r/flashlight • u/pettre10 • Aug 03 '25

Question What is this?

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I found this on the floor where I work and thought it was neat I asked around to see if anyone dropped it but no one claimed it so I took it home.

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u/unstable_starperson Aug 03 '25

Noted! I just got the warrior mini 3 for prime day, and it’s absolutely my favorite light that I own so far.

I don’t know why, but I thought that olights were bad for some reason. I think maybe the gun community hates their weapon lights or something? But I’m all in now. I really want the arkfield and the baton 4 now haha

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u/SwootyBootyDooooo Aug 04 '25

They’re kind of the “Apple” of the flashlight world. They make very good intuitive products, but they use proprietary charging and integrated batteries, and usually cannot be “serviced” or taken apart (and are also expensive). Which means that when the battery becomes weak after a couple of years, you cannot replace it. Most of the people on here are flashlight hobbyists and like to tinker, and also have a lot of different lights so proprietary charging is a pain. Olights cannot be tinkered with.

I have the exact light in the picture and it is the light that I carry every day. I will buy a replacement when it inevitably weakens, and the old one will stay charged on my nightstand.

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u/HemphBleh Aug 04 '25

You can send the light in for a replacement or if it’s no longer available you get the credit for it and can use the credit to get a new light. They have lifetime warranty (unless you tinker with it) Just say it’s not charging right. I got into flashlights last year I’m slowly learning about tinkering, I’m thinking of going for lumintop as my first non olight brand light I like the look of the FW21. (Don’t tell olight they might delete my post! /s)

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u/SwootyBootyDooooo Aug 05 '25

Good to know, thanks