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Summary: Flashlight collecting is a great hobby, but I thing having a mid or high end flashlight is something everyone could benefit from. Are there any other hobbies/products where everyone could benefit from spending a little more? Does everyone need a $2000 watch or just the enthusiasts?
Ok, back to the original message--a lot of blubbering around...
A comment elsewhere about a $600 watch being tagged as "inferior" got me thinking...
Flashlights are definatly not a frivilous hobby. At the risk of sounding like a certain other member, my Arc AAA will beat the pants off a cheapo $1 Eveready light any day. Nice flashlights are definatly better than cheap ones, and something you will use.
Not that I have a problem with anyone collecting them, not that I think they're dumb, but:
It seems silly to buy a $1500 watch when my $20 Casio is accurate to about 5 seconds every year.
It seems silly to buy a $150,000 car when a $20,000 used Saab works just great.
Why buy a $500 pen (I'm sure they exist) when my $0.5 Bic wrights fine?
I know the answer to all of these: of course a $500 pen is going to write smoother than a Bic etc.
I guess what I am really asking is this:
Everyone should have a better flashlight than a $2 or $3 Eveready. But does everyone need a $300 toaster (I'm sure there are people who collect toasters
) it seems, to me, this is what makes flashlight loving a practical hobby, and other hobbies more frivilous...but then again I'm biased.
Disclaimer: I have absolutly no issues with the hobbies mentioned above, they just seem to be in a different category than flashlights...
PS--Spell Check isn't working so...
Summary: Flashlight collecting is a great hobby, but I thing having a mid or high end flashlight is something everyone could benefit from. Are there any other hobbies/products where everyone could benefit from spending a little more? Does everyone need a $2000 watch or just the enthusiasts?
Ok, back to the original message--a lot of blubbering around...
A comment elsewhere about a $600 watch being tagged as "inferior" got me thinking...
Flashlights are definatly not a frivilous hobby. At the risk of sounding like a certain other member, my Arc AAA will beat the pants off a cheapo $1 Eveready light any day. Nice flashlights are definatly better than cheap ones, and something you will use.
Not that I have a problem with anyone collecting them, not that I think they're dumb, but:
It seems silly to buy a $1500 watch when my $20 Casio is accurate to about 5 seconds every year.
It seems silly to buy a $150,000 car when a $20,000 used Saab works just great.
Why buy a $500 pen (I'm sure they exist) when my $0.5 Bic wrights fine?
I know the answer to all of these: of course a $500 pen is going to write smoother than a Bic etc.
I guess what I am really asking is this:
Everyone should have a better flashlight than a $2 or $3 Eveready. But does everyone need a $300 toaster (I'm sure there are people who collect toasters
Disclaimer: I have absolutly no issues with the hobbies mentioned above, they just seem to be in a different category than flashlights...
PS--Spell Check isn't working so...