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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Feb 27, 2012 - 09:19pm PT
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oh snap..
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kennyt
climber
Woodfords,California
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May 12, 2012 - 11:36pm PT
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Anybody had one of them Chinese suckers fail?
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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May 13, 2012 - 08:48am PT
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METOLIUS still makes their cams in the USA. still make their safe tech harnesses in USA...
USA USA USA USA USA...
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0ri0n
Trad climber
El Portal
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Jul 26, 2012 - 02:50pm PT
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They seem to look a little cheaper now and the paint looks different. The master cams look much better for the smaller sizes, I will still use bd for the bigger sizes I think.
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Khoi
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Vancouver, BC
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Jul 27, 2012 - 02:16pm PT
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Cams are not painted; they are anodized.
I may be wrong, but I think the anodizing is done in the U.S., not in China.
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The Call Of K2 Lou
climber
Squamish
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Jul 27, 2012 - 02:43pm PT
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I wonder if France's equivalent of SuperTopo has discussions about Petzl making their harnesses and headlamps in Malaysia? Or their carabiners in the *shudder* USA?
The ubiquity of Black Diamond products (their cams in particular) and the fact that members of our community aren't dropping like flies because of failed cams suggests that we don't have much to worry about on that front. Black Diamond, or any other manufacturer, wouldn't last very long if they killed their customers (tobacco companies aside). I'm fairly certain that the number of accidents caused by lowering off the end of the rope (tie your damn knot, people! Always!) or a belayer staring at someone's t!ts instead of their partner is exponentially higher.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Sep 26, 2015 - 08:46pm PT
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Aug 2015 Update: Since this post was written, Black Diamond has moved all of their rock climbing hardware production back to the US. Bags, poles, headlamps, etc are still made overseas, but the entire climbing hardware process is back in Salt Lake City, Utah, even the anodizing.
That is interesting. tfpu
Having just had a good warranty experience with a BD headlamp, I'm wondering if it was cost driven or they couldn't keep quality going with warranty being located stateside and assembly overseas. Though I do have a pretty hinky BD locker I'm going to take back to rei. Too much lateral play in the gate keeps the gate open. Think I'll ask them if they want it direct to them to batch test or just take back to rei.
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