Western Mountaineering
Sleeping bags made in the company’s own factory in San Jose, California.
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Where Western Mountaineering products are made
Western Mountaineering says it makes all of its sleeping bags in its factory in San Jose, California.
The company’s core product is down sleeping bags, made in the same San Jose factory.
The company states its down comes from a mother goose farm in Eastern Europe. The bags are made in the USA; the down is an imported material.
What this emblem covers. Western Mountaineering states that all of its sleeping bags are made in its San Jose, California factory. The emblem is scoped to those sleeping bags and does not cover the origin of materials such as the imported down.
The story
Western Mountaineering makes down sleeping bags for backpackers and climbers. The company says it makes all of its sleeping bags in its own factory in San Jose, California.
It sources its down directly from a goose farm in Eastern Europe and does the cutting, sewing and filling in San Jose.
Why they matter
Outdoor gear is overwhelmingly made overseas. Western Mountaineering names its own factory and its own city.
Buying a sleeping bag sewn in San Jose keeps skilled sewing and production jobs in California.
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Western Mountaineering makes down sleeping bags in its factory in San Jose, California.
Western Mountaineering questions
Is Western Mountaineering made in the USA?
Its sleeping bags are. The company says it makes all of its sleeping bags in its factory in San Jose, California. The down fill is sourced from Eastern Europe.
Where is Western Mountaineering based?
San Jose, California.
What does Western Mountaineering make?
Down sleeping bags.
When was Western Mountaineering founded?
The company says only that it started 50 years ago; a founding year is not published on the page reviewed.