At 05:55 30 April 2015, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
Anyone have experience with the covers made in China?


My first choice would be Vertigo as well but I needed lighter duty
covers for occasional summer use only so I bought Kerry Covers
from China for my Ventus. They are cheap and I was worried that
Kerry Covers would not accept credit card payments. I had to pay
by wire transfer. There is no come back if anything goes wrong.

In actual fact, the service was nothing short of impressive! I
ordered them on a Monday and they were delivered directly from
China to the UK on the Thursday of the same week. My covers for
my 17.6 m Ventus cT cost around US$660 as I recall including
shipping. The covers themselves look very much like Jaxidas. I have
used them for a little over a year now and so far so good.

There are a few issues with import duty and obviously this will vary
from country to country. A large part of the cost is for shipping
anyway. A friend at Lasham was travelling on business in China and
was able to collect a set for his Nimbus 4 directly. This saved a lot
of money. He is not that impressed with the quality but he keeps
the Nimbus rigged for most of the time.

Previously, I had a Duo and had Vertigo covers for that. These were
the Rolls Royce of covers and are still in daily use with the new
owners. Still going strong after around seven years. You get what
you pay for. If you want lightweight cheap covers, then Kerry
Covers would do. If you want the best, the it has to be Vertigo.

Hope this helps.