Be American Made

Celebrating American-made products and those that produce them.

Mission Workshop

Looking for an American Made waterproof bag? Maybe something to use on your overlanding adventures or perhaps just for those big rides to work? Say hello to Mission Workshop. All bags produces by Mission Workshop are made right here in America: From the initial design / prototyping to the actual manufacturing and finishing, every step of our bag’s production goes down right here in the USA (using domestic and foreign components). Continue reading

Enviro Tote

Need a sturdy tote bag? Want it to be American Made? Also want it to be environmentally friendly? Say hello to Enviro-Tote. Enviro-Tote has been manufacturing eco-friendly, reusable cotton canvas tote bags for 30 years. Born in a mill building from the Industrial Revolution, our totes are 100% American-made in New Hampshire for today’s Environmental Revolution. Made from high-quality, durable materials from organic cotton to recycled plastic bottles, in dozens of colors, custom printed or plain. Continue reading

Golden Age Supply Co

Here at BeAmericanMade we absolutely love everything about the West. And we truly love thinking about what it was like in the ‘wild’ west of years gone by. A time considered, by many, to be the Golden Age. Golden Age Supply Co. is such a believe in that time period that the company is named for it! I started brainstorming ideas for a business name. l knew I wanted a name for my shop that reminded me of a time when people valued working with their hands. Continue reading

Tough Traveler

Tough Traveler has been designing and manufacturing American Made bags and packs in New York since 1970. Our talented artisans design and manufacture everything from small pouches to large wheeled luggage, from dog carrier backpacks to guitar bags. Our focus is on creating a sustainable product that is not only ethically made, but built to last for our customers for decades. The bags produced by Tough Traveler covers a wide gamut! Continue reading

Road Trip Potty

For the women among us, those long hours in a vehicle on a road trip can be a bit problematic when it comes to relieving oneself. Thankfully, the American Made Road Trip Potty exists to help alleviate any problems! The Road Trip Potty is exactly what it sounds like. A portable female urinal. As they say, “When not going is NOT an option!” The Road Trip Potty is the brainchild of Angela Brathwaite. Continue reading

Liquid Eyewear

You wear sunglasses when outside in the sun, right? Right? If not, you should. Take care of your eyes! Get youself a pair of American Made sunglasses from Liquid Eyewear. We deliver hingless extruded aircraft grade aluminum eyewear. These one piece glasses can be adjusted to fit any face for the ultimate fit and quality. Thus a frame that will last you a lifetime, without losing fit. Liquid Eyewear offers their Hellfire LTD Transitional lenses as an option. Continue reading

Field Notes

Some of us really enjoy a quality note book for tracking our days or simply keeping our lists organized. Field Notes produces a full assortment of not only notebooks and memo books but also planners and calendars. All Made in America on papers sourced and manufactured in the U.S.A. The books are offered with various patterned pages. You can get graph, ruled, plain, dot-graph, ledger, checklist and planner. We are partial to the dot-graph pages. Continue reading

Artifact

We’ve mentioned it before: We love bags. But, we also love a great story. Artifact produces American Made, hand-made bags and has a great story too. ARTIFACT was founded in 2010 on the enduring principle of handmaking a product with the finest materials focused on quality, utility, and timeless design. Founder Chris Hughes tells a great story on how Artifact came to be in this short Ted Talk: The bags made by Artifact are all small batch handmade in Omaha, NE. Continue reading

Triple Aught Design

We love the mantra of Triple Aught Design: To Inspire our community to live more adventurous lives through legendary product and experiences. There are numerous options for both men and women if you are looking for apparel. They also offer pack equipment. As we have noted in previous features: we LOVE bags. Primarly backpacks, but really all bags. The Fast Pack Litespeed Sterile Edition looks like one we need to have in our collection. Continue reading

Baileyworks

We love quality bags. Backpacks, satchels, messenger bags. You name the type of bag and there is a very good chance we have several of them in the closet. When we find American Made bags we get excited. We have featured a a few American Made bag brands over the past 6 months or so, including Red Oxx, Rickshaw Bags and Bradley Mountain. Today we add a new company to the list: Baileyworks. Continue reading
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