Gear fails of 2025

[JohnJohnson]

NF ATACR 7-35's zero stop was defective out of the box and had to be sent to them for repairs. Turnaround time is 6-8 weeks (we'll see) and they didn't provide a label so I had to pay for shipping to get a factory defect fixed which kind of sucks.

 

[twall13]

SO Redcliff- zipper failed mid hunt. I just had the zipper replaced after it failed on a bear hunt in May. The new zipper had less than 1 week in the field.

Nemo chair- failed in the weirdest way possible.
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Mathew’s quiver- hood broke while busting brush. Still usable but annoying considering the price of their accessories.

Sevr 1.75 hybrid- bad penetration, broken/bent blade. I’m going to back to 2 blade sevr/fixed combo

Did Nemo warranty this? I've heard good things about their warranty but never had to actually use it myself so I'm curious about your experience.

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[huntnful]

Swarovski NL 12x42 lost collimation on a light drop. Still usable, just feel a bit cross-eyed using them.

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That happened to my buddy’s as well. SWARO fixed them for free in about 3-4 weeks

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Had a camelback bladder rupture.

Sea to summit etherlight xt has a slow leak, blow up every other day

Broke a leg angle adjuster on an older pro master aluminum tripod

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Did Nemo warranty this? I've heard good things about their warranty but never had to actually use it myself so I'm curious about your experience.

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They did. It took about a month for them to get back to me but it was peak season so don’t really fault them on that. They sent me a new chair no problem.

 

[Wrench]

I learned that if you pierce a primer it can break the balls in a bix n andy trigger and there's no way to get them to fix it or sell you the parts.

 

[horpensky]

As posted in another thread, Aclima woolnet fishnet leggings came apart at the seams after only a few uses.

Main compartment zipper on a Redhead 900 daypack failed in first year of use.

 

[BSLugnut]

Somewhere in mountains of CO is the PEAX Backcountry Duo charging cable...
Without their cable, you can charge their headlamp.

PEAX Backcountry Duo headlamp is essentially a rebranded Sofrin D25LR ($30/USD), with some tweaks to brightness settings and battery capacity. The real sticking point is the power cable—so much so that the Sofrin cable won’t even charge the PEAX, despite Sofrin being the actual manufacturer.
My workaround has been to swap the PEAX Backcountry Duo headlamp battery into my Sofrin headlamp unit to get a charge it with a standard USB-C cable. Not ideal, but it keeps me running two solid headlamps when I’m deep in the backcountry.

I really like both headlamps, but won't be buying the PEAX unless they switch a standard USB-C cable.

 

[SkunkCabbage]

Took a few weeks last time. I haven’t started the process with this set yet

 

[camelcluch]

The only thing that didn’t go as planned was the Initial Ascent pack. Trained all summer with it. Field use was a mess. Straps everywhere, buckles loosing all the time, load lifters coming out. I think they are close but a few items could be improved.
I did pack out two elk with the pack but each time was an adventure.

 

[BBob]

I learned that if you pierce a primer it can break the balls in a bix n andy trigger and there's no way to get them to fix it or sell you the parts.

If you need just the ball’s you can get carbide ball’s from McMaster that fit. I’d bet you could also get hardened stainless but I haven’t looked for them specifically.

Follow up: McMaster has hardened stainless 5mm as well as the carbide.

 

[Wrench]

If you need just the ball’s you can get carbide ball’s from McMaster that fit. I’d bet you could also get hardened stainless but I haven’t looked for them specifically.

Follow up: McMaster has hardened stainless 5mm as well as the carbide.

That's my plan *if* they will return my trigger. I have an email to them asking for it with no response so far.

 

[Mike D Texas]

Tricer RP bipod - but read the whole post -

Picked it up so that my wife and daughter could use a sitting height bipod since they both don’t practice frequently enough to feel stable off a backpack or trekking poles. It worked great during practice.

Fast forward to deer season, and my daughter is majorly struggling to get stable. It turns out the pan lever lockout had developed play in the mechanism. We could never get it tight enough to eliminate panning instability.
We were able to troubleshoot the final shooting position and my daughter successfully harvested her deer. But I vowed to figure out a solution to the bipod.

I ended up drilling and pinning the pivoting ball head with an 1/8” steel roll pin. This completely eliminated the pan feature.

Tricer has since listened to user feedback and now offers a much better pan lockout.

Wait, Tricer has a panning lockout method? Is it available on their website?