Sootch, your videos have been extremely helpful to me, as I've just started the tactical process. I just ordered my Klarus x12 and Maxpedition fatboy. I've just bought my 3rd AR-15 and your suggestions meant everything. You make me want everything. As a college student, that's a problem. lol. thanks for everything.
Been lurking around here for a couple of years. I had to get this light to replace my 12 year old Peak LED Solutions light. Great size, great price and great performance.. I expect to carry it for the next 10 years.
I carry a Zebralight H502 for my EDC. I bought it for work, and have carried it for over two years. I've dropped it from the top of a ladder and it still works great. It's a floodlight, having virtually no throw, but it's very versatile, having a headband that it fits in. I haven't found a more useful camping light than this fine little light. It also runs on a single AA battery, so it's cheap to feed. I would love to see you review one of these. I would even mail you mine so you wouldn't be out anything. Lemme now.
Hey Sootch, love your videos! PMMA = Poly Methyl Meth Acrylate = Acrylic. It's the same plastic as your tail light lenses. Good durability but won't cloud like your Polycarbonate headlight lenses. Loved the crush washer shot in the bench top background! Keep up the good work!Winkel
It's like you read my mind, saw that the other day and was wondering about it. I wish I didn't have so many lights, I'd be all over this one. (not really, I'm glad I have lots of lights)
Great Review, in the Dead of Night Love Bites, So Funny I started laughing so loud I woke my wife up. I'm still laughing, Thank you Brother, from Washington State Sept. 1-15
Heh, not sure about love biting, but snakes and spiders sure do that if you either step on the former or drag the latter by its web to your body. Better have a torch!
I'm impressed Olight spent the time and money to develop the TIR lens for this light, which is very costly. It's strange to me how the battery terminals are reversed, with the positive side towards the tailcap, maybe there will be compatibility with the recharging station should they develop it in the future? That'd be cool.
Man, Don, the way you do reviews, it wouldn't surprise me if you could sell ice to an Eskimo! Great stuff. Love the review/s. Keep up the high quality work.
ORDERED MINE....they even send to Australia at reasonable cost,less Sootches 10% now for the wait .......Bloody hell Sootch00 you cost me a fortune ;) moonlight mode sold me
I have had S10 for couple years. Amazing amount of light in such a tiny package.Only down side is the thing that I like to keep it in my jacket pocket and due to accidental activation, I have found it empty couple times. Now I am testing leaving battery cap loose as it should prevent it from going ON accidentally.
An update for you, Sootch: independent reviewers have been toying around with this torch, and what they found out is that apparently the current drain on the S1 in moonlight mode meaning it will NOT last 25 days. It'll last for barely three. If that's true, it's one heck of a letdown. EDIT: Proved. Moonlight only lasts for 63 hours, Low for 15 hours, Medium for 3 and High for 1. GOUGE!
You had me at "magnetized tailcap" so tired of the taste of flashlight. Plus a great price; I think that I was on of the first on my block to have a Surefire flashlight (the original 6P) and it was amazing. At that time fifty bucks was an outrageous price to pay for a flashlight now,some of their models cost hundreds of dollars! This should serve me well.
Great range of torches. I just wish they were cheaper but quality always costs I guess. Having said that they do sell off old stock and outdated models and great prices if you look out for them.
Nice Review Don, Very Informative & Detailed. Am currently looking at the fenix pd35 but I think after watching this, I would rather get this one. Stay Safe Brother, God Bless Savvas
Sootch, love your reviews and all things firearms, knives, LED flash lights and any EDC related items and bugout bags! Regarding, the PMMA.... it has to do with the quality of high acrylic and design they use. "The TIR lens is engineered to exacting tolerances and molded from high-quality acrylic (PMMA), which offers outstanding transmission efficiency and is virtually impervious to UV radiation. Each lens is mounted in a molded polycarbonate (PC) housing designed for alignment to a specific LED, providing precise location of the lens at the ideal focal point allowing it to achieve over 90% light transmission efficiency through superior design and superior material." AWESOME, huh?
Not astoundingly bright, but for the size, that's excellent. Unfortunately, it is so small it doesn't take a good battery; only fits a CR123A style battery and those only give you an hour or so at that level of output. It would be great for a glove-box emergency light, plenty of time to change a tire or whack the engine with a sledge. :)
I love your reviews , but wow the bright white comments section on you tube channels have more power than this thing . Did I order the wrong product ? it's the ... olight s1 baton 500 lumen CREE led f10142143 . Batteries are streamlight cr123a 3v lithium
G'day Don, On your recommendation I got 2 x S10 Batons 2+ years ago. They are great, dependable lights. CR123 batteries are expensive down here so I was happy to buy an S10R + S15R. Again, fantastic EDC lights. I'll hang off on the S1 Baton until they make a rechargeable model. Seems it will be the perfect on-hat EDC light. Once again an outstanding video.
G'day Gunner, I don't think this model has the right tail cap to suit the charging unit. The other 'S' series Baton range don't - they don't make a connection through the tail cap. I'll take another look at the vid. just to check. Cheers, Bill
I just looked at the vid again and there is no 'charging cap' on the S1 Baton that Don is looking at. Without that cap it won't make electrical contact with the charging unit. As far as I know. Cheers, Bill
G'day, Bill Halliwell, Indeed, it doesn't charge in the light. Which is why I said you need a _separate_ charger. Thrunite MCC-2, Xtar VC1 Plus, Nitecore Intellicharger U1, take your pick. Even without that bonus to functionality, however, it's still a very fine little light. I don't regret purchasing mine even if I have an S10R. Cheers!
AOK Gunner. I copy you now. The S1 works on rechargeable batteries; charged from another source. Good idea. I'll get one now. Cheers, I'm a bit slow this time in the AM.
i like this light but went with an s10r a few months ago. i hardly use the charging base because after a few times it wasnt charging the light so maybe there was debris on the tailcap of the light or charger. i'll wipe them down and try it again but i usually just charge the battery on my nitecore intellicharger i4 or i2. aside from the size i wanted a light that was small but could run on cr123a primaries as well as a rechargeable. when my tlr-1's or x300 ultra eat up the batteries and start to dim i like throw in a fresh pair, and just kill them off in the s10r. i use the hell out of the magnetic tailcap btw. had i not bought an s10r, i would be buying this s1 for sure, but the s10r suits my needs better. when i do carry the s10r i have to lock out the tailcap with a 1/4 turn to loosen it because many times its gone off in my pocket and killed the battery. one time when i actually needed it, and it was my only light on me for once, and i didnt bring a spare cr123a because i thought it was fully charged from sitting on the charging base all night, i go to use it and it kept shutting off. i charged the battery when i got home with my intellicharger and havent had that problem again ever since
Hey sootch, i know nothing about torches but I need an average size 'maglight' type light that i can stow in my gear and use to mount to my rimfire rifle for lamping rabbits out to 50 - 100 yards as well as general usage. What would you suggest i take a look at?
+Say0n yeah i own that one already [;)] but things like the only lens up carry Clip, the side switch design that always puts the light on in your pocket and the mediocre anodizing made me stop carrying this light, even though there are some things (like the UI) that i really loved about this light.This just seems a little more refined. And yes i am somewhat picky with my lights :D. Thanks anyways!
when I saw this light my immediate thought was the way the clip is oriented clipping it to the bill of a hat and using it as a headlamp that way if need be. have you tried that? or will the clip not bend out far enough without ruining it to do that
This is a straight copy of the message I sent to Marshall, PREPAREDMIND101 and JRESHOW. Starts here->This question is directed to Marshall but sure anyone can answer if they know anything about this. So straight to the point. What do you know about the quite often reported issue where Olight flashlights cannot sustain/turn on Turbo S mode with the Olight batteries? Olight's official take on this seems to be to stay quiet and maybe tell people to wipe off the connectors which is silly. Only reason I would see that works is because to do that you have to unscrew the tail cap and that cuts the power and resets the light. Wiping off those connectors almost feels like an excuse to hide an underlying bigger problem like maybe driver issues or too sensitive battery protection. Please Marshall tell me what you know about this because I know you know your lights. Thank you!
mine lasted 2 months of basic pocket use (never dropped, wet, etc) and the switch died. Sent to Olight for warranty repair and never heard back after 7-8 weeks. Any reliability issues w.yours?
does it have a glass lens? some of the chemicals I work around fogs the lens if plastic. I bought a 4sevens because it had a pyrex glass lens. Ahh! I just looked up the PMMA lens (a type of acrylic) this particular model says its a TIR lens which is a cone shape. Think of it like a prism reflecting light off of it's internal surfaces from the facets, enhances lumens.
I can decide between the s1 baton and the new s2!!! I'm an avid outdoorsman and I want a flashlight that I can both edc and use in the woods. I am also a first responder (firefighter) so which one do you think is better? I also plan on eventually getting the mini intimidator ii because your review sold me on it
+Scott Person Full30.com is doing great and I have a number of reviews there now that haven't been uploaded to YT. The S1 Baton review was released here on the day it became available so it would reach more people as a favor to Marshall. Either way, thanks for watching brother.
Sootch,
your videos have been extremely helpful to me, as I've just started the tactical process. I just ordered my Klarus x12 and Maxpedition fatboy. I've just bought my 3rd AR-15 and your suggestions meant everything. You make me want everything. As a college student, that's a problem. lol.
thanks for everything.
Been lurking around here for a couple of years. I had to get this light to replace my 12 year old Peak LED Solutions light. Great size, great price and great performance.. I expect to carry it for the next 10 years.
I just ordered 2. thanks for the recommendation. First the model 10 then the p30sk now this. Youre starting to hurt my checkbook
+abialo2010 Thanks Brother... yes, it gets expensive being prepared : )
+1 on the P30sk
Had this light in my EDC for almost two yrs now, great light....sootch00 keep up your great work, very informative !
I picked up one after watching this review. I couldn't be happier. Good job on the review! It's a great EDC option.
Thanks Sootch! Just ordered one. Perfect for EDC.
I carry a Zebralight H502 for my EDC. I bought it for work, and have carried it for over two years. I've dropped it from the top of a ladder and it still works great. It's a floodlight, having virtually no throw, but it's very versatile, having a headband that it fits in. I haven't found a more useful camping light than this fine little light. It also runs on a single AA battery, so it's cheap to feed.
I would love to see you review one of these. I would even mail you mine so you wouldn't be out anything. Lemme now.
Hey Sootch, love your videos! PMMA = Poly Methyl Meth Acrylate = Acrylic. It's the same plastic as your tail light lenses. Good durability but won't cloud like your Polycarbonate headlight lenses. Loved the crush washer shot in the bench top background! Keep up the good work!Winkel
I really like my Olight I use mine for a bedside light,they are really built well and compact.
Sootch, I bought 2 S10's when you reviewed them, but I had to order one of these just now. 500 lumens in such a small package. Thanks!
I personally like the orientation of the belt clip. It allows you to clip the light to your cap brim for a nice hands free hat light.
I hear ya! Use mine everyday like that.
It's like you read my mind, saw that the other day and was wondering about it. I wish I didn't have so many lights, I'd be all over this one. (not really, I'm glad I have lots of lights)
Dang...Marshal hooked you up! You got it fast LOL
Very nice small flashlight!
I knew you'd have a review on this, just didn't think it would be the day it was released. Much nicer than the mini maglite in my pocket.
Nice Judas Priest reference. I have the S10 and the button activation ease keeps me from loving it.
Great Review, in the Dead of Night Love Bites, So Funny I started laughing so loud I woke my wife up. I'm still laughing, Thank you Brother, from Washington State Sept. 1-15
Heh, not sure about love biting, but snakes and spiders sure do that if you either step on the former or drag the latter by its web to your body. Better have a torch!
PMMA is some kind of plastic resin which has outstanding optical character and TIR is acronym for "Total Internal Reflector"
You called both lights s10 when listing prices you should annotate that in haha. Great video!
I'm impressed Olight spent the time and money to develop the TIR lens for this light, which is very costly. It's strange to me how the battery terminals are reversed, with the positive side towards the tailcap, maybe there will be compatibility with the recharging station should they develop it in the future? That'd be cool.
+ Matthew Taylor xm-l2 instead of xb-h throw divid by 2 pffff...
Man, Don, the way you do reviews, it wouldn't surprise me if you could sell ice to an Eskimo! Great stuff. Love the review/s. Keep up the high quality work.
ORDERED MINE....they even send to Australia at reasonable cost,less Sootches 10%
now for the wait .......Bloody hell Sootch00 you cost me a fortune ;)
moonlight mode sold me
Just got my s1 baton from going gear with the Sootch00 code. Got the rose gold version. Awesome EDC light. Thanks for the review Sootch!
God daym.... 500 lm... 500 Lumens god damn!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome flashlight! Im getting it I cant wait!
+Lycosa Everything you want in once small package. LOVE IT! Good video man
Sootch, nice Judas Priest reference at the end!
Marshall is a good guy. I bought an s15 baton the AA version from GoingGear.
I have had S10 for couple years. Amazing amount of light in such a tiny package.Only down side is the thing that I like to keep it in my jacket pocket and due to accidental activation, I have found it empty couple times. Now I am testing leaving battery cap loose as it should prevent it from going ON accidentally.
sootch...
first time long time. I own the s10. fantastic flashlight
Can you review the cat?
+AlexCell33 Lol! That would be interesting. He acts more like a dog.
+sootch00
Save that review for April 1, 2016
This is the flashlight I've been looking for. Thanks for the video
An update for you, Sootch: independent reviewers have been toying around with this torch, and what they found out is that apparently the current drain on the S1 in moonlight mode meaning it will NOT last 25 days. It'll last for barely three.
If that's true, it's one heck of a letdown.
EDIT: Proved. Moonlight only lasts for 63 hours, Low for 15 hours, Medium for 3 and High for 1. GOUGE!
pre ordered mine last week. got my shipping confirmation today. woohoo
Just the backup light I was looking for! Thanks for the awesome videos man. Stay strong!
Just got the s30r baton 2 and I love it. I wish the s10r was 500lm because I like having the charging dock.
You had me at "magnetized tailcap" so tired of the taste of flashlight. Plus a great price; I think that I was on of the first on my block to have a Surefire flashlight (the original 6P) and it was amazing. At that time fifty bucks was an outrageous price to pay for a flashlight now,some of their models cost hundreds of dollars! This should serve me well.
Sootch! Seems like an awesome light! Added to my wish list! Reminds me of my FourSevens Mini!
Very cool thanks! I need one of these.
I thought spiders that size went extinct 65 million years ago
Thanks for the Great Review. I now have 2 on the way ! Keep the hits coming.
Great range of torches. I just wish they were cheaper but quality always costs I guess. Having said that they do sell off old stock and outdated models and great prices if you look out for them.
Nice Review Don, Very Informative & Detailed.
Am currently looking at the fenix pd35 but I think after watching this, I would rather get this one.
Stay Safe Brother, God Bless
Savvas
+EffyJnr™ Thanks Brother
Sootch, love your reviews and all things firearms, knives, LED flash lights and any EDC related items and bugout bags!
Regarding, the PMMA.... it has to do with the quality of high acrylic and design they use.
"The TIR lens is engineered to exacting tolerances and molded from high-quality acrylic (PMMA), which offers outstanding transmission efficiency and is virtually impervious to UV radiation. Each lens is mounted in a molded polycarbonate (PC) housing designed for alignment to a specific LED, providing precise location of the lens at the ideal focal point allowing it to achieve over 90% light transmission efficiency through superior design and superior material."
AWESOME, huh?
i just ordered one but the S1 Baton in raw copper. i will do a video review on when i get it . awesome review .
cheers
Be Strong, be of good courage. God bless America, long live the Republic.
I really like your flashlight reviews! Good work!
Great vid. I got this on my new CAA MCK.
very nice light!
Great review! My wife and I both want one.
Im a Fenix fan, but i think i just may be buying this light very soon. Great review Sir
Magnetic base is genius.
Not astoundingly bright, but for the size, that's excellent. Unfortunately, it is so small it doesn't take a good battery; only fits a CR123A style battery and those only give you an hour or so at that level of output. It would be great for a glove-box emergency light, plenty of time to change a tire or whack the engine with a sledge. :)
would love one in a fortified fist design. light/brass knuckles/yawara stick, kubotan.
Great video, I bought this light based on your review!
I hope santa is going to treat me good this year ^^
Nice EDC,
Nice review, very compact =)
Which is fantastic :)
Awesome review! I just ordered mine.
Keep up the great reviews and gear comin :-)
Great video sir
I love your reviews , but wow the bright white comments section on you tube channels have more power than this thing . Did I order the wrong product ? it's the ... olight s1 baton 500 lumen CREE led f10142143 . Batteries are streamlight cr123a 3v lithium
$45, that's a steal.
Excellent review! I ordered one from GoingGear and got my 10% discount. Thanks!
+Glenn Martin BTW, who are the 14 idiots that down voted this video? They must be liberals..
G'day Don,
On your recommendation I got 2 x S10 Batons 2+ years ago. They are great, dependable lights. CR123 batteries are expensive down here so I was happy to buy an S10R + S15R. Again, fantastic EDC lights. I'll hang off on the S1 Baton until they make a rechargeable model. Seems it will be the perfect on-hat EDC light. Once again an outstanding video.
You do know it can use RCRs, right? You just need a separate charger.
G'day Gunner,
I don't think this model has the right tail cap to suit the charging unit. The other 'S' series Baton range don't - they don't make a connection through the tail cap. I'll take another look at the vid. just to check.
Cheers,
Bill
I just looked at the vid again and there is no 'charging cap' on the S1 Baton that Don is looking at. Without that cap it won't make electrical contact with the charging unit. As far as I know.
Cheers,
Bill
G'day, Bill Halliwell,
Indeed, it doesn't charge in the light. Which is why I said you need a _separate_ charger. Thrunite MCC-2, Xtar VC1 Plus, Nitecore Intellicharger U1, take your pick.
Even without that bonus to functionality, however, it's still a very fine little light. I don't regret purchasing mine even if I have an S10R.
Cheers!
AOK Gunner. I copy you now. The S1 works on rechargeable batteries; charged from another source. Good idea. I'll get one now.
Cheers, I'm a bit slow this time in the AM.
I cant wait to get mine !
I would like it more if it had a momentary button for defensive use.
just bought one, thanks
Great, now I have to get one 😉
i like this light but went with an s10r a few months ago. i hardly use the charging base because after a few times it wasnt charging the light so maybe there was debris on the tailcap of the light or charger. i'll wipe them down and try it again but i usually just charge the battery on my nitecore intellicharger i4 or i2. aside from the size i wanted a light that was small but could run on cr123a primaries as well as a rechargeable. when my tlr-1's or x300 ultra eat up the batteries and start to dim i like throw in a fresh pair, and just kill them off in the s10r. i use the hell out of the magnetic tailcap btw.
had i not bought an s10r, i would be buying this s1 for sure, but the s10r suits my needs better. when i do carry the s10r i have to lock out the tailcap with a 1/4 turn to loosen it because many times its gone off in my pocket and killed the battery. one time when i actually needed it, and it was my only light on me for once, and i didnt bring a spare cr123a because i thought it was fully charged from sitting on the charging base all night, i go to use it and it kept shutting off. i charged the battery when i got home with my intellicharger and havent had that problem again ever since
Just got the Fenix E15 2016 480 lumens for $29.95
2 1/2 " long , Perfect EDC
Wow, I'm gonna have to get one of those!
Im not being a troll or trying to be, but sootch really has more gear than people to use half of it lol
+MrWowallday My channel would be pretty boring otherwise..... : )
Great review! Thanks!
Hey sootch, i know nothing about torches but I need an average size 'maglight' type light that i can stow in my gear and use to mount to my rimfire rifle for lamping rabbits out to 50 - 100 yards as well as general usage. What would you suggest i take a look at?
i like it!
I have to have that light... it's affordable as well
BOOM! Just dropped my order for this S1 with your Going Gear promo! Thanks!
this exact light in a AA platform would be the perfect edc light
+ADSurvivalism That's the S15. You can use extended tubes for 1xAA , 2xAA or even 3AA.
+Say0n yeah i own that one already [;)] but things like the only lens up carry Clip, the side switch design that always puts the light on in your pocket and the mediocre anodizing made me stop carrying this light, even though there are some things (like the UI) that i really loved about this light.This just seems a little more refined.
And yes i am somewhat picky with my lights :D.
Thanks anyways!
Nice I bought it. Need a small light
have the s1r, 900 lumens same size magnetic charging little beauty
7:50 so your saying it will run on high for only a minute because of heat protection?
when I saw this light my immediate thought was the way the clip is oriented clipping it to the bill of a hat and using it as a headlamp that way if need be. have you tried that? or will the clip not bend out far enough without ruining it to do that
No, it does. I use it everyday for work on my ball cap's brim.
I like it:)
@Sootch00. Great Review!!! I went to buy one from GoingGear but there Sold-Out. Do you know when more will be in stock? Thanks in advance
Turbo S 900 lumens!! Same light.
Can the beam be focused? That is very important for the way I use most flashlights.
This is a straight copy of the message I sent to Marshall, PREPAREDMIND101 and JRESHOW. Starts here->This question is directed to Marshall but sure anyone can answer if they know anything about this. So straight to the point. What do you know about the quite often reported issue where Olight flashlights cannot sustain/turn on Turbo S mode with the Olight batteries? Olight's official take on this seems to be to stay quiet and maybe tell people to wipe off the connectors which is silly. Only reason I would see that works is because to do that you have to unscrew the tail cap and that cuts the power and resets the light. Wiping off those connectors almost feels like an excuse to hide an underlying bigger problem like maybe driver issues or too sensitive battery protection. Please Marshall tell me what you know about this because I know you know your lights. Thank you!
Good brand
can you make an s1 baton vs s10r baton 2 video please?
Great video!
There is a rechargeable 500 lumen CREE LED watch flashlight on eBay with 4 modes including S.O.S. for $10
+vetteseller5 Good luck
+sootch00 could say the same for a 50 dollar olight made in China. Wouldn't waste my time with either.
mine lasted 2 months of basic pocket use (never dropped, wet, etc) and the switch died. Sent to Olight for warranty repair and never heard back after 7-8 weeks. Any reliability issues w.yours?
does it have a glass lens? some of the chemicals I work around fogs the lens if plastic. I bought a 4sevens because it had a pyrex glass lens. Ahh! I just looked up the PMMA lens (a type of acrylic) this particular model says its a TIR lens which is a cone shape. Think of it like a prism reflecting light off of it's internal surfaces from the facets, enhances lumens.
I can decide between the s1 baton and the new s2!!! I'm an avid outdoorsman and I want a flashlight that I can both edc and use in the woods. I am also a first responder (firefighter) so which one do you think is better? I also plan on eventually getting the mini intimidator ii because your review sold me on it
S2, definitely. Your line of work and hobby demand for power and runtime more than compactness.
Does anyone have a good holster? I love the light, but having trouble with the hoslter
hey sootch, can u make a vid with the dp 12 gauge shotgun?
God bless America - long live the resistance :-)
I really like your video i wanted to ask how do you recharge the batteries from the s1 baton? or do you buy new ones every time?
Just like any other regular light: take the batteries out and put them in a charger.
Would it be okay for me to use my SF123A batteries in this light?
Are you not going to put your videos on Full30 prior to youtube? If so I see no reason to go to Full30 anymore.
+Scott Person Full30.com is doing great and I have a number of reviews there now that haven't been uploaded to YT. The S1 Baton review was released here on the day it became available so it would reach more people as a favor to Marshall. Either way, thanks for watching brother.
Heard you comment about the overheat protection. Does it only run 500 lumens for a minute or continous.
Only some 3 minutes, then it steps down to 300 or so.