Anyone taken Night Vision on Safari? I ask because I plan on going to Tanzinia next year for a 12 day safari and thought it would be awesome to have with me.

1. My concern's ITAR. Would I be violating it?
2. Air transportation without it being stolen. How to?

Thanks for the input.

1-yes, ITAR.
2-Matters not, because, well, ITAR

You could probably get yourself in a pinch there OP.

That is what I was thinking and worrying about. hence why I was asking 1 year out.

That said, how do documentary crews and such get around ITAR since they film in NV sometimes?

So a cheap commercial Gen I or Gen II below 350 would be gtg, but not my PVS7 or 14's?

Definitely no on 14 or 7 unless you get a permission from who knows where, I am not expert in the matter.

To my best knowledge the housing & optics must be non-ITAR and the tube be Gen0/1/2 with photocathode response below 350 and FOM below 1200. Don't quote me on that, but that's how I remember reading it.

A loaner old Gen2 would probably be the only reasonable option unless you find yourself a way for a license or there's an exemption for temporary export. Edit: because, define cheap. Any system close to FOM1200 even with just 350 PR will be somewhere around $2K new. As an example SNR of 18 and resolution 64lp/mm. Would work relatively good in many environments over starlight illumination levels.

Best bets are to not take NV with you at all, purchase the NV from the destination or ask a lawyer.

This wont help the OP but I got to go on a night tour at Disney's Animal Kingdom with a 14 that they supplied. This was a long time ago but it was awesome.

I'm sure it'd be hard for them to tell what gen NV you had and I wouldn't want to miss my flight trying to change someones mind that it was below the allowed specs.

I wish. It was just hand held. Maybe you guys should reach out to them with mouse ears night caps.

FPNI, you would need State Department approval to take it, good luck.