444, I have to smile because I used to think the same as you, but I am in fact a member of CandlePower forums. My wife and buddies are certain I have strong "dork" tendencies (the metal detecting doesn't help, either), and maybe they're right. The point is, it's all fun stuff for me and there just isn't enough fun stuff these days, so I don't care what they think.
Two years ago, I thought Mag-Lights were about as good as it gets. Then I joined CandlePower, learned a heck of a lot, and bought a ton of cool flashlights (which make great presents, by the way).
One buddy in particular used to give me a lot of crap about being a flashlight dork. Last summer, we were on a fishing trip up in Voyegeurs National Park. At night, sitting on top of the houseboat enjoying a cold one, we heard a strange noise across the bay. He turned on his Mag-Light 3D and tried to see what was making the noise (lots of bears there). I pulled a little light out of my pocket and it blew away the Mag-Light. The look on his face was priceless. Then, a night or two later, we stayed out too late fishing and got lost in the dark. The ONLY reason we made it back to the houseboat was because I had a different little-but-bright flashlight in my tackle box. Since then, he hasn't given me any crap about flashlights.
I think it all comes down to what you find interesting or fun. Since you own some SureFires, you obviously understand what a good flashlight can do. Who knows, if you checked out the website you might actually like it. Then again, you may not be as big a dork as I am. : )
