Is Kifaru moving manufacturing overseas?

[ColoradoLiberation]

I was at scheels this weekend and one of the sales people said Kifaru told scheels manufacturing wasn't going to be in the USA anymore. Has anyone heard this?

 

[NDGuy]

I was at scheels this weekend and one of the sales people said Kifaru told scheels manufacturing wasn't going to be in the USA anymore. Has anyone heard this?

if true, yikes

 

[WoolyBugger]

It would go against what they’ve stood for the last couple decades. I really can’t imagine they would since they said their move to Wyoming was so they had more in house production. But.. a lot has seemed to change at Kifaru lately

 

[bozeman]

I was at scheels this weekend and one of the sales people said Kifaru told scheels manufacturing wasn't going to be in the USA anymore. Has anyone heard this?

Did you care enough to pick up a phone and call them to ask?

 

[ColoradoLiberation]

I do not, I went with SG but it is concerning if the pack costs 800 dollars. It could be some is going to be made in the US and some not.

 

[ColoradoLiberation]

It would go against what they’ve stood for the last couple decades. I really can’t imagine they would since they said their move to Wyoming was so they had more in house production. But.. a lot has seemed to change at Kifaru lately

Yeah with Aron leaving it seemed like something serious happened.

 

[bozeman]

I do not, I went with SG but it is concerning if the pack costs 800 dollars. It could be some is going to be made in the US and some not.

So basically taking the time to cast doubt on a pack you dont own? Seems legit. SMH

 

[sndmn11]

So basically taking the time to cast doubt on a pack you dont own? Seems legit. SMH

I didn't read anything negative or a subjective conclusion like, "if so, then ___". He just asked a question.

There's plenty of people on this site with inside knowledge and connections beyond the customer facing front of many companies that make Rokslide a good place to be inquisitive.

 

[ColoradoLiberation]

So basically taking the time to cast doubt on a pack you dont own? Seems legit. SMH

I own plenty from kifaru just not a pack. Sorry if you think that invalidates the concern that they are moving manufacturing out of the US. I'm sure lots of people would like to know if they were.

 

[ColoradoLiberation]

Okay I called and was told that frames and most packs are still being manufactured in America with American made material. Some material is not manufactured in America and is sourced from overseas. Hats, shirts and some buckles are done completely overseas. Definitely not as concerning as I first thought but I was told frames and packs were being manufactured overseas by the scheels sales rep.

 

[j3h8]

Okay I called and was told that frames and most packs are still being manufactured in America with American made material. Some material is not manufactured in America and is sourced from overseas. Hats, shirts and some buckles are done completely overseas. Definitely not as concerning as I first thought but I was told frames and packs were being manufactured overseas by the scheels sales rep.

Because the guy working the counter at Scheels is always a reputable source.

 

[maxx075]

Because the guy working the counter at Scheels is always a reputable source.

Wait, you don't get all of your information on the internet from the Scheels counter sales people?

 

[ColoradoLiberation]

Because the guy working the counter at Scheels is always a reputable source.

He seemed like a nice guy

 

[FAAFO]

Did you care enough to pick up a phone and call them to ask?

Yeah because that’s what people do? When I heard General Motors was moving production to Mexico instead of checking on the internet I called them

Good grief. No harm in asking on a forum where guys get hurt emotionally if you don’t like kifaru.

 

[bozeman]

General Motors and Kifaru.....yep, good comparison. But, I guess you could call Mary if you wanted to ask/find out.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

I trust my local 711 crack head more than anything a gun/outdoor store employee tells me…..

Now that I think about it, maybe Jose is a wildlife biologist from Venezuela that got ran out by communists

 

[Marbles]

Okay I called and was told that frames and most packs are still being manufactured in America with American made material. Some material is not manufactured in America and is sourced from overseas. Hats, shirts and some buckles are done completely overseas. Definitely not as concerning as I first thought but I was told frames and packs were being manufactured overseas by the scheels sales rep.

So did they use the words "most packs"? As in some will not be US made?

I guess the people who argue Kifaru is better than Exo, SO, and SG because Kifaru is "100% American made" and the others contain some amount of foreign material have to dump that argument.

 

[FAAFO]

General Motors and Kifaru.....yep, good comparison. But, I guess you could call Mary if you wanted to ask/find out.

Yeah let’s tie up the phones of a small company with stupid questions . Proves my point even more.

 

[Bowfinn]

So did they use the words "most packs"? As in some will not be US made?

I guess the people who argue Kifaru is better than Exo, SO, and SG because Kifaru is "100% American made" and the others contain some amount of foreign material have to dump that argument.

I wonder/think if that the word “most packs” applied specifically to American made fabrics, and not a pack being made over seas….At least I hope that’s what it applies to.

 

[zacattack]

This would really fly in the face of what the company was built on and their reputation for the last couple of decades