holy crap… google translator doesn’t work with that last rant… lol
I’d be willin’ to trade my Cometa fer 1 o them Q8’s. 
What Lightbringer said. 
I have two rules when talking to muggles about my lights:
1. Let them ask the questions. Info dumps are not fun for anyone, let alone about an, in their minds, “simple ‘make-the-dark-bright’ stick”.
2. If asked about how do you know so much about lights or why you have more than one torch on your person, never, NEVER say you’re an “enthusiast”. Instead tell them you’re a collector. It gives you way more leeway than you may think at first, believe me - everyone I said this to went “alright, cool” at most, no funny stares.
yup… lol
yu cant help cause people else where make it that way. it’s an answer…with why’s…no ones interested in sorting the problem are they? there’s more value in whining about.
so…we have to be very careful trying to help folks or just not bother. wow every body want’s a community like that.
I think you nailed it KB. 
I just say/summarise it as, “You want to light up what’s close-up, you want a wider beam. You want to spot owls in trees, you want a narrow beam. You just use the right tool for the job.”.
At that point, they should “get” that while you can use pliers to remove a nut, it’ll chew it up and it’s better to use The Right Tool, ie, a wrench. You could use the sharp end of a chisel to undo a screw, but it’s better to use a screwdriver.
So whatever you want to use the light for, that’s the light you pick. They’re not all the same.
(And then they go out and buy an Atomic Beam… :person_facepalming: )
But eventually the lightbulb over their head turns on, and they “get” it, why you have 20 different types of lights.
Same reason whenever anyone asks, “What’s the best light I should get?”, my first question is always, “What are you going to use it for?”.
One more point, whether you say you’re a “collector” or “enthusiast”, whatever, they’re still hung up on them being flashlights, and give you a look like you’ve got a foot-fetish or something weird like that.
Keep it to “using the right tool for the job” and why you have so many different tools, each of which has a specific function, and they (hopefully, but don’t count on it) won’t give you as weird a look.
I hope carpmon43 got the hint that what he wrote was the equivalent of gibberish… but also, being littered with political contention could send this topic to the dust bin.
STOP IT NOW.
I created another thread where there appears to be a lot of heavy drinking and posting….
6 or 7 years ago they had an entire isle dedicated for flashlights, it was like a candy store for those who didn’t buy online. Now days the flashlight section shares a card board stand at the far corner of the store.
Maybe for you, Bringer. Using the word ‘collector’ has never earned me an odd look thus far. (If that changes, I’ll keep you posted 
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I think a couple posts went far beyond “heavy drinking”… 
Mmmm, that’s “Light” or “Mr Bringer”, just not “Bringer”. Urg… :smiling_imp:
I’ve said “collector” before, got The Look™, and had to add, “Hey, some people collect Hummels…”.
yup no problem….
At my local Home Depot, the flashlight rack is nestled between two other sections… I think one is the tools pouches, or something like that. So, not so minimal as a cardboard stand, but not nearly as present as a full rack.
None that I can think off.
If someone needs help, I will help them. Always have. Always will.
As I’m getting older, it may be me that needs it……
Mine has a 10’ full rack. Most of the lights they offer, particularly from Coast are “very good” for non -enthusiasts. For us, they are overpriced and a decade behind but then, we are what? A fraction of 1% of the market?