>>2762037Just in buckles alone, you would be amazed at the difference in weight and strength of name brands like Duraflex and Woojin vs 2 cents a piece slop that comes on cheap packs.
And not just tensile strength either, but their elasticity and resistance to fatigue too.
You can literally feel the difference when you squeeze a cheap vs quality side release buckle.
All materials are like this.
I can feel a difference in robustness between genuine Gridstop and knockoff Gridstop like what’s used on 3F UL packs.
All that to say, cheap gear is never 100% just as good as high end gear, but in todays age it’s like 80-90% as good, which is still plenty good enough for the average person provided they don’t abuse their things.
