Olight Odin Mini Torture Test Vs Streamlight  

My guy was shooting .50 in 2020 for science. Legend.

I can't remember the last time I actually sat and watched a video this long from start to end. This was really good. Devil's advocate...I think the O'light did okay considering the level of the tests and that probably 98% of the people who buy these, their lights will never see even a fraction of this abuse. That mount definitely needs work though. That was pretty cool of them to send both products too.

I bought the Odin Mini for my rifle. It's lightweight, affordable and relatively powerful. I understand why people would prefer something modular, upgradable, and more powerful like Surefire, Streamlight, or Cloud Defense. For me, I wanted to save weight on the rifle and strain on my wallet. The Olight does what I need it to. I really like the quick disconnect because I just bought a couple of spare mounts

Possibly the coolest abrasion test for any object ever! 😂

Hands down best light review I was getting ready to get the Odin now I’m going stream thanks my dude

Thank you for doing this review. Helped me decide between the two I was ordering. I was going to order the olight before watching this. Placed the order for streamlight for $114 shipped and taxes.

Great review and torture test, very valuable information here that all the "big review guys" aren't getting. Good work! Thank you for a great and true torture test!

Great vid. Streamlight does a lot of professional flashlights and Olight still learning from other companies, but they have an amazing marketing strategy.

This reassured my confidence in choosing Streamlight lights for my rifles. I’ll stick to the Olights for my handguns and EDC. Awesome review.

So I'm totally an Olight guy and have had nothing but wonderful results with them. I have the full size Odin and love it, I paid for it with my own money so I'm not going to purposely beat the crap out of it like you did in this video 😂 I plan on doing reviews for them if they're willing to have me when my channel is large enough. I've spent a crap ton of money with them over the last few years. This torture test and video were super well done as I knew they would be! I've been looking forward to this video all day and it most certainly didn't disappoint 👍 I think both flashlights performed amazingly well, and that's most certainly more abuse than 99.9% of these torches will ever occur in the real world. The Olight screws should definitely be more beefy though as these tests showed that as a weakness. The Odin Mini is rated IPX8 which to my understanding is 1 meter or deeper but I didn't find anywhere where it said exactly how deep. I've started working up a review of my Odin, not sure when I'll have it done but was blasting steel with it out at 200 yards using only the flashlight in the pitch black which was rather fun. Hopefully you had them send one of their new Warrior Mini's that they'll have for the upcoming flash sale 😍 I'm going to have to scrounge up some money to try and get one, Xmas time and finances are tight. Anyway I'll shut up now and quit nerding out lol, excellent video as usual and I'm still in love with my Olights 👍😁

I bought a Olight a couple of years ago. I did not abuse it at all, but the tail cap button started to give me trouble after about 5 to 6 months of use. Then it quit charging with the magnetic charger. I continued trying to use it with cr123a, but it stopped working all together. So I decided to get a Surefire light (edcl1-t). I have had this light for years, in my pocket everyday with out fail. So recently I bought some Streamlight flashlights, l like them to, but the Surefire is by far my favorite light. I have had that in the ocean with me diving. That light has taken a beating and never once failed to turn on. Great review bud!!!

I'll stick with Streamlight. I have them on all my weapons and on my duty belt. I trust my life to them.

Excellent torture test. Pretty amazing what both these lights can handle. I'm an olight guy, own a fair share and haven't had any issues light/output wise with normal use whether it be the edc lights or weapon lights. With that said, your test really shows where olight needs to step up their game and beef up some components. The mount on the original Odin was garbage as well. Mine has lots of play when mounted on rail. Ended up getting an arisaka scout mount for it and it works great. That streamlight hlx is a beast for sure. I may have to pick one up for my main rifle and use the odin on one of my others.

I'm going with the olight...my light isn't going to go through that much torture. Thanx for the vid👍👍

I am a Streamlight guy for many years. However, with the Olight water test, I'm not sure I'm convinced water got in merely due to the manufacturing design. 1.) Don't do a water test after dropping the lights 6 times each. That may have been the culprit where the end cap of the Olight hit just right to deform the seal just a fraction enough for a little water to get inside. 2.) After taking a look at each battery type, make sure the operator screws the cap on securely without pinching the o-ring. Not saying the reviewer did that, but anything is possible. I do agree the Olight mount appears less sturdy at the time of this video than the Streamlight, however, in real world applications if a person is constantly dropping their weapon all over the place they shouldn't have one in first place. I merely add these comments for a little context and to add some perspective the reviewer and others may not have considered. In closing the reviewer did one of the most in depth torture test reviews I've ever seen. Kudos!

The moment I saw you drop those lights in the sprayer for the water test I laughed, cause I knew what you were in for trying to get them back out. Bet that experience could be a video unto itself. Bucket of spinning gravel was a nice touch as well. Streamlight took it like a trooper.

Loved this torture test, you really put it on these lights. But I will say I don’t think the Olight failed the water test because you tested to failure, I think if you tested to its rating, it would have done as expected. I say that because, I throw mine in my pool and it has survived every time. Great work love the vids, and that 50cal.

Excellent testing. If you want to save money on recoil testing, you could get one of those paint can shakers that utilize a Sawzall. You'd have an extra tool to shake your paint too.

Fantastic review man! I love my Streamlights as well. On a side note, I wish Fenix would make dedicated weapon lights with quality switches & mounts.

I broke a slight Odin mini by dropping it 3 feet on my tile floor. My streamlights I can throw at the wall of across my yard and they still run.

I planned on changing the mount on my olight out the gate so this was great for me. Thank you

The mount failure killed the Olight for me, and the pressure test sold the Streamlight. I'm building a battle rifle for SHTF, so even the smallest failure loses points for me. Streamlight is going on my "considerations" list. Now to weigh it against the other contenders. Thanks brother!

I have seen much harsher tests done on I Lights. But I would say the O Light passed at the 1.5 meter just not at 110 ft. I have O Lights on all of my AR rifles and pistols and I trust the will not fail under normal use. I have a Stream Light and a Ghost light and they are both excellent lights but they cost a considerable amount more. O Light has just started making weapon lights in the last few years, give them a few more and I think we will see some really fantastic lights.

When I saw the title I was thinking Not another Olight channel !!? But after the way you tested those lights I realized I had no worries . I don't have a dog in the fight as I don't own either brands , but it was nice to see how they held up . And I'd say that was the best test of lights I've ever seen ! Steamlight for the win but the Olight held its own considering the price difference . I didn't like that Olight mount though . And I agree the switch seems to be the weak spot . Good job ,my man, good job .

It will start to vibrate when the battery gets low so you don’t over discharge the cell and damage it. And I think it stopped working in the end because it was discharged. You said it vibrated a little after the water test.

My buddy has an Olight on his 9mm pistol and it keeps switching on and off randomly when he fires it. Good job on the torture tests.

Olight won the coating test for sure

The Best honest review on youtube , thanks man .

I think the Olight may have just run out of power at the end there. They usually vibrate when the battery is about to die so that was probably the vibration you felt right before it went out. Great test of my two favorite flashlight brands.👍 Can you give us a bit of info on the tactical pants you're wearing in this video ?

One of the weak points of mounts, flashlights, and other cheaper items that claim to use the same body material as more expensive counterparts seem to use pot metal screws.

Have a few of both of these flashlights, seems like for a edc light olight makes a better light, weapon light 100% that mount is a disaster, first thing I was thinking when I received my odin full size. Secondly something that seemed to be brushed over which is really important is the garbage heat exchangers olight uses. 6 minutes on high compared to stream light being over a hour makes a HUGE difference. The olight after 30 seconds gets burning hot on high. The mini might be 1250 lumens but for almost no time at all, the streamlight can keep 1000 lumens for significantly longer. This was definitely the best flashlight test I’ve watched on RU-vid to date tho, subbed.

This is the best test on the Odin Mini vs HLX that I've seen. I don't feel super bad about getting the Odin Mini since the package does come with a lot during its Black Friday sale. But I wouldn't mind seeing the price of the next version go up if Olight made improvements to the Surefire Scout footprint, maybe being milled aluminum instead of cast, and a much better water seal on the end cap. That being said, maybe my next light should be a Streamlight, Surefire, or Modlite if I save up a bit. Thanks for doing this level of testing. I think Olight should take notes from your findings for their next improvements.

there’s a good possibility that the olight may have died at the end, i have an olight on my pistol and it was replicating a lot of the same functions when it was about dead. for instance the fact it wouldn’t stay on for very long right before it went out and he also mentioned the vibrating at the end

small consideration: vibration on olight means low battery charge. have u considered it may have been discharged?

Pretty good test. I have a couple of the Olight Odin (full size). The mount is a clever design, but it is certainly a weak point. If it fails beyond repair, I might chuck it up in the lathe, turn the lug off of it and use a regular light mount.

enjoyed the test gives one the idea of where the money goes in the engineering and design processes...

Between the two brands and their price point being relatively close to one another I’d run the Streamlight. I have both lights and other lights for my pistols. TLR-1 and Olight mini, Valkyrie. Much like the rifle mounts, even the pistol mounts on the Olight could be made much more sturdy and robust. Awesome review. Subscribed

Good Video, I have both lights and never tortured tested them so they work just fine.

Other than the mount issue both of these performed well. As most of the tests are well beyond what they are rated for!

I have both of these lights. I figured the Streamlight would outlast the Olight from the start. I haven't had any issues with either of mine but I've had a Streamlight Pro-Tac and a Poly-Tac for many years and they've been beaten to a pulp without a single hiccup. Streamlight makes amazing flashlights. That being said, if it isn't going to be your "SHTF/Zombie Apocalypse/Bug Out" light the Olight works just fine. My biggest thing is batteries being readily available. If any collapse were to happen you can recharge that Olight in your vehicle (or w/ your solar power bank) but CR123s aren't easy to find; and they'll be even harder to find in said make-belief situation. GREAT video, man.

Thanks for the unbiased review and test. Definitely a lot of things to consider before buying a product from either company. Keep up the great work man.

I agree with shootridelive. Torture tests are kind of silly because only 1% of the population treat their guns that way. Even if I was going into battle, I wouldn’t hesitate to own either light however the mount on the O-light should be improved. The water test was silly because who is going to go down to 100 ft for an hour with either light when they are only rated for one meter.

Man, if that’s how you torture test the things you like, I would hate to see how you test the things you don’t like 😁👍🍻

I just bought the olight odin. I own 6 different olights and the quality is excellent 👍👍

Awesome, honest test! Both lights did well, I'm considering the stream light for the first time, I've got to of the Olights.

Streamlight all day any day

Awesome review, I have both lights and I don't feel bad or bias towards either one being tortured, they work as far as they are suppose to more or less.

Excellent tests!!!! I know it was a little over the top but it does tell you Streamlight makes an excellent product for not being made in the USA 🇺🇸

I have had a streamlight protac with pressure pad for 5 years and took it to a 2 day carbine class, day and night shooting, barricade shooting, running in the woods doing infantry stuff, and it held up great no issues at all. I just did the exact same class with a friend with an odin mini. First day with the barricade shooting, the mount came loose, re torked the screws. Night shooting the pressure pad started acting wierd, momentary would turn the light on and I couldn't turn it off, then it stopped working at all. Next day the tail cap stripped, then the mount grenaded, lost the spring and screw. Both my screws stripped the screw holes. So in my opinion, the olight is junk.

Thanks for this video. I now know witch light I'm going with. I was thinking about Odin but not at the price of 139.99 not when you can by the streamlight for 100.00 and sometimes even under 100 for streamlight. Again tha KS for the review

I've had my eye on the olight Odin mini for some time now and it was going to be my next weapon light. But, I stopped in a local gun store 2 days ago and they had the StreamLight HL-X sitting there for $119 so I said the hell with it and grabbed it. And I'm Glad I did. I still think the olight would be a great light for the average Joe like myself but the abuse the Steamlight absorbed with no malfunctions is very impressive.

I know this was a video about lights....but that osborne is taking all of my attention

I don't always buy flashlights, but when I do, I buy OLIGHT!!!!

Olight wants a piece of the pie when it comes to rifle lights, but until they give up on the convenience factors that they built their brand on I don't see them hitting a home run anytime soon. The pistol lights are nice if you can snag one on sale, and of course their edc lights are nice (that magnet has come in handy a few times).

I went with the OLight, the convenience and features on it are too good for the money not to in my opinion. One thing you didn't mention and maybe it wouldn't have made a difference but the magnetic locking tail cap that is used 99% of the time on a rifle set up with the tape switch seems like it may have helped with the water test in the end, just a thought.

I like the honest review. For the price point -especially if purchased on a 40% off sale, Olight is a decent home defense light. Is it a combat light? No, but for most civilians, it will work just fine. Thanks for doing these tests.

i have both in hand from prime day and honestly want to like the mini better but the olites proprietary batteries vs protacs 18650/2xcr123 is a deal breaker for me. im using the light for a 10/22 bush build and i need more than 5 hours of run time on low settings. the form factor of the odin mini being 1” shorter than the protac is not enough to make up for its shortcomings for my particular build. i also need a robust and reliable mounting system

Excellent honest review. I own several Olights, Streamlights and a couple Surefires that I use on all of my AR platforms. Interesting to see how the Olight mounting system totally failed. I wonder if there is a way to beef them up post purchase. As for the Olight push button, I would say that was going to be a given failure point because I tried a pressure test on their MR2 Warrior Series in my pool at 8' for an hour and noticed the same exact issues you have shown. I think I will stick with my Streamlight for my heavy use AR15 and AR9 platforms as they are my go to SHTF guns. One small piece of advice, can the music ;)

These lights will blind you for a moment leaving you stunned seeing big dots. I tried it on myself so that I can know what it does to a home intruder.😳

Came across your video and watched because of curiosity. I actually like the olight glm which incorporates a green laser with the light. Couple of points... You weren't simulating 100 feet. 14.7 psi per atmosphere would be 49 psi at 100 feet. With the mount breaking on the olight, it's a bad design of how the screw uses that tiny shoulder to apply pressure. It needs a better shoulder or should be threaded on both mounts. The diameter of the screws doesn't apply with how it broke. Very good products on both accounts and your tests were excellent.

Awesome and great quality content! Do you think the surefire is worth the money? Especially the surefire scout mini.

my everyday carry light happens to be a olight had for 2 years love the light , however the tail switch does fail (twice) and one chipset (the thing that sends power to led) once in the two years there customer service is getting better and better> all my weapon lights are streamlight though so take that for what it is, I love the charge setup on the olight I think this is so clever. both are good in my opinion and great video

Olight is like the holosun of lights. People hate it because it's cheaper than their overpriced Modlite,streamlight but they can withstand the elements and the shooting.

Sorry man Surefire or nothing, I like cloud as well but mainly Surefire….. I will not use olight Ive seen to many guys at classes have issues. Streamlight seems good to go and Im impressed with your test thank you ! 👍🏻

I can attest to the durability of the Streamlight Protac. I put one on my sons build because he’s 15 and I didn’t wanna spend the money for a Scout or Modlight. He’s very rough on stuff so I almost sprang for a used Scout but thought I’d wait till he broke the Protac first and hopefully he’d gotten out of his “see how fast I can tear it up” stage and matured a bit. Him and me both have beaten the tar outta that thing and it stills runs like the day we mounted it. It has impressed the hell outta me. To the point that I put one on a 11.5” build but with an Arisaka adapter to take surefire tapes. That’s my one and only beef with the Streamlight. The tape could be better. But for $130 that I paid I’m not gonna complain. I have $150 in the Streamlight with surefire tape combo and I’m confident my son will still be using that light when I’ve long left this earth. I still put scouts on my inside guns because I just think their throw is better suited for indoors. But from now on all my outside and truck guns will get a Protac with an arisaka adapter with surefire tape switches. Best bargain in the 2A industry.

I understand the olight failed based off your tests but to be honest you can't really call it a fail when you exceeded the manufacturer specs by about 33x what it's rated for. Definitely wish the mount would've held up better but I'd say overall I'm not sorry to have just put one on my rifle. Damn impressive on behalf of the streamlight though. Great video.

Beast as torture test. Thank you.

One other point for the o-light is the recharging of the batter. Buying cr123 batteries gets old!

Just discovered this channel, pretty good testing. First impresh of the channel...a little thrown for a loop when I'm staring at what's clearly a 17 yr old kid saying he loves Streamlight bc he's been using it for like 42 years??.....

Olight is smart enough to make a flashlight that can compete by using a stronger mount, but it seems to choose not to. It has to know its screws are pot metal.

great torture test video. thank you. question: I noticed at minute 30:27, it appeared you really had to crank on the Streamlight tailcap to get it open. that was not the case with the OLight. do you think the water issue could have come from the OLight tailcap not being screwed on as tight as the Streamlight?

I think I’m going to go with the olight. It uses the scout mount that surfers uses so I might just buy that for it! I just really like the recharging method on it

That loose olight mount is a deal breaker for me, Thanks for this comparison.

Good video! Under normal use they are probably both great, but you showed the weak points of the Olight when pushed beyond their ratings. You just won a subscriber.

I had an i5t that I took swimming for like 5 days a week from about 2 hours a day. Just kept it in my pocket I gave up on killing it after about 2 months of carrying it with no issues.

I use Streamlight and Olight. Just have to know the limits for each! Awesome tests!

You can't beat the price of the Olight... I've had the Streamlight switch failed on day two of use.. So ya Olight all day long:)

I got an Odin mini to replace my Warrior X on my DDM4V7. Wanted a lighter (See what I did there?) WML and I didn't need all of the candela coming out of the Warrior X for my mission set, wanted greater flood for PID. Am very pleased with the performance so far and I'm glad that I don't need to buy batteries constantly and/or keep taking the battery out to charge it.

I have great experiences with both. The last two years everything for me has been Olight for the most part. However, the way they pushed the Odin mini didn't sit right with me. Everyone did a promotional ad on their channel for it, Olight always has massive ads but outdid themselves this time. It just made me wonder. Am I getting a great flashlight for cheap or am I paying more for a mediocre light. All the ads cost money and that money had to be reflected in their price. As much as I love my Olights this Odin mini push was annoying and at somepoint Olight needs to let the products speak for themselves.

Let's be honest if you are LE or Mil you aren't buying Olight for whatever you use for work. At home you need something that is easy to keep charged, produces plenty of light, and preferably doesn't cost a ton. For that reason Olight is quite nice for at home use as long as you grab them on sale. I will say that I have one of olights old baton flashlights that I have had for 3 or 4 years. It's gotten wet, it's been dropped, and it's still doing its job. I picked up another Valkyrie PL mini 2 recently during their 50% off sale partly because I wanted the 200 lumen bump and I wanted the small light that I could pop in the pen pocket on my sleeve. I bought these lights knowing what they would be used for and what I am willing to expect from them. If I needed something that could perform above and beyond that I would look elsewhere. Of course Olight wants to get into the weapon light game while also retaining their convenience factors which have been a selling point for so long. But I doubt anyone who needs a weapo light for their job is using these as they have little to no track record and they can't be hooked up to a proper tape switch. Personally for a rifle light I would say get Streamlight because their tail switch is something you can trust for the most part.

Dude thank you so much for posting this. I was on the fence between these two lights but this video made my decision very easy.

In my opinion it's Streamlight for the win👍 ... I own a half a dozen Streamlights an absolutely love them, they are definitely my go-to weapons light. I also own 3 Olights that serve a purpose on 3 of my AR pistols. And the only reason I have the 3 Olights is because of the Deep Discount I was able to get on them. That was a fantastic and spectacular review and torture test thanks for sharing have yourself a wonderful week Sir😉👍👊

Just subbed. I wish I watched this video before. My issues with olight are the pressure pad. They’re all trash and I have 3 of them. I just bought my first stream light and I love it. No issues or anything

Currently run streamlights on all my guns and have been very impressed with all the ones I own. Mine don’t take a ton of abuse but i do have one on my AR pistol that takes a lot of gas/ carbon from the muzzle brake and it still runs great, the glass is a little charred but that just adds character lol

I went for the Olight mini with M-lok angled mount version. It looks and works great so far.

Very well done tests, and stayed unbiased... great job... with the price and performance of streamlight, I just can’t see a reason to get anything else.

I’ve friend who got the Odin Olight not the mini version & he got the same problem with the mount & he didn’t torture his light like you did i think they need to improve their mount system that’s not the best one that’s why i opted for an other model , i’ve also a small ultra fire EDC flashlight with the same small screws for the pocket clip & i change these screws for 2 a bite bigger & retread it & lock them with the strongest loctite i could find & it do the job now , for the waterproof test the olight have not the best tail switch i heard a few they have some issues with few olight model with the same kind of tail switch, other than that their charging methode is really nice , i guess they’re going to improve it on their new product

Enjoyed this. I have Streamlight XL and a Surefire. Only other brand I’m slightly considering is Nightstick.

Great testing! I really enjoyed your video

Im surprised Olight didn't send thier full size Odin for comparison

I think sacrificing the mount on the Odin is better than damaging the handrail in case of a drop or snag. The water test concerns me, if I were going out where the light could be submerged, I’d put some silicone on the threads of the outer cap, because that push button is a concern.

I think under normal use without intentionally beating them to death, both work well. Throw performance-wise, Streamlight ProTac full size wins.

Eye opening! I would like to see surefire vs streamlight.

I’d say the Olight looks pretty darn tough. I wouldn’t call it a fail for the waterproof test. I believe it’s rated for being waterproof to 10 feet, not 100. I’d say it’s a “pass.” Good video.

A quick question. What is the difference in beam concentration ie useable distance. I have a White Oak Amarment Varmint 20” upper. This gun has very little recoil. It is not a run and gun setup. I need to scan for Coyotes eyes. The gun can run thermal for hogs. The front end gets heavy with a Harris Bipod. What is the useable distance of the beams? I slug this rig around and is usually shot prone or from an improvised position. I also carry an external USB power brick. I like the recharging ease of the mini. I have read there are scout mount options for the mini that replace the base. I avoided the 2000 Lumen version of the Oden because of space and weight constraints.

Ah I just bought 2 Olight minis and I feel great!

I’ve got three of the Streamlight HL-X rail mount light on my Rifles. The damn things are pretty bombproof! I’ve yet to find a better bang for the buck weapon light.

Got my Odin Mini today. Wouldn't turn on or charge. Hoping it's a bad battery. They will be sending a new one soon. Looks sexy as hell in FDE. Can't wait to get the new one.

Excellent test man. Really struggling with bringing myself to drop $300 on a flashlight (Surefire). Streamlight is looking nice right now.

Well Done, some good abuse!!! I have one pistol and 1 AR with lights, I have sold off most of my gun lights they just seem to add bulk I don't want.