Prices of American sourced gear

[Moondog55]

Did anybody else get that email from EE this morning?
Prices of EE quilts likely to go up 35% or more, due to a combination of factors.
950+ down getting more expensive combined with a new tariff structure

[north-north-west]

I'm boycotting USAnian manufacturers anyway.

[JamesMc]

I might think about it in four year's time.

[madpom]

In the middle of the massive project of ditching all my US suppliers: AWS, Digital Ocean, Audible, plus the gear & tech shops.

The one I'm struggling with is Garmin / InReach / Iridium. Any non-US equivalents?

[Warin]

In the middle of the massive project of ditching all my US suppliers:

If you already have it then there is no point in ditching it. Well. other than any ongoing subscription thing.

Think there might be a single non 'merican competitor to the inreach stuff. Not in that market so I don't remember it, sorry.

[Arapiles]

Did anybody else get that email from EE this morning?
Prices of EE quilts likely to go up 35% or more, due to a combination of factors.
950+ down getting more expensive combined with a new tariff structure

TarpTent is having a pre-tariff sale.

https://www.tarptent.com/

The code is "tariffssuck".

So, obviously importers understand how these tariffs will work.

I also presume that anyone ordering from Australia will also pay the higher prices and they won't be selling ex-factory to customers outside of the US.

[craigprice]

Right at the moment - never been a better time to support Australian companies and look for local alternatives. Build our own capability back.

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[wander]

I'm unsure why boycotting US goods is a good or useful thing to do.

The US suppliers do not have much to do with whatever the white house is running about doing. To some extent US suppliers are worthy of support to help them survive the storm.

We are currently not applying any tariffs to US goods, except GST which is applied to everything anyhows.

US goods prices will go up because they in turn reliant on imported to the US of materials or ready made goods. Hyperlite for example gets it's stuff made in Mexico. Which is oddly the thing Trump wants to reverse but that will not happen.

US suppliers will in time develop direct from factory / country of manufacture supply and pricing for outside US sales to avoid attracting the into the US tariff.

[sandym]

The Aussie dollar is in the toilet so any imports are going to be expensive. The only shoes I can wear due to wide feet are Altras. In 2012 they cost $150 full price, now $360 full price. Inflation also hasn't helped because even 2 to 3% inflation is on top of the previous 9% inflation.