Only time I ever ghosted a woman I was dating was due to a concern that she might suicide if our breakup got messy. She was rather emotionally fragile. Spent a couple months trying unsuccessfully to come up with a way to break things off. In the end I changed positions in the company to one where I was working 60+ hours a week and being sent across country regularly.
Not my finest hour, but it did work out for everybody in the end. She got her life together a bit and started dating a well paid Intel engineer who had never been on a date before. He put her on a pedestal and they were married within 18 months. I escaped a relationship from a mental case who was ballooning at a rate of 5-10lbs a month without anybody blaming me for a suicide. Win-win.
I think there’s at least 4 women right now who would be a bit upset if they didn’t get *something.” I’m thinking pretending to rent my dad’s mountain condo and doing a free ski weekend, letting them smoke weed all day, and skiing my ass off. Everyone else gets, like, a sweater
Im a raging insomniac, and used to smoke a shitload of the synthetic weed, blasting two or three carts in a week. Killed my motivation, and when a client’s fundraiser went 15k under estimate (notably, this was under a contract where I got 10% of whatever we raised), I really started to limit it. It also can lead to the development of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. I will do it on very rare occasions now, and won’t say I don’t do it (because there’s at least one person here who can point blank prove otherwise and call me out) but I’m careful.
I can only recite what I was told in person. The water is from a farm in CO, the grain is from a different part of the state. The distillation is in an industrial part of metro Denver. As far as I know they are not NDP.
Does anyone make coffee mugs? Are Yetis or something US made? As for suggestions, just about any AR is going to be made in the USA, as are the Magpul accessories to go with it. Protectionism works.
I’m not sure that it’s capitalism or politics per se, it’s more that we’ve completely warped and debased our culture and no one wants to acknowledge that.
It’s funny because everyone loves to bash Adam Smith and the invisible hand, but his original book was called The Theory of Moral Sentiments, and the Wealth of Nations makes a hell of a lot more sense if you start there.
Makes me miss my first Political Economy course in college where the profs made us read all of this in its original form (plus Marx and the rest) rather than just modern commentary. May be a fun January project to pull the syllabus and make that my reading list
Small veteran owned business located in our Northern WI vacation town. Their waterproof gun cases are excellent as well. Solid guys even if everything is Chinamade.
I remember hearing on a podcast (either daily wire stuff or crowder or something)... they were unable to source American made mugs. Who knows how long they tried, but it strikes me as a tough product to make here.
Fascinating. So I initially thought I hit the jackpot because their insulated plastic mugs are made in the USA and have a lifetime warranty. Their metal travel mugs however are Hecho in Chine, come with a whole host of restrictions about what type of substances can touch them (presumably to keep the heavy metals from leeching out of the pot tin), and only a two year warranty.
If any of our esteemed colleagues here knows, I would love to hear why it is possible to make a plastic mug in the US but not a metal one. I imagine that historically the Chinese spies and their American lickspittles didn't care to destroy the US plastics industry because you can't make gun barrels out of plastic.
Speaking of Japanese steel, Nippon just purchased U.S. Steel. American companies just don't want to invest into American Steel. I have no idea unless its simply that labor is too expensive or the technologies here making steel are too expensive.
I used my plastic Tervis today, first time in a long time. Had it for something like 20 years, still works great. That said, it was never a daily use item like my yeti (hack - spit) coffee mug.
That said, all my yeti stuff was free - work promos and such. Never spent a penny on their stuff.
I went to Outdoor Retailer this spring with the goal of finding Made in USA insulated drinkware. Baring that, made somewhere not China insulated drinkware.
Nueske’s, Oscar’s Smokehouse and Chukar cherries are a few US companies making some good food that I’ve shipped to family and friends as gifts around this time of the year
I would say it depends on why your getting it. If it's for drafting, I'd go with the Rotring. If it's just for use as a pencil? I'd go with the Tactile Turn. I gave out a pen and pencil set last year and they loved it.
I love my rotring pencils, except for how fragile the lead guidance sleeve (I think it's called) is. I don't know how many of those I've bent from even short drops. Maybe I'll have to try the Tactile Turn, it doesn't look as fragile. Of course, it's significantly more expensive.
I typically have been successful unbending them just by eye on a table edge, but if you don't get it pretty perfectly centered, the lead will crack every time you start to write.
I'm a father of 7. The entire subthread that resulted from this comment made me snort whiskey out of my nose. Y'all are some clever motherfuckers. (I'm a motherfucker too, but I'm not clever.)
Everyone acted a fool this year. There are several people whose main Christmas gift will be me not slapping the shit out of them: my relative who got arrested for firing a gun in a crowded bar over a wannabe gang rivalry...my friend who left a half-assembled, 800-lb CNC machine in my garage for far too long...the mechanic who used zip ties to put my inner front CV boots on, instead of metal clamps...
When Kyree and his Lexus LS600h returned to the small town in which he grew up, he was expecting plenty of family drama. But he wasn't expecting a "meet cute" with a small-town veterinarian who has the biggest heart.
Will let you know. Bought them on a black Friday deal, and they came in this week. They are well machined with nice hardware - but admittedly the same could probably be achieved with a few trips to the hardware store for bolts and heavy washers. However, Desert Does It has engineered specific to each vehicle.
4Runner and Tacoma owner love them (my father being one of them). I bought a set for my Ford Explorer - will be putting in (hopefully) this weekend.
I’ve stacked washers, etc, to get the seat base tipped back so I don’t feel like I’m being dumped into the steering wheel. Haven’t tried these, are they adjustable?
Installed over the weekend. Super easy (about 15 min). Glad I went with them vs washers; their machined block provides a good solid base for the seat rails.
I was hemming and hawing over the value of these things, but I think it's there. At $70 they ain't cheap. However, their build quality, ease of install, and made in USA makes up for that.
In terms of improving comfort - for me it's helped. I'm 6' 1'' and I like to sit with the seat at its lowest height setting. So close to the floor; the front is unable to tilt as high as it does when the seat is raised. (Because tilting up the front, lowers the back of the seat, and on the floor, it can't lower anymore.)
With the Seat Jackers I have more height in the front, while setting the seat lower. Is it life changing? No. But it's noticeable and IMO worth buying / installing.
I like supporting the guys at Milspin too. Their metal products are first-rate, and they're also the geniuses behind Fake Mask USA/Fake Mask Worldwide. Their double-incognito masks made getting through the Covidiocy so much easier. I was breathing oxygen through mesh while so many others were suffocating on their own CO2 emissions.
I've been using a hand me down lodge cast iron pan a lot more lately. It's one of those "created centuries ago, but still works wonderfully" items which makes me wonder why the limited-life non-stick pans dwarf a cast iron (in terms of brands and models) on the rack of any store. The silicone handle covers are a nice addition to a lodge, which some of the new ones come with.
It shouldn't be a health problem, probably less of an issue than ingesting aluminum. The reason why Teflon is non-stick is because it's an incredibly stable and non-reactive compound. Flourine is highly reactive but it's so electronegative that when bonded to other elements or molecules those bonds are very , very strong.
Edit: I should add that because fluropolymers are so non-reactive that it was a bit of a challenge to create non-stick coatings that stuck to the substrate. Apparently it's done with electrostatic powder coating.
Is it polished? I know it's an option but haven't tried myself. I can't recall the company name, but there is a high end cast iron made in usa which is sold with a polished finish.
Make eggs in the lodge often and have no issues with cleaning. The disposable aspect made me switch to stainless steel. Not the same, but works well enough.
I've found if you cook your bacon first and leave the fat in the pan the eggs come out great, the key is lots of lubrication and a hot pan.
Somehow I get pushed cast iron fandom pages on the social media and it would seem a lot of the people interested enough in posting to those groups take a flap disk to their Lodge pans to smooth out the finish.
My camping gear contains some 1920s era cast iron pans. Every few years they get some moisture on them in the off season and require cleaning with a flap disk on a angle grinder before the first camp trip. Doing dishes man style.
Lodge has started moving some manufacturing overseas. Check the label. That said, I'm not a fan of the rough cooking surface on the Lodges. You really need a smooth machined surface and that costs extra.
For high-end machined cast iron there is Field Company out of NY (they use a lighter weight alloy) and Smithey Ironware (absolutely gorgeous).
I wanted a ceramic coated cast iron dutch oven. 99% of them are made in China, even Lodge. They have a kinda mea culpa desperation thing on their website about how they really researched it and all the quality control they put in place. Anyway, ended up getting it anyway, cooks wonderfully. But yeah, China. I think all their basic cast iron is still USA though.
Lodge's website has a big NEW badge on USA Enamel Dutch Ovens. One one size, naturally in Red, White, or Blue.
We have several Made in France enameled cast iron pieces from Staub, and they're excellent. The "Everything Pan" (3.5qt 12" braiser with glass lid) lives on our stove and is the default pan for everything that fits. Pretty much the only time I reach for something else is boiling pasta, soup, and braises big enough to need the dutch oven.
https://recycledfirefighter.com for wallets, duffel bags, backpacks, EDC stuff, etc. that are made in the USA. Bought myself a front pocket wallet a few years back made out of military boot leather and just got my son a wallet made out of old fire hose for his birthday. Those should last a long time...
I’m a big fan of ultra thin wallets, and the recycled sailcloth wallets made by Flowfold in Maine are great. I have had one for a few years now and the sailcloth shows no wear and seems to be pretty indestructible. They make sailcloth bags and pack, too.
I have a Spyderco Native 5 that I’m very, very fond of (but I don’t have very large hands, if I did, I’d probably go with a different Spyderco).
I’ve had an Enso silicone ring as a wedding band for six or seven years which is worn down from daily wear. It still looks nice and they’ll replace it if it snaps but I didn’t want to wait until then so I ordered myself a couple more rings and one for the wife that she really likes.
I’m also fond of a lot of the Noodler’s fountain pen inks. Have Dostoyevsky in my Pilot VP right now.
I've owned two Spydercos; the spoon clips have a nasty habit of snagging bird netting and I've temporarily misplaced my knife on every single install I've done locally. I usually find it within an hour or two, but one time I thought it was gone for good so I ordered a Manix 2 which I did not like and returned (although a buddy tried to convince me to hold onto it so I could dual wield). Day later I found the Native up in the net. If I ever lose it for good I'll probably track down another just like it. Love the thumb hole and how flat it sits in my pocket.
Which one?
I apologize... I'm very excited about the possibility of selling stuff I own and getting money!
And YES I remember that!
This is classic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWGsCpjc6ys
crimmuh gifs
Correction. Two and a half weeks is not last minute. For most men, that's almost ridiculously early.
"I think of a man, then I take away reason and accountability."
Only time I ever ghosted a woman I was dating was due to a concern that she might suicide if our breakup got messy. She was rather emotionally fragile. Spent a couple months trying unsuccessfully to come up with a way to break things off. In the end I changed positions in the company to one where I was working 60+ hours a week and being sent across country regularly.
Not my finest hour, but it did work out for everybody in the end. She got her life together a bit and started dating a well paid Intel engineer who had never been on a date before. He put her on a pedestal and they were married within 18 months. I escaped a relationship from a mental case who was ballooning at a rate of 5-10lbs a month without anybody blaming me for a suicide. Win-win.
I'll take the gift card, thanks.
Well they can't un-fuck you.
I'm guessing a 'tradewife' is better than a fishwife .
One of my sisters is this .
-Nate
A "tradewife" (sic) is somethin' else, sir.
I think there’s at least 4 women right now who would be a bit upset if they didn’t get *something.” I’m thinking pretending to rent my dad’s mountain condo and doing a free ski weekend, letting them smoke weed all day, and skiing my ass off. Everyone else gets, like, a sweater
in case anyone was wondering why theres a weed shop on every corner now
BNW's 'Soma' to a 'T'.
Im a raging insomniac, and used to smoke a shitload of the synthetic weed, blasting two or three carts in a week. Killed my motivation, and when a client’s fundraiser went 15k under estimate (notably, this was under a contract where I got 10% of whatever we raised), I really started to limit it. It also can lead to the development of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. I will do it on very rare occasions now, and won’t say I don’t do it (because there’s at least one person here who can point blank prove otherwise and call me out) but I’m careful.
I agree on both counts, and yet...
basically November
Branch&Barrel Rockrose 4 grain whiskey. Availability may be limited depending on where you live. https://www.babdistilling.com/
Do they make their own stuff or are they an NDP?
I can only recite what I was told in person. The water is from a farm in CO, the grain is from a different part of the state. The distillation is in an industrial part of metro Denver. As far as I know they are not NDP.
Does anyone make coffee mugs? Are Yetis or something US made? As for suggestions, just about any AR is going to be made in the USA, as are the Magpul accessories to go with it. Protectionism works.
The Yeti I have says designed in TX, made in China
"Designed in Texas by someone who would literally murder your child if it would increase his portfolio by 0.000000-1%"
I’m not sure that it’s capitalism or politics per se, it’s more that we’ve completely warped and debased our culture and no one wants to acknowledge that.
It’s funny because everyone loves to bash Adam Smith and the invisible hand, but his original book was called The Theory of Moral Sentiments, and the Wealth of Nations makes a hell of a lot more sense if you start there.
Makes me miss my first Political Economy course in college where the profs made us read all of this in its original form (plus Marx and the rest) rather than just modern commentary. May be a fun January project to pull the syllabus and make that my reading list
Yup.
Yetis are ALL China.
Pelican is USA for SOME things.
If you’re going to buy a Chinese rotocooler, let me suggest these guys:
https://rugidgear.com/collections/cam-latch-coolers
Small veteran owned business located in our Northern WI vacation town. Their waterproof gun cases are excellent as well. Solid guys even if everything is Chinamade.
ORCA coolers are but it doesn’t look like their mugs are
I remember hearing on a podcast (either daily wire stuff or crowder or something)... they were unable to source American made mugs. Who knows how long they tried, but it strikes me as a tough product to make here.
That said, I'd love one.
I believe Tervis are.
Fascinating. So I initially thought I hit the jackpot because their insulated plastic mugs are made in the USA and have a lifetime warranty. Their metal travel mugs however are Hecho in Chine, come with a whole host of restrictions about what type of substances can touch them (presumably to keep the heavy metals from leeching out of the pot tin), and only a two year warranty.
If any of our esteemed colleagues here knows, I would love to hear why it is possible to make a plastic mug in the US but not a metal one. I imagine that historically the Chinese spies and their American lickspittles didn't care to destroy the US plastics industry because you can't make gun barrels out of plastic.
What if you went custom? There's no earthly way a stainless or titanium mug would be hard to make.
Take a look at Snow Peak. It's Japanese, at least.
https://www.snowpeak.com/collections/coffee-tea/products/kanpai-bottle-350ml
"The Japanese-designed Kanpai Bottle 350 is made of vacuum-sealed, double-wall stainless steel."
I am wary of the "Japanese-designed" phrasing.
Hmm. Everything I have from them is made in Japan, but I don't have any of the double wall stuff.
Speaking of Japanese steel, Nippon just purchased U.S. Steel. American companies just don't want to invest into American Steel. I have no idea unless its simply that labor is too expensive or the technologies here making steel are too expensive.
Only plastic tervis tumblers are MIUSA. My research has turned up no stainless steel mugs MIUSA.
I wasn’t sure. That’s why I used the I believe caveat. Thanks for the research.
I used my plastic Tervis today, first time in a long time. Had it for something like 20 years, still works great. That said, it was never a daily use item like my yeti (hack - spit) coffee mug.
That said, all my yeti stuff was free - work promos and such. Never spent a penny on their stuff.
I went to Outdoor Retailer this spring with the goal of finding Made in USA insulated drinkware. Baring that, made somewhere not China insulated drinkware.
It was a wasted trip.
Nueske’s, Oscar’s Smokehouse and Chukar cherries are a few US companies making some good food that I’ve shipped to family and friends as gifts around this time of the year
I've heard and read that stainless steel vacuum type tumblers and mugs are virtually waaaay to expensive to actually make here.
For example, Tervis plastic tumblers are made here, but their SS version are made in China.
Because of environmental laws or labor laws or what?
I have no idea. Most stainless steel for these cups is already rolled in China. I would guess both environmental and labor are primary factors.
I have given Tactile Turn pens to people as Christmas gifts. So far, no complaints! :-)
I'm wondering if I ought to get one of those over a Rotring mechanical pencil.
I would say it depends on why your getting it. If it's for drafting, I'd go with the Rotring. If it's just for use as a pencil? I'd go with the Tactile Turn. I gave out a pen and pencil set last year and they loved it.
Noted, thanks for the info.
I love my rotring pencils, except for how fragile the lead guidance sleeve (I think it's called) is. I don't know how many of those I've bent from even short drops. Maybe I'll have to try the Tactile Turn, it doesn't look as fragile. Of course, it's significantly more expensive.
You think it's possible to unbend one of those sleeves with a drift punch or are they toast as soon as you drop them?
I typically have been successful unbending them just by eye on a table edge, but if you don't get it pretty perfectly centered, the lead will crack every time you start to write.
And the 800 has a retractable tip, but it seems having that feature adds a wiggle that kinda ruins the solid feel of the 600.
Love all the Steele Canvas stuff.
Bags for the beach and to carry all my junk.
Thinking about getting one of the chairs. My son’s dop kit is from there as well as our laundry hamper.
https://www.steelecanvas.com
You should try their condoms. Canvas is a little abrasive but great quality.
yeah but its porous
i just use saran wrap
Nothing shall stop either of you from your appointed rounds!
even if she doesnt have saran wrap theres still ziploc bags and tape
i wasnt born a gambling man
Hey. Enjoy yourself.
Can’t decide if your having fun or planning on disposing of a body.
yes
In days of old
When Knights were bold
And Rubbers were not yet invented
They tied a sock
Around their cock
And babies were prevented
see the song uses the word sock because sheep intestines doesnt rhyme with much
How about:
They tied some guts
Around their putz
I'm a father of 7. The entire subthread that resulted from this comment made me snort whiskey out of my nose. Y'all are some clever motherfuckers. (I'm a motherfucker too, but I'm not clever.)
Looks like you have been buying condoms with a hole at each end. 7, good for you. That's awesome.
I keep a good set of earplugs close at all times.
Corian man you say. Jack we always saw you as a Dapper Dan man.
Two weeks from everywhere!
Christmas gift?!
Everyone acted a fool this year. There are several people whose main Christmas gift will be me not slapping the shit out of them: my relative who got arrested for firing a gun in a crowded bar over a wannabe gang rivalry...my friend who left a half-assembled, 800-lb CNC machine in my garage for far too long...the mechanic who used zip ties to put my inner front CV boots on, instead of metal clamps...
But these are nice, Jack.
fuck that
throw hands
give them the christmas two piece
I have a six piece for each of them, with sides!
FUCK YEAH KYREE
GIVE 'EM THE WHAT FOR
Instead of Christmas, perhaps you should consider Festivus.
acf meet but its fight club
I prefer Fuck-em-up-us 😂
definitely sounds like the airing of grievances at Kyree's place will be fun.
No gloves, no mats, we just start wailing. Loser picks all the teeth and glass up off of my floors.
if there arent weight classes im going to get obliterated
I got a lotta problems with you people, and now you're gonna hear about it!
@Kyree ;
Who gets stuck on mop duty ? .
-Nate
Wasn't sure who else would get it .
-Nate
whoever is left conscious at the end of it all
Second-to-last.
And there should be an aluminum pole out in the crawl space with a good strength-to-weight ratio!
This should be the plot of a Hallmark movie.
Will they find love, or will they find these hands?
With a deep voiced dude and a dramatic pause before "...these hands?" I think we have 90% of the basis of a killer trailer at least
When Kyree and his Lexus LS600h returned to the small town in which he grew up, he was expecting plenty of family drama. But he wasn't expecting a "meet cute" with a small-town veterinarian who has the biggest heart.
And the biggest dick.
Obviously.
with slapping, I hope
A Dicksmas Story
(::Rim shot with cymbal hit!::)
Desert Does It, makes a product called: seat jackers.
Had to buy it on name alone. Made in USA is a bonus.
Also Chapman tools.
Seat jackers look amazing. The angle of the seats in Japanese cars drives me nuts. Have you installed them yet?
I'm curious as well.
Will let you know. Bought them on a black Friday deal, and they came in this week. They are well machined with nice hardware - but admittedly the same could probably be achieved with a few trips to the hardware store for bolts and heavy washers. However, Desert Does It has engineered specific to each vehicle.
4Runner and Tacoma owner love them (my father being one of them). I bought a set for my Ford Explorer - will be putting in (hopefully) this weekend.
I’ve stacked washers, etc, to get the seat base tipped back so I don’t feel like I’m being dumped into the steering wheel. Haven’t tried these, are they adjustable?
They are. I think there's a minimum of two setting, but it might be four. (I still have yet to install.)
Installed over the weekend. Super easy (about 15 min). Glad I went with them vs washers; their machined block provides a good solid base for the seat rails.
I was hemming and hawing over the value of these things, but I think it's there. At $70 they ain't cheap. However, their build quality, ease of install, and made in USA makes up for that.
In terms of improving comfort - for me it's helped. I'm 6' 1'' and I like to sit with the seat at its lowest height setting. So close to the floor; the front is unable to tilt as high as it does when the seat is raised. (Because tilting up the front, lowers the back of the seat, and on the floor, it can't lower anymore.)
With the Seat Jackers I have more height in the front, while setting the seat lower. Is it life changing? No. But it's noticeable and IMO worth buying / installing.
Seat jackers? Those exist?
and you thought cellphones were the biggest reason behind distracted driving
I like Milspin. I got their utility knife. It's both tiny and heavy so not quite a EDC or shop knife. But it's beautiful. https://milspin.com/
I like supporting the guys at Milspin too. Their metal products are first-rate, and they're also the geniuses behind Fake Mask USA/Fake Mask Worldwide. Their double-incognito masks made getting through the Covidiocy so much easier. I was breathing oxygen through mesh while so many others were suffocating on their own CO2 emissions.
Man I wish I knew about them years ago. Would have made being at the college so much less horrid.
Bison coolers are made it the US, we have their rotomolded 50 and a soft cooler. We like them a lot!
I think they make mugs as well.
Tactipup collars are very nice, customizable and come with the best cobra buckles etc
My wife is a big fan of lodge cast iron pans
I've been using a hand me down lodge cast iron pan a lot more lately. It's one of those "created centuries ago, but still works wonderfully" items which makes me wonder why the limited-life non-stick pans dwarf a cast iron (in terms of brands and models) on the rack of any store. The silicone handle covers are a nice addition to a lodge, which some of the new ones come with.
Non-stick for sure, also cost. We prefer to avoid the non-stick since eventually a lot of that Teflon coating gets consumed by people who use them!
It shouldn't be a health problem, probably less of an issue than ingesting aluminum. The reason why Teflon is non-stick is because it's an incredibly stable and non-reactive compound. Flourine is highly reactive but it's so electronegative that when bonded to other elements or molecules those bonds are very , very strong.
Edit: I should add that because fluropolymers are so non-reactive that it was a bit of a challenge to create non-stick coatings that stuck to the substrate. Apparently it's done with electrostatic powder coating.
Fair point! I’m also trying to keep my ingested aluminum intake low along with my required dosage of microplastics
Thanks for being the voice of reason.
Have you tried cleaning eggs from a cast iron skillet? That is why non-stick is popular.
Use a non-stick for only eggs and pancakes, maybe pasta, and the coating lasts longer. Consider it disposable anyway.
Use lodge cast iron for everything else. It will last forever as long as someone doesn't try to clean it by letting it soak.
Counterpoint: I have an old cast iron with a smooth finish (unlike a modern Lodge pan). You can fry eggs in that thing without issue.
Is it polished? I know it's an option but haven't tried myself. I can't recall the company name, but there is a high end cast iron made in usa which is sold with a polished finish.
My ex wife ruined then tossed out my full set of antique cast iron pans, I'd been gathering them since the 1960's .
She wonders why I don't miss her .
-Nate
Make eggs in the lodge often and have no issues with cleaning. The disposable aspect made me switch to stainless steel. Not the same, but works well enough.
I've found if you cook your bacon first and leave the fat in the pan the eggs come out great, the key is lots of lubrication and a hot pan.
Somehow I get pushed cast iron fandom pages on the social media and it would seem a lot of the people interested enough in posting to those groups take a flap disk to their Lodge pans to smooth out the finish.
My camping gear contains some 1920s era cast iron pans. Every few years they get some moisture on them in the off season and require cleaning with a flap disk on a angle grinder before the first camp trip. Doing dishes man style.
That is the ONLY way to make eggs...
I'm also a fan of Lodge cast iron pans. Those things will last a lifetime.
Vintage Griswold >>> Lodge.
Lodge has started moving some manufacturing overseas. Check the label. That said, I'm not a fan of the rough cooking surface on the Lodges. You really need a smooth machined surface and that costs extra.
For high-end machined cast iron there is Field Company out of NY (they use a lighter weight alloy) and Smithey Ironware (absolutely gorgeous).
Noted, passing this onto my wife, thanks!
I wanted a ceramic coated cast iron dutch oven. 99% of them are made in China, even Lodge. They have a kinda mea culpa desperation thing on their website about how they really researched it and all the quality control they put in place. Anyway, ended up getting it anyway, cooks wonderfully. But yeah, China. I think all their basic cast iron is still USA though.
Lodge's website has a big NEW badge on USA Enamel Dutch Ovens. One one size, naturally in Red, White, or Blue.
We have several Made in France enameled cast iron pieces from Staub, and they're excellent. The "Everything Pan" (3.5qt 12" braiser with glass lid) lives on our stove and is the default pan for everything that fits. Pretty much the only time I reach for something else is boiling pasta, soup, and braises big enough to need the dutch oven.
If you're in the market for an exacto-style razor knife, look no further.
"To make quality made in America tools worth passing down to future generations"
This is the mission statement of Golden Colorado based https://www.kirbytool.com/
I stabbed myself in the inside of my knee with an x-acto blade before. So sharp I didn't feel it.
Would buy again.
Looks good.
https://recycledfirefighter.com for wallets, duffel bags, backpacks, EDC stuff, etc. that are made in the USA. Bought myself a front pocket wallet a few years back made out of military boot leather and just got my son a wallet made out of old fire hose for his birthday. Those should last a long time...
I’m a big fan of ultra thin wallets, and the recycled sailcloth wallets made by Flowfold in Maine are great. I have had one for a few years now and the sailcloth shows no wear and seems to be pretty indestructible. They make sailcloth bags and pack, too.
https://www.flowfold.com/
I have a Spyderco Native 5 that I’m very, very fond of (but I don’t have very large hands, if I did, I’d probably go with a different Spyderco).
I’ve had an Enso silicone ring as a wedding band for six or seven years which is worn down from daily wear. It still looks nice and they’ll replace it if it snaps but I didn’t want to wait until then so I ordered myself a couple more rings and one for the wife that she really likes.
I’m also fond of a lot of the Noodler’s fountain pen inks. Have Dostoyevsky in my Pilot VP right now.
I've owned two Spydercos; the spoon clips have a nasty habit of snagging bird netting and I've temporarily misplaced my knife on every single install I've done locally. I usually find it within an hour or two, but one time I thought it was gone for good so I ordered a Manix 2 which I did not like and returned (although a buddy tried to convince me to hold onto it so I could dual wield). Day later I found the Native up in the net. If I ever lose it for good I'll probably track down another just like it. Love the thumb hole and how flat it sits in my pocket.
Try a LynchNW clip on your Spydercos.
Thank you Jack. Ordered a standard stonewashed clip
I believe you'll be satisfied.
Diamond Gusset jeans are made in the USA. Decent prices, and I've been happy with their stuff.