The difference is that a flashlight might do it while itâs sitting there and nobody is touching it. Itâs unlikely, but it happens often enough to warrant concern.
I joined over a week ago. Before joining I was just glad I had a good flashlight with me. I only had a keychain light. Ordered it 2 months old too. After joining BLF, I now have 7 other flashlights on order!
Come on Postman!âŚhurry up with my pkgs please!!
What??? Consumer electronics are considered cool (at least at some point in their life cycle)? This is news to me. I thought them to be totally utilitarian, nothing happening in the cool department, flashlights excepted of course. There's something deeply worrying going on with those things. Last month I just owned an old (5 to 8 lumen mini mag), nothing else in the flashlight department. Now I have 4 of the infernal things and am waiting on a further 3 to arrive. Xmas is slowing the process up some as planetary use of the mailing system goes bananas in December, can't think why. Still, at least the Chinese have managed to actually produce multiple brands of a generic item that can be said to be quality items. For once, the phrase "made in China", a phrase that used to strike fear in to hearts of many, a phrase known for being the very byword for quality (deep sarcasm here), can, with most of these flashlights be viewed as being items of quality.
I have noticed that certain brands are more prevalent in certain countries than others, which tends to skew debates somewhat, as one group on the forum make reference to brands A, B and C, whilst most other people are much more familiar with brands X, Y and Z, a product of Web browsing predilected and predirected towards brands with a strong presence in those regions.
I can say that in Brazil, the most prevalent manufacturer is Fenix. Fitting because only the semi-wealthy here buy flashlights that arenât made of plastic with a built-in plug for charging. (Not that Iâm really throwing shade, I had a VERY old [8+ years] light of this kind that I gave to my brother when I was moving house, and later, out on a fishing trip, it was the one torch that didnât crap out on him. And he has an Olight S1 Baton.) AFAIK, Iâm the only Convoy fanboy in the entire Pantanal area.
I think that I collect them because I am STUPID! I have to be to have collected over 130 of them. And I have a logical mind, or so I thought. Where is the logic here? At times I look over my collection and say âWHAT WAS I THINKING?â Could have been worse from what I read, my most expensive light was $150 ⌠compared to some others that is tame. Only a couple, 3 at the most over $100, whew! Not sure what to do with them. They are everywhere. Batteries, boxes, chargers, etc. All shelf queens. I admire those in this Forum who have said ENOUGH, and unloaded their collections.
when I need a light at night when I go somewhere I carry a Nitecore Tube!
for me it started like most little collections, by wanting one really good tool for important situations. Blackout, stuck in the woods, losing a contact at a bar⌠etc. then once you get what you think are the right group of tools, you have learned more, or want different things, and have to keep going. Then youâve spent so much time looking and playing with those things you like them and want more.