How can you equate buying USA made goods with Chinese ones? Anyway... what makes sense to me is: 1st choice: Canadian or US made 2nd choice: Other countries that pay people a real wage 3rd choice: avoid if possible Footwear-wise, I learned recently that many (not all) Blundstones (previously made in Australia and New Zealand) are now made in Asia. Canadian John Fluevog started producing some lines in China, previously made in Europe. Doc Martens moved production to China a bunch of years ago.
Nice thread. I've been looking for the old JC Penny's quality t-shirts--not the new ones. I just can't find anything thick enough these days. I think I'll check out Schaefer Ranch, Pointer Ranch and Prison Blues. In a pinch last year, I bought a Husky Philips#2 screwdriver for almost nothing and it's the best I've had in years. I skip over my Craftsmans to get to it.
for boots can t say enough good things about dayton boot company right here in vancouver bc killer boots and there customer service is second to none
it's getting harder and harder to find QUALITY anywhere in the world. It used to be if it was made in USA, North America, or Western Europe you had a pretty good chance of a quality product. Lately, names you thought you can trust (Levi, Milwaukee, Norton abrasivies, and a ton of others have a tiny sticker somewhere stating their country of origin of China... I can't tell you how pissed off I was when I replaced a broken DeWalt 18v drill with a new Milwaukee. Two weeks after starting using it discovered a "made in china" designation. If we are ever in a war with those people were fucked!!!!!!!!
Get the latest northern catalog.everything made in the states is marked with usa. There is a bunch,but no hand tools
ttt for the newbs. What part of America? I don't trust Bill. Could be Mexico, Central, South, unless it says USA I don't trust him.
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