Other: I’m not a flashoholic, the amount of fully working lights I have is very small. I’m a flashlight developeroholic. The amount of obsolete PCB designs, firmware versions and components is a clear indication that I have issues.
When you already own 2-20x more flashlights than you’ll ever need, you’ve already blown your annual flashlight budget by March and you see a new light drop that’s the bees knees in your particular category (throw, flood, high cri, zoomie, lens, emitter etc) do you:
A) Start immediately planning what you can cut out of your budget so you can afford said light
B) Immediately order one through the group-buy because you know it’s the best price available and you simply can’t afford not-to
C) Start selling off old flashlights because you NEED the new one
D) Order it and allow the chips to fall where they may
E) Convince yourself it’s cool but you’ve got enough flashlights to supply 8 people in an emergency and refrain from buying it
If your answer was A-D you might just have a flashlight problem.
BONUS- If you overlooked the part about having an “annual flashlight budget” in the original question as a given normal thing to you… You guessed it, you may have a flashlight problem
lol to 99.8% of the world it’s a problem… to us it’s awesome and we’re just better at spending money than the rest! Who’s going to have the last laugh in the zombie apocalypse or 28 day blackout!?
Hi,
I’m Chris. My story is similar to many others. I’m too weak to stop buying flashlights. I have only one job to satisfy my hunger. Fortunately, I’m capable of selling the ones that got me bored…. otherwise I’d be forced to eat…. light? Thanks god I prefer warm light, the cold wouldn’t be so tasty…
If you make a new acquaintance and, in the course of conversation, mention that you’re a flashlight hobbyist (or words to that effect), how many people respond with “Oh wow, that’s really cool!”?
Ok, now how many respond with a slightly perplexed, sometimes condescending smile followed by “oh, isn’t that nice.”?
I’m not sure what “normal” is but I don’t think we’re it.
When I’m out with people do I sometimes get bored and start thinking about how much fun I could be having playing/modding/buying/researching flashlights? :smiling_imp: