When people make the statement above accompanied with the gif below it makes me very happy… every time!
lol first thing I realized when I joined was damn… I’ve got good lights but MAN have I been overspending on BRAND names!! :person_facepalming:
Quoted, preserved!”
“I have realized this forum is not for people who need high quality (*1), tough built (*2), lower lumen (*3), lights to save their lives (*4), but lights that are fun and that are non tactical (*5).”
My comments:
*1: large numbers of popular flashlights discussed in BLF are of high quality
*2: Intelligent people don’t smack nails with flashlight, they usually use a hammer for the job
*3: If we can make brighter and more efficient flashlight why should we stays dim and inefficient?
*4: Sounds very much like a marketing slogan to me. Your flashlight don’t save lives, it’s the people who knows how to use their light properly do.
*5: Have fun while you can, life is short. What’s is this tactical term refers to? Most are just tacticool than tactical.
[Clemence]
I do sincerely hope that this forum does not become another quarrelsome, contentious place with people coming along looking to start stupid arguments or strut their self imagined superiority. That’s already starting to show itself in the FW3A thread.
There’s a flashlight board elsewhere on the ’net that supports members with that kind of attitude; lets keep this one as a place where people help each other out with technical advice, unbiased opinions and helpful tips for newcomers.
there are many motivations here
mine is to optimize good UI, decent light levels, small size, and expense
if it fails .01% of the time, i can use another one, that isn;t my main thing
i carry a light ALL THE TIME, and use it about 100 times a day
most of those are not life threatening
but i do want to enjoy the UI, have a range of light levels, easily accessible, and be small enough for ME to like carrying
wle
Tellarites Humans do not argue for a reason. They simply argue.
I’m from the area around Ft. Bragg. If you meet a real “operator” it will likely not be on any forum. The few I have the privelege of meeting never identified themselves as such. They were family men who spent as much time as they could with their family and friends. It was telling though when two of the guys in our neighborhood would be home and then be gone ,as in right now, and not return for 10 or more days. One fellow even left in the middle of the day and left tools in the yard as he was building a picnic table at the time. Putting one together with the other led me to ask a retired E-8 about it. We are close friends and he said those two were part of a special outfit that was kept on a short leash until they were needed to make “a special point”. I am not sure if that phrase has a special significance to it or no. Maybe a vet can elaborate.
Most of the preppers and survival cowboys “would shoot your eye out kid” even with all the neat attachments that gun shops are happy to sell them.
Makes me think about a certain time long ago but not forgotten. When some old country boys in a new land, modded and played with musket’s that could accurately shoot further than the enemy. So they kept their distance and stayed hidden, while the enemy in bright red could fire away with their production guns and never hit a thing. We won our independence.
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/military-history/revolutionary-war-weapons-the-american-long-rifle/
Mine was to find a mail order bride.
So far, all I got are budget flashlights…
Worth it tho.
You’ll just have your money get taken and then receive a fake tracking number on the bride 
Later,
Keith
And if you ever do get her she will have low freq PWM eyes!
LOVE IT!!
Check out my Tacticool strike bezel! …you mean tactical?… No, TactiCOOL! …That’s not a word… lol yeah I know, but did you really think there have actually been cases where a 3-7mm strike bezel on a flashlight ever provided an actual tactical advantage?
For all here on BLF… that creates a whole new meaning to the term… FUN BAGS
Don’t lose sight of your objective! I’ve come across a couple threads where people were working on a new advanced UI for exactly what you’re looking for!
Just wait until you try the new turbo mode
Which will only last 30 seconds, but that may be plenty enough for most guys.
Some might even prefer momentary
Best part is you can shut it OFF when you are done playing with it.
And the Inventor of the Year award goes too… 