I spent $30,000 in my first 6 Months

[borealis]

Shado must have really big pockets to carry all that stuff

 

[ansehnlich1]

and I thought I was overdoing it spending a hundred bucks on a maelstrom....wow! if my wife ever sees 30k in flashlight bills, well, uhm, that would be EX-wife

 

[LightJunk]

Wow...awesome collections. My wife is behind me in this hobby of flashlight collecting. She told me, "Honey, it's ok to collect lights as long as you don't collect girls"

 

[Quiksilver]

Wow.

That being said, as long as it makes you happy and you are taking care of your lesser requirements as per Maslow's Hierarchy, then I see no problem.



Personally I've spent $2,000 on everything related to lights.

That includes a sizeable stockpile of Surefire CR123 and Energizer lithium AAs.

No plans to spend any more on myself, though i do occasionally purchase lights for others now, and I'm always adding to my battery stockpile when I see a good deal/sale.

Carry on.

 

[Toohotruk]

Wow...awesome collections. My wife is behind me in this hobby of flashlight collecting. She told me, "Honey, it's ok to collect lights as long as you don't collect girls"

Problem is, all those lights really attract the babes...they basically go hand in hand, you can't have one without the other.

 

[bob4apple]

If you collect girls, who needs light?

 

[Monocrom]

If you collect girls, who needs light?

Lights sit quietly on the mantle and don't complain, or get jealous if you bring home a new one.

Anyone who collects girls is a man who didn't think things through.

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

A friend of mine was "involved" with two women at the same time. He was always exhausted, and the stress was literally killing him. He told me, "The only men who want to have two girlfriends at the same time, are men who's never done it." BTW He's probably the most intelligent man I've ever met......Pride comes before a fall. His pride convinced him his intelligence would enable him to get away with it. It didn't.

~ Chance

 

[Monocrom]

My best friend dated two girls when we were in high school. Yeah, that didn't last too long. He went from two to zero in the blink of an eye. All these years later, he never even attempted it again.

 

[borealis]

You guys heard of the Indian pilot who had 6 wives that didn't know about each other? That takes quite a bit of brain power to pull off. Anyway, we're way off topic...

 

[Norm]

Anyway, we're way off topic...

You are so right, back to ON topic please. - Norm

 

[wjv]

I look at my lights as tools, not collectables. For me I'd have a hard time buying even two flashlights that have mostly overlapping functionally.

I hope your collecting them because you like them, and not as an "investment". Other than in some rare cases, technology tends to go down in value, not up. I imagine that 5-10 years from now people will be saying, "They only got 200 lumens for 2 hours out of one set of batteries. . Can you believe that!!"

Now that you have all these lights, what are you going to do when the next gen, or the gen after that comes out, that makes the current lights look like cave dweller technology? Replace all of your lights? Open an LED museum? :thinking:

 

[ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond]

wjv - do you collect anything? do other people collect things? are some of those things old?

would you rag on someone who collects dinosaur bones? I mean there's no practical use for them now.

don't you think you are being pretty harsh on someone who enjoys collecting and lights and knives (and whatever else) are his fancy?

personally I salute his diligence in collecting 13 different Spy light (I didn't even know there were that many variations) and whatever else he has.

if you can pay for your house, pay your bills and feed your family then what business is it of yours or anyone else to comment negatively on how he spends his expendable income?

 

[bf1]

I know of no casket lined with pockets. Therefore you can't take it with you. Enjoy spending while you can.

 

[wjv]

He can spend his money anyway he wants.

Yes I do collect things. Most of what I collect has gone up in value or at least has stayed even. I very much can appreciate a finely engineered device like a Les Baer 1911 (no I don't own one) or a high quality flashlight. But most flashlights, even the best ones, are going to be subject to a to a substantial depreciation of value in a short time frame. That $30K collection is probably worth $24K, and will be worth $10K in two years. . I'm sure there are some specific items in that collection that will increase in value because they are especially unique. But over all it's just technology which soon will become old technology.

I'm not going to say that X flashlights is OK, but X+1 is bad. . Everyone can find his/her own limits.

I just hope he gets $30K of enjoyment out of all those lights. . .

 

[nickso]

Yes, amazing !!!!

Do you know if the damascus in the light was forged or compressed powder ?

My problem is that I have too many hobbies in which money goes.
DSLRs, lenses, lighting equipment
Flash Lights
Guns
Knives
Electronics
Lasers
Welding equipment

I'm not a collector, but someone who can't resist "cool things" :naughty:

 

[Monocrom]

I just hope he gets $30K of enjoyment out of all those lights. . .

I'm sure he appreciates your concern.

 

[ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond]

I'm sure he appreciates your concern.

Well said.

I wonder how much (and if) Shado wishes he had never started this thread?

 

[scout24]

I've enjoyed this thread just to see people's reactions. As long as there is enjoyment in the quest and satisfaction in the owning, more power to you Shado.

 

[precisionworks]

Awesome collection Hard as I try there's nothing else I'd want ... today.

That $30K collection is probably worth $24K, and will be worth $10K in two years.

That's exactly what my last stock market investment did. I should have put the money into lights like Shado did.