TheQuarterMaster first started trading in July of 2013 as Tactical Quarter Master (widely known as TacQM).

It all began in a small room with unpainted walls, a bit of stock and a great idea. With time the shelves went up and were populated with more stock, both sourced as well as manufactured according to our own designs, and we had to continually add more space to our initial premises.

As Tactical Quarter Master, we mainly stocked tactical gear promising “Good Gear for the Good Guys”. Our policy has always been to only sell the stock we physically have on the shelf and that, we believe, makes us who we are. Only when you hold a product in your hand can you guarantee its quality as well as price and delivery time to the customer.

Over the last 6 years we have grown into a true online department store, stocking a wide range of items and realised that we have not only outgrown our physical premises, but our initial idea! Hence, we have decided to re-brand and become TheQuarterMaster® – a store-room that supplies all conceivable gear to enjoy the Great South African outdoors as well as items to keep you and your family safe, secure and prepared for any emergency.

In 2018 we were hit really hard when the online platform we were using (Shopify) unexpectedly banned us. Why, because of some of the items we sell, such as Knives, Paintball items, etc. None of the items were illegal in South Africa! We sucked it up, rebuilt and are still around! 

So TheQuarterMaster has survived a banning, two years of Covid insanity, and well South Africa 2022!