Camping Tent not made in China?

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Yogi C

Camping Tent not made in China?

Post by Yogi C »

i haven't been camping in years, so i don't know what the situation is like with tent makers. have they all sold out to china? are there any that are still made anywhere but china?
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Re: Camping Tent not made in China?

Post by steve »

Ugh, when I Google "tents made in the USA", there are some sites that list tents from US brands (North Face, ALPS, Coleman) that are completely made in China.

Believe it or not, of the top 25 top sellers on Amazon, NONE of them didn't have ties to China. Most of them (including the top selling Colemans) are made in China. At first I was thrilled to find a company called CAMPROS that made their tents in Cambodia before I realized that they were a company based out of communist China!

If you want to at least minimize exposure to China, here are some options. Be sure to call the company before you buy, as many of them are under intense pressure to move manufacturing to China.

NEMO tents are top quality, and it appears they are manufactured out of Vietnam. Since country of origin can change on a dime, contact them or find a physical store where you can read the label to be sure.
https://amzn.to/2ZWbYDq

Coleman Dark Room Skydome Tent - This was assembled in India, although the raw materials are from China
https://amzn.to/3lmwGou

Warmlite (h/t AllAmericanReviews.com)
https://www.warmlite.com/

Springbar Tents
https://springbar.com/pages/tent-selector-guide

Zpacks Tents
https://zpacks.com/collections/tents

Tarptent
https://www.tarptent.com/

Yama Shelters
https://yamamountaingear.com/collections/shelters

TentLab Tents - In the past they made some stuff in China, so ask before buying
http://www.thetentlab.com/MoonLightTent ... Intro.html

Hyperlite - It looks like they still make their stuff out of Biddeford, Maine, although it makes me nervous that they're not advertising this fact
https://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/c ... ters-tents

Kifaru
https://kifaru.net/product-category/shelters/

Feathered Friends
https://featheredfriends.com/collections/tents

Seek Outside Tipi Tents (h/t All American Reviews)
https://seekoutside.com/tipi-tents/

ActiveOven Tents (h/t USAmadeProducts)
https://amzn.to/3lkBxqf

Beckel Canvas (h/t The Dyrt)
https://www.beckelcanvas.com/tents

Bearpaw (h/t American Gear Guide)
https://www.bearpawwd.com/tents/tents.php
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