With all the "controversy" over this field box review I decided to read it myself.

First of all I really like the design of this unit. The fuel pump is integrated, and serviceable, I love how the starter connectors are molded in, the battery is replaceable, and there is plenty of room for the essentials. The only potential negative I saw was that it had no place to plug it in to charge. From what I saw you would have to remove the battery, and charge as a separate unit (maybe you can charge from the front mounted glow charger connections). I might be wrong and if I am that is just one more plus in this things favor.

As I am very new to this, and still not actually soloing this is more box than I need. However once I get a couple new planes under my belt this might be going on the gift list. So much more elegant than the plywood box.

Now to comment on the review, it was obvious that the reviewer was very impressed by the item. It is true, I didn't see any negatives listed, or even a mention that no negatives could be found. A statement as simple as that would add a lot of validity to the review. Where I think the review really went off the track was the little scenario described at the end. There is nothing about this field box that will prevent you from forgetting to charge the unit. Sure there are bells and whistles that help you easily determine if system is charged, but if you don't turn it on to check you still won't know.

Ultimately, although kind of glossy the review does go into a lot of technical details, and even though I have not put my hands on one it looks to be a very well made unit. If it works and feels as good as it looks I can certainly understand the desire of the reviewer to pass on their enthusiasm over this product.

As it has been said, with everything you need to read between the lines. I also think that you can't just the value of a site's ability to review products based off of a single review. I have read several reviews here and for the most part find them to be very valuable. I definitely would trust them. One thing I would offer as a suggestion to the staff here at RCU is the ability for users to comment on reviews, then if you think a review is too biased and you have experience with the product you can offer alternative opinions. Just a thought, and not really worth 2 cents, but there you go.

Thanks