Rock/Creek

Precision leather goods handmade in Chattanooga, born as an in-house addition to RMJ Tactical for knife sheaths and tool covers. Mixes high-tech manufacturing with classic hand-stitching to produce tough, field-ready sheaths, wallets, and tool bags built for real use.

Screen-printed apparel and art from Chattanooga celebrating the Tennessee outdoors. Tees, posters, and stickers featuring Lookout Mountain, the Tennessee River, and local trail culture. Designed and printed in the Scenic City.

Brothers Kelsey and Connor Scott moved to Chattanooga for the climbing, broke their mom's sewing machine making chalk bags, then invested in an industrial machine and never looked back. Granola now makes scout packs, sling packs, and day packs with locally sourced materials and fleece liners from recycled soda bottle fiber.

Geology-inspired craft brewery in Chattanooga's Southside district. Every beer is named after a geological term or formation — Alcyone Pale Ale, Transmontanus IPA. Founded by two geologists who traded rock hammers for brew kettles.

Home studio in Chattanooga creating pottery, purses, totes, and jewelry from recycled wool and leather. Handmade goods with a focus on repurposed materials and Southern making traditions — plum out of the city and nelly out of the country.

Titanium alcohol stoves and ultralight cookware from Townsend, Tennessee. Made on a lathe in a workshop near the Great Smoky Mountains.