wellā¦ on some other flashlight sites? the ābig membersā have big walletsā¦ a typical review goes something like:
āoh well, heres my review of the āSEARING-Hawk 996ā¦ Mr Hawk Searing personally engraved my name and this site name in real 24K gold on the side, its a nice touch. Look how wonderful this light is! You can buy one for only 359 dollars, its a really good deal, and, you have something QUALITY now. Note the high quality Ha-9 anodizing, Mr Hawk ships them out to NASA for the same coating they use on the space shuttle. Its not the brightest light i own at 750 lumens? But, the quality of the workmanship and the Uranium-cured Neodymium coated reflector more than make up for thatā¦ blah blah blahā¦ā
Here at BLF? someone will get a 10 or 20 dollar light? and work on itā¦ and end up with the same 750 lumensā¦ many times, with a little work, you end up with a light just as reliable and bright, for a fraction of the cost.
And? as you noted? You NOW feel āconnectedā to THIS lightā¦ not this BRAND of light? this light right HERE you worked on yourselfā¦ its personal.
Its the difference between spending 300 dollars on an expensive walking stick? Orā¦ selecting your own branch, then carving it, shaping it, sanding it, coating itā¦ it is now UNIQUELY YOURS, and to many people? its somehow better.
after a few times? you begin to appreciate a good light, on more than just cost or name brand, or, on having a light that impresses everyone. You begin to appreciate a light for what it āactuallyā is, not just a reputation.
after a while? you DESERVE an expensive light you buy yourself, as your no longer just a ātrust fund babyā showing off your expensive toyā¦
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erm, actually either that same light, or, one that looks just like it? is ON ITS WAY from china, lolā¦ i expressely wanted one, just so i could show people what a SCAM the āx700 shadowhawkā really isā¦ and? i have a small shoebox full of mostly cheap zoomies, i dont know, i just like them. I like fiddling with them. If i LOSE one? i dont cry i could care less.
a FEW of them? i end up actually liking themā¦ they work fine, and, they end up in a jacket pocket for weeks at a time every time i leave the house.
i actually bought a few ābetterā zoomies by now. I actually finally own one or two āhalf decentā lights. And? you know WHAT? i find i actually M-I-S-S working on my pathetic ācheap beater zoomiesā. Thats another reason i bought this exact light? I MISS my tiny zoomies, and, this looks no WORSE than any of the china-tastic cheap zoomies i already have? butā¦ it will take 26650 for long run time.
heck, you telling me that pennies fit in almost perfectly? THANK you, THANK you, THANK youā¦ i am very happy nowā¦
theres even a part of me? that WONDERS how ugly a de-domed lattice bright gets, LMAOā¦ I mean, blue? purple? green? ābring it on, it will be fun to use it for a week or two, till i get a replacement cree inā, you know?
I justā¦ i cant have this much āfunā simply BUYING an expensive light, that i cant play with it and fiddle with it, you know?