meyeri
PMA Member
So recently I was optic/rangefinder shopping and it was frustrating to me how basically all rifle scopes, rangefinders and red dots at the entry to mid level price range are made in China, Phillipines or Japan. Even Leupold's products are made elsewhere now, unless you buy the really high end stuff. This also carries over to trail cams, all basically made in China. Even a lot of tree stand companies are contracted out and made in China now.
I know lone wolf custom gear, Novix and several others are still made in the USA. I'm pretty sure once GSM gets ahold of a company they start making the stuff overseas; Hawk, Muddy, big game treestands, etc. I understand that's business, but the pandemic brought to light the issue of supply chain and how dependent we are on other countries for a lot of goods.
Anyway, I'm curious how important country of origin is to other outdoorsman?
I try to spend the extra money to support American made products when I can, but companies like Vortex with unlimited lifetime warranties make it hard to justify other products sometimes.
Anyway, just something to think about when you're shopping for new gear. I'm not affiliated with any company but I am always looking for Quality American made gear, so any recommendations for other American made products would be appreciated. Treestands, optics, backpacks, clothing, you name it, what are good American made companies you would recommend?
I know lone wolf custom gear, Novix and several others are still made in the USA. I'm pretty sure once GSM gets ahold of a company they start making the stuff overseas; Hawk, Muddy, big game treestands, etc. I understand that's business, but the pandemic brought to light the issue of supply chain and how dependent we are on other countries for a lot of goods.
Anyway, I'm curious how important country of origin is to other outdoorsman?
I try to spend the extra money to support American made products when I can, but companies like Vortex with unlimited lifetime warranties make it hard to justify other products sometimes.
Anyway, just something to think about when you're shopping for new gear. I'm not affiliated with any company but I am always looking for Quality American made gear, so any recommendations for other American made products would be appreciated. Treestands, optics, backpacks, clothing, you name it, what are good American made companies you would recommend?