Not much point in saving a few bucks on a Trustfire battery or charger, let alone Vision equipment from fasttech if what I'm going to be getting is a even cheapER Chinese knockoff of a cheap Chinese knockoff (if you get my drift ;-)
I know that I'm probably being silly, because chances are pretty good that any US vendor from whom I'm ordering probably already gets their stuff from fasttech or Alibaba. I've also seen Rip Tripper's video in which he rages against the Chi You clone that has the original insignia on it. There's no such thing as a "brand" in China, it seems.
But I have two basic concerns. One is that I may be poisoning myself if I buy a drip tip from fasttech, like one of these: $1.68 Chambered Muffler Style 510 Drip Tip (CMDT) - aluminum at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping - it will be covered with toxic paint because the manufacturer figured out that a tenth of a penny per unit could've been saved that way. I even worry about buying the plain metal drip tips for related reasons.
Also, what's the point of saving a few bucks on a "trustfire" battery or a charger if it's going to last half as long because it isn't reallly made by TrustFire?
Comments?
I know that I'm probably being silly, because chances are pretty good that any US vendor from whom I'm ordering probably already gets their stuff from fasttech or Alibaba. I've also seen Rip Tripper's video in which he rages against the Chi You clone that has the original insignia on it. There's no such thing as a "brand" in China, it seems.
But I have two basic concerns. One is that I may be poisoning myself if I buy a drip tip from fasttech, like one of these: $1.68 Chambered Muffler Style 510 Drip Tip (CMDT) - aluminum at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping - it will be covered with toxic paint because the manufacturer figured out that a tenth of a penny per unit could've been saved that way. I even worry about buying the plain metal drip tips for related reasons.
Also, what's the point of saving a few bucks on a "trustfire" battery or a charger if it's going to last half as long because it isn't reallly made by TrustFire?
Comments?