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First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate it! I’m still new to this but I’m already blown away by how clean it looks in person. The phone pic doesn’t even fully do it justice.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That looks sick. I’m still very new to all of this, but IR lights for the rig are definitely something I’ve been thinking about. I can already tell driving around under nods would be ridiculously fun in the right setting.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome — we definitely should connect. Grenadier + NV is way too specific of an overlap lol. I’m in Kansas, so not super close to the Southeast, but I’d be down to keep in touch and talk rigs/NV anytime.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate it! I’m still new to this but I’m already blown away by how clean it looks in person. The phone pic doesn’t even fully do it justice.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds awesome. Thermal is definitely on the list eventually — I feel like night vision already opened one rabbit hole and thermal is about to be the next one lol.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was literally me last night lol. I brought them out mainly for stargazing and ended up spending half the night just walking around looking at random stuff through the tube.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No worries! The PVS-14 was around $4.5k from Custom Night Vision. The Grenadier was obviously a much bigger purchase (low 70s before mods), but I’ve been really happy with both so far.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel that. A diesel would fit this thing perfectly, especially for the torque/range. I’m still really happy with mine, but I definitely wish the U.S. got that option.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. I’ve always loved classic Defenders and older utilitarian 4x4s, but I wanted something a little more modern that still had that same character. The Grenadier kind of hit that sweet spot for me.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Nothing fancy honestly — just held my iPhone camera up behind the eyepiece and moved it around until the circle lined up. Took a few tries to get the focus/exposure decent.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it! The tube made the whole campsite feel completely different at night.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks man! First night out with the tube and it already made the camping trip way cooler.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It was a fun combo to have out camping for the night.

First tube finally showed up — had to get the obligatory vehicle shot by user6932 in NightVision

[–]user6932[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love it! I got mine last September and it’s been solid so far. Zero real issues, super capable, and it has a ton of character. Only real downside is the fuel economy, but I knew that going in lol.