Good gear with one drawback...

Price.

for the money you can buy that for you can buy a few snatch straps.. and you still have to face up to the problem that they will only do so many recoveries before they loose their elasticity.

IMHO...

they stand up to the generic abuse that gets hurled at that kind of gear better but they are harder to inspect for internal wear and stretching.

End of the day

Would I go out and buy one with my own money for my use?
no (but then I dont do much snatch recovery work)
Would I be upset with someones judgement if they wanted to buy me one?
no, But I would politely defer them to items in the same sort of price range that I have a more urgent need of.
Would I be offended if one was given to me anyway?
no, they are very good bits of kit
Would I be prepared to buy one for someone as a gift or as payment in the bater scheme of things?
Yes, if that was what they wanted.