Army Barracks

I really like this place. The store itself is set up in a way that just makes it fun to be in. I buy a lot of sweatshirts and Zippos there, and when I need a pair of gloves or a hat in a pinch, they are affordable enough to buy what you need on the spot. They do sell those weird bumper stickers and stupid T-​shirts no one except a 14 year old would buy, but so does every other business in Salem. There are some really cool finds in there though, worth a look.

The Army Barracks is a typical modern Army surplus store — there’s a little bit of surplus, and a lot of modern reproductions and commercial crap. You’ll always find T-​shirts with ‘pay attention to me’ slogans on them, cheap reproduction swords and knives, airsoft guns, lots of cammo clothing and work wear, and a hodgepodge of other miscellaneous items. It can be a TON of fun to stop in a look around, and occasionally you’ll find something useful, funny or cool, but 9 times out of 10 it’s the same old same old.
I will mention that you can find some great deals on warm winter clothing here. Often they have military surplus pea coats and sweaters with ridiculously low price tags on them. Once I picked up a great British Navy wool sweater for $ 8, and another time I found a mint condition pea coat for $ 20.