You can call me a Chinaphobe too, but fact is they are making some pretty
decent product now.  Especially Taiwan.
The Pittsburg brand at HF is actually pretty good.

Kabo in Taiwan makes a really handy product.  It an XL reversible ratcheting
flex set.
Originally labeled EZ-Red, then Mountain, now ATD, just google "platinum
99650".

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Max Wellhouse
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 2:13 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: tool find

There's a rather lengthy tool Forum(Tool Talk, Garage Journal, or maybe
Garage Gazzette) that has a lengthy listing of Harbor Freight tools and
which ones last and which ones don't....worth checking out before your
next "investment".  BTW, my .45 cal. ammo box is pretty near 1/2 full of
Pittsburg Forge sockets, wrenches etc. for my "Emergency repair kit" for
which ever vehicle I take outside of the county, but I was pretty picky
about which HF tools I bought.  Thinking I spent maybe $60 total and
that ammo box is packed to the gills.  Of course, there are plenty of
American tools in there too.  My wife calls me a Chinaphobe.......and I
take that as a compliment.......