I don't begrudge things being made in China Ben. I just want the factory managers to be held accountable for producing shoddy goods if that becomes an issue. With something as important to our health as water purification we can't have substitutes, it's gotta be the genuine thing. It's not a camera battery it's your family and our freinds lives on the trails we're discussing here.

Shoddy stuff can and does come from all over the World including right here in the USA; so I'm not knocking any specific Country. I have a friend with 2 businesses in China, Mark gives me an ear ful about stuff when we connect on the phone. He had to scrap 10 30ft <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> sailboats because instead of using lead in the keels of the boats the factory manager filled them with cement, poured a lead cap over the cement, and tried to pass them off as 'to spec'. Mark took one out over there for a sail, and promptly sank it within one hour after it capzied offshore <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> Needless to say, as the designer and engineer he knew right away what the problem was and fired the production manager. That got everyone 's attention in the factory, and production QC went above 100%. Mark had tried to get me over there to act as his agent in the plant; but it's too different a culture for me. I actually tried to get Jason Klass to take the job back then, but he was happy in CO <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Less expensive quality tablets for water purification should come along as demand increases along with production capabilities and companies like AM and Micrropur fight for market share <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />