Made in USA products that work great

[BudRow]

Channellock Pliers

[georgerkahn]

Kind of firearms related, without too much of a stretch -- is a chainsaw holder which bolts on to a tractor, ATV, UTV, or whatever which was designed by and is both built and sold right here (Kansas) in the U.S.A.! For both trail clearing and tree stand work -- be it to build one, or clear limbs/sight pane for commercial ones, this goodie makes getting my saw to site (I have a Kubota BX25D tractor) soooooo much easier as well as safer for me and the saw! The device -- which I highly recommend -- is called the Saw Haul -- and, I'm sure it is (Google) find-able -- I pasted a photo of what comes in the ROPS-attachable kit.
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[osteodoc08]

Many of the Filson products are made here in the US from US sourced products

[Elkins45]

Channellock Pliers

I heard one of their managers on a radio show talking about how they are still competing and still producing here. I went out and bought a new pair or real Channellocks to replace the junky knockoffs I had been using. It was well worth the few extra dollars to get a set of pliers that don’t slip and stay open to where you set them.

[Elkins45]

Believe it or not, there’s at least one company still making watches in America.

https://minutemanwatches.com/pages/about-us

[megasupermagnum]

Kind of firearms related, without too much of a stretch -- is a chainsaw holder which bolts on to a tractor, ATV, UTV, or whatever which was designed by and is both built and sold right here (Kansas) in the U.S.A.! For both trail clearing and tree stand work -- be it to build one, or clear limbs/sight pane for commercial ones, this goodie makes getting my saw to site (I have a Kubota BX25D tractor) soooooo much easier as well as safer for me and the saw! The device -- which I highly recommend -- is called the Saw Haul -- and, I'm sure it is (Google) find-able -- I pasted a photo of what comes in the ROPS-attachable kit.
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That's a good one. On a related note, I race dirtbike, enduro in particular. I don't do it often, but it sure is nice be able to haul a saw with you when clearing trails. I use the mount by Enduro Engineering, which is made in USA. Similar concept, just made to fit the forks of a dirtbike.

Channel Lock is a great American brand. I have most of their line of pliers. One of the most useful tools for outdoor work I've found is the fencing pliers. It's a cutter, hammer, pliers, and more. Nothing else cuts barb wire fence like it. The only thing I have from them that disappointed me was their electrical crimper. The best crimper for small terminals is made by Thomas & Betts (also made in usa). Not the ratcheting one, the pliers type.

[kavemankel]

Just finished a refurb on my dads old Lyman 55 powder measure. It was a solid piece of engineering. Brass metering barrels fit into cast frame without any room for powder to pass by.
This was all done on machines prior to injection molding everything and CNC machines.
After cleaning, media blasting and polishing brass parts to a mirror shine, new bluing on steel parts and switch up from the grey that was barely left on it to orange enamel on the body.
I am so glad that it works so well after years of neglect. She is a beauty of American manufacture and design. It meters and throughs powder so smooth.

[429421Cowboy]

Nick's handmade boots. I have been a user of logger style boots for firefighting for their intended purpose as well as hunting, ranching, doing my natural resources job now and anything else for quite a few years. Used to just wear White's, which are still made in America but the quality started to slip and they got bought by the Japanese company that owns Rebok. Old man wore Whites, brother, all the other guys I fight fire with and so on, but don't like buying something that is advertised as made in America but capitalizes for a foreign company. So I made the switch to Nick's, which depending on who you listen to, is a bunch of the old White's employees. Now they changed their name to "Nick's handmade boots" from "Nick's custom boots" and Frank's boots is where their custom work gets sent. That may be who I go with next time I need a new pair. I still have my White's Smokejumpers and a pair of Nick's Hotshots that make it about two-three years between resoles and can be rebuilt after a few resoles when they need it so I suspect that I may be awhile before I need to try a new set.

[Lloyd Smale]

my 392 dodge challenger for one, The rem classic 300 H&H i used last night to kill 3 deer about as fast as i could wrack the bolt and shoot. The 180 grain sierra prohunter bullet that was gifted to those deer.

[Gewehr-Guy]

Lets not forget about all the great reloading tools still made in America. The dies, moulds, presses, ect, are really quite cheap compared to other commercial precision tools made here.

[redhawk0]

I try my very best not to buy foreign made items...but...it's getting harder. I purchase Cooper Tires for my Chevy's (multiple)...Bought some Andersen doors recently, Cub Cadet lawn equipment, True Temper tools (my brother works for them out of Carlisle, PA)...there are american companies...but you really have to look for them.

I bailed out of the ingot molds when i found out they were manufactured in China....sorry...I don't need them that bad.

redhawk

[John Boy]

Ever see a bullet mold or a decoy call made in China?

[porthos]

everything that Redding makes

[Ozark mike]

My favorite american company would be probably international harvester

[GregLaROCHE]

Fox River socks are my favorite. Glad to know they’re American made.

[winelover]

Fox River socks are my favorite. Glad to know they’re American made.

Maybe............. but the elastic doesn't hold up.

Winelover

[GregLaROCHE]

Maybe............. but the elastic doesn't hold up.

Winelover

I’ve had the elastic give out early on some and others that the elastic lasted until there were holes in the socks.

[alamogunr]

Been wearing Texas jeans for about 15 years. Found out about them on this forum back then. Duluth jeans are definitely not for us senior citizens. They short the zippers about 2". Not good in an emergency.

[megasupermagnum]

Ever see a bullet mold or a decoy call made in China?

I've not seen a Chinese made bullet mold, but there are a number of them from Spain, Russia, and wherever MP molds is from (Slovakia?). I think Jeff Tanner is in England. I'm not sure what you mean by decoy call. I'd say the majority of decoys out there, at least for waterfowl and turkey are made in China. There are a lot of USA made calls, but there are plenty of Chinese calls too.

@Winelover, I've not had my socks fail early. My cold weather socks are the Outdoorsox 100% wool, and most of them are almost a decade old now. I've used a number of their every day work socks, I'm wearing them now, and they last way longer than the Chinese made junk like Haines or Fruit of the Loom. I like to choose the kinds with more acrylic. I don't like cotton that much. The elastic has never failed me. The only way they fail is they get holes, either in the toes or heel.

[Winger Ed.]

Maybe............. but the elastic doesn't hold up.Winelover

Usually the dryer running too hot is what kills elastic.