I just placed and order with an online store that sells knifes, swords, military surplus and such, and I kinda fucked up the order. They had a bunch of gas masks like half off and I decided to get some with the money I had left on the prepaid card I got the other day to use to order computer parts. Well, I thought maybe I'd get multiples of a couple of them and give them away as Christmas gifts to my little brother and friend, both of whom really like the mask I have now. I ended up deciding not to order the multiples, at least not right now. Problem is I forgot to change the number of items in the cart. Now I have almost $100 in gas masks set to be shipped tomorrow(Along with a water bottle, a old Czech helmet, and a knockoff Mora knife that was literally $1).
Unfortunately I can't cancel the order online. I'm gonna try calling tomorrow to see if I can either cancel or change the order. If not, or if they want to charge a ridiculous fee for doing so, then fuck it I'll just go with it and do as I originally thought and give them away at Christmas. Should go well since one is identical to a mask that appears in Fallout 4, which both my friend and little brother love.
are they functional masks or not? the surplus i worked in last year sold them but they were decomissioned, so couldn't be used. i'd be very curious to see them. naturally, you can always sell them to airsoft and cosplay enthusiasts, depending on how many you got.
Technically functional but past their expiration date, meaning they
might work if you really needed them. I wouldn't trust them in a serious situation, but fine for dust and probably smoke of some types. If you were in a bad situation it'd probably be better than nothing and at least reduce exposure if nothing else. The site explicitly says these are for display and costume use only and that any use in a remotely hazardous situation is at your own risk. I've got plenty of mileage out of the one I have now as a Halloween costume.
I was able to cancel the order and haven't reordered yet, I'm waiting for another 25% off sale to come around (like once a week at this site).
Here's links to the pages for all of them. They ship internationally (Which surprised me) if you're interested. Of course I'm sure a large number of items they sell are probably restricted in various countries, but I doubt gasmasks are among them.
Czech mask with round filter $13 USD for two with a buy one, get one free deal (Appears as "Gasmask w/ Goggles" in Fallout 4):
LinkOther Czech mask based on US mask $20 USD (Another version with drinking tube is sold):
LinkRussian mask with hose $13 USD (Another version without hose is also sold):
LinkLink to full gasmask selection:
Link Unfortunately new, functional, military or similar grade masks are a few hundred dollars and a new filter is about $70 each.
I used my Israeli mask when sanding the old paint of the hood of my truck when I first got it and the paint was flaking from long term sun exposure. By the end my shirt was pink from the red paint dust and soaking wet from moisture blown out the exhaust port of the air powered sander. One of those cheap paper dust masks would have worked, but I didn't have one on hand and didn't feel like going and getting some from the store. I though I might as well go overkill instead of have paint dust in my nose for a week.