Just this weekend a friend was flying a Slow Poke and used stock hardware. The airplane came with nylon clevises. He used fuel hose to hold the clevis closed, but the elevator nylon clevis opened. I heard the elevator flutter as the the clevis opened and then she flipped over and nosed in hard. Total loss. He is packing the left overs up to ship back for consideration. I would do the same.

I haven't been in the hobby nearly as long as many of you, but learned from experienced friends and what I have observed to throw away most of it. I just don't understand why the manufactures don't add a little to the price and put quality hardware in all ARF kits. I had two stock fuel tanks leak when I was first learning because the stoppers came out. What a mess. Never again. Use Debros or Hayes and has not happened since. I also dislike those adjustable motor mounts. The engine moves around. Then theres the metric stuff. Like you guys, throw that away too. Don't like the sponge wheels. Get flat spots. How about those Phillips head screws with heads that strip so easily if you put a little CA in the thread holes as instructed. Socket heads solved this problem.