Glow Stick
The Glow Stick is an uncommon disposable light source in DayZ. Once activated, it glows for about 3 hours, cannot be turned off, takes 2 inventory slots, weighs 30 g, and comes in blue, green, red, yellow, and white variants.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Glow Stick, also known as a Chemlight, is a disposable light source in DayZ. It emits colored light based on its variant and is useful for marking locations, traveling in darkness, or helping teammates spot an area. Once activated, it cannot be turned off and will glow for about 3 hours. It is helpful in the dark, but it can also reveal your position to other survivors from a distance.
In-game description
“A self-contained, disposable light-source. Once activated, it cannot be turned off. Useful for location marking in the dark.”
Main Uses
- Create colored light at night
- Mark a location in the dark
- Help teammates identify a route, stash, building, or meeting point
- Carry as a lightweight emergency light source
- Use when you need light without a battery
- Drop or carry it as a visible marker
How to use this item
Activate a Glow Stick
Activate the Glow Stick to create a disposable colored light source.
- Find a Glow Stick.
- Place it in your hands.
- Activate it.
- Use the colored light to mark a location or improve visibility.
- Remember that once activated, it cannot be turned off.
Use as a location marker
Use a Glow Stick to mark a dark area for yourself or your squad.
- Activate the Glow Stick.
- Drop it where you want the marker to be visible.
- Use it to mark a doorway, stash area, route, or meeting point.
- Avoid doing this near enemies because the light can reveal your position.
How to get Glow Stick
- Search police loot locations.
- Search firefighter loot locations.
- Search Military East and Military West loot areas.
- Check police stations, fire stations, military areas, checkpoints, and emergency loot spots.
- Loot players carrying nighttime travel gear or light sources.
Spawn info
- • The Glow Stick is a disposable light source.
- • It glows for about 3 hours once activated.
- • It cannot be turned off after activation.
- • It takes 2 inventory slots and weighs 30 g.
- • It does not need a battery.
- • It emits colored light based on its variant.
- • It comes in blue, green, red, yellow, and white variants.
- • It can help mark locations in the dark.
- • It can also reveal your position to other survivors.
Important notes
- The Glow Stick is also known as a Chemlight.
- It glows for about 3 hours once activated.
- Once activated, it cannot be turned off.
- It does not require a 9V Battery.
- It is useful for marking locations in the dark.
- It does not provide strong long-range visibility like a Flashlight.
- Using one in open areas can reveal your position to other players.
- It comes in blue, green, red, yellow, and white variants.
- It spawns in police, firefighter, Military East, and Military West loot.
- It is uncommon.