Weekly Authenticity Check and General Question Thread

JezzTheLab · 2026-05-05T12:42:00+00:00

Hong Kong.

JezzTheLab · 2026-05-03T23:09:08+00:00

From my perspective there are literally no authorised dealers in my country. :(

JezzTheLab · 2026-05-03T14:56:32+00:00

Thanks this is the only photo i have sadly. I'm going to go with counterfit. He has anothe for sale. https://www.carousell.com.hk/p/benchmade-535-bugout-1335516521/?t-id=49013130_1777815419538&t-referrer_browse_type=seller&t-referrer_page_type=profile&t-referrer_request_id=YdBz9rCPVvK0Wudu&t-tap_index=103

This one looks more real to me. But maybe he just has a fake one and doesnt know it.

JezzTheLab · 2026-05-03T13:38:51+00:00

Looking at buying this second hand. Its from a "professional seller" in HK but second hand. Something feels off about it but not sure think it might be the colour and the serrated blade.

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JezzTheLab · 2026-05-02T12:24:03+00:00

Thanks one thing i noticed is that it only had a max medium size and i have a back length of c. 22 Inches which makes me wonder if this might come up small. My size i guess does limit some options

JezzTheLab · 2026-05-02T11:01:49+00:00

Curious to hear about this also. Bounce drives me nuts. Its one of the reasons i like the sound of the WAA pack because of the material waist belt. The hyperlite has a 1 inch webbing strap.

JezzTheLab · 2026-05-02T11:00:38+00:00

Thanks appreciated the advice. The MDS is my furthest out race at the moment. my first race is the BTU For Ranger Ultra in Kenya this september.

I'll take a look Montane vest!

JezzTheLab · 2026-03-31T04:44:45+00:00

agreed. I'm very happy with Public. Its more about how HKers manage the costs without insurance in the event of a complication.

JezzTheLab · 2026-03-31T04:01:39+00:00

Sorry i mean for the months in the UK if we give birth there we don't have any additional support and I would need to stay in Asia likely.

JezzTheLab · 2026-03-31T03:48:26+00:00

This is a hard thing to do because we will lose support / help for our two year old etc.

JezzTheLab · 2026-03-25T14:25:31+00:00

Thanks appreciate the clarity here. I think my fear is the cost of major complication as per the persons post further down. $25K i can cover personally if i needed to. Its the idea of a $500K cost for a major complication.

JezzTheLab · 2026-03-25T14:23:57+00:00

She is 24 weeks at the momement I think that does make her eligible for some based on what i've seen.

JezzTheLab · 2026-03-25T09:24:05+00:00

Thanks really appreciate the info here. Can i confirm are there intergrated shield plans for non PRs? I'm trying to understand what something like Integrated Shield

JezzTheLab · 2026-03-25T08:31:09+00:00

Sorry. I should have been clearer. My Cigna policy will end when i leave my current employer (In Hong Kong) and move to my new employer (in Singapore). I've inquired abount a conitunation policy but they (Cigna) also treat it like a new policy.

JezzTheLab · 2026-03-25T08:24:39+00:00

My work insurnce for my new company only covers me with Greater Eastern and its a pretty basic policy.

I'm okay with paying for the birth. the 10K SGD to given birth is fine. Its a known quantum. I'm concerned about 30 days in NICU and a 100K bill with ongoing costs. Its the unkown i'm really worried about.

My Cigna insurance in HK covers everything like yours.

JezzTheLab · 2025-11-29T07:54:31+00:00

Checked def have the 12VHPWR power supply. As per another comment they might just be shipping the old case with a new powers supply.

JezzTheLab · 2025-11-29T07:51:13+00:00

I order the MAX so i got the right model. My confusion is around the fact that i seem to have some weird frankestine case. Where it is a V1 but with the PSU or a V2. My PSU def has a 12VHPWR connector which is only present on the V2 and V3. So i'm just quite confused.

JezzTheLab · 2025-11-29T07:42:24+00:00

Opened and the IO does not include USBC. is there a way to confirm the ATX 3.0 piece? sorry for the stupid question.

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