I’m not a rich man, but some things transcend dollars. Loyalty is one of those traits that far transcends normal values IMO. I fully appreciate it when someone has my 6 (despite my screw up in this case) and folks who do that are few and far between. I understand that some folks want the inexpensive lights and want to save a few dollars, after all, this is the BLF, but the E-11 isn’t an expensive light and the quality is higher than the price, as is the company IMO. I never expected this sort of treatment and didn’t post with any expectation from my tale of woe other than to merely cry into my beer. I have absolutely no connection to Manker other than as a full retail paying customer and what has been read here on the BLF.
I know it’ll only be a light, but the replacement will have a bit more value for me than the lights I purchased. Over the years the character marks that it’ll acquire will mean something.
We’d been checking the melting snowbanks, then today I decided to check the cab of the truck again. BINGO!
I checked the cab on the day I lost it and it wasn’t seen. Today I looked and put my hand in where I couldn’t see and there it was. The cell was still at 4.09v and light works fine.
I totally understand. I lost my Xtar WK42, which was my absolute favorite edc light. I only had it 6 months and lost it while helping someone move. No matter how much i searched i couldn’t find it.
Thanks guys, yes, I was tickled for the rest of the afternoon!
I may have written this before but my brother lost his E11 hours after receiving it. He found his the same day. From now on I use the clip and it has stayed put. There’s a lesson in there somewhere.
Yes, I did that. That’s good advice. I have one clipped to my pocket 24/7, another next to me at the desk, and the found light in storage.
I bought the 2 replacements the day I lost the first one. They get used a few times per day, mostly late at night indoors so that I don’t need to flip on lights.
Cool Brian. Its like Christmas all over again. I lost a spyderco dragonfly under my car seat, re-found it 6-7 months later. Car seats are evil for EDC!!