EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Don’t get me wrong: I love pocket knives and everything about them.
But I am also a flashlight guy, and with that, I have to admit I am a big Olight fan boy.
The Chinese company makes great lights from small keychain lights to lights that can be used in a tactical or self-defense situation and others that can be used for outdoor gatherings or camping trips.
The company also offers a lifetime warranty for U.S. customers and its customer service is unparalleled.
Olight Seeker 4 on a Junkin Genius hank. Photo by Dave Burge/KTSM
Some people may have a problem with buying from a Chinese company, but to me, they are a model of how to run a business the right way.
I recently got a new Olight – this one is the Seeker 4 (not to be mistaken with the Seeker 4 Pro, more on that later).
The Seeker 4 is too big to be an everyday carry light. For that, I prefer my Olight iTHX, which I carry on my keychain, or several different versions of the i3T (run by a AAA battery) or the i5T (AA battery).
At more than 5 ¼ inches long, the Seeker 4 is hardly something you want to carry around in your pocket.
Instead, it is one of those lights that you can put in a dedicated place in your house or in your car, in case you need it – to investigate that sound out in the backyard or to help fix your car at night in a pinch.
This light is rechargeable with a USB-C port that has a sliding dust cover to protect the port and make the light virtually waterproof.
Like many lights that can be used in a tactical environment, the Seeker 4 has two on-off switches – one on the side and the other at its tail, which offers easy access to the turbo and the strobe.
But more impressively, the Seeker 4 offers a max illumination of 3,100 lumens and has a beam distance of about 1,300 feet or four football fields.
In moonlight mode (5 lumens), the light can run for 15 days without recharging.
In all, the Seeker 4 has six different levels of brightness – turbo (3,100 lumens); high (1,200 lumens); medium (300 lumens); low (50 lumens); and moonlight (5 lumens).
To understand lumens, a typical 40-watt light bulb in your house has a brightness of about 400 lumens. So, the turbo mode is eight times as bright.
All impressive stats. But what it really feels like: You have a spotlight that you can carry and quickly turn on to the brightest possible setting using the tail switch.
It also comes with a beveled head that can be used in a pinch in a self-defense situation. Think how a nightclub bouncer uses a flashlight.
As for its cousin the Seeker 4 Pro, that is really a different light and is more of a floodlight than a spotlight, providing a nice contrast to the regular Seeker 4.
The Olight Seeker 4 typically costs $109.99 on the Olight website.
Right now, the company is having its Black Friday sale which lasts until Dec. 3.
The Seeker 4 in black matte is currently out of stock. The light in a red colorway is also out of stock but the company estimates it will be available starting Dec. 5.
The Seeker 4 Pro (the floodlight version) and the Seeker Mini are available both individually and in cost-saving bundles with other lights and gear during the current sale.
The Black Friday sale offers discounts of up to 50 percent. You also get a free gift for making an order.
For new customers, making their first order, you would get a free i3E EOS in “dream blue,” which is a keychain light that normally retails for $12.99.
Existing customers can get a couple of different free gifts based on your level in the rewards program.
I want to give a big shoutout to my good friend and mentor JB at Big Red EDC. He sent me my Seeker 4 as a gift when I told him I was looking for a super bright work-type light.
JB is the creative force behind Big Red EDC on YouTube. He also leads a live group chat, cleverly called Saturday Knife Live or SKL, on Saturdays. Most weeks, it starts at 11 p.m. Mountain time. I joke that JB should really call his YT channel “North Star EDC,” because he serves as my guiding light in this field.
Here is a link to the Olight website.
Here is a link to Big Red EDC. You can also find him on Facebook and Instagram.
Here are some other YouTube channels I find informative, entertaining and fun.
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