Olight – S10 Baton Review

I love flashlights. Especially ones that are really bright and come at a great price. A few months ago Kelly from Survival Gear Bags asked if I wanted to test the Olight S10 Baton flashlight out before they carried it. I love getting to test out new gear and of course said to send it. I tested and beat this thing pretty hard and now that it is finally ready in the store I can share my thoughts with you. Let me illuminate you on why grabbing this light will be a great idea.

 

 The Stats

• Max Output >320 Lumens for 1.5 hours
• Features four brightness modes
• Strobe light function
• Memory Function
• Magnet Tail Cap
• Runs off 1 CR123A Battery

I remember my first LED Flashlight. It was maybe 100 lumens or so. Back then I thought it was the best thing ever, like carrying a small search light in my pocket. It easily blew away any other light I’d ever used before in that size. A few years later and many more flashlights the never ending quest for more lumens continues. My last EDC light was 200 lumens and when shown next to the Olight there is no comparison to its 320 lumens. This is a bright light to be this tiny. This light is so tiny in fact, just a bit under 3 inches, that I run it on my keyring. By putting it on my keyring I solved my previous #1 problem with an EDC flashlight. The Every Day part. I would constantly forget to carry my flashlight. Now I never forget it.

The Good!

320 Lumens is an incredible amount of light. It will light up entire rooms. During a power outage I would set this up on its end and use it as a light in the bathroom. I was sent up on top of the roof at work one night to look for mysterious smoke and this lights worked great. The best feature to me though is its convenience. It is so small there’s no reason to ever forget it. Put it on your keys and always have a bright tough light.  Speaking of tough I have banged and beat this thing up pretty bad. The only weak part on it is the paint job that’s starting to wear off in parts. I had it come out of my hand and slam into the pavement pretty hard one night. I was probably showing off while drunk and thought for sure it was broke. Didn’t hurt the Olight at all, the lens was fine and it still works fine. For testing I filled a mason jar with water turned on the light and tossed it in. I left it in the jar while I went about some business and came back to it still being on. This light doesn’t care what you throw at it, it will just keep on working.

The Bad?!

I’ve only found one issue with this light. I’m on my third battery already. The first battery I know I killed from using it heck out of it. I will not endorse anything without first putting it thought it’s paces. I have warned companies before sending gear. I will not hold back and if it doesn’t live up to my expectations, I will rid it apart in the review.  Kelly had already tested it himself and had no fears. I figured out why the second batter went dead and that will not be a problem anymore. The button on this light is very sensitive and was coming on in my pocket. Since I normally left the light setting on High, so that it always turned straight on to the 320 lumens, it was wasting it’s power in my pockets. I have found two solutions to this. First you can set it on the lowest power setting .05 lumens, which will run for 15 days straight. The solution I’ve been using though is to slightly unscrew the tail cap until it turns off. When I need It I just tighten it back up and turn on. That’s the only issues I had with this light.

As of right now this is my hands down choice for a EDC light. Nothing else compares with it in raw power output, size and cost. Speaking of cost I did a quick search for the cheapest price on this light. Survival Gear Bags comes in the winner at $48. My Streamlight was about $60 and you’ll pay a lot more for a Surefire. You will be paying for a brand name. I only pay for lumens and this one is a great deal. If your looking for a new EDC light or just a brighter one check out this light and you wont be disappointed.

 

Whats your EDC light? How many lumens is it? Let me know in the comments!

 

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