Pretty hard to sell this Hollis SMS 100 when Wayne is selling new a Nomad for $550!
OK my asking price is now $500.00
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Pretty hard to sell this Hollis SMS 100 when Wayne is selling new a Nomad for $550!
OK my asking price is now $500.00
You sure? You've been there I'm sure, ever seen anything "made" or just assembled? I'm not knocking them I assure you, it's the norm now.Quote:
Originally Posted by CCRMichael
Dive Rite told me the Nomad is entirely made and assembled in the US.Quote:
Originally Posted by a64pilot
It must be, it's even got a little Stars & Stripes on it :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Puttzer
Webbing, canvas, metal parts like d-rings, the thread used to sew, the machine used to sew.....all from china, or south korea, or guatemala..., maybe India. You'd be hard-pressed to find anything that's 100% USA made. Busting up the unions pretty much ended made in america. As much as we might like to restrict buying to made in america, computers, cell phones, software, car parts, printers, ink, clothing, shoes, wood, furniture, even 100% recycled plastic and paper....all made elsewhere. By the way, we export nearly 90% of our used cardboard and paper to China. They recycle it into "good" cardboard and printer paper (and other paper products) and sell it back to us!
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Almost all of the textile manufacturing machines left the US long ago, so pretty much all fabric isn't made in the US.
I think the last US made television was a Curtis Mathis, and how long ago was that?
Cordura is made in the USA. Superfabric is made in the USA.
Webbing is made in the USA.
All textiles. All found in the Nomad.
Look at the back of your Trancpac at least we know its made in the US.Quote:
Originally Posted by a64pilot
I emailed Dive Rite tonight for clarification. I assume by tomorrow we will all know.
The US makes high-tec fabrics, stuff like cotton ect. is cheaper to make over seas, and import.
There is alot that is taken into account in staying in the US vs going overseas. Recently alot of manufacturing has repatriated because of the inventory cost of having to import your products, having to deal with customs takes lots of time, and the opportunity cost of the capital tied up at customs and and traveling across the ocean has to be taken into account in the formula when looking at where it is best to make your product.
in todays global economy I could care less where my stuff was made. I care more about the quality and reputation. the Chinese are just as capable as Americans. I believe that the world economy is best served if each country plays to their comparative advantages, free trade can elevate millions of people out of absolute Poverty (less than $1 per day per person in a family, IMF definition) and make Us better off with more income with better cheaper products that we want.