Good article about why products fail

A good article about why products fail: http://www.wired.com/design/2012/10/ff-why-products-fail/all/

I personally prefer to use overbuild items for emergency use, but the fact in life is that you sometimes need a short life cycle item to get a job done. My experience is that many people have the wrong expectation of a certain piece of equipment. Expensive or higher quality does not mean more durable.