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Posted: 9/9/2019 12:44:18 PM EDT
Thanks to hurricane Dorian I was without power for several days.
Fortunately I had a generator ready to go but whenever I went out at night I would use my binos instead of a flashlight. I watched much of the storm on my porch using my NV. My NV is now part of hurricane emergency kit. 
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Posted: 9/9/2019 12:47:32 PM EDT
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I walk my GSD after work with my pvs14 quite often.
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Posted: 9/9/2019 1:20:27 PM EDT
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Hurricanes was one of the ways I justified the purchase to myself.
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Posted: 9/9/2019 3:16:35 PM EDT
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I used a PVS-7 at night in the aftermath of hurricane Ivan in 2004. They were very helpful in differentiating folks that were "shopping" in the wrong neighborhood. A quiet "can I help you" in the pitch dark defused a situation that could have escalated.
Make sure you lock your generator to a tree or other substantial structure. If you're without electricity for a long period those things tend to walk away. |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 3:30:46 PM EDT
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My LASIK doc wrote me a prescription for a pvs14 and signed it at the bottom. My night vision post surgery was horrendous and I couldnt see shit so he wrote it and I took it home to the wife and she was like "well, if you really need it I guess we have no other option." I almost got away with it until I couldnt keep a straight face.
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Posted: 9/9/2019 3:40:58 PM EDT
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My LASIK doc wrote me a prescription for a pvs14 and signed it at the bottom. My night vision post surgery was horrendous and I couldnt see shit so he wrote it and I took it home to the wife and she was like "well, if you really need it I guess we have no other option." I almost got away with it until I couldnt keep a straight face. |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 4:36:25 PM EDT
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I use my NV during hurricane season quite often to check on my neighbors property quickly and quietly.
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Posted: 9/9/2019 5:28:45 PM EDT
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Quoted:
Thanks to hurricane Dorian I was without power for several days. Fortunately I had a generator ready to go but whenever I went out at night I would use my binos instead of a flashlight. I watched much of the storm on my porch using my NV. My NV is now part of hurricane emergency kit. |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 5:41:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: On this topic... I have an astigmatism in 1 eye and was curious if it’s possible to get a screw in correction lens for a nvd similar to a demist shield etc. I’m sure it’s “possible” but was hoping it’s financially feasible...ie get the script and have one of those chinese glasses places make it so it only costs like $10. |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 5:43:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well at least you are using yours, there is a good amount of a thread in GD right now saying they regret buying NV. I say that is awesome OP |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 5:53:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I stay out of GD but now I’ll have to look. It ain’t for everybody that’s for sure. #1 test: if you can’t or don’t like to stay up all night usually alone and in the dark, then you need to hard pass. I also agree with the #1 Test as well, It also helps if your friends have NODs |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 6:30:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I am a glutton for punishment. I also agree with the #1 Test as well, It also helps if your friends have NODs Even before getting into NVDs I spent a lot of time outdoors with the Mrs day & night. Always preferred night hiking. There’s something about being outdoors at night that’s either in your blood or isn’t. Hell, night time in general I prefer over day time even in the city. It helps that we have a large rural property in the boonies. Still not as good as you guys in States with hogs to kill all night long. I’m truly envious. I would be up all night every night and have a ton of devices. |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 7:05:33 PM EDT
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I used my thermal to stop a guy from breaking in to my neighbors truck.
They have plenty of uses, I'll never be without thermal or NV ever again. It's like being addicted to crack with this stuff. |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 8:11:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well at least you are using yours, there is a good amount of a thread in GD right now saying they regret buying NV. I say that is awesome OP |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 8:19:55 PM EDT
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Considering the price of some quality pvs14s out there now, and paired with say a CRYE night cap, there really almost no excuse not to have one nowadays to stow and go.
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Posted: 9/9/2019 9:49:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
I used a PVS-7 at night in the aftermath of hurricane Ivan in 2004. They were very helpful in differentiating folks that were "shopping" in the wrong neighborhood. A quiet "can I help you" in the pitch dark defused a situation that could have escalated. Make sure you lock your generator to a tree or other substantial structure. If you're without electricity for a long period those things tend to walk away. |
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Posted: 9/9/2019 10:45:16 PM EDT
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Quoted: On this topic... I have an astigmatism in 1 eye and was curious if it’s possible to get a screw in correction lens for a nvd similar to a demist shield etc. I’m sure it’s “possible” but was hoping it’s financially feasible...ie get the script and have one of those chinese glasses places make it so it only costs like $10. |
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Posted: 9/10/2019 1:38:15 PM EDT
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When I first got mine, I found I played with it a little bit, few nights a week. Then I put it in the safe. Once I did that.... I seemed to forget about it and stopped using it. Had a little event at night, dog went nuts about something (it was a deer eating the landscaping along side the house) and I wishes I had my NOD's but they where locked in the safe on the other end of the house.... Now. I keep them on my dresser, with the bat removed and right next to them. I sleep with my window open. I find I use them all the time now and see all kinds of cool stuff. Dog wakes me up at 1 am... I go watch raccoons role though the neighborhood, and check out the stars. Or deer in the yard. Or see the neighbor out in his yard at 2 am... lol he has no NOD's... I see tons of cool wildlife events, but I live next to timber land... and live in the forest. Learned the other night, animals in brush like 20' away, and could just see movement in brush, but couldn't make out what it was. Hit IR light and all I can see is leaves and branches... can't see into the brush... turn IR off and I can see back into the brush, it was 3 deer.... Learning little things like that are great :) and I get a real kick out of it. 99% of the time, they never know I am there, unless I trip on something...
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Posted: 9/10/2019 2:31:01 PM EDT
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Anyone ever mow their grass while wearing NV? I always think about it when I stare out at my yard at night. Probably piss off the neighbors though.
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Posted: 9/10/2019 2:55:15 PM EDT
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Anyone ever mow their grass while wearing NV? I always think about it when I stare out at my yard at night. Probably piss off the neighbors though. |
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Posted: 9/10/2019 3:14:23 PM EDT
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I have with a headlamp. But now I know what I'm doing in the spring! My neighbors houses are far enough away Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anyone ever mow their grass while wearing NV? I always think about it when I stare out at my yard at night. Probably piss off the neighbors though. Anyone ever put IR lights on their mower? 
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Posted: 9/10/2019 3:44:24 PM EDT
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As a matter of fact . . . .
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Posted: 9/10/2019 4:12:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryJust when you thought you had seen everything
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Posted: 9/10/2019 5:11:52 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryI missed that one - good stuff ??
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Posted: 9/10/2019 8:52:41 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryI knew someone had to have tried it! How can you not look out at your lawn through NV and not think, "yep, this needs mowed...AT NIGHT!"
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Posted: 9/10/2019 10:28:46 PM EDT
[#25]
So, strangest use I've found... My thermal makes an awesome stud finder.
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Posted: 9/11/2019 6:35:40 AM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
My LASIK doc wrote me a prescription for a pvs14 and signed it at the bottom. My night vision post surgery was horrendous and I couldnt see shit so he wrote it and I took it home to the wife and she was like "well, if you really need it I guess we have no other option." I almost got away with it until I couldnt keep a straight face. |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 6:50:56 AM EDT
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I used my night vision to find a hole in the basement wall where ants were getting in. It was sunny outside an I could see the light coming in with the NODs.
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Posted: 9/11/2019 8:37:29 AM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: OMG. Dude, you are my hero. So close to pulling it off. |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 9:49:09 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
My LASIK doc wrote me a prescription for a pvs14 and signed it at the bottom. My night vision post surgery was horrendous and I couldnt see shit so he wrote it and I took it home to the wife and she was like "well, if you really need it I guess we have no other option." I almost got away with it until I couldnt keep a straight face. That is hilarious though. |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 10:59:06 AM EDT
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So, strangest use I've found... My thermal makes an awesome stud finder. Hmm |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 12:20:53 PM EDT
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Never thought of that... Hmm Quote HistoryQuoted:
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So, strangest use I've found... My thermal makes an awesome stud finder. Hmm |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 1:33:50 PM EDT
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Yeah I found that out when I was fooling around with my thermal inside the house and noticed I could see every stud and rafter. Been thinking about using that excuse to buy thermal for my side job/company |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 1:37:45 PM EDT
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Yeah I found that out when I was fooling around with my thermal inside the house and noticed I could see every stud and rafter. @topgunshooter Try this with your dog, it's awesome. It's become a ritual for us at this point, lol |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 1:54:45 PM EDT
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Yeah I found that out when I was fooling around with my thermal inside the house and noticed I could see every stud and rafter. |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 2:37:03 PM EDT
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Thermal is really handy for electrical and electronics work. Have seen overheating connections from loose screws and have also used thermal to find shorted capacitors on boards. Even more handy with a macro lens. Can see which individual surface mount component is overheating. Have also used thermal to determine the liquid level in a tank that had a failed level sensor.
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Posted: 9/11/2019 2:47:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Shit, how'd I not discover this yet!? Thanks for the tip. @topgunshooter Try this with your dog, it's awesome. It's become a ritual for us at this point, lol  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuHppK95AYA |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 3:11:17 PM EDT
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Considering the price of some quality pvs14s out there now, and paired with say a CRYE night cap, there really almost no excuse not to have one nowadays to stow and go. |
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Posted: 9/11/2019 3:13:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My dog gets an inferiority complex when I’m walking him with binos and peltors on. The only advantage he has is smelling which hasn’t provided much usefulness unless I wanted to know another dog took a piss in the grass in the last day. I had to get something out of my workshop when leaving to take a walk with dog and I didn’t bother turning on the lights. Poor dog was just frozen since he couldn’t see a damned thing. I think if I tried to play fetch with him in the dark, I’d be the one fetching. |
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Posted: 9/13/2019 3:50:47 PM EDT
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Thanks to hurricane Dorian I was without power for several days. Fortunately I had a generator ready to go but whenever I went out at night I would use my binos instead of a flashlight. I watched much of the storm on my porch using my NV. My NV is now part of hurricane emergency kit. Had to pack to leave for our Night Fighter class that weekend in the dark with my NODs on.
The dogs and the cat are all used to the night vision thing by now, I think they actually roll their eyes at me at this point when I shut off all the indoor and outdoor lights to let them out to pee at night. ~Augee |
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Posted: 9/13/2019 5:02:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My power went out that Wednesday night in the Sea Islands when the storm hit Charleston County for several days. Had to pack to leave for our Night Fighter class that weekend in the dark with my NODs on.
The dogs and the cat are all used to the night vision thing by now, I think they actually roll their eyes at me at this point when I shut off all the indoor and outdoor lights to let them out to pee at night. ~Augee When I get home late from hunting or other late night activities I always take my dog for a walk. Thermal is a great poo locating device, no gifts left for the neighbors. |
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Posted: 9/13/2019 5:06:51 PM EDT
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Speaking of the dogs. When I get home late from hunting or other late night activities I always take my dog for a walk. Thermal is a great poo locating device, no gifts left for the neighbors. 
~Augee |
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Posted: 9/13/2019 5:24:31 PM EDT
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I am a glutton for punishment. I also agree with the #1 Test as well, It also helps if your friends have NODs Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: I stay out of GD but now I’ll have to look. It ain’t for everybody that’s for sure. #1 test: if you can’t or don’t like to stay up all night usually alone and in the dark, then you need to hard pass. I also agree with the #1 Test as well, It also helps if your friends have NODs 
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Posted: 9/13/2019 5:25:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Speaking of the dogs. When I get home late from hunting or other late night activities I always take my dog for a walk. Thermal is a great poo locating device, no gifts left for the neighbors. |
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