Great idea to make a mason jar even more functional.

Convert your mason jar into your daily drinker.  Get a cuppow and use it with a Freaker. Voila!

CUPPOW! from Paper Fortress on Vimeo.

US made beer transportation.

http://uncrate.com/stuff/sprocket-growler/

My backyard is… a wilderness. I have to knock down some pretty serious bushes to try an eco-friendly weed removal technique. Basically it consists of cutting everything down and putting plastic over it. This will get to 160+ degrees in the summer heat and bake all of the plants/seeds under it. Hopefully sterilizing the ground so I can plant grass or prairie seed bundles at the end of the year. Just down the hill is where I’ll have a small veggie garden… that’s another reason for not using chemicals.

Any way… I was looking around for a machete. With my love for gadgets/tools/sharp things I found a “few” sites with some American made knives and such.

• Ontario Knives can be found at Discount Cutlery Where I found a nice selection of Machetes.
• Leatherman (I feel naked when I don’t have my c33 in my pocket)
• Case Knives
• Buck Knives
• Ka-Bar Knives
• Kershaw Knives had some stuff made in the USA (Under the ZT brand also.)
• Tops Knives
• Bear and Son Cutlery
• Bark River Knife and Tool
• Silver Stag Knives
• Great Eastern Cutlery
• Schatt & Morgan
• Remington Cutlery
• Spyderco
• Colonel Coon
• Queen cutlery
• Cripple Creek cutlery
• Schrade Knives
• Heckler & Koch -  I couldn’t find knives on their site
• Masters of Defense
• Kissing Crane – I couldn’t find a website
• Randall King Knives
• RAT Cutlery (Now EESE knives)
• Wilson Tactical
• Fehrman Knives
• Entrek USA
• Marbles – Their website was broken.
• Bradley Knives
• Outdoor Edge
• Gerber

That is about all I could find. Comment if you know of more.

Update:

Found another while reading “Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life” By Neil Strauss

• Mad Dog Knives

Update again:

• Boye Boat Knives – Made with a cobalt alloy to be completely rust free, hold an edge, and sharpen quick.

I love this stuff, and Goo Gone is Made in the USA.  Just remembered I bought some to take some stick stuff of a table.

Thanks for reminding me Cool Tools

Buy Goo Gone on Amazon

∞Visit the Magic American

Finally broke down and bought a 38-qt Igloo Wheeled Cooler.  I had some stuff in it and lifted it right out of my car with the handle.

Very durrable, I need to fill it up now. I can’t wait to put “Food” it it and go camping.

∞Igloo Coolers

Hit a couple stores and this is what was found.

• Suncast Hose Reel – View Suncast on Amazon – I bought a SHA150, sub $30, It’s fair quality but I hardly use the hose through out the year so it will hold up fine.  If you use your hose much, Pickup one of their heavier duty models. They are built much stronger and will run you between $50-100.
• Flexon Hose -View Flexon on Amazon – Nice hose, My current hoses were just too weather damaged. Picked this up at Big Lots for a steal, $15 bucks for 50 ft. The connector is great, easy to attach to the spigot.
• Anchor Hocking Co – Glassware – $5 bucks for a pitcher, another Big Lots score. I’m getting things together to brew beer. This may come in handy when I experiment with keging my beer.  Visit Anchor Hocking on Amazon

My Dad is in the market for some new summer work boots. While we were out we hit a local “Chain”, they have two stores. Chuck’s boots, has an awe inspiring selection of boots(seriously we were there for at least an hour and didn’t make it through Everything). Everything made in the USA is marked with a US flag.

• Chippewa boots – Most everything I saw of this brand was made in the USA. Check your labels though.
• Thourogood
• Rocky Uniform
• Danner - Portland Oregon
• Justin boots
• Carolina Boots
• Corcoran and Matterhorn
• Double H
• Tony Lama

Post a comment if you have used any of these Products. We would all love to hear your experience.

My first impression upon opening the package… This thing is light. It actually freaked me out a little. The glass filled Nylon must is very light, along with the metal of the carabiner.  But it keeps a good balance with the blade. Once I felt the “action” of the knife I fell in love.

Opening the knife with the thumb stud takes some effort. This is good, I’ve had other knives open in my pocket… not a good end result. the Carabiner clips easily on a  belt loop.

I own another knife, it has been good, but This Leatherman is a Leap up in quality and craftsmanship. I can’t wait to buy more Leatherman tools now.

∞Leatherman C33

Update: I have had some time to use this thing in the “wilderness”. I love everything about it.   Very well crafted knife. I also love that the Bottle opener captures the bottle cap. No need to chase the cap under the fridge   My only regret is that I may have enjoyed carying the c33t, With the included screwdrivers.

• Sunrise Toilet tissue
• Broan – Stove Hoods
• Stack-On – Tool Boxes, Gun Safes
• Playmate/Igloo Coolers

I haven’t looked at all of their products, what I found was made in the usa.

I was amazed to find that my Sterilite Tubs and Laundry baskets were Made in the US. I was so Impressed, I needed to find out more. Where were these made?

I use a couple sterilite tubs for Computer equipment and Music Recording equipment. Rather heavy and the tubs hold up. I also have one in my car to keep all the stuff in my trunk in one place (Very handy for Autocross Racing). A couple for my Laundry, had these since I moved out of the parents house about 8 or 9 years ago, that is durability.

So I sent them an email to find out more, I like it when I get a response to my Information requests (It means less writing for me).

Reply From Sterilite:

While our products are sold throughout the world, all of our products are made here in the USA.  We currently have 6 manufacturing facilities strategically located across the country to enable us to distribute our products most efficiently to our retail customers.  These locations are listed in the employment segment of our website.

Our various household products are shown in 4 categories on our website with details and dimensions.  Should something be of interest, and you have difficulty locating the item(s), please let us know.  We can advise what retailers carry the specific item in your area.

• Home Office (Townsend, MA)
• Townsend, MA – Plant
• Birmingham, AL – Plant
• Lake Havasu City, AZ – Plant
• Massillon, OH – Plant
• Clinton, SC – Plant
• Ennis, TX – Plant

Shop for Sterilite Products

For 70 years, Sterilite products have helped make life easier and more organized in millions of homes, schools and offices. We produce a wide range of innovative solutions that include food containers, dish drainers, laundry baskets, wastebaskets, storage boxes, drawer carts, cabinets and shelving. Sterilite is one of the most desired and trusted brands for houseware and storage products today, making quality and attractive products consumers need.
Sterilite – Innovation, Design, Quality and Value.

∞Thanks Sterilite

Oh I forgot, I have some drawers on wheels in the garage too.

Made in Minnesota.

Epicurean has an impressive selection of Cutting boards and Knife holders. I have been looking for a Magnetic Knife Holder for a while.
If you are in the market for a Cutting board, You can buy Epicurean on Amazon.

Epicurean via American Pride, American Products