Bostitch RH-S8DR131-HQ Hurriquake 21-Degree 2-1/2-by-0.131-Inch Plastic Collated Stick Framing Nails, 4000 per Box

From some of the reviews from 2006 and 2007, it seems there were quality problems or counterfeits at that time, but the box of nails I received in May 2008 had none of the problems described. The nails appeared to be of high quality and were uniform.

Houses in Hawaii often have open beam construction, so I had a carpenter nailgun the nails at all structural joints, then had him install hurricane straps for good measure. The whole house took about 1/4 of the box, or about $15 worth of Hurriquake nails.

I also had a heat-reflecting titanium-oxide elastomeric roof coating applied to the roof because it was half the price of a traditional reroofing. This made the roof fireproof, blocks out almost all the heat so we do not need to use the air conditioner very much (it used to be like living in a toaster oven), and glues down the shingles so that the roof is windproof.

I showed the Hurriquake nails and hurricane straps to the insurance company, and they immediately dropped my homeowners insurance by $50 per year, so basically, IT IS LIKE THE WHOLE BOX OF HURRIQUAKE NAILS WAS FREE, and I save $50 a year every year from now on. Some people have reduced or canceled their hurricane insurance, which is typically $1,000 to $2,000 per year. I bought more boxes and gave nails away to neighbors... because I do not want their roofs flying into my house if we have a hurricane! Everyone is happy because they feel more secure and reduced their insurance costs, and the nails cost me next to nothing.

This is the kind of seemingly small unseen thing that makes a huge difference. Ed Sutt, the inventor of the HurriQuake nail, is a genius! No wonder this was Popular Science Magazine's Innovation of the Year for 2006.

When I ordered, the default was to pay for shipping, but if you qualify for Free Shipping, BE SURE TO CHANGE TO THE FREE SHIPPING OPTION if available!

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I know this product has had some poor reviews, mostly all related to beat up boxes and loose and broken nails. However my nails arrived in great conditon. The box was beat up but it didn't affect the quality of nails. This is a breakthrough nail that I first read about in Popular Science about a year plus ago. I was sold after reading the article and suggest you look for it online. I would think everybody loves these nails, except for the person who nails it in and changes his mind and tries to pull it out. I was only able to buy these in a smaller size then one would use to build a house; I'm not sure why. But after the Popular Science article I expected these to replace normal construction nails.

Whoever supplies for Amazon should be fired. These nails are obviously factory seconds. The nails were thrown in a generic box like a rat's nest (not the manufacturer's box) with most of the stick nails damaged. The nails could not be used in a nail gun as per the manufacturer....the nails were not complete sticks...just bits and pieces. (Think of trying to load a stapler with individual staples and you will get a sense of how these nails arrived.)

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