New cook stove on the market

[renagde]

I Tried To Make Something In America

If you don't know what goes into making something in the US you should definitely watch this video.

TLDW: We don't have the skillset to make things at a competitive cost in the US anymore.

There's some truth to that, also titanium is very hard to come by in the US. Most of the titanium that is manufactured in the US goes towards defense.

My point is, for the price, it seems like you should be able to at least do some of the manufacturing state side or at least assembly similar to what MSR does to keep the product serviceable and keep an eye on quality. If you're just buying out of China and slapping your name on it which is what everyone else is doing then the price seems really steep.

But what do I know?

 

[judders87]

There's some truth to that, also titanium is very hard to come by in the US. Most of the titanium that is manufactured in the US goes towards defense.

My point is, for the price, it seems like you should be able to at least do some of the manufacturing state side or at least assembly similar to what MSR does to keep the product serviceable and keep an eye on quality. If you're just buying out of China and slapping your name on it which is what everyone else is doing then the price seems really steep.

But what do I know?

MSR probably has the power of volume and sku #'s on their side. I'm not defending the price of Roughridge just offering perspective. It doesn't look like their stove is just a generic product rebranded.