About Us | Based Forge Empire
Based Forge Empire | Our Story
We are Based Forge Empire — a rural New York operation building gear for those who refuse to bend to the modern age. Born from a desire to create products that actually mean something, we started with bold, red-pilled designs and quickly expanded into traditional Catholic iconography, contemplative pipe culture, mythic fantasy ritual, and a return to the land. Every piece is made to remind you who you are and what you stand for.
We keep our sharpest, most unfiltered designs as Shopify exclusives so they never get watered down or censored on mainstream marketplaces. Our Curated Partners collection brings in complementary goods from aligned makers who share the same values.
What We Stand For
- Reject Modernity, Embrace Tradition
- Viva Cristo Rey — Catholicism is right about everything
- Puff. Sip. Contemplate. — Slow ritual in a fast world
- Back to the Land — Self-reliance, family, and the soil
- God, Guns, Liberty — Unapologetic patriotism and freedom
We don’t chase trends. We forge timeless truth.
Our Collections (brief overview with links)
- Ultra Based Exclusives — The hardest-hitting, Shopify-only designs
- Reject Modernity — Anti-woke, red-pilled, cultural resistance
- Traditional Catholic — Warrior faith and reverent symbolism
- Briar & Dram + The Ritual + The Fantasy — Contemplative pipe culture and mythic hearth
- Back to the Land — Agrarian heritage and homesteading spirit
- Curated Partners — Vetted products from aligned makers
Why Shop With Us
- Premium quality POD with Printful/Printify integration
- Direct-to-you pricing (higher margins than marketplaces)
- Full brand ownership and customer relationship
- Carefully curated partner products that actually fit the ethos
- Strong community on X (@Based_Forge)
Join the Empire Whether you’re here for the fight, the faith, the ritual, or the land — welcome.
Shop the exclusives. Build your collection. Forge your own path.