Generally I have been very happy with the gear I have purchased...however, once in a while I end up with a clunker.
Have you ever been "disappointed" in a piece of gear you've purchased?
For me it was:
Coghlan's C-Tech Time & Temp Digital Dangler
Yeah, it was only 10 bucks but the thing is a total POS. It did not work at all. I would have returned it to back to Campmor but the toll over the George Washington bridge would have been more that the thing was worth! Grrr...
The other "disappointing" purchase was a
Knollwood Bivy Shelter Tent
See the red rain fly...It does not extend over the whole tent. If it rains half your tent gets soaked. Also, when you open the mesh door it falls into the tent and then you have to step on it to exit.
I guess I have been lucky though. Both items were way cheap. So I didn't lose much.