> I had mixed feelings about responding to a current thread on Tower
Talk. Jim, W7RY had posted a for sale thread of both new and used personal
safety gear. I have no issue with Jim, just the sale of used safety gear on
this or any other list. My personal opinion is that any used item only has
word of mouth to speak for its history. A visual inspection of the piece in
question will not always reveal an incident. Personal safety should be
first and foremost on the mind of anyone seeking to purchase gear and buying
used equipment to save a few bucks is penny wise and pound foolish. Safety
gear should be viewed as an insurance policy and money spent for good
quality new gear is an investment in one's own life. To skimp on safety gear
is
an unnecessary and foolish gamble. Buy new, good quality gear from a
reputable vender. Keep the gear in good, clean condition. Inspect it before
and
after each and every use. That being said, I would like to see the listing
of used safety gear for sale added to the taboo list.
Howdy --
These are good comments to a recent post so I hope you don't mind that
I've forwarded them to TT.
First, we don't have a taboo list of anything although sometimes we
should - hi.
All of your points are worth considering. I'm sure that many
TowerTalkians are out of compliance when it comes to safety equipment so
buying used
high quality safety gear might be a step up for some folks.
But of course one should be very careful about buying and using used
safety equipment - or anything else that's mission critical to a project.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
and
Champion Radio Products
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