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I see one vest it's 50 bucks, I see one that LOOKS the exact same and it's say 800 bucks.
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Which specific model vest is this?
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Now... I'm sure the more expensive real "Black Hawk" or whatever vest IS better, but in most cases, is it in any sense worth it?
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Blackhawk isn’t even some sort of premium brand, most of their kit is pretty affordable anyhow.
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They're probably made with better stitching and better material, but sometimes the price difference is phenomenal.
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They ARE made from better material and quality control. The price difference is the quality difference.
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I have a vest I bought for 60 bucks. I load it with about 40 lbs of gear and I play regularly. I've had this vest for a few years now and not a single problem.
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What vest and brand? 40 lbs of gear? What exactly are you carrying?
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Pretty much what I'm getting at is that airsoft is a replica sport (even moreso for those into mil sim). Some of us load up with extra weights and gear, not because it's practical to carry around those extra few thousand bb's, but because we feel like we should carry the "proper" load. We dive, we run, we crawl, we subject our gear (our replica gear) to most of the rigors that I think authenic gear would face.
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“Practical” is a word which is so far disassociated from airsoft that when it comes up, I can do nothing but chukle.
What is truly practical in airsoft? At its root is it not just a highcap and pockets to hold other highcaps?
NO airsoft even comes close at all to subjecting their gear to military wear and tear, to say so shows an utter lack of understanding as to what real gear is subjected to.
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And if any of you out there are like me, your gear holds up just fine at a fraction of the cost (or am I just lucky?).
Authentic gear, I don't get it. Someone fill me in.
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The reasons people choose good gear are many, realism, quality, etc. The fact that many replicas are not really not that far off in price from their replica counter parts.
Replica gear quite often blows. Occasionally they do not, like Phantom, or some of the G and P guarder stuff, however in those cases prices are higher too, to reflect the cost of making better quality stuff.
You are writing from an perspective as if your idea of what airsoft means is what it means to all.
For some airsoft is as much about collecting as it is about gaming, for others the opposite is true.
At the bottom line, I do not recall the last thread which questioned why people choose to buy low end replica gear.