So we all now that new people to the hobby of flashlights are called noobs. Now just to be clear to those who are new, there is nothing derogatory with that nickname. It just means you are new to the hobby. We all started somewhere.
Now is there nicknames for the rest of us? Maybe something to help know how far along or knowledgeable we are on the subject? For example, in my case, I am not a noob. I’ve been around flashlights for several years. Started with Maglite as a kid, upgraded to Fenix, Nitecore and Olight. After that learned about BLF, got introduced to Convoy, Axtrolux, Neals, Weltool. From there I then learned about Malkoff, Modlite, and Elzetta. I would say I have a variety of brands in my collection. My coworkers call me a flashlight nerd. They think I know everything there is to know about flashlights. But I always tell them I am not at that level. I wish I knew how to mod, upgrade or build one from scratch but I don’t.
So I don’t know what I am. I’m not a noob or a muggle but I am not an expert either. I was wondering what nickname we could come up with for people like myself and the rest of us based on our levels of knowledge and expertise. I think it would be fun to think of some
I just use the name ‘flasher’ for flashlight fans, like when the sheriff admired my powerful flashlight a couple of nights ago and asked how I learned about it and bought it, I just told him that I belong to a flasher forum and that we talk about our hobby all the time. he seemed very interested.
