naiter
Newly Enlightened
thread title hit me. I thought "i don't know. Why do I like flashlight SO much?"
then I read this:
Plus, who doesn't try to get the best tools that they use constantly. Add in a spice of "extreme" to the personality, and you've got a flashaholic.
I know I go overboard on things that peak my interest. I'm either completely utilitarian or way overboard. Most of the time it is bare minimum, but if it hits the spot i might prefer to have one $300 tool Vs. a similar $5 tool i'd eventually replace 10x.
every now and then i get lucky and get a $9 tool that will stay with me for life. like this gerber EAB utility blade holder w/ cheap titanium blades from Home Depot is always sharp:
http://www.gerbergear.com/Industrial/Knives/EAB-Pocket-Knife_22-41830
this utility knife beats out my $300 Microtech ultratech (as my secondary EDC knife - SOG trident w/ tigerstrip is 1st)
not to try advertise again, but i've seen SOG tridents at Walmart for $50. before they hit Walmart they were $130.
guess i'm so broken it has to be extremely utilitarian, or just extremely awesome. being in the middle just is too easy.
sorry it turned into an add... but i think everyone should have this well designed blade holder. i know i have always searched for the best one of these, breaking and replacing many of them over the years. when i found it, it was like finding the holy grail.
then I read this:
it makes more sense now...At a basic level a light is just a tool. The big difference is that as a tool your light makes it possible to use all of your other tools in the dark. That makes it an uber-tool.
People into flashlights are doers of things.
Plus, who doesn't try to get the best tools that they use constantly. Add in a spice of "extreme" to the personality, and you've got a flashaholic.
I know I go overboard on things that peak my interest. I'm either completely utilitarian or way overboard. Most of the time it is bare minimum, but if it hits the spot i might prefer to have one $300 tool Vs. a similar $5 tool i'd eventually replace 10x.
every now and then i get lucky and get a $9 tool that will stay with me for life. like this gerber EAB utility blade holder w/ cheap titanium blades from Home Depot is always sharp:
http://www.gerbergear.com/Industrial/Knives/EAB-Pocket-Knife_22-41830
this utility knife beats out my $300 Microtech ultratech (as my secondary EDC knife - SOG trident w/ tigerstrip is 1st)
not to try advertise again, but i've seen SOG tridents at Walmart for $50. before they hit Walmart they were $130.
guess i'm so broken it has to be extremely utilitarian, or just extremely awesome. being in the middle just is too easy.
sorry it turned into an add... but i think everyone should have this well designed blade holder. i know i have always searched for the best one of these, breaking and replacing many of them over the years. when i found it, it was like finding the holy grail.
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