First Lite made in USA??

[338maker]

Question for all my fellow AMERICANS..

thinking about first lite clothing! is it made here in the USA or imported

i know their "office" is in ketchum

 

[Poser]

No, it’s not. There is a thread going on “Beyond Clothing” which is made in the US. Sixsite gear was as well, but they recently went bankrupt.

 

[reaper]

No, it’s not. There is a thread going on “Beyond Clothing” which is made in the US. Sixsite gear was as well, but they recently went bankrupt.

My kifaru beanie have a made in china label inside,still use it but i was like

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[nettereo16]

No, FL is not made in the US. Unfortunately, there aren't a ton of options

 

[Spoonbill]

Although their clothing is made mainly in southeast asia, they are headquartered in Ketchum. When you call/email first lite it is an American that answers, not an outsourced call center which is nice. Great customer service too if you would ever need it.

 

[zeroforhire]

Gulch gear is what you want.

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[reaper]

Gulch gear is what you want.

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Made in the USA from imported Polartec fabric

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[zeroforhire]

Yep. At least made in the USA.

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[Tradchef]

I’d be more concerned with the Chernin Group acquisition of Meateater/First Lite than where it’s made at this point. Great stuff and great customer service but aside from money I don’t get why they went that route.

 

[ZuluBravo]

Not made in the US. Been happy with all my products from them though. Great discount for Mil too. I own quite a bit of Beyond clothing and there is no consistency to their sizing. I would definitely not recommend paying their prices for the product you receive.

 

[338maker]

I really like their clothing.. and others, I just wish the "made in USA" actually meant that.

 

[338maker]

I’d be more concerned with the Chernin Group acquisition of Meateater/First Lite than where it’s made at this point. Great stuff and great customer service but aside from money I don’t get why they went that route.

info please on the "chernin group"

 

[Tradchef]

Google meateater sells out/Chernin group. It happened in 2018/19.I love first lite gear and am using what I have currently but I can’t get behind stuff like that. it doesn’t get talked about much at all so not sure what ever happened with it. Again....it’s whatever is important to an Individuals Beliefs. Lots of people it doesn’t matter, some don’t want to believe it, some will support it and some won’t. It’s a good read and good information if you’ve never looked into it.

 

[Ynothunt41]

I think my next puffy is going to be the lost park parka. Nice parka and it's made in the USA,

 

[btindall]

Made in the USA from imported Polartec fabric

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When we started Gulch LLC, Polartec only milled PFP fabrics outside the US. Now they mill quite a few PFP fabrics at their Tennessee plant. All our new Polartec fabrics are not only made in the USA, but Berry Compliant and we no longer have to buy their fabrics outside of the US. We still import our Toray fabric from Japan.

 

[338maker]

Google meateater sells out/Chernin group. It happened in 2018/19.I love first lite gear and am using what I have currently but I can’t get behind stuff like that. it doesn’t get talked about much at all so not sure what ever happened with it. Again....it’s whatever is important to an Individuals Beliefs. Lots of people it doesn’t matter, some don’t want to believe it, some will support it and some won’t. It’s a good read and good information if you’ve never looked into it.

thats enough for me!!

 

[Dustin the wind]

Google meateater sells out/Chernin group. It happened in 2018/19.I love first lite gear and am using what I have currently but I can’t get behind stuff like that. it doesn’t get talked about much at all so not sure what ever happened with it. Again....it’s whatever is important to an Individuals Beliefs. Lots of people it doesn’t matter, some don’t want to believe it, some will support it and some won’t. It’s a good read and good information if you’ve never looked into it.

That’s enough for me as well. Let the patagonia hoards have it.

 

[Spoonbill]

Google meateater sells out/Chernin group. It happened in 2018/19.I love first lite gear and am using what I have currently but I can’t get behind stuff like that. it doesn’t get talked about much at all so not sure what ever happened with it. Again....it’s whatever is important to an Individuals Beliefs. Lots of people it doesn’t matter, some don’t want to believe it, some will support it and some won’t. It’s a good read and good information if you’ve never looked into it.

The only article I found is from the federalist and while it is concerning that Chernin bought Meateater, the same article sticks up for the NRA and blasts YETI for severing its ties. YETI actually addressed this and said it had to do with how the NRA handled its partnership program, not because they “support” gun rights. Long story short, I wouldn’t base decisions on one article I read on the internet.

 

[Tradchef]

There’s more on it than just the federalist. All I said was look into it and spend your money where you want. I love first lite but regardless...for me I’m not going to give money to the Chernin group. Again....I’d like to hear more on it. It was brought up then the information just stopped.

 

[Dustin the wind]

There’s more on it than just the federalist. All I said was look into it and spend your money where you want. I love first lite but regardless...for me I’m not going to give money to the Chernin group. Again....I’d like to hear more on it. It was brought up then the information just stopped.

I love Firstlite’s stuff to, but now I know if I buy anymore i’ll be indirectly funding Joe Biden’s campaign, or whatever socialist replaces him. No thank you!