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The company was renamed Springbar in 2019 and moved to its current ___location, in [[Millcreek, Utah]], where the company continues to manufacture many of its Springbar canvas tents by hand.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=Springbar |url=https://companyweek.com/article/springbar |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=CompanyWeek |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Donvan, Burbank |first=John, Maggie |date=May 26, 2009 |title=Made in the U.S.A.; Sold ... Nowhere? |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=7679584&page=1 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> Springbar tents are also manufactured in the company's partner factory in China.<ref name=":10" />

Springbar canvas tents have been used on numerous outdoor [[expeditions]], including at Mount Everest base camps, and many have been purchased by the [[Utah National Parks Council]] over the years. In the 1970s, Western River Expeditions began offering trips to [[Micronesia]] in Springbar modular tents.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2008-07-06 |title=Kirkham's genius gave us comfort |url=https://www.deseret.com/2008/7/6/20262467/kirkham-s-genius-gave-us-comfort |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref> In the 1970s, Western River Expeditions began offering trips to [[Micronesia]] in Springbar modular tents.<ref name=":2" />

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], in 2020, Springbar began [[sewing]] [[personal protective equipment]], including [[Medical gown|medical gowns]], for [[Health care|healthcare]] workers treating [[COVID-19]] patients.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Utah companies change plans, and make new products, to join the COVID-19 battle |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/05/18/utah-companies-change/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":10" />