Hi,
Well, Petzl also has quality controls in place that make sure that
every piece they sell opens at no less than 1350 pounds, while a cheap
rip-off most definitely won't have those and you might get one that
fails at 1600 and the next one from the same production line may fail
at 300, or after 200 uses instead of 9999. And Petzl might recall a
product if it turns out there's an issue with it. And you may be able
to sue them if their product fails on you. It's not just numbers, it's
predictability and reliability and whatever else you could summarize
under "trust". A little different from the risks involved with buying
fake jeans. ;)
Cheers,
David
Quoting Mixon Bill <[email protected]> at Fri, 11 Feb 2011
19:00:41 -0600 in :
I suspect that the safety factor in the strength of real Petzl gear
over what is really needed for normal use is so great that the fake
gear is not really dangerous. For example, does it really matter
whether a Croll opens at 900 pounds or 1350 pounds? You should never
take a fall on an ascender anyway. Still, of course, if you think
you're getting Petzl gear, you should get the real thing. Just don't
get paranoid about relying on somebody's Petzl gear because it might
be fake. -- Mixon
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