US Made Softshell Jacket?

Looking for an American-made hooded softshell jacket. Who makes them besides Wild Things?

The Chinese

I'm looking for American made Gortex bibs.
To hell with the Chinese.

Ben, check out Beyond Clothing. They do custom technical outwear and I've been super pleased with my Beyond softshell jacket. (I'm 6'5" so having a custom-sized jacket that, for once, really fits me is REALLY nice.) You can have hoods added to their softshell jackets.

And, from their blog: "For the record, every single Beyond product is designed, cut, sewn, boxed and shipped from Washington. Not Washington, China, but Washington State."

Even some Wild Things stuff is made overseas.
Arcteryx=Canadian
Feathered Friends=American
Western Mountaineering=American
Fly LO=Colorado-made
Integral Designs=Canadian

That's about all I can think of right now

jack roberts wrote: Arcteryx=Canadian

Not many of their stuff is made in Canada anymore. Same prices but with a made in China label.

I second the Beyond comment. I have long arms and some things never fit they made me a great jacket. May it rest in peace. Man I need to order another one.

its designed primarily for military and LE but TAD gear is made in the US
tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/…

Third the Beyond. I'm on my second one.

My only complaint with them is that their Cold Fusion jacket has a cut more reminiscent of a sports coat rather than a coat meant for sports. The shoulders just seem a little square and bulky is all. Still more than up to the task of year round climbing at Vedauwoo.

Westcomb is a relatively new company who, at least as of last year, was making everything in Canada.

This Colorado company is making all their stuff in the USA and are the chief supplier for ABC News Worldwide. They appear to make high end soft shells from very premium brand waterproof breathable fabrics. I believe they are even seam taping in Colorado, USA for full waterproof models. Very cool to see this being done in the USA and don't know of many others making similar goods. fulsus.com I own a hard shell Mountain Jacket from them and it is at the same quality level as the Canadian Arc'teryx I used to own.

mac cole wrote:This Colorado company is making all their stuff in the USA and are the chief supplier for ABC News Worldwide. They appear to make high end soft shells from very premium brand waterproof breathable fabrics. I believe they are even seam taping in Colorado, USA for full waterproof models. Very cool to see this being done in the USA and don't know of many others making similar goods. fulsus.com I own a hard shell Mountain Jacket from them and it is at the same quality level as the Canadian Arc'teryx I used to own.

Since you just signed up today and this is your first post...

Fulsus appears to be another private label company, most likely dropshipping Colorado Freeride Systems jackets.
Nothing wrong with it, they make great looking gear.

Probably the same kid spamming with these "new designs" as before.

Transparency, bruh.

and speaking of American-made softshells

Voormi is doing incredible stuff with technical wool fabrics, all made down in Pagosa Springs, CO.

Still waiting to pick one of these up but they seem to have all the desirable attributes of soft-shells with their proprietary hydrophobic wool.

Voormi.com

nwalpine.com/about/

If you dont mind a stale brown/gfreen color, I think most of the military issue kit (Patagonia, Arcetryx etc) are all manufactured in the US. I have the military version of Patagonia Dimensions jacket and it is great. They used to sell leftovers on their website, but if not you can find loads on ebay (you can look for 'Patagonia PCU' or 'arcteryx PCU' etc).

Max Tepfer wrote:http://nwalpine.com/about/

Their dyneema shell is interesting. It's a shame the only color is white though. Way too low visibility in the alpine.

Another vote for NWAlpine. I have their softshell jacket, and their thinner softshell salopettes. I use both for ice climbing, ski touring, and alpine climbing. The jacket is minimalist, stretchy, and super durable. I use it with the salopettes, over an R1 and wool shirt for ice climbing down to -10C. I have a patagonia houdini in case wind picks up.

There's some nice big mesh pockets on the inside of the jacket for drying gloves or putting your ski skins, a single chest pocket, and a hood that doesn't really need adjustment.