There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
https://support.enlightenedequipment.com/hc/en-us/articles/226227588-Fabrics-Insulation-Design
They did not hide the fact that this is made in China. They do not list what type of 800 fill down it is, but Enlightened Equipment themselves use duck down on their 850 fill (950 fill is gray goose), so it should be assumed duck would be used. https://support.enlightenedequipment.com/hc/en-us/articles/226227588-Fabrics-Insulation-Design
You still get EE's Limited Lifetime Warranty, you just go through Massdrop to access it.
I have to call out your comment regarding EE, " I think they're sell outs. "
Have you asked them why they're doing this collaboration? Maybe it's because EE quilts are one of the most requested items on Ultralight. Maybe it's because they want you to be able to get a quilt without waiting 8-12 weeks?
Yes it's great to be 100% American manufactured... until you can't meet demand because you can't find enough employees.
Have you been to Winona, MN? Because I have, and it's a lovely town, but it is small. It is too far from Minneapolis-St. Paul for people to commute. So people would need to uproot their life to move there for an industry they've perhaps never worked in before. What if they don't like sewing quilts? Then what? Moving is expensive.
People tend to think the worst about a company when changes are made or some part of manufacturing occurs overseas. That's not always the case, and certainly isn't here.
Go to Minnesota, visit E.E. and tell me if you still think they're sellouts. Or better yet go work for them so they can make more quilts :)