Pittsburgh-based IDI Gear, the company behind Arctic Armor, makes outdoor apparel for cold-weather activities, hunting and ice fishing. Its gear emphasizes lightweight warmth with waterproof and windproof protection, while the Swimeez line extends the company’s focus to buoyant swimwear designed to help children ages 2 through 10 stay afloat as they learn to swim. IDI Gear identifies its parent company as Innovative Designs, Inc.
Frost Gear SportsFrost Gear Sports makes cold-weather performance gear for baseball and softball, a focus born from its founders’ determination to keep freezing temperatures from changing how athletes play. The company developed baseball’s first cold-weather throwing glove and builds its line around specialized gloves and apparel that help players train and compete through cold, wet conditions. Its cold-weather batting gloves are used by more than 100 professional athletes, while the company also serves players at youth, collegiate, and professional levels.FARMINGDALE, NY
Arctic CoolArctic Cool makes cooling performance apparel for active lifestyles, including shirts designed around its HydroFreeze X technology. Its garments combine moisture-wicking ActiveWick fabric with anti-microbial protection, UPF 50+ coverage and four-way stretch to help wearers stay dry, protected and comfortable in heat.New York, NY
Aero Tech DesignsAero Tech Designs is a Pittsburgh-area cycling apparel maker founded in 2004, with roots in the earlier Schnaubelt Shorts business, a major cycling-apparel manufacturer in the 1980s and early 1990s. It designs and manufactures performance cyclewear in Pittsburgh, and says the majority of its apparel is made in the United States. The company emphasizes comfort-focused, inclusive sizing and production close to home.CORAOPOLIS, PA
Immersion ResearchSince 1997, Immersion Research has been a paddler-built maker of technical outdoor gear, tested by athletes and developed in-house in Hood River, Oregon. Its Confluence, Pennsylvania, home base and Hood River facility also support a repair operation that services gear from any brand, extending the life of equipment used by paddlers and rescue professionals.CONFLUENCE, PA