Night Vision on the cheap

[fingerpuk]

Hi.

I have my first night game coming up, and I just realised I’ll be able to see nothing. As I’ll only play maybe two night games a year (for now) I don’t want to spend vast sums.

Are the cheap monoculars usable? Nightfox Prowl 2 etc? My first game is on the 10th so I’m tight on time.

 

[hitmanNo2]

Stay away from digital. It's simply not worth it. You're looking at at least £1k for a gen2 mono. But there are deals about for less. If you're patient and can wait around for good deals on parts and happy to do a little DIY, you could get gen2 for as low as £750. It won't be pretty or amazing, but it's better than no night vision.

And plenty of people do night games with no nods. Just make sure you have a decent weapon light.

 

[fingerpuk]

Ok, that’s way more than I’m willing to pay for the use they’ll get. I’ll have a weapon light and spare torch. That’ll have to do.

Are the cheap digital that bad? All I expect to see is blobs moving. I don’t need Hollywood fiction levels of clarity.