steve_man
04-07-2011, 11:15
I am disappointed to report that Warbonnet Outdoors is about to be charged by the Federal Trade Commission regarding several violations of the Made in USA standard which prohibits manufacturers from claiming that their foreign products are Made in USA. I would have posted this on HammockForums, but it is well-known that Hammock-Forums is basically owned by the Warbonnet company and his cronies.
Warbonnet continues to claim on their home page that "all our gear is made here locally" in Fort Collins, Colorado (although I'm sure that will disappear soon). In fact, a lot of their hammocks are made entirely in China. Plus, even the few hammocks that they sew in Colorado do not meet the criteria to be claimed as having been "Made" in Colorado since they are made from foreign fabrics. I doubt an english-speaking person has sewed a Warbonnet hammock since the owner stopped making them all himself in his garage years ago.
It's sad that a company feels they need to deceive customers by making these claims. Hennessy hammocks was caught in the same lies a couple of years ago, claiming that some of their hammocks were Made in USA when in fact it was impossible to buy them, but they were more than eager to sell you a Chinese-made model.
Warbonnet continues to claim on their home page that "all our gear is made here locally" in Fort Collins, Colorado (although I'm sure that will disappear soon). In fact, a lot of their hammocks are made entirely in China. Plus, even the few hammocks that they sew in Colorado do not meet the criteria to be claimed as having been "Made" in Colorado since they are made from foreign fabrics. I doubt an english-speaking person has sewed a Warbonnet hammock since the owner stopped making them all himself in his garage years ago.
It's sad that a company feels they need to deceive customers by making these claims. Hennessy hammocks was caught in the same lies a couple of years ago, claiming that some of their hammocks were Made in USA when in fact it was impossible to buy them, but they were more than eager to sell you a Chinese-made model.