The high winds were particularly hard on Tent City Monday, where two thirds of the tents blew over or were taken down, but the residents have just received a gift that should help them cope with high ...

Old, dusty, olive-drab military vehicles sit outside Rugged Earth Sports near the Circle on Mobile Highway. In a lot next to the store, there are large, faded command-sized tents large enough to ...

The tents were set up in a matter of hours and will be completed sometime Wednesday. They were paid for with military surplus, not tax dollars, and will be used for whatever is needed.

The business, Sword & Plough, upcycles military surplus items into luxury handbags and backpacks — and hopes to bridge the military-civilian divide.

The Bunker, 1214 Court, carries original-issue military gear including clothing, boots, tents, bags and more. The store also carries collectible items such as ribbons and medals.

OK, they also sell other army surplus, including sleeping bags, cots, generators, water heaters and tarps, but they bill themselves as the “largest supplier of surplus military tents in U.S.A.” ...