Olight’s GOBER Safety Light | A Compact Kit for the Outdoors

When enjoying the outdoors, going for walks or rucking in low light conditions, having a safety light is helpful on those adventures. Safety lights can also mark tripping hazards at the campsite or warn nightly auto traffic that someone is walking along a road. In the worst case, safety lights can help signal the location of an injured hiker for emergency rescue services. Olight was kind enough to send The Gear Bunker their new GOBER Safety Light Combo to try out as an entry into the safety light category.

“No matter if you clipping it to your backpack or your belt or attaching the light to your pet’s harness or a lead, it behaves well as a safety light or signal light, suitable for hiking, running, dog walking, and more” ~ Olightstore.com

GOBER Overview and Features

The GOBER Safety Light is a kit of two identical lights and a holder that is a little under two inches tall and is an inch and a half in diameter. On either of the lights’ exteriors, an individual can find the power button. Which also serves as the mode and color selector for the respective lights and the three LEDs. On the GOBER’s opposite side is the USB-C charging port and the attachment point to secure the GOBER to the holder or the included backpack clip. The backpack clip works well to attach one of the GOBER lights to a MOLLE panel.

Each GOBER has three different lighting modes. The first mode is the constant-on mode which has a run time of 11 hours when the light is on for a single period. The second mode is a flashing mode that can run for 21.5 hours. The final mode is an SOS mode that runs for 25 hours. All modes have an equal lumen output of 4 lumens. The constant-on and flashing modes are beneficial for marking a pet or person’s location while hiking in dusk or low-light settings. In other situations, the SOS mode helps signal for help if an individual is injured. I also think that the SOS mode can assist with warning auto traffic that an individual is working around a broken-down vehicle.

Simple & Apparent Switch: “Only one switch control for one-handed operation” ~ Olightstore.com

The GOBER lights also have five light colors that users can choose for the different lights. The first four colors are red, green, blue, and white. These four colors work in either the constant-on or flashing modes. The GOBER’s fifth light color is a red, green, blue, RGB, transitioning pattern. One thing to note about the RGB pattern is that it only works when the lights are in the constant-on mode. I want to mention that when the lights are in the SOS mode, the lights are programmed to run in the red color.

Besides the two GOBER lights, and as already mentioned, the kit comes with a holder. The holder serves several purposes. The first purpose of the holder is that it connects and holds both GOBER lights together. This purpose ensures that the lights will not get lost before getting the chance to use them. The second purpose of the holder is to hold an Apple AirTag for location tracking. To store the AirTag, disassemble the holder with the provided screwdriver and then reassemble the holder. The third purpose of the holder is to act as another way to attach a GOBER by using a “D” shackle and carabiner. That attachment option with the carabiner allows users to mark where their dog is while on a trail during a hiking trip.

GOBER Kit Safety Light Combo Specifications

• Max Performance – 4 lumens
• Max Visibility – 328 ft
• Charging Type – USB-C
• Compatible Batteries – 3.7V 240mAh
• Light Source – RGBW LEDs
• Mode Operation – Power Button
• Weight 1.41 oz
• Length – 1.5 in
• Width 1.5 in
• Height  – 1.97 in
• Use – Dog walking, hiking, camping, and cycling
• MSRP – $29.95 On sale for $26.96

Final Thoughts

A safety light is beneficial for numerous activities such as camping, hiking or even while walking along a road at night. With the compact GOBER for $29.95, Olight provides a light that does not take up a lot of space. In the future camping trips that I plan on going on, the GOBER will be great for marking tripping hazards at night. With the days getting shorter, this light and the belt clip will have a spot on my ruck’s MOLLE paneling when I go rucking along the road when the mornings are dark.