First of all, Tim McCamis is a borderline racist and in his opinion if it isn't made in the USA its sh!t. On the other hand, if you look at the stuff he builds, its nothing but top shelf stuff for people with very deep pockets. I can understand him not using China stuff but he doesn't have to be so negatively outspoken about the stuff.

As for the quality of the stuff, I have no issues with it but one thing that was pointed out on a recent video I watched is that eack manufacturer (Earls, Russel, etc) build their hoses to their own spec and their fittings accordingly. So It is not recommended to mix fittings from one vendor with hose from another. However, connecting one manufaturer's fittings to another is a non-issue ... AN is AN.

As for myself, I like the Fragola stuff but have no issues using Summit's house brand.