CRX 3000 Post Giveaway

Reserved.

Oh, the chance to win a CRX light, can’t pass up on this!

For my 1000 post giveaway I gave away this light: Custom dual switch driver finally seeing some light.
I received two drivers from RMM that I didn’t order, and sending them back would cost more than the drivers, so I gave them away: Give away: Two QLite 7135 x 7 (2.66A) with guppydrv, courtesy of MTN Electronics and myself. EU only.
I have an ongoing giveaway here, still working on the drivers: Driver giveaway: Constant current 17mm drivers, winners (finally) announced, post #2.

Congrats on 3000 posts, CRX!

Thanks for the giveaway!

I have given my family a good number of flashlights, batteries, and chargers.

They appreciate quality stuff, but don't know what to buy because they're not on BLF.

I don't usually buy expensive gear because I cannot afford it, but I like to "share the wealth" with the fam (and to a lesser extent, friends.)

Congratulations CRX! :partying_face:
Thank you for the GAW, I would love to have a tube light made by you.
I made GAWs to celebrate 500, 1500, 2000 posts anniversaries. :slight_smile:

2 years ago before moving in a new flat I gave away 200+ comics. I made “random” packs by 5 or 10 in plastic bags with a quick note to let people know it was not something left by mistake. I left them on benches in public parks and tramway/bus stops in my town but mostly in a campus, for students living generally without much money.

I gave away a birthday cake with all the candles and icing etc :partying_face: (which I made btw lol) to a young guy at work, I never thought he was appreciated enough by the management, he always worked so hard - my workmates couldn’t believe it when I walked in with the beast, and the young lad I made it for had a tear in his eye! He couldn’t believe someone would just do something like that for him……. Also gave him a little 1 AA light for looking in the arcade cabinets, which he uses every day.

Honestly, the thing I give more to others, freely, is my “free time”, attention and listening! Sometimes it worths more than 1000 gifts or material stuff…

But, other than that, I gave flashlights to my parents, brother, aunts, and girlfriend, so that they can light the darkness when I’m not around! And I intend to give some more after I “test” the ones I am waiting for! :wink:

All also give them, for free, concerns about me :smiley: Does it count? LOL

Whenever I travel (as this week), I bring some small souvenirs (chocolates) trying to compensate them for my absence! It will never be enough ’cause distance cannot be compensated, but it’s a small gesture saying that “I was thinking about you when I was away” :blush:

Here on the forum, more than giving, I guess I received a lot (material stuff and knowledge, mainly), so I’m making my first GAW of FW3A flashlight here: A GIVEAWAY that may take a while ;) - *WINNER ANNOUNCED* [27th April 2019] .

Congrats on you 3000 posts GAW, CRX, and thanks for all the “free” inspiration you’ve also been giving to the flashlight community :+1:

He beat me to it! A listening ear, a helping hand is more valuable[and rewarding] than any material possession can offer.A gesture from the heart of any kind is still a way to give back and get out of ourselves.

On the other hand I just gave my new female friend a flashlight. She was walking on the trail in the dark, ~ 200 yards from her home. Not a good idea. I do not think her little dog would have helped if some evil person was lurking around. That is how I met her, in a natural environment,time will tell if our relationship prospers! :smiley:

Thanks for the give away. :+1:

Congratulations on 3k posts, your lights are absolutely magnificent! Whoever wins is going to be super happy with their piece or art you have made for them!
If i’m Honest, I haven’t felt particularly charitable of late… I try only help those that can’t help themselves, so the odd cash donation to animal rescues in my area and some money to the disabled beggars I see can’t get a job if they try. Jobs to pension age ex employees from my families previous business. But no flashlight giveaway, other than my brother in law who’s thinking of getting a REAL flashlight for the first time in his life so I have “loaned” him my C8 and I don’t have the heart to ask for it back.

Congratulations on reaching 3000 posts! Wow! What a giveaway! A CRX scratch built light? :open_mouth:

I’ve given away some stuff recently. But… I’m not going to join this time. Merry Christmas everyone! I’m giving you ALL a 1/n better chance of winning this GAW! :partying_face:

I would love a CRX light in my collection but I’ll leave it for someone else to win.

Congrats on the 3k posts mate :beer:

Congrats CRX!

Saw a reddit post from a farmer who needed a light for surveying his property but didnt have much of a budget because of some hard times. I sent him my Fenix UC40UE (2014) for nothing. Gotta pay it forward.

I’m in, thanks CRX!

I’ve done several GAW’S (9 lights total) just this year, you can see them both by following the link in my sig.

There’s a guy at work, over 60, who doesn’t talk much but he likes to talk with me. He let it slip that he has been on a “forced diet” due to lack of money. I found a way to buy him breakfast and lunch that day, kinda casually. I spoke with his boss and she put the word out. Yesterday she presented him with over $300 so he could buy groceries for his family before the weekend. There are offers coming in for clothes and more items and I may give him my one year old iPad since I done really use it and he doesn’t seem to have good ways to communicate except talking on the phone. Are we the heroes? Nope, he is! See he is also a pastor and moved from Indiana where he still had a rental home. The rental income helped pay his bills however the renters moved out without paying for two months and leaving broken A/C, and it sat like that a while so now the carpet and walls are moldy…much rehab expense is needed and he just doesn’t have it. My coworker, we’ll call him Andy, also had a heart attack earlier this year so getting around is difficult for him, and his car is old and beat up. He’s in a rough place, yet he never complains and he always has a smile.

Andy can’t travel or afford to fix the other home. He had reached out to another pastor that he knew back in Indiana, asking if they would like to buy the home to fix up and use as a parsonage. The pastor had been considering the offer this week. Two days ago, the same day I bought Andy breakfast and lunch, the pastor from Indiana called Andy back. There is a member of their congregation who is recently widowed, also has spinal meningitis, and just lost her place to live. Very sad news, except for Andy’s offer. The church worked it out to provide a generous grant to fix up Andy’s house so the widow can live there, and she would be able to pay the exact amount of rent that Andy needs to pay his own bills. It really was meant to be! I’m glad we all came together to help Andy through this rough patch.

Sometimes good things happen to good people! I just wanted to share this special story, especially this time of year sometimes we forget there is so much to be thankful for and we take things for granted.

Try doing something unselfish for someone else, anyone, and see what a positive thing it is for you as well. I can’t explain it any better than that, you just have to see for yourself.

Edit spelling.

A chance for one of your lights? Toss my name in the drum. As for freely giving, I’ve given a number of lights to family and close friends, handmade canes to a few people needing them, and time and effort mowing the lawn every year for a neighbor dealing with serious health problems.

edit: also gave 3 starter kits consisting of s2+ with pocket clip, 2x 30Q, xtar vc2 plus master, and liion wholesale wall plugs to cousins for christmas.

Congratulations on 3000 post —- Your stuff is one of a kind—- As a Father of 3 Grandpa of 4 , being in Trade Profession my whole life—seems like I’m always giving ,doing something for someone —- Wouldn’t have it any other way

Cool giveaway. I am gonna set this one out. But I will be watching to see what you come up with.

Looks pretty good. Who wouldn’t wanna win that :slight_smile:

A CRX giveaway? I’m in.

The most recent thing was a Leatherman Skeletool. I bought it a few years back, and then purchased a Wave soon after, so it didn’t get a lot of use. Last week an acquaintance of mine mentioned that she was considering buying a Learherman, so that night I sharpened and cleaned my Skeletool and gave it to her.

The thing I give most often is my time. Helping people makes me happy. I volunteer at my church, I’m a volunteer camp counselor most summers, and my friends know to call me if they need a hand, or just an ear. In fact, even when it comes to flashlights, other people end up using my lights more often than I do, and I’m okay with that.

Best of luck to all of you!

A CRX custom would be very cool. I last gifted a OTR U18 to my eldest brother in visiting from Texas. Next will be to my sons for Christmas. Thanks for the GAW.