I try to keep it positive. If you noticed I did not bash the other lines of gear even though I have had experiences with them.
But since you asked, IMO Scubapro's luggage line is their weak link.
their luggage is better than mine...
It's a funny thing, long before doing what I do now, and before being a rep for some major brands I once worked in a high volume repair facility that did thousands of regs a year. I very quickly realized that performance was one thing, build quality something COMPLETELY different.
back then (mid 90's) performance was something a few had, build quality was something quite a few had. Now it seems that performance is almost a given, almost everybody has a good/very good performer. Build quality has however reduced overall. Environmental regulations affected chrome quality and sometimes price considerations saw a decline in build quality.
I've also seen a brands quality "fade" for a period and then return, sometimes just to where they were before the fade and sometimes to a higher level than before (Scubapro in the last couple years).
It's hard to get a unbiased review of the build quality, a regs performance is easy. test the darn thing and look at the chart. Build quality tends to manifest with time and first noticed on the repair techs bench..and they work for shops that have brands they carry and will tend to push...obviously.
I can tell you I have drove my suppliers nuts the last couple years pushing build quality issues, the first couple years I drove them nuts pushing performance issues. I had a good build quality, now I demand a great build quality. Build quality in many ways is more elusive and require much more stringent controls on the entire process from design, choice of materials, choice of sub vendors, qa for components and production and final qa....
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Oh, where as the focus of this thread has shifted to bias...to be absolutely clear
I AM BIASED TOWARD EDGE AND HOG GEAR, if you don't believe this story is true, ask the blind man, he saw it too