I Must Be In Flashoholic Remission...(moved to Cafe)

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...mainly because I no longer compulsively buy the first new flashlight I see. Don't be mistaken, I still have way too many lights, accessories for lights, plus still-incoming other lights (DANG them slow-a$$ed postal workers!).

But for example just the other day I was thinking whether to get the Attitude, Opalec NewBeam, or the new LightWave 2100. Even posted a brightness question about them here at CPF. Then my Lambda Pill got here, I installed it, and realized it outshone them all. Normally I would have rationalized that I still need another LED with better run time, but really -- what self-respecting flashoholic doesn't have several years' worth of batteries stockpiled anyway?

And I've been reading about the new CMG Reactor, and how (although CMG does have its new-product QC issues) it would be a cheap knockabout substitute for my Arc-SLS, Illuminator, etc., and in fact I just posted about how easy the Reactor might be to mod upwards to Direct Drive (add a third AA, plus Mr. Glow suggested 3 x 2/3 AA Ncd/Nimh cells with a foil or bolt spacer) for a nice, cheap, bright LED light.

These circumstances would normally drive me to immediately go online and order something (even got my dang credit card number memorized by now), but I did not.

Could it be that Flashoholic Remission has finally set in (a sad scenario indeed), or is it just

Flashoholic Maturity?

*wink*

 

[brightnorm]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by MR Bulk™:
...mainly because I no longer compulsively buy the first new flashlight I see.....Could it be that Flashoholic Remission has finally set in (a sad scenario indeed), or is it just
Flashoholic Maturity?
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I too have entered FR/M and "probably" won't buy another light unless it meets a need that can't be fulfilled by my existing lights.

Brightnorm

 

[JonSidneyB]

i used to buy almost every light that came along. Now I want super quality and have slowed down my purchases as well/

 

[Size15's]

Far too chatty - moving to the Cafe...

I don't have the urge to by loads of flashlights - not even loads of SureFires. Okay I do want certain SureFires, but I'm not one for buying loads of different lights just to have them.

Of course, someone like me should have a Surge and a UKE 2L but when I see a flashlight section in a hardware store I don't have the urge to buy them all. Okay so quality flashlights like UKE, P-Tec and Pelican aren't off the shelf items in the UK - let alone the likes of Streamlight and SureFire.

Whether you have maturised or remissed, a Flashaholic you still are.

Al