Most of the outdoor gear we buy today are all manufactured in China, and just imported, assembled, local logo slapped on, and marked up for 3 times the price. What are some outdoors gear and gadgets you've bought from Chinese websites that turned out better than expected for your outdoors need?It's that time again guys. Post your Chinese gear hauls or experiences with gear that turned out to be trash.
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Are the tents from aliexpress any good?
The only things I buy on ali express are ryzen processors and knockoff watches. I have been looking at the pagani speedmaster that costs $60 and has a seiko quartz inside. It's $100 on amazon and $60 on ali express. I would buy their clothing though. Sauce zhan is supposed to make good jeans and tee shirts that are comparable to samurai or iron heart. I haven't heard of some chinese fjallraven knockoff making vidda pros for $50 though and I definately wouldn't trust a tent or multitool unless they are specifically a high quality brand who deliberately is trying to undercut at a decent quality level and 1/3rd the price rather than a complete unknown selling a tent for 1/20th the price.
Fuck china seriously. Sadly some stuff from the US is actually imported from china already plus the retarded US taxes.
>>2795324Why ryzen processors? And why does aliexpress sell them? Don't you want to buy them brand new?
>>2795606So you'd rather buy the same thing for $60 that you can get for $15 from china because another American already imported it and marked it up for you?
>>2794735I've got this one.It's a good tent if a lot smaller than I thought. I bought the 2-man but there's no way you'd fit 2 sleeping surfaces in there. The zips are also pretty bad - the idea of using a stove inside with the door even slightly closed would be the stuff of nightmares. In fact, I woke up imagining how fucked it would be to be grasping for that scratchy, raspy damn zip in the event of an alcohol stove falling over. These things said, everything else is great. It's pretty lightweight, packs down well enough. The level of ergonomics involved in the design is very obvious in that it feels very easy to use.
>>2795324Just be the real deal instead of a fancy fake.
>>2794572Any recommendations on inflatable camping pillows? I am not as young as I used to be and having a dedicated pillow helps with sleep. A sleeping bag stuffsack filled with a fleece jacket just isn't the same.
>pots /alcohol stoves titanium shitall pretty good and what i expectedlighter hit and miss some are good some are retared heavy "to show weight = quantity"flashlights like sofrin pretty good. multitools are great to have one in every carnicknacks like rope, carabiners, tent pegs, repair parts simple enough to no fuck up tarps seem ok so if you check the stiching and reseal bad parts. but again as long the cloth is fine its fine over all. what im looking at ATM is sleeping pad and down sleeping bag for a 90° hammock
>>2797100I got this one something like month ago, it was half the price it is now. haven't slept on it yet, but looks alright.https://aliexpress.com/item/1005006135282988.html
>>2797002What else have you bought?
>>2797125>haven't slept on it yet, but looks alrightSo why does your opinion matter?
>>2794572Cor, me bottom right.The only Chinese tat I've ever bought was a fake Epiphone guitar and it played ok. I wouldn't trust anything to be real or quality. Just buy cheap and expect it to perform only a few times, if it lasts then it's a bonus.
>>2797002>I've got this one.>It's a good tent if a lot smaller than I thought.Fair, but the low profile can be nice. Its a hiking tent, not a tent you carry in a car and then spend days in, so weight gains are important and the tent mostly matters for sleep.> I bought the 2-man but there's no way you'd fit 2 sleeping surfaces in there. Are you sure that you have that tent? I sleep with another person in it and there's still space for both our backpacks inside the tent. It's not super roomy, but 2 people can easily sleep in it. >The zips are also pretty bad - the idea of using a stove inside with the door even slightly closed would be the stuff of nightmares. The zips are decent and I"ve never had an issue with a gas burner in the door. Maybe not a Woodfire, but gas is no issue.>In fact, I woke up imagining how fucked it would be to be grasping for that scratchy, raspy damn zip in the event of an alcohol stove falling over. Again, that zip is perfectly fine for me, I'm seriously unsure if you got a different tent.>These things said, everything else is great. It's pretty lightweight, packs down well enough. The level of ergonomics involved in the design is very obvious in that it feels very easy to use.Yeah it's good.I suppose the zipper could just be you getting a bad one (QA is not the AliExpress seller's forte) but I don't see how you say it's too small for two people. What's your sleeping pad? I'm 184cm, the person I most often hike with is 192 cm we both have square pads (so not like they are ultra space saving) and we can put our backpacks between us or towards the feet. I'm super confused how you come to that cnclusion unless you have one if those giant car camping mattresses.
>>2798372>>2797002Actually I came up with a plausible explanation:Are you sure you have the 2 person version? Did you ever measure it? Or could it be that the seller scammed you with a 1 person version? It's not unheard of on AliExpress and it'd perfectly explain the issue.
last week i broke these, the strap below the boot broke on one of them and i won't bother sewing it back. also i ripped the fabric a bit with the crampon.this was after 5 or 6 uses. i was never happy with them, yes they were dirt cheap but also pretty terrible, didn't stay well adjusted by themselves and snow always found its way into the boot sooner or later. has anyone found decent chinese gaiters? or do i have to spend 80$ on western brands
>>2799543https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCVDB7MV?th=1these have worked pretty well for me. The only main complaint is that the velcro is sorta brittle and will flake little pube-like fibers everywhere
>>2799543I spent $50 of outdoor research gaiters and they've withstood the test of 1.5 years fairly regularly hiking. Id recommend just paying
hello people. I was wondering does aliexpress sell any good base layer mesh t-shirts. I need one for my casual walks in the parks, nothing too extreme. thank you.picrel is just something I put to get my post noticed
>>2799543>>2799715>>2799812I bought picrel from Amazon for a hog hunt Im going on and while they seem nice for the price they dont fit my legs. My calves are 18” in circumference at their widest point. Anyone know of hunting gaiters on the cheap end for larger calves?
>>2800446I should add that I ordered size Large and there is an XL. The large needed at least another inch just to velcro and probably two inches to velcro comfortably. The size descriptions on Amazon appear to be off so I cant say if the XL would be big enough.
there's no other gear thread so i'll ask here.i'll be going hiking/trekking in maine in mid-Feb so i'd like a comfy down sleeping bag with me.considering temps can get as low as -10*F, all the various affordable 0*F bags are out of consideration.thing is, there are only a select few of -10*F down bags that are within 400USD, other equal and lower-temp rated's jumps to 600USD++ so i don't want to make that jump yet.>Marmot Wind River -10*F, 379USD w/ -15% coupon https://www.marmot.com/equipment/sleeping-bags/down-bags/mens-wind-river--10-sleeping-bag/AFS_195115053857.html>Rab Ascent 1100, 399USD w/ -20% coupon https://rab.equipment/us/ascent-1100i kind of like the Ascent more since it has a long zip on the side variant and i can use it as a blanket in warmer temps whereas the Wind River only has torso and footbox zips, but Ascent is an obsoleted model which went for as low as 230USD towards EoL a few years ago. i feel fucking conflicted and headache'd and am now contemplating getting the Wind River just to get it over with.
>>2800385I have been using darevie onesIm 195 cm less than 100 kilos the xxl shirts go below my penis and the full length of my arms.It compares well to my wool mesh shirts
>>2800740so darevie ones are reliable?
>>2800741Yeah i wash mine in modestly warm water and throw it in a machine dryer and it seems fine, only 2 seams for the sleeves
>>2800747thank you fella
>>2800748Oh they are also itchy as fuck when you first get them, legitimately throw them in the wash like 3 times and that sheds all the microplastics or whateverFor less than 15 usd its worth the wierd washing
>>2800749ohhh I did not expect that, great idea. what wash setting do you recommend? just according to the fiber or something else?
anyone have experience with chink ice fishing huts? i need a new one and they look like a steal but i’m skeptical about the quality.
