Your favorite "Made in the USA" things

[wavinwayne]

EXCLUDING automobiles, what are your favorite possessions that were, and perhaps still ARE, made in the USA?

My favorite USA made goodies are my:

Craftsman hand tools
Ellsworth mountain bike frame
Thomson mountain bike seat post
Fox mountain bike front fork
Fox mountain bike rear shock
Red Wing work shoes

Pretty much everything else I own came from somewhere in Asia.

 

[moribundman]

Anything made by Litton.

 

[Quest]

ditto Mori!

Hummm...made in da US of A stuff? Allen-Bradly NOS carbon comp resistors, CDE (actually, CDE is more of a Canadian company than US nowadays), Sprague, etc.

Q.

 

[simple_gifts]

Mentioned this twice before but,

Chippewa boots.

 

[Camu Mahubah]

Hornady Ammunition
ATK
Craftsman

 

[Brian Barnhart]

Guitars (Martin, Gibson, Taylor, Santa Cruz, Collings, Larrivee and many others)
Firearms (Ruger, Remington, Colt, Henry)
Tools (Craftsman [some], Stanley [some], Estwing)
Furniture (Amish)
Lawnmower (Grasshopper [some parts not USA])
Homemade Ice Cream Freezer (White Mountain)
Knives (Case, Buck [some]})

I own many other things made in the USA. However, USA made products are often not as readily available as they once were. Some clothing and shoes are still made in the USA, but all the work gloves seem to be made in China now.

Many building products are made in the USA, but relatively few household appliances are still made in the USA. Of course, very few electronic products are made in the USA, and even those that are contain Asian components.

Still, if you are willing to look, many made in the USA items are still available. It just takes a little more looking and a little more money to buy them. Most people don’t care enough to look, price being the deciding in most cases.

 

[Footpounds]

American Eagle Silver Dollars

 

[moribundman]

Originally Posted By: Brian Barnhart
but all the work gloves seem to be made in China now.


At least some Wells Lamont work gloves are Made in USA.

 

[javacontour]

Originally Posted By: wavinwayne
EXCLUDING automobiles, what are your favorite possessions that were, and perhaps still ARE, made in the USA?



Not sure I'd call her my possession, but I'd have to say oilbabe is my favorite Made in USA item

 

[Shannow]

Purolator Filters.

 

[JHZR2]

horses, puppies, kittens and babies.

$20 gold pieces.

hand tools of various and all sorts.

more or less any durable good.

JMH

 

[MarkC]

My Gibson guitar.

 

[mechtech2]

M+M candy.
Craftsman tools.
Girlfriend.
[Since she doesn't go to this forum, I can use the proper order.]

 

[huffmuds9320]

I have a few things around that are Made in USA.

tire pressure gauge (Napa, Schrader Bridgeport, Milton)
Craftsman wrenches and sockets
light bulbs (Lights of America, Sylvania, fluorescent)
various automotive stuff (wash, wax, cleaners)
pens (Bic)
vacuum cleaner (Hoover ~10 years old)
batteries (Duracell, Energizer)
flashlight (Energizer/Eveready)
money of course (coins and bills)

 

[bigbrother8]

KNIVES

and GUNS

whoops that one is a chinese piece of junk

 

[Fester]

I treasure my 110 Buck knife.
Love my Tundra.
My Gerber multi tool.

 

[moribundman]

Nobody owns a Zippo?

 

[Shannow]

I do, but It's lost somewhere between the front and back door.

 

[97f150]

Actually Mori, I was about to put Zippo as my favorite American possession. That and Kool XL's.

 

[CivicFan]

I don't think I have a favorite product and I usually don't care about the country of origin.

I guess the only thing that I have some kind of brand loyalty and is probably made in the US is Mobil1 oil.