Lumpskie
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I got a message from Soft Topper. The email says that the Topper I ordered is out of stock and that my expected delivery is on or before 2-21. I'm a little bummed that it took a week for them to tell me this. When I bought a Soft Topper for my old Tacoma, I drove over to their manufacturing facility. The company was only a few employees but they walked me through their R&D department as well as manufacturing (which I'm sure is outsourced now). They had my topper in stock and just handed me the box. I guess business can't operate like that these days. I'll wait for the topper... the delay isn't a huge deal. I'm just disappointed that the customer focused small business that I dealt with in the past isn't there anymore.
In less whiny news... I bought more recovery stuff from AEV. I know that AEV stuff is expensive but it is quality stuff. As it turns out, they use Lift-It equipment, out of California, for a lot of their gear. Back in 2006, I actually was trained on Accessory Hoist Equipment by Lift-It at their bay area facility. They make some massive hoisting equipment for lifting and pulling, used in shipping and aerospace. Long story short, I got ready to put an order in with Lift-It directly and discovered that the price, after shipping, was almost the same as buying from AEV.
I bought 1 more soft shackle and 2 standard shackles
My recovery gear came with the standard Lift-It recovery calculation sheet.
I also like that you get working load limits and minimum breaking strength on their straps
I don't know that I've ever seen a tree strap with a listed WLL. It is actually kind of handy in this case... with my Warn 16.5 Ti, I would definitely want to keep the tree strap in a bridle rather than a choker configuration because the WLL is so low.
I thought that was interesting.
In less whiny news... I bought more recovery stuff from AEV. I know that AEV stuff is expensive but it is quality stuff. As it turns out, they use Lift-It equipment, out of California, for a lot of their gear. Back in 2006, I actually was trained on Accessory Hoist Equipment by Lift-It at their bay area facility. They make some massive hoisting equipment for lifting and pulling, used in shipping and aerospace. Long story short, I got ready to put an order in with Lift-It directly and discovered that the price, after shipping, was almost the same as buying from AEV.
I bought 1 more soft shackle and 2 standard shackles
My recovery gear came with the standard Lift-It recovery calculation sheet.
I also like that you get working load limits and minimum breaking strength on their straps
I don't know that I've ever seen a tree strap with a listed WLL. It is actually kind of handy in this case... with my Warn 16.5 Ti, I would definitely want to keep the tree strap in a bridle rather than a choker configuration because the WLL is so low.
I thought that was interesting.