Maxpedition's Mad Dog Knives knockoffs?!

In all my years, I just yesterday received the 2nd piece of maxped gear I own. a cpl to carry my ginormous galaxy note 2 in. So far I'm diggin' it.
 
Met a guy the other day who does contract translation services for various govt agencies. Just got back from the Yemen where he was doing a contract for the feds. Apparently the Yemenis stumbled on a training camp used by al Qaeda in the Arabian Penninsula; didn't find any jihadis but they did score various documents. Among them was some sort of training material. The guy said it was mostly standard issue stuff, like how to make explosives from common items, how to do site surveillance without getting clocked, how transfer money without leaving a paper trail, that sort of thing. There was one section that caught his eye about how to keep a low profile and blend in. He said that among the typical advice about how to dress and and act was a note about how to carry weapons & explosives without drawing attention. What caught his eye was that they explicitly mentioned Maxpedition gear, because it was ubiquitous and civilian-looking. He thought it was funny that they actually referenced a particular brand of gear. Can't you just picture some aspiring young jihadi paging through a Maxpedition catalog looking for the perfect pack to carry his suicide rig? Hhhmmm, lessee, should I go with the Sitka Gearslinger or the Condor II backpack? What would Allah do? ;)
 
I want one of the knives! Never could afford a mad dog but I was always a fan of the designs. Now I'll get to at least try out the design.
 
The problem is that you'll only be getting a poor copy of the design. Might look similar but I doubt it will cut or feel similar. I could be wrong. The main problem is that this sort of IP theft hurts small makers like Mad Dog. I look forward to seeing how these knock offs stack up to the real thing. I suspect they won't fare too well.
 
When my son was very young, my wife and I would often tell him that doing x, y, or z wasn't allowed for various reasons. Like most 5-year-old children, He didn't like being told 'No' and would invariably persist in finding ways to get what he wanted despite our directives.

He eventually grew up and became an adult, realizing that the world didn't revolve around him, that certain boundaries in life were not in place just to make him feel bad, and that respecting other people's wishes sometimes meant finding a receptive audience elsewhere or simply keeping his agenda to himself.

Food for thought.
 
Whoops! I guess I should have quoted it! dejard - that was not directed toward you in any way. It was referring to a post that is now gone.

Somebody quoted me and basically said a bunch of crazy stuff.
 
Yeah, it was really crazy stuff. If it were only the jerk it, I'd have dinged him for it.
If you had quoted him, I would have moved your post off line also. No harm, no foul.
It is better just to report a problem, not respond.
 
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