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Black Diamond and Gregory are the same company - it's hard to tell how much is still assembled in Salt Lake City other than the Denali Pro, which is labeled made in the USA.

"Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Company has more than 475 employees worldwide, with ISO 9001 manufacturing facilities both in Salt Lake City and Southeast China as well as a sewing plant in Calexico, California, distribution centers in Utah and Southeast China, a marketing office in Yokohama, Japan, and a fully owned sales, marketing and distribution operation for Europe, located near Basel, Switzerland."

Source: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110121005811/en/Clarus-Corporation-Black-Diamond

REI shows made in the USA Products they sell:

http://www.rei.com/category/1/q/Made+in+the+USA

High-quality sleeping bag made in the U.S.: Wiggy's (http://wiggys.com). Their "ultralight" 20 degree bag is 3.25 lbs. in regular/regular size, and comes with a compression sack.

The compressed bag is larger and heavier than a down bag, but I chose it for four reasons: very high-quality synthetic insulation; affordable ($130); made in the U.S.; and avoids problematic issues about down sourcing, as discussed by Patagonia here:
http://www.thecleanestline.com/2011/12/the-lowdown-on-down-an-update.html

Plus, you get all the terrific semi-rants about the inferiority of competitors' products: see Wiggy's news - http://wiggys.com/news.cfm - and commentary - http://wiggys.com/commentary/.

-Betty