[parurorges]

No responses because many people have not had bogu for a long time. It's my understanding that the quality of a bogu will be apparent over the long haul, 10 or more years.

However, because I'm a loudmouth I'll still give you bogu impressions.

Bought in mid-march 2003 from Sehyun Kumdo, model #250 (replaced the standard men with a machine-stiched titanium one in set no.210), 2.5/3.0 mm. I practice about 2-3 times a week.

Men: Fits perfectly, no complaints.
Kote: Fit perfectly, nice stif leather. Don't know how long the deer leather will last... time will tell.
Tare: Seems okay, how does one judge tare??? (i.e. I didn't care too much about the tare)
Dou: My dou (fake bamboo) actually has colour to it: A very dark blue that is so dark as to be almost black (D-27 if you're curious.. although they list it as "green" ). If you don't look at it directly it looks black. Anyway, I have noticed that the paint is chipping off a bit in some places (strangely enough around the stomach area and not the typical "hit spot"). No gigantic paint chips falling off, just small spots. This just reveals a black base under the paint. There have been no cracks so far.
I'd recommend going for a straight black dou at any rate (although it is nice to have a range of choices). That's the only problem really... although I sort of like the "worn in"/"old warrior" look (no relation to Old Warrior the board member).

I'm hoping this set lasts a couple of years. Ask me again if it's a good set of bogu in 5 years, I should know by then.