Aliexpress and other Cheap Stuff Thread

Do you buy/trust cheap unbrand/nobrand Chinese stuff?

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Given penchant for shark fin soup, gill rakers, ivory, pangolins, and a whole host of other endangered animals (not too mention human rights violations) I do buy products made in China unless there is no other choice. And there is always another choice when one compares against cheap knock crap that more than likely violates multiple copyright and design pattens.
 
greeniguana:
Most likely they are counterfeit copies.....
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If they are, they're really good ones (compare photos between your site and user reviews on aliexpress). I've gotten dirt cheap panasonic button cell batteries from aliexpress before. Worked well, came in asian packaging that look legitimately like what panasonic would package batteries like in asian countries. I'm just guessing that there's some seriously artificial price hikes in certain products coming overseas.
 
I cut the neoprene wrist seals off, quickly learned that latex seals and 4-8mm neoprene are tough to bond. My last 'successful' reinstallation lasted probably a dozen dives. What it came down to was my ignorance about getting the right glue, installing, etc. That last installation I stretched the wrists a little too much when bonding them, so there was too much seal trying to match up with too little neoprene. This time I've used a smaller cup to keep them both slightly stretched on the installation. Haven't tested it since because of a last minute thing. Btw, I confirmed that there are no other leaks in the entire suit, so these issues are entirely my fault.

Tldr; it is a fine suit, but I have made a lot of wrong decisions and am learning the joys of drysuit repair.
 
If I can avoid it I do. I'm not sure any of my gear is made in China at all. For household stuff it's harder to avoid. I vote we start eating Pandas, can imagine that would go down well.
 
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