billvon 2,990 #26 December 5, 2003 >Are you kidding, one of the main reasions I don't daily drive a '73 > VW Beetle anymore, but I drive a 5,000lbs 4x4 truck is that the > truck has a much better chance of saving my life. Well, you're banking on the mass of inert metal to save your life. If you wanted the car to provide functionality to save your life you'd be looking at a Volvo. Also, if your truck fails you (i.e. the engine quits, the tranny goes or even a wheel falls off) generally you stop. If your reserve fails you go even faster. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjen 0 #27 December 9, 2003 This is odd but... I was just inspecting my brand new PD reserve and noted a sewing error where the stabilizer and tail are rolled. Not a huge deal that would affect the structural integrity of the canopy, but it is quite obvious and definitely not perfect. I'm very disappointed. I still think highly of PD's products, but no one wants to find an error in his or her reserve canopy that he or she just purchased. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #28 December 9, 2003 Your car vs reserve argument aside, why would it be a problem if your canopy was constructed off shore? They are using the same material, thread, and sewing machines they would use in the states, There is no reason that peoples from other countries cannot learn to sew. Furthermore, your desicion to purchase a reserve is based upon your opinion that the company will build a safe and functional product. Considering that this product is a life saving device, and that we are not dealing with a mega-corporation, where profit motives could interfere with responsibility to customers, why wouldn't your trust in this company extend to letting them deciede the best way (or place) to assemble a canopy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chute 0 #29 December 9, 2003 cheap labor aka sweat shop.Bottomless Beers and Blue Skies! * Brother_Brian * D.S.W.F.S.B. #2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #30 December 9, 2003 QuoteWell, you're banking on the mass of inert metal to save your life. If you wanted the car to provide functionality to save your life you'd be looking at a Volvo. Also, if your truck fails you (i.e. the engine quits, the tranny goes or even a wheel falls off) generally you stop. If your reserve fails you go even faster. Ok, so it was a bad analogy. *shrug* Atleast I tried. Sidenote: Oh, since most cars would hit the bottom of my front bumper and the bottom of my rear bumper (into my hitch), and basically go under my cab from either of the sides, I could really give a fuck, the frame of the truck is going to take 97% of an impact, not the cab. The hard part will be pulling the crumpled car out from under my truck and then getting my frame fixed from a collision...not my problem.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcLean 0 #31 December 9, 2003 QuoteYour car vs reserve argument aside, why would it be a problem if your canopy was constructed off shore? Car / reserve analogy was AggieDave's, not mine. I was simply disputing that analogy. I didn't state an opinion on reserve canopies location of construction, nor on specific manufacturers.It wouldn't hurt you to think like a fucking serial killer every once in a while - just for the sake of prevention Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimgriffin 0 #32 December 9, 2003 This is a good point - and is why there is no need to worry in which location your PD reserve comes from. I worked for PD 7 yrs ago and I saw how they are anal about quality inspection (as well as testing and most everything else it takes to produce a high-quality product). The quality coming out of Honduras is no different than what you'll get out of DeLand. ~Kim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
