Where they are made is largely irrelevant. But any apparel made for

outdoor use, unless it's old-school wool, is going to heavily rely on synthetic fabrics for warmth, moisture wicking, and water repelling properties. Almost all of those synthetic fibers are petroleum-based.

You can probably get away with using just cotton/silk/wool/linen for everyday clothing. But making high performance athletic or outdoor apparel kinda requires petroleum.

One would think an outdoor/athletic apparel company would be aware of this.

In response to this post by Gobble Gobble

Posted: 06/08/2021 at 2:25PM

The North Face . . . the hits kept coming . . . -- MikeVT85 06/08/2021 12:00PM

That’s awesome. ** -- HokieSignGuy 06/08/2021 2:55PM

Made in China...nuff said. -- Vtskier1 06/08/2021 2:06PM

Seriously, they're probably not even a company anymore in the traditional -- `lag 06/08/2021 2:37PM

A whole lot of marketing and sponsorship for sure. -- Vtskier1 06/08/2021 3:55PM

Read it thanks. Enuf said. -- `lag 06/08/2021 5:25PM

I personally think that Derrick Zoolander should be on this case. :) ** -- Vtskier1 06/08/2021 6:02PM

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Get woke, go broke. ** -- Major Kong 06/08/2021 1:16PM

They are a joke. Their revenue is about to tank ... -- vt90 06/08/2021 12:38PM

In fairness, they probably don't really know how China manufactures -- Gobble Gobble 06/08/2021 12:26PM

Where they are made is largely irrelevant. But any apparel made for -- Tafkam Hokie 06/08/2021 2:25PM

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Two Face ** -- MP4VT2004 06/08/2021 12:27PM

North and South face? ** -- psychobilly 06/08/2021 1:00PM

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If you want to be environmentally responsible, by all means do that -- Tafkam Hokie 06/08/2021 1:35PM

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So VERY true ** -- fordham 06/08/2021 2:23PM

China is starting to make some changes -- Tafkam Hokie 06/08/2021 2:09PM

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Thats because the (true) objective is not what is stated. ** -- ColoVT82 06/08/2021 4:06PM

Where they are made is largely irrelevant. But any apparel made for

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