Seems the shell we have to wear &(need to!), has very little to do with made in America. All the big outfits selling clothing have went overseas. Seems as they didnt reduce their prices though. Profit is not a dirty word, although when it comes to the detriment of our country I DO HAVE A ISSUE.
I have worked in retail sporting goods most of my whole life.
So this thread is to ask what clothing lines are you purchasing MADE IN AMERICA. Because I refuse to funnel anymore moneys to mostly hostiles for the clothes on my back.
So what are you buying for hunting clothing made in AMERICA?
Brent
As a dealer for Day One Camouflage, these American made products are all Quality.
Thanks Joe, I know there is still some great stuff made here. But I have not been able to keep track of our American made clothing. I will look at there line. I will send ya a PM if I can't find them on the web. And better yet send ya a order.
:thumbsup: Brent
I've been buying all of my hunting clothes from the GoodWill store. I may not be able to control where it was made.....
But when I buy it,MY money goes into American Hands.
Not sure if they still make camo but Clarkfield used to Mfg here in MN the Sticks 'N Limbs.
Lots of Pendleton from the thrift stores.
Dayone and Gray Wolf woolens. I currently have no Dayone......it shrunk! O.K. I might have gotten a little bigger....o.k. alot bigger! My Gray Wolf in wolfskin and woll is to notch stuff. Mike
Chuck its funny you say that, because I just had that revaluation this weekend. I'm a little slow sometimes! Its dang hard to buy anything not made in CHINA ANYWHERE of any thing. So going to Goodwill and I was in one this weekend at least supports our country. And not a dime goes to them again. And I also have found some really nice old goodies in them!
I have other hunting clothes, but just about all I wear anymore is Gray Wolf. Wolfskin when it's warm, and woolens when the temps dip in the fall.
Great quality, and hand made right here in Wisconsin!
Mr. hormoan,
Filson's.
Best Wishes
It's a two-edged sword my friend. Many here who are trying to make a living, require those imports to fuel the economy and their very livelihood. This didn't happen lately....it started in the 1950's predominately and grows exponentially every year. The consumer demands for goods at lower prices creates imports, and only consumer demands will change it. I also buy most of my things from Goodwill Stores.
I agree with you George, although its way beyond time,its a ONE EDGED SWORD. In the well being with America I will not sharpen my sword with another. There is no one else looking out for you or me. Except me and you.
So what American made hunting clothing are you buying?
HORMOAN I CAN RELATE.I WENT TO CABELAS FOR SOME BOOTS ALMOST ALL OF THEM SAID MADE IN CHINA.I'M STILL LOOKEN.I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU LOOKEN OUT FOR THE USA.THANKS JAMES :thumbsup:
I bought the some of the last Danners made in America couple pair actually. I have a couple decades plus before I need boots. Hope I outlive them! I wonder if anyone will be hunting items made in china, Down the road :readit: in any future.
Wolverines made in Michigan, boots that is. Thanks James!! Keep looking out for us!
Filson - Even the wool they use is local. If you are ever in Seattle go to their store and watch them make cloths.
Hey Brent,
It's warm enough in Arizona all you need is enough deer skin to make a loin cloth! I'm sure someone on here got some they will send you. :goldtooth:
There are way too many issues to discuss about China than are appropriate here on the TG. However, take heart, recently China has imposed new environmental and labor laws that will even the playing field a bit. Not enough to move textiles back here but at least enough to keep some other stuff from moving. In the past 12 months, China has actually begun exporting inflation vs. the deflation they have exported in the past. This is bad news for the consumer in the short term but may be good news for the worker in the long term. Unfortunately, the worker is the consumer. Talk about double edged sword.
Now, India...that's another story.
Mr. Stinson, please send some moose hide, I'll need some cactus\\rattlesnake deflectors also :biglaugh:
I am having a pair of Russell Moccassain boots made, should be here next week, handmade in America. Also just purchased a Pendleton wool cruiser in black and red plaid. I have worn government issue camo or Wolfskin predator for the past 12 years. I must have had a brain infarctlet last month when I bought some Sitka gear pants and t-shirt. Must not have been thinking about the country of orgin at the time.
day one and gray wolf clothes is mostly what i am wearing now days
doug77
Yor options are seriously limited if you stick with American Made items.
Especially if you are allergic to wool.
Dartwick check out Joe Skipp's line of clothing he is a sponsor here and posted on the first page. He carries Day One Camouflage which is nice stuff JMO. It is time we limited ourselves or went with out? No we do have choices, we just need to look\\hunt a little harder. Not a problem for us! :D
John remember ya can send it back :thumbsup:
King of the Mountain.
It's a shame the 2 good 'ole boys down south took everything overseas. I'm buying more military surplus.
Not sure if these are all still made here but look at Filson, Pendleton, Johnson Woolen Mills and Pointer Brand. Know that Woolrich started making a lot of stuff overseas, but think they still manufacture some items in Pennsylvania.
Is Sitka Gear made here or overseas? Anyone know?
Sleeping Indian. They also make cotton products for those of you alergic to wool.
hormoan....half the folks here shoot Carbon Express arrows....guess where they are made. I shoot wood and aluminum made in the USA. I drive a Silverado, a Cavalier and a Chrysler...all have imported parts but are USA made. What American made appliances do you have in the house? Tele...Cell Phone...Air Conditioners, etc.? By the way, I buy my hunting clothes at Good Will mostly, as I menioned, it's about the only place to get American made clothing around here.
As a corporate communications officer, you probably make a nice salary and can afford to be more selective than those who are scraping to pay their bills. Sometimes it's about being frugal in order to function in an inflationary time. Folks here in rural Pa. are struggling to keep their families fed, bills paid and get back and forth to work. Corporate America has lost touch with those folks, putting bottom line ahead of anything else. The average wage here is less than $26,000 a year for family.
That being said, I'll be checking Goodwill again this week for some jeans and shirts for hunting.
Will see what's on the tag when I get there.
As a Canadian I believe that both USA and Canadian made products are of the highest quality and It gives me a feeling of loyalty to purchase and use either one.
I try to buy US products even when they are higher in price when I can find them and they are of equal quality to the stuff that is made overseas. It's not always possible, I don't like it but have to deal with it.
I have a Filson coat (Double Mac), it's been used for 4-5 years and looks as good as it did when I first bought it. I also use surplus wool. I buy Gold Tips, made in the USA. Nearly the same price as CE. They tried making them in Mexico, but moved back to the US I believe.
The dirty little secret is that we are all part of Corporate America. Anyone who has a 401k, IRA or anything invested in the stock market is part of Corporate America. We buy stocks, expect them to rise in value. That puts pressure on CEO's board of directors to make companies profitable. I laugh everytime people talk about big business out to get us, most of us own those big businesses (through the stock market) and we want them to be profitable or else we'll fall on our face when it comes to retirement. It isn't just software guys like me, but my retired grandfather who farmed, hauled water, and did a lot of other jobs to make ends meet.
Not trying to start a fight, just trying to straighten things out like others have.
Jason
Sitga gear is NOT American made, I had a jacket and pants, and thats one reason I sold it, I was very suprised and disappointed to see that.
I was tryin to find a good American set of rain gear, I called Cabelas and they told me ALL thier rain gear is made "overseas" I also have a REAL issue with Chinese stuff and have done my best to avoid it at all costs. But it is difficult to find American stuff now days. Winter wear, sleepin Indian, warm weather I mainly wear military stuff... good for you for payin attention to this...
My Bean, Woolrich, Filson and KOM wool are all made in America. Aside from that, it's getting very difficult to buy anything anymore that isn't made in China, India, Bangladesch, South Korea, etc. But I try. That's one of the reasons I don't shop at Wally World.
This thread was not suppose to be a political one only exception was. What companies you are supporting in hunting clothing still made in America. I have not done as much as I should have in the past. So I'm as guilty as anyone.
I believe its way past time. We as a group change that as much as we can. So lets please try and get back to a list of American made clothing. So we as a group, know what choices we do have.
And thanks for all of your suggestions! :thumbsup:
Anybody have any experience with Patriot made rain wear?? No camo's but they do have some good solid colors.
Jason....most folks out here in rural Pa. don't own stocks, and most are just lucky to have a 401K anymore....many have to fund their own retirement totally, or just rely on S.S. The business of business is controlled wholly by the consumer....demand for cheap goods, that we can't provide apparently.
By the way....I do buy USA when I can, but I'm not blind to others needs either. Many of my friends work for industry or retail that make their profits from imports.
The Pendleton wool shirts we purchase a couple of months ago were made in China. Didn't know it until the package arrived. Sad day.
Best Wishes
Mr. George, it isn't just rural PA, it's that way down here too. I don't own any stocks and I don't have a 401K. And I'm not the only one.
I saw on another trad site some wool clothing that will be coming out early '09 the thread said. I looked closely and the tag read, I believe, "Classic Bowman". I wont help you this season but maybe bext year. I agree, it is tough to buy American. I'm diggin' the idea of shopping at Goodwill. Been there once and will have to go back.
Thinking about buying one of Ron LaClair's longhunter shirts this fall when they are available....
nocams
I think all the Stormy Kromer stuff is still made in Ironwood, MI. I have a couple of their wool hats and a great wool vest from them (only wool vest mfgr. I can find who makes tall sizes)!
Kromer Vest (http://www.stormykromer.com/product/jackets.asp?type=vests#)
They have good looking flannel shirts with two nice plaid patterns.
Plaid shirts (http://www.stormykromer.com/product/shirts.asp?type=plaid#)
I have a buddie who is a ranch hand at one of the larger spreads in the county. He has hats, shirts, vests and a really nice grey coat all made by Kromer. He's had them for years (and they look it) and says they are the only wool stuff he will ever wear. Guess when you are getting thrown off horses and dragged around by steers all day long for a living, it is a good testiment to the durability of clothing.
'Course "He's never been one to quit on a garment, just because it has a little age on it..."
OkKeith
I am planning to make an extralong wool Mackinaw/cruiser type jacket. I bought some (4) surplus Swiss army blankets because I like the heavier wool fabric compared to the US Gov issue blankets. I have ordered a new shuttlehook for my sewing machine but don't know if I will have time to get this garmet made when the parts come in before elk season this year.
We are headed toward one worldwide economy, actually already a part of it. The garment you purchase from your American retailer, that is made for your American owned company that contracts their work overseas still benefits the American company owner and American retailer. Much of the stuff you can get through goodwill (levis for instance) was made overseas. What's the difference if you buy from goodwill or Cabelas if the country of orgin was other than the USA?
The last dozen cars or so that I have bought have all been Ford, GM, Dodge or Chrysler products. I have been told that most of the parts were made overseas or partially assembled overseas. What are we to do? Its coming to one world economy.
I go along with greywolf woolen. Just got a set of his wolfskins products
I have taken to making a lot of my own stuff. Surplus wool blankets can make good coats vests and pull-overs.
IDEA: How about a thread for folks to show their homemade hunting clothes.
Whadda ya think?
OkKeith
Predator camouflage for me. I bought 10 pairs of each camo pattern in matching outfits (hats, shirts, pants) in Spring Green, Fall Gray and the now discontinued Fall Brown. Have enough to last me the rest of my lifetime. I don't care for their Brown Deception.
This past Christmas I got both a Filson vest and one of Ron LaClair's longhunter shirts - great stuff!
I heard this quote on the radio today:
"I do not prize the word "cheap". It is not a badge of honor. It is a symbol of despair. Cheap prices make for cheap goods; cheap goods make for cheap men; and cheap men make for a cheap country."
William McKinley 25th President of the United States of America (1896-1901)
I bought some patterns from Northwest traders in Enon, Ohio. I'm having several wool shirts shirts made from wool blankets that have been in the family for years and not used anymore. That's what I'm wearing this season.
Danny
Daddy Bear...Nice quote, but in McKinley's time, everything was "cheap." 8^). He was probably puffing a penny cigar when he penned that.
Not sure if they still make camo but Clarkfield used to Mfg here in MN the Sticks 'N Limbs.
Yes Sticks N'Limbs is still made by Clarkfield Outdoors and Day One will be using the Snow Sticks N'Limbs this year as well.
I went up there to meet with Berdette of Clarkfield about Sticks N'Limbs and being one of the few garment makers in the US. It was great to talk to him and his point of view.
I know for a fact Enigma Camo is made entirely in the USA, Well except maybe for the zippers and buttons and such. But the fabric (Wolfskin) Is made and Printed in Mississippi, Patterns are Cut in Pennsylvania, and the garments are sewed in PA and Wisconsin. Give Chuck Pensyl a call he is a great guy to do business with. You can see more about the clothes. I have been using the clothes extensively for 3 years now and couldn't be happier. The toughest hunting clothes I have ever owned hands down.
Also for the person that posted about Woolrich being made in the US. Sorry hate to break this to you but 99% of all Woolrich products are made overseas now. I currently live about 25 miles from Woolrich, PA where the company is based and with the exceptions of a small number of small facilities in and around Woolrich, PA everything else is made overseas. Basically what is made here is some blankets and other small things. Even the famous Woolrich Plaid garments are made overseas. I have some friends who work for them here in PA, so its straight from the horses mouth. Its sad to see what a great company Woolrich used to be have to go overseas to stay afloat.
Thanks for the heads up on the Enigma Camo. Nice looking stuff and made with Wolf Skin :thumbsup:
Brent