I got a new toy - NV goggles

[Hammer]

They came in the mail this morning! Gen 3, state of the art.

I'm going to try driving with my headlights off tonight

 

[notfred]

you realize that your headlights also serve the purpose of letting other cars see you, and it's illegal to drive with them off, right?

 

[kgraeme]

And I'll be sure to be flashing by brights randomly tonight!

 

[Muadib]

LOL! Nice way to join the herd....

 

[Viper GTS]

<< They came in the mail this morning! Gen 3, state of the art.

I'm going to try driving with my headlights off tonight >>



I've always wanted a pair, how much did they set you back?

BTW, driving with your headlights off is probably a bad idea, oncoming traffic could cause you trouble.

Viper GTS

 

[Hammer]

Heh, I not going to try them on the highway. There's a dirt road on my friend's ranch we'll use. Too much light on normal roads so it would not be a good test anyway.

 

[911paramedic]

So you don't win this years Darwin Award, please, wear your seatbelt...

...nevermind, you should probably get out of the pool for trying something like that.

 

[Hammer]

They retail for 3995.95. I got them for 2800.00 through my friends discount. Same model used by the military too.




<< I've always wanted a pair, how much did they set you back?

BTW, driving with your headlights off is probably a bad idea, oncoming traffic could cause you trouble.

Viper GTS >>

 

[Hammer]

You obviously don't know what NV goggles do. You do release people fly planes and helocopters with them don't you?



<< ...nevermind, you should probably get out of the pool for trying something like that. >>

 

[Viper GTS]

<< They retail for 3995.95. I got them for 2800.00 through my friends discount. Same model used by the military too.




<< I've always wanted a pair, how much did they set you back?

BTW, driving with your headlights off is probably a bad idea, oncoming traffic could cause you trouble.

Viper GTS >>

>>



Holy crap, I'll probably spend only a little more than that on my next car.



Viper GTS

 

[Hammer]

You can get Gen 1s for less than half that, but thats 70s tech.

 

[SpecialEd]

<< They retail for 3995.95. I got them for 2800.00 through my friends discount. Same model used by the military too. >>




geez... i could pay my rent for the next 7 months with money!!

 

[gopunk]

do you have an actual use for them, or is this just a really expensive toy?

 

[Triumph]

Yeah, they actually work MUCH better than headlights, provided you are the only one on the road. But, contrary to what people think, shining a bright light directly into a pair of night vision goggles will NOT make the person go blind.

 

[Hammer]

I like to go camping. I play paintball a lot. But mostly their for home defense .



<< do you have an actual use for them, or is this just a really expensive toy? >>

 

[Flat]

You can get excellent Russian suplus models for wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy less and the technology is just as good.

 

[Hammer]

I tested several Russian models and the technology ISN'T very good. They're Gen3s are more like Gen1s.

 

[Flat]

<< I tested several Russian models and the technology ISN'T very good. They're Gen3s are more like Gen1s. >>



Do they have french nv products in the US? A friend of mine has a really nice scope made by a french compant.

 

[db]

Anyway, just sitting out in your yard at night with them on can be surprising (if there's not too much light). My cousin was in her backyard having a beer and saw the neighbor lady meeting someone behind her house doing the passion thing, and it wasn't her husband--surprise!

 

[Hammer]

I didn't see any French models because I wanted a complete system that would fit over my head rather than a scope.



<< Do they have french nv products in the US? A friend of mine has a really nice scope made by a french compant. >>

 

[WageSlave]

sweet



you realize that your headlights also serve the purpose of letting other cars see you, and it's illegal to drive with them off, right?


I think you should cover your mom in peanut butter

 

[Triumph]

<< You can get excellent Russian suplus models for wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy less and the technology is just as good. >>


You obviously have never compared the two.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

"Home defense"? Are you serious, or are you really a peeping tom? This seems like a bizarre and extravagant expenditure for home defense (or, really, anything, other than stalking).

I have actually used the most current military NV goggles (I thought they were still unavailable to the public, though I may be wrong) at the Army Rangers school, but was told they were priced at something closer to $10,000. Admittedly this is the same DoD that paid $400 for a hammer, and $1,500 for my gas mask, so one never knows whether that reflects their market value.

 

[db]

Home defense--come on, just admit you *wanted* them!

 

[WageSlave]

I would use them to peep that sounds like fun