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The best EDC flashlight worth buying

Our pick is the Olight Baton. Below: why, what actually matters when buying one, what to get for less, the step up, and whether today's price is a good one.

The flashlight

Olight Baton

Pocket-sized, bright enough to light a backyard, recharges on a magnetic cable, and clips to a pocket or sticks to anything steel. The one you actually carry.

Buy it for
Everyday carry, the car, the power cut.
Skip it if
You want batteries you can buy at a gas station. Keep the AAA headlamp for that.

What actually matters when buying an EDC flashlight

  1. Size you will carry. A light left in the drawer lights nothing.
  2. Useful low modes as well as a bright high. Most real use is at low.
  3. USB-C or magnetic charging, and a lockout so it does not switch on in a pocket.

Either side of the pick

Discounted today, if you would rather

Not our pick. These are the EDC flashlight offers live right now at stores we track, ranked on the evidence behind the price.

Streamlight MicroStream 250-Lumen USB Rechargeable Multi-Mode Flashlight
Outdoors & Everyday · checked 9m ago

Streamlight MicroStream 250-Lumen USB Rechargeable Multi-Mode Flashlight

from $28.26
1 current offer 1 merchant
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Lesusnicy 30W 100,000lm COB LED 9-Mode USB-C Rechargeable Flashlight
Home & Workshop · checked 9m ago

Lesusnicy 30W 100,000lm COB LED 9-Mode USB-C Rechargeable Flashlight

from $8.98
1 current offer 1 merchant
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Banral Rechargeable Magnetic Flat Pocket EDC Flashlight 2-Pack for $40 + free shipping
Tech & Gear · checked 22h ago

Banral Rechargeable Magnetic Flat Pocket EDC Flashlight 2-Pack for $40 + free shipping

from $40
1 current offer 1 merchant
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