Shop small!
If there's something you need or want and a small business produces a version of it that is high quality I encourage you to support that business and those they employee by purchasing from them instead of one of the big box stores.
Here is an example of a company that I have now purchased multiple backpacks from. GORUCK, makes their gear here in the US and they employee mainly veterans. Now don't get me wrong, I bought at the time I could get the best deal by combining some discounts, but I would still rather buy from them as opposed to spending half the money and getting a poorly made bag at Walmart or some other big store.
Except for one item I ordered off Amazon most of my purchases the past few days have been from small companies making regular items, but at a higher quality than the typical mass produced crap.
I ordered some other gear from ITS Tactical, I ordered a pair of pants from Bluffworks, I bought a used book from a local "popup" bookstore, I bought some just for fun stuff from a German company, etc.
Not everything I buy is handmade or bespoke or even the absolute best quality, but I try and support local and/or small business when I can.
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I did another little EDC pocket Dump earlier I'll try and get the post up tomorrow
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