When asked how many lights you EDC, you show them what’s in your pockets, then when they ask, “What about the one(s) on your keychain?”, you reply “It doesn’t really count because (insert delusional justification here)”.
Or when you buy a beater light because you don’t want to run alkaleaks in your good lights. Then you decide you need more beater lights, because you don’t want alkaleaks to ruin your good beater light.
When you have multiple battery chargers for various locations (home, work, car, in-laws, BOB) so that you can charge any of the 6+ spare 18650’s you carry, should you ever deplete one or more of them.
When you have battery chargers that are powered by batteries.
When your obsession for edged weapons is only exceeded by your “fondness” of flashlights.
when you have more than 10 flashlight and still using camera flash sometimes instead the one in your keychain
and when you have a light in you keychain, and 2 more in your backpack(just in case), and of coure a spare battery, just in case, and a power bank to charge your EDC light, just in case, again
I became "interested" in LED flashlights shortly before joining BLF. I quickly got the bug and ordered five lights in less than a month. The darn things are like Doritos, I'm tellin ya!!
I look around at images of peoples collections, and OMG, that guy has a serious problem. But in reality, I can relate. I could easily follow in many members tracks here.
I like throwers. It amazes me seeing a beam of light shoot SO far!! The Thrunite TN42, for example. OMG, THAT LIGHT IS AMAZING!! DO I need one? No.
Well after reading through this thread, (a symptom of flashoholism, no doubt), I’m sure that if you put us all in a dark room, any political, religious, or personal differences we have would melt away. We’ve got this crazy addiction. I’m sure mine fulfills some childhood desire cuz lights sucked back then. That would explain why I have so many walkie-talkies and knives.
Here are some goofy things about my light hobby that may sound familiar:
I give lights as gifts to people who continually ask to borrow my lights.
Bought a nice Skilhunt H03 headlamp, liked it so much I bought another for work. Work is too nasty and undeserving of that light so I bought a Boruit RJ-02 for $8 to use there. Great light, almost too good for work. Where to from there?
Wifey said she thought the clear Nitecore Tube worn on a ball chain around my neck looked cute. An excuse to neck-wear 24/7.
Christmas: Blitzwolf camping lantern/power bank for all the kids, grandkids, and wife. (with phone charging cords so they don’t take mine)
Stepson started truck driving, hmmm, Tube and ball chain just in case. (he loves it).
Nitecore F1 charger/power bank in car and motorcycle, just in case. (hey, there’s 18650s everywhere in laptops and vape shops just in case of apocalyptic situation)
Took inventory at arrival to work: Tube neck light, cooyoo quantum ti on keychain, copper Tool AAA in pocket bottom, SC62d clipped to pocket. Reached for the Boruit headlamp.
Excited for storm season, possibility that electric will go out for a little while and I can say “see? good thing I had lights for us all!”
Wifey bought me a Powercap beanie with beautifully tinted 5MM emitters. Thinking about modding it with the driver and battery from a Nitecore Tube.
Bought multi-pack of Micro-USB charging cables to distribute to all my locations in the highly unlikely event that I’m caught needing a charge.
My children have the best lights in school!
I thought it would help if I stayed off CPF and instead focused on budget lights. Turns out that I’m like a smoker or drinker that buys cheaper cigs or booze but spends as much cuz they consume twice as much. I’m gonna try to hold off until Skilhunt puts out a new CR123/16340 light or if I find a sweet AA light. I need to use up a bunch of 16340s and I’ve got a ton of Eneloops.
