The company says my experience should not happen and said they would send a return postage paid box.
I know from being a flashaholic its bad design, but they say its defective.
In the end i have an expensive unreliable flashlight from an “upscale” company that does not stand behind their lifetime warranty.
With my just getting billed for the last GB i was in, and Christmas coming, and me needing some home-stuff I am hopping on the wagon Let’s see how long I can hang on!
Honestly, there’s no lights I need on the GB horizon, can’t justify the Thrunite Ti that was tempting me, they’ve sold out on the V5 “buckle”, I have some light projects to do with what I already have on hand (does that count?), and many other projects/chores waiting I think I can go at least 2 months, maybe 3, without another purchase. Gonna try.
Today I saw a post about “look to your left… the first thing you see is what you would hoard as a dragon”. But I don’t think I need to be a dragon for this one. What I saw was a pile of bare-metal lights, and it made me realize I now have 16 different models:
Reylight BLF Ti
Sinner Cypreus
CNQG Brass 18650
CNQG Brass AA
Olight S10 Ti w/ MELD
Convoy S7
bare BLF A6
BLF X6v2 SS/Cu
BLF X5 Cu
BLF-348
DQG Tiny AAA IV
Cooyoo Quantum SS
DQG Fairy
stripped Zebralight SC52
Thrunite T10T
EagleTac D25A Ti
… and #17 on its way soon, I think, because someone decided it’d be a good holiday gift.
5 different metals, 6 different categories of button/twisty, 7 different battery types, 11 different families of emitter, 13 different UIs.
lol, good insight! By my measure, I kind of fell off the wagon because I recently bought something… for a friend… but only didn’t also get one for myself because of limited stock. :8)
By your measure, I have yet to start counting, which gives me a fresh start when I get some packages soon! :bigsmile:
It’s “18sixfifty”s fault. He offered a well-modded C8 with 2 good cells for $20 with free shipping and I just couldn’t resist. Going for a restart to try again.
I didn’t buy any of the wonderfull BLF X5/X6 Astrolux S2/S3 neither aluminum or copper/steel. I’m proud of myself
I did, however, build my first triple S2+ with Nichia 219C and BLF A6 driver. I’m also proud of that…
Guess I’m still a flashaolic after all
I am soooo off the wagon. I spent a grand in two weeks and will probably spend another 500 this week. I love it, I am sooo high on flashlights I can fly...like a beam of light through the sky. Who has something they want to sell! BTU Shocker? I already have two but have no issue buying another.
besides vesture of bloods xpg-3 emitters i don’t think i’ve bought a thing this year ….OTOH i already have a few lights …
Almost everything I mod is better than anything I buy . for starters i only mod lights I already really like so i’m taking a nice light I like already and making it just that much better …Hard not to like what you’ve already loved when it just gets better and better.
My ramping Ak-O-ray is now a much nicer light with a sweet nw xpg-2 4A in it . and my BLF AA-Y4E is the bomb with a nichia 219c.
I’m such a lazy modder anyway .So naturally I’m modding the best of the best of lights I can easily mod…Even modability has been factored into my decision to buy or not to buy .