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Petzl Counterfeits

#1 User is offline   Ken Coker 

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Posted 15 March 2011 - 12:45 PM

Comrades

Worth keeping an eye out for some Petzl counterfeits.

I know it's expensive gear, but it's worth sticking to reputable dealers

KC

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  Posted 15 March 2011 - 04:54 PM

Of all the scary things I've read here, this really is up here with the worst!

I'm pinning it so keep it in front of our eyes; please take heed!
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Posted 16 March 2011 - 01:10 PM

I did try when the topic first appeared on climbing sites.

http://www.blue-room...showtopic=46104

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Posted 16 March 2011 - 01:22 PM

I doubt DMM kit will comform to the required EN standards for industrial usage ! !

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Posted 16 March 2011 - 01:28 PM

View Posttrussmonkey, on 16 March 2011 - 01:22 PM, said:

I doubt DMM kit will comform to the required EN standards for industrial usage ! !


Except maybe the DMM industrial range...
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Posted 16 March 2011 - 01:32 PM

doh :wall:

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Posted 16 March 2011 - 01:50 PM

View Posttrussmonkey, on 16 March 2011 - 01:22 PM, said:

I doubt DMM kit will comform to the required EN standards for industrial usage ! !


*polite cough*
http://dmmprofessional.com/

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Posted 16 March 2011 - 02:25 PM

View Postabbotsmike, on 16 March 2011 - 01:10 PM, said:

I did try when the topic first appeared on climbing sites.

http://www.blue-room...showtopic=46104


I did look to see if anyone had posted, but clearly not closely enough. Apologies for any perceived thunder-stealing. At least we've flagged it up.

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Posted 16 March 2011 - 03:22 PM

View PostKen Coker, on 16 March 2011 - 02:25 PM, said:

View Postabbotsmike, on 16 March 2011 - 01:10 PM, said:

I did try when the topic first appeared on climbing sites.

http://www.blue-room...showtopic=46104


I did look to see if anyone had posted, but clearly not closely enough. Apologies for any perceived thunder-stealing. At least we've flagged it up.

KC



No problems, just glad that it got noticed this time, quite a serious problem...


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Posted 16 March 2011 - 04:15 PM

View PostKen Coker, on 15 March 2011 - 12:45 PM, said:

I know it's expensive gear, but it's worth sticking to reputable dealers

Apparently these counterfeits are unusually convincing, but the problem of counterfeiting in general isn't new. So this is good advice for all PPE all the time, not just Petzl.

By the by, regarding the DMM thing: DMM make excellent gear, and some of their karabiners are *miles* better than the Petzl equivalents imo.

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Posted 16 March 2011 - 11:57 PM

From a climber's perspective, I *love* using DMM gear. Most of what I own, except belay plate, is DMM. Well priced, top quality, and made in the UK. Still don't trust anything like the quicklock/locksafe type gates though, too fiddly, and/or easy to unlock automatically. Screwgates for me thanks.

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