just dropped a 200 dollar flashlight down a gutter--so what now???

Good luck. If you don't find your light, you might want to check out some alternatives. I own several Surefire lights and have been buying their products for many years. I think many of their lights are overpriced now. You can get a Fenix TK21 for under $100 and it puts out twice the light of your particular Surefire.
 
well either way im switching to the surefire g2x pro, the dual output is set up better as i mainly use the low mode and haveing to double click it is annoying, also the serrations were chewing up my pockets.

i appreciate all the support and suggestions, i really hope i can get around to doing it sooner rather than later :(
 
Such catch basins are cleaned out occasionally by the city or county or whoever is responsible for the system. That could happen any day.
 
I don't know about this for sure, but wouldn't bringing a candle down there make sure the air is breathable? Fire needs oxygen, if the candle goes out, get your butt out of that sewer.
 
Minibear464 said:
I don't know about this for sure, but wouldn't bringing a candle down there make sure the air is breathable? Fire needs oxygen, if the candle goes out, get your butt out of that sewer.
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Because if by chance there is a methan pocket you would crisp up with the resulting fireball.
 
Go buy yourself a canary and take him down there with you. If he gets quite or passes out get the heck outta there. This way you won't go boom if there is methane.:D
 
If my $200 light had fallen down a storm drain this thread would be about what I found down there, not what I might find. Man up and tell us what's down there.
 
the batteries should attract a magnet,specially a rare earth magnet or something powerful
 
I just tried a rare earth magnet on an aluminum flashlight with AA cells in it and it lifts it easily. I don't have anything that takes 123A cells -- can somebody else give that a try and post their results?
 
Too bad it wasn't on. Would be easy to find then. Good luck with your decision.
 
I say go down there and get it. Wear some boots, and some gloves, maybe even kneepads. I've been in a bunch of those and they're usually fine and safe. Wear a headlamp, and for godsake, don't go when its about to rain. Odds are its down there.
 
When I was a kid, only the bravest and stupidest crawled through the neighborhood storm drains.

I was at least one of those two things. :)
 
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