Pete, me and you are much alike! Mom is almost spot on, but dad was a short lived boonie kid, from 14 to around 18 he lived in BFE Arkansas, and that was a big change for him, I picked up a gradual liking to different things, "I want a flashlight that can do whatever, I want a small but bright flashlight, I want a Mag block, I want to get this kit...'Google', find ETS and then things really started to turn!"