How do you feel about Chinese made gear?

[Eric Sedletzky]

Yes, some wonderful wine from that region...

Five minutes away from my house.

 

[Manatee Diver]

I prefer gear in the US and other Western countries (I include Japan in that category now) as long as it is reasonably priced for the quality and well designed. I am not willing to pay top dollar for poorly designed, and poorly made gear simply because it is made in the West.

Now there are some Chinese brands that do provide the customer service, and quality control that I am willing to trust. I used to trust XTar but the recently QC and design issues have hampered that. Outside of the diving brands I do trust Anker and Aukey.

 

[runsongas]

i dive it if the quality is good. ship has sailed from port, caught on fire, and sunk to the bottom of the ocean on the days of buying everything made in the usa.

 

[OceanEyes]

I like stuff made in Santa Rosa.

Yes, some wonderful wine from that region...

I also admire the Alembic guitars and basses made in Santa Rosa, and believe that the first practical cardiac pacemaker was made there by Medtronics, a company that is also the major US manufacturer of insulin pumps and a vast array of medical devices.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Do you guys like money and space shuttles?
Both the prismatic ink used on $100 bills and the heat shielding tiles used on the space shuttle are/were made in Santa Rosa.

 

[happy-diver]

Hey next time you're over there Eric show em how to slap a few extra layers on the leading edge tiles man

 

[-JD-]

Hey next time you're over there Eric show em how to slap a few extra layers on the leading edge tiles man

I think that is always going to be in the "Too soon, dude." category.

 

[scrane]

If your local Walmart store was to remove all their manufactured goods and place them in the parking lot, Chinese goods on one side and everything else on the other, what do you think you'd see from your overnight RV?

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

If your local Walmart store was to remove all their manufactured goods and place them in the parking lot, Chinese goods on one side and everything else on the other, what do you think you'd see from your overnight RV?

Walmart is China’s personal US outlet store.

 

[Manatee Diver]

Walmart is China’s personal US outlet store.

The sporting goods department's ammo case is the one place where you can reliably find products that are made in America.