Dakine was founded in Hawaii in 1979 by surfer Rob Kaplan and is now based in Hood River, Oregon. It makes backpacks, travel bags, accessories, outerwear and clothing for surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, mountain biking, skiing, windsurfing and kiteboarding. The brand started with surf leashes and went on to design early windsurfing harnesses and foot straps.
Same category, HQ in USA
10100% is a motocross-rooted brand whose logo appeared on factory racing gear in the early 1980s. It makes moto and MTB goggles such as the ARMEGA, ARmatic and ACCURI 2 lines, plus gloves, sport and lifestyle sunglasses and snow goggles, for riders in motocross, downhill, BMX, cycling, running and other sports.
Specialist sports equipment
ARArmada is a ski brand founded in 2002 and based in Park City, Utah. It makes skis, snowboards and apparel.
Skis, snowboards and apparel
BUBurton Snowboards was founded in 1977 by Jake Burton Carpenter out of his Vermont barn and helped grow snowboarding from a backyard hobby into a world-class sport by creating new products, supporting a team of top snowboarders and pushing resorts to allow snowboarding. It designs and makes snowboards, boots, bindings, outerwear and other gear for snowboarding and the outdoors, and describes itself as a sustainability leader in winter sports.
Snowboards, boots and apparel
JOJones Snowboards makes snowboards, splitboards, bindings and technical outerwear. It was founded in 2009 by big-mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones and is based in Truckee, California.
Specialist sports equipment
NENever Summer is a snowboard maker based in Denver, Colorado. Brothers Tim and Tracey Canaday started it in 1991, and it builds its snowboards by hand at its factory in Denver.
Snowboards
OAOakley makes performance eyewear, apparel and accessories. It was started in 1975 by James "Jim" Jannard, a former motorcycle parts distributor tired of being told to "shut up and sell", who named the brand after his English Setter, Oakley Anne. The brand describes its roots as a do-it-yourself mentality that changed the eyewear game, and it runs collaborations such as one with Brain Dead. Oakley's website names Luxottica Group S.p.A. of Milan as its publisher. Luxottica acquired Oakley in 2007; following its combination with Essilor, the brand is part of EssilorLuxottica.
Sports apparel and footwear
PAPatagonia makes outdoor clothing and equipment for climbing, hiking and water sports. Its company history follows the work of Yvon Chouinard, including early climbing equipment and a pack prototype developed with Tom Frost in 1973. The company presents environmental responsibility as a central purpose and says its profits support the planet. Those are its own statements about mission and governance, not a claim that every garment has no environmental impact; materials and repair options should be checked by item.
Outdoor technical apparel and gear
SPSpecialized designs bicycles and cycling equipment, including frames, components, helmets, shoes and clothing for riders. The company's own history dates its founding to 1974 and describes a rider-led approach to developing products across road and off-road disciplines. Its present catalogue spans bicycles and accessories rather than only racing bikes; statements about innovation and performance on its site are brand claims, not independent comparative tests.
Specialist sports equipment
