and mostly online.

This store is one of THE best military surplus stores I have seen and I, being retired military, have shopped in them around the world. Amazing store! I loved the woodland camo backpack you handled that was 50 quid. That would make a great bushcraft pack with some minor conversions or additions, eg an axe sleeve.

Darlington Street Wigan was good in Late 50's early 60's. I used to buy RAF side hats for 6p each and sell them at school in Culcheth for half a crown. = 2/6p. Para smocks, marine white helmets, web belts with holsters for our Air pistols. Best of all Air force sheep skin and leather bomber command flying jackets when we were old enough for motorbikes. Oh and those USA navy "reefers" jackets I think they were less than £5.

Wow, my eyes is glowing to see all stuff! Nice shop.

Thanks for letting me visit this interesting place. Without your camera I wouldn't have a chance!

The extra details on Dave's choice of undergarments was highly amusing!

That is amazing. Probably the best stocked army surplus store I have ever seen.

Hadn't heard of this place. Will be visiting. Thanks for the post

Been buying stuff from them for the last few years on ebay, I've never seen anywhere else cheaper for a load of their stock. Yeah a lot is used surplus but I've had countless bits of unissued gear from them too.

What a fantastic shop, will definitely be paying a visit, probably spend the whole day there, heaven.

I had a good friend who got sick and had to go into a nursing home. It was really sad. He gave me his stainless Swedish mess kit with the burner & windscreen. I had no clue as to what an alcohol stove was so I turned to RU-vid & found Hiram Cook. The rest is history. Probably one of the best cook sets made.

Northern Michigan here. Love looking at the cooking things. Pretty cool!

Man I wish our military surplus stores here in USA had all that stuff in good shape.

Nice reminiscing 👌

Would love to see you doing more surplus store videos around the country.

I now live in Sweden and have no real Military surplus shops where I live. I loved the army and navy in Chapel Market in Islington. I used to go to school dressed like a WWII general or Tommy Atkins 😂

I LOVE these shops. Wish I had money for a shopping spree. Loved Oxford, love the window shopping. A great little postcard shop there, a great china tea cups place. Never got to go to my step bro's old house (a centuries old pig farm) in Horton cum Studley. He was stationed at Hayford, I think it was near Upper, Lower and Neither Hayford. When he was there my step step nice got to meet the Queen. It was her Silver Jubilee and she stopped at the Nursery where she was. The Queen gave the kids commemorative coins. My niece was like 4 and doesn't really remember it, but still has the coin.

Man,this place has the British Helmets.I wanted to see more of the Boots worn by the British soldiers.

Nice thanks for sharing

nice store or shop nicely displayed gear. thanks

Damn I miss this store. My legs are robed in a pair of their Soldier 95's right now, as I watch this. My little bro, 6'6", still has my old snugpak self inflating matt I bought there years ago.

Awsome store!

In the fifties and sixties US combat jackets for work… genuine Erwin flying jackets to keep warm in the winter and Parker’s….(modes). were very common buys, also gun barrel cases, sheath knives etc, a treasure trove of some really good gear.

Just subscribed. I'm from America, And I don't see much British Military stuff. Glad to stumble across this channel. :)

Live 10 minutes from that shop and it’s good if you want Camo but bad if your looking for plate carriers helmets gasmasks and useful kit.

Just started a dog walking business. Looks the place for some winter gear.

In the United States we have Tractor Supply store...a place that specializes in stuff used for ranchers and farmers...lots of stuff that you can use for camping. Might be a thing to see if there's an equivalent type store on your side of the pond. 😜

Thats a treasure trove of goodies, Good amount of Flecktarn Trousers aswell, Just found the ebay so Im on the hunt for some good stuff. Cheers Paul

Me encanta todo lo referente a uniformes militares. En especial los del ejército británico, estadounidense, ....

I didn't see the video I got fed up with the adverts before the video even started.

Looks like a great store and will pop in to see for myself. What you should have done is grabbed on of the shop staff to take you aroundnthey could then describe to you what they have.

Shame it's closed down now

Nice look at an army disposal store in UK.

I bought a few things from there, great shop. I'll be buying more stuff from there soon. Oh watch out for the toll bridge near there though lol.

wow what a great shop, love the shop vids 👍

They are closing down! Go now whilst you can!!

Got french gortex cce jacket , also olive m65 , camo m65 , plus Korean parka , Polish camo jack , plus flying jacket in black ,green orange insides , got every in this shop, Best buy last few years was new la rangers french, great for bush craft , shooting

A lot bigger than the nearest surplus store to me will have to check it out this ks for sharing mate! 👍 Take care Roo

I’m sure this place used to be in the middle of Oxford, my Dad’s from there and when we were kids we used to spend hours in there.

Looks wicked. Have to swing by sometime.

Superb Paul. Next time I am passing through Oxford I will call in for a mooch. Thank you for sharing. Paul :)

Amazing place!! :)

thanks for the link buddy

Buffalo jacket is awesome good video 👍

Im going there soon to get stuff for my role play and army cadets

Go to Malvern chap. It's absolutely fantastic. Even has a ww2 Russian tank .

Paul, I write this without criticism and with one love. Stop trying to put down your mate . Have a look at yourself and be kind. Life is then better for everyone.

Good video.

Nice Video..the Police Uniforms are German by the Way, from Nordrein Westfalen and Bundesgrenzschutz wich is now Bundespolizei

nice shop. Cheers. Kitty.

first thing you pull from the racks is Snugpak :) love their equipment

I would be in heaven in that store😊Thanks for sharing Paul👍

These old thin British army bodywarmers are good: l got 8 of them at a fiver each from a surplus store 20 years ago. I have had one shortened, and l wear it under an oversized denim jacket. The full lengh ones are ideal for wearing under coats, kagools, and jackets for extra warmth, both civi, and military items. The problem today is: they make coats in shops so tight fitting around the arms......that you cannot layer up with a bodywarmer, wheras surplus clothing has plenty of room for layering. I tend to wear stuff out of surplus stores, and vintage stores to. Jeans in particular, are crap compared to the one,s l remember in the 60s and 70s. I find the Austrian M65s tend to be very robust, wheras some of the US M65s tend to be raggy, and the press studs on them are normally broke. Wheras the presstuds on the German items are really robust. Also a lot of it is replica, made in China.

thats my nephew serving

Wow, how much have the Swedish mess kits gone up in price in just 5 years😮

Cheers bushcraft survivalist

incredible how the You Tube "app" decided to put this on my home page WS was a vital place for "stuff" when I lived up there in the 1980's when it was actually "in" Oxford, not "out of town" as it is now sadly some 40 years later army "surplus" stores no longer sell quality army "surplus", instead they mostly sell new made in the far east knock offs. As this video shows, WS is no different.

Nice one Paul, I love a surplus shop, I could of watched another 30 mins... you missed loads of stuff :-( can you go back and film that white arctic coat on the first wall LOL. It was very enjoyable mate. Cheers, Lee

Good prices on those gtx jackets. Water resistant clothing prices have gotten ridiculous outside of the surplus market. Even here in the US our ecwcs gtx jackets are over $100 used and you can really only find them on ebay unless you actually live by a decent surplus store, which I do not. Most surplus stores just carry junk. 20 years ago when my grandpa was still alive (vietnam veteran) he used to take me to a surplus store in the ghetto of South Dallas that was kind of cool but it's probably out of business now or just selling work boots and old mess kits like all the defunct army navy stores around here are now

Maybe in the future when the military switches to new gears and uniform, we’ll be able to get new old stuff from the military

I would subscribe but you have exactly 7.62 subs and I don't want to ruin it.

Hey Paul, amazing prices at that supply shop. I'm from the US and I can't believe how cheap stuff is there. I sure wish we had that kind of selection here in the states. Keep up the great work love the Surplus videos I'm learning a lot thanks again buddy happy holidays

Haha you should buy a crap ton of those jerry cans.

Fpmsl at daves vest n shorts lol a tel ya what ad go in there with a grand n come out in debt hahahaha wish we had stores that big with xxl sizes up here .what a great n different video a enjoyed that atb pal

I wish we still had some decent surplus stores in America but all the ones where I live just sell overpriced junk, fake mres, and mess kits

The Green Police coat is a Older german version

Other than the Bear on top of the mannequins head. It looks the same as a store in the USA, Well we have guns is ours.

Love that italian police jacket

910th like! Thanks for the tour. Good stuff!

I keyed in on the 44 Pattern Webbing Pouches at about 12:16

Only minutes in & I’m droooooling

I'm wanting to get the price on the sleeping bag water proof back .Ah you never said.

There used to be an "army surplus" shop near me. Whilst perusing the stock I did wonder what kind of army orders trousers with a 38" waist.

Would love a DPM wet weather coat and pants.

4:33 John Cleese???? Our "Surplus" store had lots of worn out clothing at top prices. Gone 15 years.

Anyone remember Hugget's in Norwood Junction/ South Norwood? Everything from Radios to field rations.

Hi just come across your video and was wondering if there's any major warehouses in the UK that sells mainly for the US stuff alpha Industries etc

Recommended.

Every surplus store globally seems to be decorated and Kaye’s out by the same exact person 😅

Great video and great channel. Subscribing!

Pull em off the racks,so we can see em. Otherwise, cool vid.

ey amigos porque no tratan de poner o instalar alguna tienda pequena en tijuana para empesar.tal vez pegaria es una sugerencia.ya que tienen buenos y variados productos para los preppers ya que apenas comiensan a practicarlo los mexicanos,es nuevo territorio.

Jacket... Polizei... must be italian... yeah Those Hamburg Carabinieri dress fashionably...

Hi

Is this place still in business in 2022? If so, I expect their gear is flying off the shelf for folks headed to fight or help out otherwise in Ukraine! Great video - thanks for the tour. I think Dave puts up with a lot of guff from you! Ha!

I'm pretty sure it's illegal to sell used German Police jackets with the original POLIZEI of Lower Saxony badge on it 😂

... You did not discuss, the West German,Tan and water(marsh), border guard jackets 😎!.

Not bad, could hv use better lighting n more explanation on more items.. Good store, not too big but good selection, very organise..

Had a shop in Oldham 'Williamson's' sadly now no longer attracted folk from all over

ALL that video and you didn't put you're hand in your pocket to give something back to the shop..... Tight as a Nuns... Enjoyed the video though, cheers bud 🙌🏻

The Swedish military sent all their wool blankets to Africa