I'd tend to agree with you for the most part, where pods are concerned, but this one (especially for a very tight draw) is better than average. You can even use the Z-Plex mesh coils in the thing. I was planning to get a couple of the bases (the thingamadoodads that screw over the coil to control the air flow and keep it in place) and experiment with enlarging the air intake holes for (what I call) restricted DL- more of a very relaxed MTL for most other people but I spent all my play money on a couple different Kershaws- gotta thank
@~Don~ for getting me started on
that particular rabbit hole. I will do it in the next couple of weeks but there's just one more Kershaw I
must buy first.
Kershaw makes some decent knives... especially in the sub $100 range... I would not spend above $45 though on one, regardless of the design or steel... their warranty is not what you read... had a discussion with a YT'r over this lol
Cheap productions knives sold to us consumers and we think they are cheap being lets say $50... for them to be profitable to be a production run that we can assume said knife costs no more than $20.
Your warranty is essentially $20...and this isn't a replacement value... this is how much they will allow towards repair.
Now when you break down lets say an assisted flipper... the items that will fail are simple... and only one from excessive usage.
1. The Spring for the Spring assist - This item is pennies to make in bulk, and also the weakest link... once said spring fails...and hopefully said knife is still a production model... they will replace said spring... for its below the $20... additionally, said spring is also the detente of the knife, and what keeps it in the closed position.
2. Screws... this more times than not are broken, stripped by the user...not covered... replacements are not covered for user error.
3. Blade breaks... User error again...it goes beyond their scope of normal use... cause well... to break a blade, it had to be used for something other than cutting or slicing...not covered.