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Originally posted by Footmobile
Do most people take issue with Blackhawks' gear being made overseas or is it a quality issue?
Or does being made overseas make it a quality issue by default?
I have been unimpressed with their big ticket items like vests and packs (anything that has to take alot of stress) but have found their pouches of various sorts and small items to be just as good as the industry standard. The STRIKE line of pockets, though obviously a rip off of another companies gear, comes to mind.
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Poor quality, yet little, if any less expensive. If the amount of Cordura in a ruck represented such an investment that "Nytaneon" saves money, we are talking pennies on the $100.
Made in Communist Vietnam, other Asian sweatshop wages must have been too high.
One of, if not the worst customer service rep in the industry.
No integrity or original products, virtually everything is a bad/cheap copy of someone elses' gear.
The only thing of theirs I own is the BHI sheath my Y Knife came in, and would have just as soon gotten it with no sheath rather than with theirs for free.
Those of you who have not had problems, yet, the clock is ticking. When it fails in BFE, good luck with the warranty service while continuing the airborne mission without it.
TR