What lights have you lost?

[bobbagum]

You know, you'll never get over loosing any CPF worthy light, so why not share?

I'll start the ball rolling with mine:

Lummi Orb Raw - that thing was too small
Surefire G2 YELLOW! - the wife took it one day and she can never find it since

And the thing is, I've never lost any Maglite in my possesion, or any cheapie plastic light...

 

[RedForest UK]

Lost, none.

Broken through continued attempts at progressively more ambitious 'improvements': Nitecore D10, D11.2, Akoray K106, multiple cheaper lights, many P60 drop-ins and just now my Olight M3x (I was trying to sell it before I took it apart again but it didn't go straight away and I couldn't help myself :sigh: I ended up with a dedomed XM-L quickly followed by no light at all). Of course most of these end up rescued eventually to at least a semblance of their former selves, and sometimes better than before.

This is one reason why I like expensive lights to be well and truly sealed, then they are safe from me. Sort of like a child proof lid on medication..

 

[AnAppleSnail]

WF 606-A. 2xAA, and I only ran it on the crummy Energizer 2500s. I last saw it at IUB campus in Indiana, where the cold weakened its output (chilling the batteries) so that it barely glowed. First decent flashlight I had.

 

[gsr]

I've lost track of more Mag lights than I can remember, but I lost a Surefire E1e at work that I had modified into what was basicly an E1L, right before the E1L came out. Then there was a Surefire G2 in yellow that I let my kid keep in his car. Who knows where that one went. Of course, this is the same kid that lost a Surfire Kroma that I gave him last Christmas. I sure hope his luck improves.

 

[CMAG]

Not sure who made this, a Big Boy lantern. Red metal box with a head that looked like a old fender mounted headlight.
Think of her (Big Boy okay him) every time I look at my old well used Mag's I relied on

 

[JohnnyBravo]

An Eveready Captain 2C w/ boatswitch in the late 70s whilst I was a young lad. Bought a new in package one a few months ago. I'm good now.

 

[Ragnar66]

I lost a Lumapower MRV at an arson call. Been over a year and it still grinds my ***.

 

[curtispdx]

My most recent loss was a new (to me) Quark Turbo X. I'll bet I only turned it on three or four times before I lost it. I've also lost a brand new FM E-series 18650 body even before I had a chance to use it.

Sigh.

 

[Jash]

I don't lose lights, my wife and kids do. My wife lost her EX10 SP I bought her for mothers day. She's pretty cut up about it too coz she really likes the UI and pocket clip on that light.

 

[mauiblue]

Just last week, I lost a Surefire Backup. I was disappointed to say the least. But now I have a reason to buy another one but this time I'm going BIG as I need it for a part time security job I have. I have a couple small Surefire handhelds still.

 

[Vortus]

Nice little modded jb CL-E. Looked for it for a full day, never found it.

 

[samwise]

Lost my LD01 about a month ago, kept thinking it would turn up but alot of looking tells me its gone for good.

 

[Quiksilver]

Fenix LD20 R4

Was cycling around at night, got stopped and searched by police. They pulled it out to have a feel of it, then put it back in my bag. They did not close any of the pockets of the bag they opened though, and left the light sitting in an unzipped pocket. The light disappeared between there and my destination.

Thanks cops 🙂

Ironically the light was broken and about to be sent away for warranty as well. Same thing with Fenix LD05. It broke so I sent it away under warranty ... Never got it back.

That ended my customer relationship with Fenix.

 

[cheeman150]

i lost a streamlight polytac led 5 minutes ago when i fell into a drain and got washed away

 

[Ishango]

i lost a streamlight polytac led 5 minutes ago when i fell into a drain and got washed away

Gosh, that must have been a horrible sensation, being washed away :naughty: How'd you get out? 🙂

Sorry, couldn't resist. Too bad to lose a light that way though.

 

[Max_Power]

I lost a ***fire MC-E and trustfire 18650 for about 2 years, then it popped out of my easy chair when I was looking for something else that had fallen inside it. Both still work great.

 

[varmint]

I bought a new Streamlight SL20 in 1979 with the dept. I took it on a fishing trip in the fall at night. A series of bad luck in a few minutes happened, a fish bit pulled the rod into the pond knocking my SL20 in the water off our pier, the light was on. Well I could not lose the light and did not want to lose the rod either. I stripped went in the cold water found the light easy as it was on, with another rod snagged my rod and retrieved it with large catfish on it. All came out ok but it was a very cold retrieve.

 

[cheeman150]

i am an engineer so i had a safety line, but as i was stepping down the stars i slipped and dropped my polytac

 

[LEDAdd1ct]

Lost my Black Diamond Moonlight Pro and cannot find another. 🙁

 

[kaichu dento]

Diamond coated Drake and plain titanium Draco, both in the same baggy.

Newly modded D10 with 5B emitter and clip.

HDS hCRI Clicky with clip and AlTiN coated titanium bezel.

Makes me think of getting away from anything spendy, at least makes me think about it...