Flashaholics Anonymous: The Flashlight Purchase Refusal Kudos Thread

I haven't bought a single light from a group buy in so long I can't even remember. Every time I want one, I just look back at all the ones I have modded and remember the original quality, (especially the Supbeam disaster). It keeps me from buying any more. Works like a charm.

I guess I don’t need to be in any rush to stuff myself with flashlights before the GB! It seems we’ll be waiting a while and that’s okay. Maybe I’ll even end up going a month without a single flashlight purchase before the X6’s get done. We’ll have to see.

Started by buying “mediums” (SRT-7, PD35, M-22).

Habit got bad with Vostro, SRK, K40 and M6.

Now, I’m cuttting way back (SF5, WK41, S15 & D25C).

Hey, size matters (in rehab)!!!

Well, I failed! I bought a couple flashlights from Tractor Supply just a few days ago. And just today, I signed up for a GB of Eneloops from ChibiM. Still waiting on my Courui to come from Gearbest. If someone’s gonna do an intervention, put me on your list as well! I need it! :open_mouth:

I feel your pain. I only have a couple of flashlights and already feel like that is too many but I find myself continuously buying additional parts and pieces of lights. I recently built a Solarforce L2M Mini which is working so well I have convinced myself that I have to have a second one even though there is no reason why a second one will enhance my life in any way. Funny how these inaniment objects have such power over our lives.

I think I am doing alright. My orders add up to about $150 in the last month, which I feel is reasonable for a major hobby. That is at least 19 orders with two or three items per order average. I like to build up small inexpensive flashlight. I did order one or two lights to use as is this month. Dare I mention the deal alert thread?

This is the last one. I keep saying this over and over and then break my pledge. I ordered another Solarforce L2M and a L2T head to build another L2M Mini. Plus I ordered a cheap L2 body to make another flashlight out of all the extra parts and pieces I have accumulated. The L2M is so cheap it is cheaper than buying the parts and pieces. I have accumulated a couple of spare heads which I thought would be used for parts if I ever need a spare lens. But now I find out I have to purchase some AR coated lenses instead. Will it ever stop!!! :>)

1 year without buying lights, mainly because paypal kept asking me for a credit card, which I do not own…
This should be resolved now…

So I needed a good cheap house flashlight so I ordered a KD C8. Hope it arrives before the end of the year (I did pay for the airmail tracking) but it has been marker backordered for a day now. I wonder if that just means processing? Since I was ordering from KD I added a couple of AR lenses for the Solarforce L2 series. Will see if they actually make a difference.

Yes "backordered" status at KD just means "order processing". Doesn't necessarily mean "out of stock".

-Garry

Windsurf, have you fallen off the wagon? You’re supposed to be refusing to buy new flashlights, not buying more and more! :stuck_out_tongue: I think you need a therapist. You’re definitely a flashaholic! :bigsmile:

:>) Yes your right. I came here for therapy, but it isn’t helping.

Yeah, I thought I had the right answer. I committed to buy some lights from the Eagle Eye X6 GB, and I said I wasn’t going to buy any others until that one produced. If I had kept that commitment, I would have had a very long success streak! But, my resolve was weak. I’ve bought several other lights in between. But now I think I’m gonna be okay until it’s ready for sure. I have plenty to play with for now. We’ll see how long that lasts! Maybe I’ll actually get a month under my belt, at least.

OK - so I think this is my 3rd post on BLF (though 90 or so on CPF) and I am here to say that I will not buy another light until I sell one (or trade). Man o’ man it takes a bit of effort to resist. You’d think I live in a place where darkness is 23 hours long every day. :slight_smile:

Then I start reading about some new (to me) buy options here on BLF - Mountain Electronics, for example - give me strength!

Can I buy more if I throw some away? I’m very new to LED flashlights so I still had some of the old incan ones around. The light they put out was embarressing compared to what the LED’s produce. I could see I would never use an incan light ever again so I threw out three of them. So my question is “Do I get credit for throwing out these old ones so maybe I can pick up another LED flashlight?”

I know, I know this is just a sad excuse to justify buying another flashlight. But I have to say it did feel good to get rid of those flashlights. One of the lights thrown away was an old store bought early LED light that didn’t produce much more than the old incan lights. I think that is why I missed the LED revolution. When I heard LED flashlight I associated it with the early versions. I’m glad to have finally found some really powerful LED lights.

I can’t say, because I didn’t start this thread. But, IMHO, you should get partial credit for throwing some away. Only partial credit because they were old incans you didn’t want any more.

Haven’t bought any lights in more than 4 months…

But “lights” doesn’t include hosts, drivers, emitters, optics… :frowning:

Yes I use that same excuse. Found that I had so many Solarforce misc parts and pieces that I could build a whole host. No drop in just the host, so if I take it apart I too can say I have less flashlights than I had yesterday!!! :open_mouth:

PS how come there are no flashlight emoji’s on this platform!!!

I was hunting this month like a yooper in northen michigan. All I can say is, everyone loves a light saber. We saw so many deer 200 to 300 yards out with the light I made for my inlaw. One of my cousins kid had a $50 bushnell light and while it was pretty cool for stock, The U2 1A dedomed @~6a in a yezl was kicking it’s butt all over the place. I was coming in one night from the stand and my cousin shined it from the house and I was probably about 250 yards away and blinded me that ass.

The deer don’t seem to mind it either. We saw a big buck walking with some doe too one night. There was deer everywhere :slight_smile: Too bad it’s illegal to light them up at night. Who needs night vision. I had a good profile the first day on a big doe but I couldn’t get myself to take the shot with my compound bow lol Sat back and drank my pumpkin beer. See that’s the secret, beer… Most necks know this but most hunters don’t. If you drink enough beer, you smell like beer. Leave the no scent and all that showering for the newbs :bigsmile:

I just broke down and bought the K40M from Wallbuys on the instant kill sale!!!