Lots of quality products are made in the USA, and this website will help you find them.

Make sure to check out our big list of 'American-Made' companies and watch these videos showcasing folks who represent authentic 'Made in the USA'.

We offer a searchable database that gathers many companies making the following types of items: clothing and apparel, outdoor and sports gear, backpacks and bags, home things, backyard things, pet and dog stuff, toys for kids, furniture, tools, and so much more. Each month we continue expanding the scope of our search. But it is no small job, because there are lots of manufacturers to track, and because we are serious about doing quality work. We are constantly learning of more manufacturers we can add to our search, so please let us know if you have something to add!

Why USA made?

We live in an age where it seems like you can get just about anything from any corner of the world. Modern global trade provides an abundance of options – options both for producers making products and for consumers choosing products.

But there was a time before the global exchange of goods was so efficient. It was a time when people were limited to primarily “locally made” options for the products they consumed. A time when it was far more common (and necessary) to make what you needed at home.

And although people these days have more options than those living in yesteryear ever did, we believe that old-fashioned "homemade" is still a good recipe. Because outdated as it may be, some folks in the USA still enjoy the process of personally cooking up unique items to bring to the global potluck! This is the reason for a made in the USA website - to showcase authentic goods and souvenirs from the USA.

Ready to start exploring American Made?

Check out these ready-for-anything duffel bags!

Want to find a different USA made product?
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Who manages this website?

Brad Parry is the creator and primary contributor at this website. He lives in Wyoming. And he does website updates/maintenance when possible. No political group or organization is paying Brad or Americagear.org. Brad believes that if America works hard, produces quality goods and services, and interacts with one another and our global counterparts in a respectful and responsible fashion, then we are representing well. If you have questions about America Gear, Brad is happy to answer them!


U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer (circa 2009)

Are there reasons to be wary of 'Made in the USA'? Why?

Dana Frank, history professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, authored a book approximately 20 years ago titled "Buy American: The Untold Story of Economic Nationalism" - in this book, Frank reminds her readers that U.S. history has included several past periods of “Buy American” support. She explores the details and impacts of these previous “Buy American” campaigns, and her view is to caution strongly against the ills of any "Buy American" fervor. She offers the following opinion in an interview she gave in 2017 (interviewer was Chris Brooks of labornotes.org - an org self-described as the voice of union activists):

"People who might think they can separate out some sort of progressive version of “Buy American” will ultimately be unable to escape it sliding into “Hire American” or “America First,” and the notion that the United States shouldn’t be concerned with the struggles of working people in other countries. Trump’s formulation goes from “Buy American” to “Hire American,” which very clearly calls for discrimination against immigrants, including authorized immigrants. He’s fanning the flames of racism here. There’s a reason why Trump and probably Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller put that right up top in his inaugural. They know what they are doing. They want to split native-born working people away from immigrant workers."
-Dana Frank (2017)

A response from Americagear.org - 'Made in the USA' is OK!

Americagear.org is not suggesting you consume "homemade" out of a desire to be exclusive of other countries (or peoples). Rather, we want the USA to be a country where a diverse group of people are welcomed - a place where residents contribute and collaborate and care about one another - a place where people are encouraged to exercise their human ingenuity and inspired to build a better life.

We mean no disrespect to Dana Frank or her body of work (she offers poignant examples from the past where groups affiliated with "Buy American" ideals went wrong), but we disagree with any premise that suggests consumers seeking local-made goods are destined to find themselves discriminating against immigrants.

Americagear.org doesn’t believe that using our website to find awesome locally manufactured products will consequently lead to a wave of anti-immigrant fervor. Additionally, the folks behind Americagear.org desire democracy and would like to avoid autocracy in the USA. Further, we would like to make the point, that, over the years, there have been many notable makers and manufacturers who built products and companies right here in the USA after arriving from other lands. It is not a secret that many people come to America (at great cost) because they believe it offers a chance at a better life.

Reality Check: America isn’t perfect and never was perfect. Today, the American political landscape could probably be described as one of palpable divison. And with regards to America as the Land of Opportunity: Opportunity has not been (at any time in the past), and is not (in the present), awarded equally to everyone, and there isn't a quick/easy fix to this equitability issue (globalization hasn't fixed it either). Yet, despite this less than perfect nation to which many of us belong, America (flaws and all) is still a special place - a democratic place (if we can keep it that way) that affords a great deal of privilege (and freedoms) to many. So we challenge you to find a more suitable place on the planet than America, to work hard, live life, and to flourish.

For most of the folks who are lucky enough to call America our home - choosing how we make a living and on what we spend our earnings is completely up to us. So this website simply offers users an ability to find great American Made companies producing items they wish to buy.

We made it our goal to provide this information to consumers via our searchable list/database of American Manufacturers. Many of the companies we provide you may not have known about before. Seriously, we can help you find brands you likely have never before seen on a shelf at a retail store. You see, many of the companies in our database are "smallish" and not publicly traded (or owned by a big holding company that is publicly traded). Proceeds of purchasing from these made-at-home businesses won't necessarily just flow to the wallets of fat cat executives who get paid disproportionately well for making low cost widgets and marketing them well (at the behest of the shareholders).

In addition, we hope you search our site and find brands you are already aware of or use, but didn't previously realize they were USA made. These companies likely exert great effort to continue making their products in the USA despite their already extensive marketplace footprint. As a legacy brand, it takes extra quantities of courage, grit, and resourcefulness to compete globally against companies who care less about their workers and more about having ever-increasing profit margins.

Want to explore the topic of 'Made in the USA' further?

One great way to explore Made-in-USA further is by checking out the book "American Flannel" by Steven Kurutz. It is no secret that America's domestic apparel manufacturing sector, once thriving, has declined due to the practice of offshoring. Kurutz's book, though, chronicles a resurgence of American clothing manufacturing via the story of Bayard Winthrop and his company, American Giant.



Winthrop's dissatisfaction with imported "fast fashion" led him on an epic journey to create high-quality, American-made clothing. "American Flannel" introduces readers to a dedicated community of makers whose small businesses and companies are propelling the American garment industry of today. Read more about the book at this site, A Continuous Lean, from Michael Williams.

By the way, has globalization gone too far?

Economist Dani Rodrik has been thinking carefully about this topic for many years already. Rodrik argues that while globalization offers benefits, such as economic growth and access to global markets, it also brings significant social and political complexity with it – widening inequality, weakened social protections for workers, and a loss of national sovereignty (the ability of nation to govern itself independently, without interference from external actors). He advocates for finding a balance that preserves democratic governance and national autonomy while still reaping the benefits of global economic integration.



We agree with Dani Rodrik – we hope folks reassess the balance between globalization and national interests to ensure we are serving the broader well-being of our societies.

Outsourcing jobs to countries with lower labor costs meant cheaper goods (and, for a subset of people, it created jobs and fostered prosperity). But there were some hidden costs to cheaper goods in this underlying economic restructuring.

In the United States today, large global corporations have far too much say. They have outsized political power via their lobbyists in Washington D.C. And worker pay and working conditions are disproportionately impacted by their decisions.

Globalisation - The Trade-Offs with Dani Rodrik:


So please do consider a few made in USA products next time you are purchasing!
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