Originally Posted by
ChildhoodDream
When I was in the military in Germany they would have what I think they called a Inspector General thing where you were only supposed to have what you were to have so the dumpsters around base would start filling up with the extra gear and such that people wanted rid of as they had no where else to "hide it". I found it interesting how wasteful this was as many items were new or in perfect condition. If it was a military issue item you could find it depending on what dumpsters you looked in as they would many times put stuff from one end of the base in the dumpsters on the other end.
The Germans also had a clean up day once a year where they could put what they wanted rid of out on the curb. You were not supposed to do the "curbco" thing but I and a few others would see what we could find without causing problems. Some Germans didn't care if others salvaged things, but some acted like you were trying to take their daily newspaper.
I found many very interesting items with some having some value as they were old and or collectable.
