WANTING....Sid's Surplus to open ASAP

[Timelord]

Just sold a night owl marine pro monocular on ebay recently for £90. Was crap and of very limited use. Best thing about it was the advertising blurb about how great it was. Rubbish. Many of the ones advertised cheap will be no better if not worse.. "China" springs to mind :-(
A DIY set up might be superior and at least you could learn about and select decent components for the build. I have seen and used better homebuilts that cost considerably less and were far superior.
Trouble with IR emitting NV is that you are "lit up" to other NV users. Gen 3 onwards is usable outdoors without an IR emitter but is still hideously expensive!
NV Monoculars have a magnification factor and so walking using one at night is difficult if not dangerous. Using it for recon is ok, but very tricky whilst on the move. Goggles are different and magnify at 1 to 1, so movement is ok.

Thermal goggles - that's my Xmas wish list ... Can't quite afford it this month anyway...