SOG M-26 Flashlight Black 1300 Lumens

The SOG M-26 in black: 1300 lumens, a stated beam distance of 175 meters, a single 3100 mAh 18650 cell, and a stated 326 hours of runtime in low mode.

Three hundred and twenty-six hours is the specification that should sell this light. That is thirteen and a half days of continuous burn, which in practice means a low mode you never have to think about — a whole season of walking in before dawn and out after dark on one charge, if low is where you keep it.

Almost nobody buys a flashlight on its low-mode runtime, and almost everybody ends up living in low mode. It is the most consistently ignored number in this whole category.

• Flashlight, 1300 lumens
• 175 meter beam distance
• Single 18650 cell, 326 hours on low
• Black
• SOG M-26

The shortest reach of the SOG lights we carry, and the longest legs. That trade is usually the right one.