Is anything made in America any more ?

[SOLOW55]

Helicopters

Full size ,not most scale ones .

[stevo]

Debt.

Stevo

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it sounds hard to be a cowboy

god bless.

It damn sure ain't cheap.

[Trip McNeely]

BTW, Larry Mahan boots are made in Nocona, Tx.

[black50]

i think Harley-Davidson claims that their cycles are 100% american made

I call BS...They may be assembled here in the states but im sure there are a few parts that are from mexico or china

[Denny]

New Balance shoes.
Dr Pepper.

[A_A_G]

About 3 years ago I was shopping at Walmart looking for ANYTHING that was made in the USA. I finally found some cups that actually said "made in the usa" on the pastic wrap.

[dblack1]

Work style boots are hard to find usa made.

My justin cowboy boots are US made. My only non new balance shoes that are made here.

Look for american made jeans. You can buy american made levi jeans at brooks brother for over $150.

[Broncojohnny]

BTW, there was a report a few months back that showed that more manufacturing is coming back to the US. This is partly due to rising transportation costs.

It is going to take a while but more jobs are going to come back here. You can't have 10% wage growth every year AND ship the shit back over the ocean for long before it stops making sense.

I have also read that it is becoming more expensive because the port areas are all built out and any new factory has to be further in, so things have to be trucked to the docks.

[JC316]

Bullydog keyless entry system that I bought was made in the USA. I was shocked since it was electronic.

[mk5.0]

I try to buy all my tools from USA made companies. Second choice Ill buy german made tools.

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You do realize businesses have to make a profit...right? Oh...you don't know how business works you say? Ok that makes sense.

Like I said...if enough people went USA only...that's the route companies would take. It's consumer directed. But no...Americans Are too cheap and think everything should be cheap AND support their cause.

I know how business works. They are there to make money. That still doesn't clear them of all responsibilty for the jobs they ship overseas to increase their proft margins. You make it sound like they are innocent bystanders.

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BTW, Larry Mahan boots are made in Nocona, Tx.

Years ago, Nocona boots were made in Nocona. I haven't heard and ad for them in years.

https://www.nocona.com/history

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Not written by me. I just stumbled across it.

http://community.artofmanliness.com/group/agoodboot/forum/topics/if-i-wanted-a-really-good?xg_source=activity

For me, I'd say the biggest piece of advice I have is to make sure the boots you get are made in the USA if they're an American brand. American boots made in China or elsewhere is just wrong; I don't care how well-made they are! The brands known as the "Big 3" -- Justin, Tony Lama, and Nocona -- all make most of their boots in the USA, but some individual styles or style lines are made in Mexico or China. You can go to www.justinboots.com and www.tonylama.com and see which styles they make here in the States. As for Nocona, go to www.nocona.com -- any boot that's not made in the USA has a product number that starts with "NB."

Abilene is another boot brand made mostly, if not entirely, in the USA. Ariat is a popular boot brand, but it's made in China. Dan Post is made in Mexico, and I think Durango, Laredo, and Dingo are made in China (all I know is that they're NOT USA-made). And while Frye makes harness boots and engineer boots in the USA, its cowboy boots are made in Mexico.

Lucchese boots are high-end boots, and all of their boots are made in the USA EXCEPT for their "Resistol by Lucchese" line, which are Mexican-made (that line isn't so high-end).

There's also Olathe and Anderson Bean, which, AFAIK, have USA-made styles (I don't know whether or not all of them are made here, though).

Other higher-end boots include Boulet, a Canadian brand, and Sendra, a Spanish brand (but they're made in their own respective countries and not in 3rd world countries).

There are also Mexican boot brands whose names I don't remember but who are surely made in Mexico. Again, that's OK as they're Mexican brands.

As for fitting advice, expect there to be heel slippage at first. Don't try on boots too early or too late in the day, as your feet swell during the course of the day. Different boot brands tend to fit differently; in addition, don't automatically assume your normal shoe size will do for boots. I mean, maybe it will, but then again, maybe not. Finally, you might consider wearing socks made especially for western boots, which are supposed to have more cushioning and are also taller. Unfortunately, they may not always stay up well.

I hope this helps. Sorry it was a bit long.

[Hobie]

I went to look at boots yesterday at a local western store. Picked up a pair of Justin's then Ariat's and Tony Lama's, all made China.I ordered a EagleTac flashlight (web site says EagleTacUSA) got it and in bold letters say assembled in China. Then I get home last night and received a little carry bag from the NRA ,opened it up and what do you know made in China. How bad is it when we can't even make our own cowboy boots here much less anything else ..

If you can sell something for the same price to less and profit more why wouldn't you?