Miller’s Surplus

This place isn’t just for military items, so don’t be intimidated by the entire room of uniforms, flak jackets, etc. this is a great place to get hiking/​camping supplies. very well priced (sometimes significantly below what you’d find at REI or other travel/​sport stores). I went in looking for some good boots for hiking. The sales staff was helpful in explaining what would work for what I was needing. The only problem is that they didn’t have my sizes. As a woman wearing a size 9, the men’s sizes mostly started at an 8 (and i needed a 7). they did offer to order my size to the store so I could come back to try them later which I thought was nice. But (lazy as I am), I looked up the shoe on amazon, and ordered for next day delivery so I could just try them on at home. I know, I know, I’m the worst! buying thru amazon instead of supporting local stores. but I didn’t want to drive all the way back down just to try on a pair of shoes.
They also have a large selection of bandanas which are $ 2! so I picked up a bunch for stocking stuffers for my motorcycle riding family. great colors that you don’t see everywhere.
Love the woman who usually is working the front counter. Super friendly, fun to talk to, and knows where everything is located in the store.
a fun place to wander through — you never know what you’ll find!

Duffel bags. That’s why I shop here. Seriously, they have every size of duffel bag imaginable. I’m a freak when it comes to organization, and there are some items I don’t like to store in plastic tubs. So when it comes time to stowaway items made out of wool or cashmere, I use duffel bags and small cedar planks to keep things organized, fresh, and moth free. For $ 20, you can purchase a duffel bag large enough to fit a grown man (or a few large wool blankets, as the case may be), and they are plenty sturdy. I have several on hand that I use for other things too, like organizing kids toys, exercise equipment, pet supplies…
But, enough about duffel bags. They carry tons of other things too, like workboots, camping gear, travel items, tools, gear for cold weather. The deals you find here will vary, but generally they are priced cheaper or competitively with other outdoor or sporting goods stores. You’re bound to find something useful here. Definitely worth a visit.
And… Right around the corner from 4^th Avenue, so easy to work into your other shopping or dining activities!

OK, so Miller’s is a mixed bag. Some stuff is priced reasonably, fairly, or I guess competitively. While other stuff is just not a good deal. You can really notice this in their knife section, where you have the typical junk knives (i.e., BUDK stuff that is marked up in price) that appeal to the novice (think huge bowie knives, zombie knives, etc…) along side real working knives (Buck, Gerber, Swiss Army, etc…). If you need help selecting a knife, you’re basically SOL, it’s not that kind of store.
I honestly only go into Miller’s if I know what I’m looking for & want to check their price point on a particular item before buying online. I mean it’s not that hard to find the stuff they carry if you know where to look. I definitely got burned, or ripped off, in terms of their pricing early on. Before I figured out their business model (buy cheap, sell high, & no return policy). I only buy things I know I really need/​want & that I know is quality gear.
Recently I mainly purchase little things for paracord projects or DIY belts for fishing or hunting. Don’t expect great customer service, they’ll assume your a thief if your just browsing (i.e. touching all kinds of stuff), and their return policy basically doesn’t exist. You can’t return stuff, don’t think they’ll make an exception, they wont.

The people in here are fantastic, very helpful and friendly. The biggest selection of items and the prices cant be beat. If they dont have it they will help you find it. I love their selection of paracord.

Military surplus store who calls vets living on the streets, who served this country «bums» and wants them gone. WOW No respect for lives means I hope you get shut down. Maybe you should live on the street for a bit to develop some empathy. You’re pathetic and should no longer consider yourself part of the community. You use «patriotism» to profit then show your true colors by mocking vets who come back and are homeless.

I love Miller’s goods. I’ve spent plenty of money there over the years. But today I had quite a bad experience with the downtown store. I had a bag held for me and on my way had some car troubles. Turns out I couldn’t turn my car off or it wouldn’t restart. I was just a few blocks away so I called Millers, told them my situation and asked if I could pay by credit card so I could run in quickly and just grab it. With a car full of camera equipment and a slipping transmission downtown I obviously could not leave my car for more than a second. But they said no. They couldn’t do a credit card over the phone. Two people told me there was nothing they could do to help me. I asked if somebody could just walk out the front door and get my card to process. The answer was No again. As I sat just outside their windows they refused to try and work something out to help me? Really? What kind if service is that??? Keep your damned bag Miller’s. The only reason I’ve given them 2 stars is because their stuff is so great.

Millers is one of my favorites, The best selection of Dickies and Charhartt.
the staff is super freindly and the manager George, always tries to make his customers happy !!
I Support local businesses whenever possible, Millers is second to none :)

Loads of gear with wide price ranges, decent selection of knives, some actual military surplus, friendly staff.
All in all, as noted in some reviews below, good shop for camping/​hiking needs, but also if you are after some simple utilitarian clothes/​boots.
Also, some really nice cast iron cookware.

I’m writing this because I’m a firm believer in good customer service and treat people with respect. Especially when they are spending hard earned money.
My son had been looking for a good knife and asked to stop by Millers yesterday. He loved the selection and wanted to go back today. We went in the store and the first thing I hear is a woman yelling at staff for throwing something out that she specifically asked them not to touch… not in a back room, in front of all the customers. This just added to the very confusing cluster mess this place is set up to be.
I looked around and a few minutes later, my son came to me and wanted to leave.
Outside he tells me that an elderly employee wouldn’t even answer his questions about the knife. My son is 28, but looks like he is 18, and I have noticed people will treat him like a teenager. This employee wouldn’t even bother to check about the life time warranty my son was asking about. Again, I feel everyone deserves respect. My son wouldn’t go talk to the manager so I did. I also asked the employee if he was the one that talked to my son. Right away he became rude and defensive.
The manager did speak to me and she was apologetic to a point I felt she was just telling me what she thought I wanted to hear. She gives me a 10% card and sort of scooted me out of the store.
Of course my son will never step back in that place. to use her 10% offering. And he found the same exact knife for $ 35 less on line. I have really noticed that people in Tucson retail shops could care less if you are a serious buyer or not. If you want to find a good deal on surplus items, check on line before you make the trip downtown and get treated like crap by some old man that hates his job.

This place is a schizophrenic mess, you can get your 80’s punk on all the way to being the dooms day prepper (or be and punk dooms day preper). Also if you wanna go all comando you can get that goin’ on here as well. There is no shortage of Dickey’s I guess 90’s gangsta wear. Let’s not forget if your a redneck there is a place for you here too. So yes to all of that and more, I have bought camping equipment here to some pretty funky hats. It is a treat to come in a peruse and you might find something you just absolutely cannot live without, and you did not even know before you darkened the doors.

Today was one of the twice-​yearly bike sales in the neighborhood of Miller’s 6^th Avenue store — I parked in the open spot out front. Before I could open my door to get out, a ragged looking character missing several front teeth came up close to my window. Aggressively he demanded, «I want to talk to you.» I had brought a bike for the sale and said I was busy. He demanded that I move my truck because, he said, he owned the store. Quietly, I got my bike out, responding, «Do you own the street?» He bore down on me, in my face, shoving me with his body, shouting and cursing at me to move «this #$%&*¢£ piece of $%#&.» He tore from my hand the printed sign I had made for my bicycle and threw it in the gutter. This continued for a minute or so while a better looking guy — also apparently from the store — stood by watching.
I will never support this store.

An outdoorsy dream come true! Great selection of camping and hiking gear along with the expected military stuff. Picked up everything needed for a week of hiking — first aid kit, survival kit, CamelBak pack for me and a great military-​style pack setup to use a water bladder for the hubby.
The customer service was great from the guys working the floor to the cashiers. Everyone was helpful and friendly.

Large selection of cool stuff. I just spent an hour or so walking around browsing and ended up buying a small ammo can for storage. It’s worth a stop by if you need camping gear or milsurp tactical stuff.

Remember that Robert Duvall movie «Falling Down» when the character who is flipping out walks into a militant crazy gun store? Millers always reminds me of that place. Except, it’s not nutty… at least from what I can tell.
This is a M*A*S*H headquarters, so if you’re really into that kind of stuff, it’s cool! You too can be Hawkeye Pierce (in outfit only… you will need the surgical stuff, and knowledge to do it, elsewhere!). I picked up a cool bio-​chemical suit here once for about $ 20. And I got a gas mask there. Lots of fun stuff!
Miller’s has a very nice selection of everything from outdoor working clothes, camping gear and military stuff. I love coming in here and browsing. The store is huge. The military stuff is especially fun to look at, they have army-​hats and containers and so many fun things to browse. Lots of camping equipment and worker clothes, Dickies etc.
The staff is not pushy and helpful. A lot of biker types come in here for their needs. I’ve bought pants here, cooking supplies and outdoor food, and even a gas mask for a Halloween prop. And good amount of sunglasses.
Back-​in park if you come off the street. Prices are pretty nice for the materials but not always cheap by any means.

I like to poke around in Millers because it’s just plain fun to look at all the stuff they have. They have a great selection of work wear, fatigues, gangsta Dickies, boots, knives, patches, backpacks, military T’s, and camping stuff.
It reminds me of that song from Team America: America, F*&K YEAH! Coming to save the motherf*&kin day, yeah.
The East side location is cool too, but much smaller and less of a selection.

I THINK NOT. I sent an email inquiry to the generic email address on the Miller’ s Surplus website asking if they carried a few different types of boots and a couple hoods. I have yet to hear anything back from them. I emailed them about a year ago and then emailed them again 2 months after that and have never heard anything… I found what I was looking for somewhere else.

Miller’s has what I need to live. Cheap ammo boxes, cheap warm clothes, BDU’s, backpacks, wool blankets, ect.
Pretty standard surplus store with the addition of some non military camping gear.
They will quickly hem all clothing purchased at the store for free on request.
And while I look like a flag burning liberal, the staff has always been friendly and helpful!
One of the places I’d miss if I moved to a smaller town.

The staff is great and they have everything. Camping, work boots and wear, military paraphernalia etc etc. If you are into any of the above this is your store to shop. May be one of the coolest places in Tucson.

Overpriced junk, jungle fatigues, army surplus, all marked up to high end prices. Some of their signs are just plain rude, «If you open this package, we’ll throw you out», etc.
It’s usually empty so if you walk in just to browse, then go out, they suspect you of shoplifting some of the crap in there.
Service stinks too. Mailorder nowdays is less hassle, sorry to say.

I love this place. It’s been around for years (over 50 years)… I can remember coming here with my dad when I was a kid to get camping gear. Located on 6^th Ave and 7^th St., t’s a bit out of the way for us suburbanites, although they have a new store on Craycroft which I haven’t been to yet.
They have all kinds of cool crap here… from military surplus to buck knives to cast iron stew pots. Check out all of the flags hanging from the ceiling. There are always interesting characters milling about too… a great place to check out wierdos. I always think of that scene in «Falling Down» with Michael Douglas where he wanders into a surplus store. «This was used, man! Think about it!»
Pretty decent prices overall, way better than Summit Hut. The last time I was there I needed a CamelBak bag, and they had exactly what I wanted.