Yep. The one that hit me up for the knife had an avatar that would have passed for a Patriot. Conversation progressed to giving real names. Looked it up on Google and found his Insta. Yep, pics matched... Wait... Harris 2024? And the profile? "Lifelong hunter and gun owner and grew up with guns. I don't understand why some people need assault rifles, 30 round magazines, and other battlefield weapons for hunting"... LOLWUT??? By that logic, you got a functional set of teeth right? The fuck you need a knife for then? Get fucked.
Rokslide is a decent place if you can find cliques with likeminded types of people in the sub boards. The trad archery forum is awesome for getting heads up on local matches, how to attend, and review lots of cool gear. I am a flashlight nut as well and these discussions are cool too. From there I actually got recommended the Acebeam X75 multipurpose S&R/heavy duty work light. A literal light cannon blasting out 80,000 lumens on an interchangeable quad-18650 battery pack. Not nearly as expensive as the crazy 120,000-200,000 lumen Imalents and still does the same job, not to mention the same Chinese megafactory produces most of the components for both brands like the heatsink fan and LED bank. I actually sold my older genny-powered worklights and the single X75 mounted on a camera tripod is more than enough for a stadium sized worksite if I need it and the entire unit plus tripod fits into a Coleman dual fuel lantern hardcase for transport and storage...