The cure!

[Raytech]

I have found the cure for flashaholism. Just pay a visit to the Knives section of this forum. I haven't spent a dime on lights in weeks. The only drawback is I spent 3X as much on blades in the past month. :naughty:

 

[Styerman]

Get addicted to Swiss Army Knives , at least they are cheap . The two addictions seem reciprocal .

For petes sake stay away from watches and fountain pens !

Chris

 

[kromeke]

Careful, that isn't a cure. It is more like methadone maintenance than a cure.

 

[nerdgineer]

Try firearms (if your govt allows). It makes flashlights look like the methadone...

The actual cure is a recession/depression which, sadly, does not look like a voluntary thing.

 

[Monocrom]

I have found the cure for flashaholism. Just pay a visit to the Knives section of this forum. I haven't spent a dime on lights in weeks. The only drawback is I spent 3X as much on blades in the past month. :naughty:

You'll be back.... Cure is only temporary. :lolsign:

 

[289]

Get addicted to Swiss Army Knives , at least they are cheap . The two addictions seem reciprocal .

For petes sake stay away from watches and fountain pens !

Chris

Ha, it was link in a watch forum that led me here. I do custom work on watches and am praying I don't get the bug to customize any flashlights, so far I am happy with the D20 and L2D as is :thumbsup:

 

[hammerface]

LOL - I went from the knife forums to the watch forums and ended up here. I think I'll stay here - it's much cheaper than the other two

 

[kramer5150]

Blades and Flashlights are both pretty safe, so long as you (try) and avoid the custom high$$$ stuff. Fortunately theres great stuff from Byrd/spyderco, fenix...etc... to keep funds in control.

*edit*
Just found out the Cables torch/knife combo is back down to $19, just search Cabelas for item number OG-517768

Stay away from headphones and watches. The latter being a real wallet killer... $100-$150 just to get your foot in the door with a serviceable Citizen/Invicta Miyota auto I tried to get into watches, but its just too expensive. I am very happy here at CPF.

 

[ruger357]

I have all three addictions:shrug:

flashlights
knifes
firearms

 

[Gatsby]

Yep - let's see:

young and single - watches/firearms
young and married - watches/fountain pens
married with kid - fountain pens/lights
married with kids - whatever I can still afford, which ain't much!

Firearms I never could really get into even when I had money and few responsibilities - the cost even then was too high.

Watches I still love - and have in my past spent a fair amount on (and still have a few watches) them but nowadays I'm pretty happy with my current collection.

Pens are very addictive and much like lights there are multiple price points - my favorite pen right now is a Lamy 2000 which can be purchased new for around $100, a bit under if you shop around. I'm looking at another Lamy, and Al-Star right now which is well under $40. But you can spend about as much as you want on them, although to a degree like lights you start to get to diminishing returns in terms of performance and start verging on art.

I have a few knives and am about to sell a few off, but have never gone over $75 I don't think for one - with Natives and the like I haven't been compelled to do so - and the only thing that really gets my interest over that are the Sebenzas and they are much too expensive.

But I am notorious for my bang for the buck quests - once the diminshing returns set in I have a hard time spending the money, particularly for something I use and I wear all my watches, use all my pens, use all my lights, etc... if it doesn't get used it eventually gets sold or traded for something I will.

At times I've wondered if I should sell all my pens and get one much more expensive one - or sell all my lights to buy a McGizmo or Ti Nautilus or Arc6 or the like - but I do like some variety in the mix... I'm not sure I could live with just one knife, light, pen or watch!

 

[Monocrom]

I considered getting into watches, and even tried. Problem is, I like Quartz movement and plain faces with numbers around the watch-face; along with velcro bands. (All can be found on very inexpensive models).

I actually can't stand automatics. Bought a very expensive Hamilton.... and returned it two weeks later because it just couldn't keep accurate time.

 

[Kilovolt]

Funny, I found flashaholism a good cure against collecting watches.

I surely don't want to go back full time, with a nice automatic chronograph selling for $ 5,000 I had some initial difficulties understanding why people around here found an SF Titan expensive... :naughty:

 

[Lightguy27]

I did'nt want to get in to watches, but I got one for my birthday this year that is worth half my car. Thanks Grandpa!!! lol

 

[Flight_Deck]

Watch Forum?

WATCH FORUM!

Hmm...

Thanks for the tip, and I'm there!

My wife's not going to be happy! :shakehead

 

[:)>]

and the only thing that really gets my interest over that are the Sebenzas and they are much too expensive.

I have owned quite a few knives from AG Russels, to Benchmades, to Buck's, to Gerbers, to CRKT's etc. and the Sebenza is the one knife that I always have on me. I use it frequently and enjoy every second of it's use.

My wife bought it for me last Christmas and when I first laid eyes and hands on it, I was absolutely hooked. It screams quality, durability and style.

I would highly recommend getting one... now all of my other pocket knives sit in the nightstand drawer.

 

[Rayne]

Like a few of the above posters mentioned, stay away from firearms. It gets expensive real quick and that's not including the ammo!

 

[kramer5150]

I considered getting into watches, and even tried. Problem is, I like Quartz movement and plain faces with numbers around the watch-face; along with velcro bands. (All can be found on very inexpensive models).

I actually can't stand automatics. Bought a very expensive Hamilton.... and returned it two weeks later because it just couldn't keep accurate time.

I don't really understand the fascination with automatics either. Maybe if I had a really nice one I would appreciate it more. But thats what I love about CPF, I can get just as much enjoyment from a $25 Romisen as a $170 Surefire. :twothumbs

bdwf.net is my fave watch forum. The members there are not nearly as pretentious as other forums. The brand-snobbery and country of manufacturing origin snobbery seems to be a little less there.

 

[1996alnl]

I did'nt want to get in to watches, but I got one for my birthday this year that is worth half my car. Thanks Grandpa!!! lol

Ha Ha,you got me thinking.I just added up all my lights and it's worth MORE than my car:twothumbs

Take care