American-Made Products

Steven Alexander

Steven Alexander

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I just had an ad pop up of a US company who is attempting to use only US-based materials for their finished products. I intend to purchase a few of their items and see how they hold up. These items aren't cheap $, but I will gladly pay a bit more for a company that puts American's to work making an actual product. I have zero affiliation with this company. I just saw their ad, and it got me thinking about what other companies are still practicing this "US-only-made" approach. Can you think of any?

 
Yoder Smokers are American made! Spendy but worth every penny. We got tired of buying a new grill every five years or do. One of the best investments we've ever made! We purchased the Y480 pellet grill with competition cart and absolutely love it. RM

American Made BBQ Smokers & Grills

Yoder Smokers are designed for years of of heavy use. We construct our line of competition-grade smoker pits in America, backed with a 10 year warranty.
www.yodersmokers.com
 
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Steven Alexander said:
I just had an ad pop up of a US company who is attempting to use only US-based materials for their finished products. I intend to purchase a few of their items and see how they hold up. These items aren't cheap $, but I will gladly pay a bit more for a company that puts American's to work making an actual product. I have zero affiliation with this company. I just saw their ad, and it got me thinking about what other companies are still practicing this "US-only-made" approach. Can you think of any?

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Honestly this day and age, those prices aren’t as high as I thought they would be. I might order myself some layers.

Tony
 
Atlas Traps are American made and a great investment. Let's face it, we can't do much about declining duck populations, changing flyways, duck counts, overcrowding or any of the other adverse conditions we face as waterfowl hunters. One thing we can change for the better is increasing our hitting percentages. I love mine and have become a much better shotgunner because of it. For the past three years I've been retraining myself to adopt the Churchill method of shooting. We don't see many ducks in Minnesota so making each shot count is important. RM

 
RM Anderson said:
Atlas Traps are American made and a great investment. Let's face it, we can't do much about declining duck populations, changing flyways, duck counts, overcrowding or any of the other adverse conditions we face as waterfowl hunters. One thing we can change for the better is increasing our hitting percentages. I love mine and have become a much better shotgunner because of it. For the past three years I've been retraining myself to adopt the Churchill method of shooting. We don't see many ducks in Minnesota so making each shot count is important. RM

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I've got a buddies ProMatic SuperHawk at the house right now. Took some folks out this weekend who had never busted clays before. They had a blast (pun intended). If I buy my own in the future, I will now consider an Atlas. Thanks!
 
RM Anderson said:
Atlas Traps are American made and a great investment. Let's face it, we can't do much about declining duck populations, changing flyways, duck counts, overcrowding or any of the other adverse conditions we face as waterfowl hunters. One thing we can change for the better is increasing our hitting percentages. I love mine and have become a much better shotgunner because of it. For the past three years I've been retraining myself to adopt the Churchill method of shooting. We don't see many ducks in Minnesota so making each shot count is important. RM

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Atlas makes great trap machines. Even better when mounted on a self-propelled mobile base.

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Also makes for fun dog training and a good steadying device. Tuck it behind a bush or blind and shoot a handful of clays over water. If your dog breaks on a clay, there isnt anything to find. If steady, toss a bumper in concert with a clay and shot and pup gets the retrieve reward. Better, yet, with multiple dogs as a tool for training on honoring.

Made in Wisconsin.
 
Shooting clays is great fun! For most of my life I was a serious handgun hunter and practiced religiously. Then my wife and I adopted our GWP, Berta and I switched my efforts to shotguns. I remember my first group of mallards that actually decoyed and how I was so unnerved by a group of birds flying straight at me. Needless to say I emptied my gun without hitting a feather. Ordered the Atlas with remote timer and now am able to practice incoming targets. Almost 10,000 clays though my Atlas Patriot with nary a hiccup. RM
 
Well, I was going to say Stormy Kromer hats, since I was just up there and just bought a couple, but their website says, "nearly all" of their products are made at their factory in Ironwood, MI. I'm figuring their hats are, but some of the outerwear or dog stuff is made by other companies for them.

But they are a local, small/medium business.
 
I have several Stormy Kromer hats. Bald guys need good hats in western NY. I had a issue with the well insulated Rancher that I use for deer hunting. The brim broke in half somehow during the first season of use. I do Not Bend Brims on hats. Sent them a e-mail with photo. Got a reply that they got my e-mail. Never head a peep from them. A month later got a new hat with a note inside saying "Thanks for being a customer and enjoy the new hat". Never asked me return the one that failed. Stromy Kromer is OK in my book and the hats get me compliments. They get the 2 Thumbs Way Up.


Last I knew Zippo, and Case Knives, Bradford PA. were made in the USA. When I worked in the scrap yard at Sharon Steel we would get their rejects to go into the furnaces to make new steel. Both had very high Qualtiy Control Depts. for their products.

my 2 cents
 
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