Tac Gunner
Flashlight Enthusiast
Does anyone ever wonder if we would have so many options available, if improvements and upgrades would be so quick, if there would be more than Surefire, Maglite, and Streamlight, or if we would have hand held lights pushing more than 14k lumens if we did not have the internet? I understand we would probably have a magazine or two we could read but I'd say that would be about it. I doubt there would be any more variety of lights in stores than there are now, maybe a few more brick and mortar flashlight only stores, but nothing huge.
I know guns and cars were popular before the internet and plenty of magazines, events, and a wide fan base that kept those hobbies going strong, but they were also a lot more common and in use by a lot more people to begin with when the internet was started than flashlights were. (I'm not saying flashlights were not common, they just weren't being modded and had as much aftermarket support like cars and guns did). I'm sure we would still have somebody like Gene Malkoff to give better quality upgrades to Surefires and Mags but I wonder about the rest of the hobby.
Enough my ramblings, what do you guys think?
I know guns and cars were popular before the internet and plenty of magazines, events, and a wide fan base that kept those hobbies going strong, but they were also a lot more common and in use by a lot more people to begin with when the internet was started than flashlights were. (I'm not saying flashlights were not common, they just weren't being modded and had as much aftermarket support like cars and guns did). I'm sure we would still have somebody like Gene Malkoff to give better quality upgrades to Surefires and Mags but I wonder about the rest of the hobby.
Enough my ramblings, what do you guys think?