US made N95, available direct from manufacturer

[anonymouse1]

Saw this in NY Times article. Why not buy American? (of you’re in the US)

https://shop.demetech.us/collections/n95...fold-style

[RgrF]

anonymouse1 wrote:
Saw this in NY Times article. Why not buy American? (of you’re in the US)

https://shop.demetech.us/collections/n95...fold-style

Not suggesting these are in that category - just double check any N95 before you use. This from the Associated Press:

Federal authorities are investigating a massive counterfeit N95 mask operation in which fake 3M masks were sold in at least five states to hospitals, medical facilities and government agencies. The foreign-made knockoffs are becoming increasingly difficult to spot and could put health care workers at grave risk for the coronavirus.

[mrbigstuff]

Just bought some regular surgical masks that are made in usa and they definitely smell better. Which is to say, they don't smell at all.

[jonny]

My understanding was that part of the benefit of the N95 mask was the fit. These look just like rebranded KN95’s.

[AllGold]

KN95s have earloops. Real N95s have a pair of bands that go around the back of your head. So at least that part is correct.

[RAMd®d]

$75/20 or $3.75 seems a little pricey.

I guess that's the COVID tax.

[Mr645]

A friend of mine sells PPE supplies. He sells a lot of regular blue masks, 50 box. Made in China is $8 per box and made in USA is $10.50 per box. He sells China made masks 100:1 over the USA made ones.

[ztirffritz]

I’ve been buying from Filti.com

They were making long life reusable furnace filters as a subscription model. They’d just brought up their full-scale production equipment when the pandemic hit. Instead of shutting down they doubled down and became a mask manufacturer in less than 2 months. Pretty epic tale.

https://filti.com/products/

[rgG]

ztirffritz wrote:
I’ve been buying from Filti.com

They were making long life reusable furnace filters as a subscription model. They’d just brought up their full-scale production equipment when the pandemic hit. Instead of shutting down they doubled down and became a mask manufacturer in less than 2 months. Pretty epic tale.

https://filti.com/products/

Which one do you get the pleated one or the NF95?

[ztirffritz]

rgG wrote:
[quote=ztirffritz]
I’ve been buying from Filti.com

They were making long life reusable furnace filters as a subscription model. They’d just brought up their full-scale production equipment when the pandemic hit. Instead of shutting down they doubled down and became a mask manufacturer in less than 2 months. Pretty epic tale.

https://filti.com/products/

Which one do you get the pleated one or the NF95?
I actually purchase filter media from them for the masks that I'm printing. I purchased some of their NF95 masks too though. They're pretty nice. Expensive though. I found out about them from this podcast:

https://www.nodumbquestions.fm/listen/20...in-episode