You know you're a BLF member when...

[travis]

…….you sometimes leave your medications and eye glasses at home when
you go out… but your trusty EDC is always in your pocket ready for action

[WarHawk-AVG]

When you go to a box store and try to apply your BLF coupon code at checkout

[Old-Lumens]

@Ricflair

Ok, I will play

When:

Ok, I will play

When:

• You can’t remember which batteries are fully charged
  You cringe when a newbie posts asking which “Fire” battery on ebay is the best
  You can’t wait for dark
  You hope the power goes off so you can justify owning so many lights
  You jump at the chance to help a neighbor at night, whom you really don’t like
  Your a cat guy, and you now jump at the chance to let the wifes dog (which you hate) out to walk, and only at night!
  You can’t wait for your wife to ask to borrow a flashlight.
  You “accidentally” leave your latest beast on the kitchen counter when friends and family come over. Hoping someone sees it and asks a question.
  You loan or show one of your Brightest & Best Rigs, to a knob, and they make no comments on how awesome this light is, and now your bummed out for days.
  When you get pulled over, you leave your most “tactical” looking light in plain view on the seat. Hoping the cop is a flashlight cop and that yours is brighter. (been there)
  When you see a cop walking around you stare at his light.
  You cringe when a friend who knows you have a flashlight fetish wants to show you how bright his 20 LED Harbor Freight light is. Then they recommend you get one.
  When someone who knows you & loves you gifts you a POS light and you have to say “I have always wanted one” and the first thought is, how can I mod this POS.
  You think any flashlight that is not made of some kinda of metal is worthless to mod.
  You have skipped a family function to wait on some flashlight gear coming. Using the excuse, I have a package that has to be signed for.
  You check the “Tracking number” obsessively at work.
  You have left work early or gone in late to pick up a light at the post office!
  You did a group buy, and were jealous when you saw others that live in states near you got their lights first!
  You know to the penny how much money you have in Paypal
  You get so many yellow wrinkled envelopes in the mail that you hide a few in your car or the garage so the wife doesn’t see them. Then you sneak the light in and pretend its one you had forever that you just found.
  You have ordered and waited 45 days for ONE $2 part or thingy from China

Just a few I thought of here. :party:

Dude, you seriously need an intervention.

[Ricflair]

Several of them came from you! LOL. I still have that custom copper one you hand built. Such a neat light. The patina is looking nice!!

[Boaz]

- You use a flashlight at the grocery or retail store to illuminate items while you shop .

- You know what kind of lights ,tints,modes etc your non flashaholic friends/wife/kids etc like and never hand them the wrong light from your collection..note to self .moma likes a twisty neutral 3 mode light that starts in low...papa hates disco modes and likes a heavily knurrled side switch light which starts in high .... wife likes titanium cw, two mode ,bright as hell , no pwm ...the dog likes a green glow tube and .....bacon

[Kodachrome40]

@Boaz

- You know what kind of lights ,tints,modes etc your non flashaholic friends/wife/kids etc like and never hand them the wrong light from your collection…note to self .moma likes a twisty neutral 3 mode light that starts in low…papa hates disco modes and likes a heavily knurrled side switch light which starts in high …. wife likes titanium cw, two mode ,bright as hell , no pwm …the dog likes a green glow tube and ……bacon

Wow that’s just another level of commitment to this hobby. I don’t even remotely keep track with that amount of detail.

[Bort (BortyMcBortface)]

@Boaz

.the dog likes a green glow tube and ……bacon

you are truly selfless, giving your bacon to the dog

[dnkyblf]

Seeing the high price of Fenix TK35UE MT-G2 light, thinking I can save a lot by building my own MT-G2 light ends up with me now having several MT-G2 lights which in total cost more than a TK35UE. (Even still have a few MT-G2 emitters left seeking suitable hosts).

[travis]

……your relatives find polite new ways to tell you they don’t really need any
more flashlights for Christmas.

[Boaz]

@travis

…your relatives find polite new ways to tell you they don’t really need any more flashlights for Christmas.

and as a flashaholic you know better and give them exactly what they don't want .

[jnedas]

You know you’re a BLF member when you write your PhD thesis and every 5 minutes you check for new posts on BLF instead of concentrating on the writing.
It is hard to set priorities.

[musicmagic]

https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/24930 just sayin this thread is almost the exact same…

[djozz]

@musicmagic

“You have a Flashlight addiction when:”:You have a Flashlight addiction when: just sayin this thread is almost the exact same…

..I know, but we keep doing new guilty observations :-)

[Fritz_t_Cat]

You see a big storm is forecast and your first thought is “I hope the power fails.”

[Kodachrome40]

You know you’re a BLF member when you get antsy because you haven’t bought a light in a while.

[Gj1 (Gj)]

@Kodachrome40

You know you’re a BLF member when you get antsy because you haven’t bought a light in a while.

48hrs?

[Kodachrome40]

@Gj

@Kodachrome40

You know you’re a BLF member when you get antsy because you haven’t bought a light in a while.

48hrs?

Lol, two months

[Rufusbduck]

When I’m away from home I think about all the things I’d like to try as soon as I get home. When I’m there I sit and stair at a pile of stuff wondering where I put my inspiration.

[Boaz]

When your wife throws a flashlight ....or a bunch of flashlights at you... from a moving car .

.

[Ormbett]

…when you start to think it´s cool to EDC´ing a flashlight