I’m Andy. I’m 34 and hail from Fife on the East coast of bonny, rainy Scotland.
I’m a joiner to trade and employ 10 joiners in a contracting firm. We build one off houses, do refurbishments and renovations, general joinery work and maintenance for a local university.
I got into flashlights because of my work. Surveying old properties with no power, crawling around in undercrofts and commando crawling through pitch black attics and lofts was the driver! First light was a surefire 6P but later got interested in Sunwayman, Klarus, Armytek and others as more bang for the buck was to be found!
I dipped into the mid-tech too with Prometheus, McGizmo, Overready/Torchlab but having kids has made me look at my priorities!
I’m into a lot of the EDC scene but I’m not really an active participant, more of an active user with more than a passing interest.
I found BLF because, frankly, I was sick and tired of snobby, elitist internet idiots on other flashlight fora. BLF seems a lot more down to earth.
I look forward to learning more and engaging with the community here.
I grew up in a Scottish household here in sunny California. My grandparents were both from Glasgow and made sure I ate my share of porridge. Attached is a photo I took on my last trip to Edinburg. You will have a lot of fun here … good folk.