[dwyerm]

Colorado fan, huh? I'll admit it was my desire to buy local that initially directed me towards Big Agnes. I've been very happy with their products, but "Buy Local" starts ringing a little bit hollow when every product I've purchased from them was actually manufactured in China.

At Melanzana the sewing machine is right there in Leadville. My friends were surreptitiously snapping photos of the people sewing together fleeces. There aren't many places were you can actually see your gear being made.

[rch]

I actually found out about Big Agnes while I was living in NYC, but I'd like to see more domestic production as well. Melanzana looks interesting - I'll stop by sometime.