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The brands listed are those specific to the outdoor sporting goods industry. Parent companies may own other brands that are not listed because those other brands are not marketed as outdoor sporting goods. Companies and brands that are not subsidiaries of another company are not listed here.
Mountain Safety Research, or MSR, is a producer of camping, hiking and mountaineering equipment, such as portable stoves, water filters, snowshoes, and tents.While specializing in lightweight and technical equipment, MSR's gear is designed for a wide range of outdoor enthusiasts from novice to expert mountaineers.
This category lists manufacturers of camping and backpacking equipment. Many such companies also manufacture equipment for military, law enforcement, and other outdoor use, as well as making clothing, and a number of them also retail their and other products.
Patagonia, Inc. is an American retailer of outdoor recreation clothing, equipment, and food. It was founded by Yvon Chouinard in 1973 and is based in Ventura, California . [ 4 ] Patagonia operates stores in more than 10 countries globally, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] as well as factories in 16 countries.
The Coleman Company, Inc. is an American brand of outdoor recreation products, especially camping gear, now owned by Newell Brands. The company's new headquarters are in Chicago, and it has facilities in Wichita, Kansas, and in Texas. There are approximately 4,000 employees. [1]
Healthways was a firm founded by Dick Klein which made scuba gear. [4] It went bankrupt in 1963; its successor company is Scubapro. It was one of the five original USA diving gear makers: U.S. Divers, Healthways, Voit, Dacor, Swimaster. Healthways is notable in that it was the first manufacturer to use "scuba" as a word rather than an acronym.
Retail companies specializing in outdoor recreation and sports equipment and based in the United States. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Marmot is an outdoor recreation clothing and sporting goods company founded in 1974 as "Marmot Mountain Works". [1] The company was founded in Grand Junction, Colorado by local resident Tom Boyce and two University of California, Santa Cruz students, David Huntley and Eric Reynolds, who shared the common goal of making their own mountaineering equipment.