Does any have any experience with Dobinson Fridges? I recently saw them. Look nicer than the cheaper fridges but speced closer to the ARB and Engel with a little lower sticker price. I cant find much about them. some place i saw the compresses listed and it was "the good one" and the fridge was listed with a very low power draw. Looks promising for a mid priced fridge, not cheap still.
Unfortunately this is kind of the price point i am looking for. I will use only a half dozen times a year. I would rather not spend $800-850 on a ARB, that just hurts. But no way do i want to spend $500 on something sub par. Even if the cheaper ones work if it has "problems" or glitches it will annoy me. I like my sh#t to work and be well thought out so i can focus on enjoying my trip! But landing in the middle price wise, maybe $600-700 just softens the blow a little. But only if it is solid gear!
My logic USUALLY works for me most of the time. I try to buy quality and not cheap out but not just automatically go for "the best". If i need the best (or REALLY want it!) then thats what i get. I do own ACOG and a Hinderer XM18. Why on earth do i need a $400 "pocket knife" to open boxes? No reason at all, just wanted it. That being said i shoot Leupold not Nighforce because i just cant justify Nightforce FOR ME. So there is a compromise i try to maintain. Maybe this is a good analogy, i shoot Aimpoint, not a ELCON. I would not call Aimpoint or Leupold garbage but they are not on the level of Nightfoce or ELCON.
I just applied the same logic to a set of shocks. Icons for $2000 or Radflo for $1500. Both solid companies, both 2.5" remote reservoirs, both strong customer service, both proven reputation with proven performance both sold through Metaltech. I talked to afew owners and both had glowing reviews except for some issues with Radflo one the 100 series. Honestly i dont know if I even needed reservoir shocks at all. But i figured the 80 is a heavy pig so let me try them out. Went with the Radflo for several reasons, production delivery time being a huge part of it but price was a factor. $1500 was just that much easier to justify to myself considering probably $650 2.0 smooth bodies would have been enough. Hopefully i wont regret this decision.
All that being said, a wise older friend of mine once said ,"dont ever buy the "as good as..." product". Usually it works but knowing me a few years later i am wanting the item that is the "gold standard".
Wow! what a rant that started out as a fridge thread. Maybe i just felt like rambling on. And to think i just gave a guy crap about buying a wonky $1100 Chinese made rear bumper when he said he couldn't afford a Slee or Labs rear. Hope i didnt just do the same with shocks!
Unfortunately this is kind of the price point i am looking for. I will use only a half dozen times a year. I would rather not spend $800-850 on a ARB, that just hurts. But no way do i want to spend $500 on something sub par. Even if the cheaper ones work if it has "problems" or glitches it will annoy me. I like my sh#t to work and be well thought out so i can focus on enjoying my trip! But landing in the middle price wise, maybe $600-700 just softens the blow a little. But only if it is solid gear!
My logic USUALLY works for me most of the time. I try to buy quality and not cheap out but not just automatically go for "the best". If i need the best (or REALLY want it!) then thats what i get. I do own ACOG and a Hinderer XM18. Why on earth do i need a $400 "pocket knife" to open boxes? No reason at all, just wanted it. That being said i shoot Leupold not Nighforce because i just cant justify Nightforce FOR ME. So there is a compromise i try to maintain. Maybe this is a good analogy, i shoot Aimpoint, not a ELCON. I would not call Aimpoint or Leupold garbage but they are not on the level of Nightfoce or ELCON.
I just applied the same logic to a set of shocks. Icons for $2000 or Radflo for $1500. Both solid companies, both 2.5" remote reservoirs, both strong customer service, both proven reputation with proven performance both sold through Metaltech. I talked to afew owners and both had glowing reviews except for some issues with Radflo one the 100 series. Honestly i dont know if I even needed reservoir shocks at all. But i figured the 80 is a heavy pig so let me try them out. Went with the Radflo for several reasons, production delivery time being a huge part of it but price was a factor. $1500 was just that much easier to justify to myself considering probably $650 2.0 smooth bodies would have been enough. Hopefully i wont regret this decision.
All that being said, a wise older friend of mine once said ,"dont ever buy the "as good as..." product". Usually it works but knowing me a few years later i am wanting the item that is the "gold standard".
Wow! what a rant that started out as a fridge thread. Maybe i just felt like rambling on. And to think i just gave a guy crap about buying a wonky $1100 Chinese made rear bumper when he said he couldn't afford a Slee or Labs rear. Hope i didnt just do the same with shocks!
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