When I first found CPF, Mag, and cheap disposables were pretty much my daily lights. Used them for a long long time. Found CPF and things changed significantly. I expect it was the same more or less for most of us. For a few years (AD-CPF.... After Discovering 
) have bought and carried a lot of lights. Stuck to D Cell lights for my main outside work, single 18650 lights for my hip, a AA in my pocket and a 123 on my keys. A 2x123 Light in the glove box, and a headlamp in the toolbox. Assorted lights rode in those positions but essentially the format was the same. Now however, I am retired. The big D's have been relegated to door guard duty. The single 18650's, aside from a couple specialty lights (UV), are in the light drawer. The CR123's are in the same drawer, except for glove box lights, they are still there. The single AA lights are now tribble like in their apparent breeding abilities. A few in each room, on key chain's, in cars..... never know where one will pop up. Headlights are in the garage now. For big light, a small collection of assorted 4x18650 lights as grown to cover anything the AA's won't. Still maintain, the lights not in use regularly. Though most of the door and drawer lights, aside from maintenance, they are not used.
The same for many of my knives I used to carry. The big heavy duty fixed blades are in tool boxes, or drawers. Most of the heavy duty folders are as well. Leaving just a couple folders and the constant dragonfly clipit on my key ring. No others have replaced those I already had, the need simply isn't there.
The old, no longer used lights and knives are just tools, but most are tools with stories to tell, each ding and scratch a paragraph or page of that story. See that big ding there.... That was from knocking the ice off my semi in Chicago that one time.... Which is why I won't get rid of them. And I know that if needed, I have them ready.
I expect were I still working I would go back to bigger lights again. But, the AA and the small pocket knife seems to cover 90% of what I need now. Curious if others have had similar or experience along these lines with some sort of life changes they went through?
) have bought and carried a lot of lights. Stuck to D Cell lights for my main outside work, single 18650 lights for my hip, a AA in my pocket and a 123 on my keys. A 2x123 Light in the glove box, and a headlamp in the toolbox. Assorted lights rode in those positions but essentially the format was the same. Now however, I am retired. The big D's have been relegated to door guard duty. The single 18650's, aside from a couple specialty lights (UV), are in the light drawer. The CR123's are in the same drawer, except for glove box lights, they are still there. The single AA lights are now tribble like in their apparent breeding abilities. A few in each room, on key chain's, in cars..... never know where one will pop up. Headlights are in the garage now. For big light, a small collection of assorted 4x18650 lights as grown to cover anything the AA's won't. Still maintain, the lights not in use regularly. Though most of the door and drawer lights, aside from maintenance, they are not used. The same for many of my knives I used to carry. The big heavy duty fixed blades are in tool boxes, or drawers. Most of the heavy duty folders are as well. Leaving just a couple folders and the constant dragonfly clipit on my key ring. No others have replaced those I already had, the need simply isn't there.
The old, no longer used lights and knives are just tools, but most are tools with stories to tell, each ding and scratch a paragraph or page of that story. See that big ding there.... That was from knocking the ice off my semi in Chicago that one time.... Which is why I won't get rid of them. And I know that if needed, I have them ready.
I expect were I still working I would go back to bigger lights again. But, the AA and the small pocket knife seems to cover 90% of what I need now. Curious if others have had similar or experience along these lines with some sort of life changes they went through?
