Owning the night is just as important as owning the day. When the end of the world as we know it happens, being prepared at night is of the essence. Seeing during the night gives you a sense of power and security, knowing that even when you’re the most vulnerable, you can still see what’s coming.
Even the most serious preppers tend to forget sometimes the importance of night optics. Dealing with food, supplies, defense weapons and other gear, is daunting and time-consuming during the day – at night it can seem impossible.
1. Solomark Night Vision Monocular
Overview
The Solomark monocular allows you to observe your target in darkness as if it were daytime. It’s a must-have piece of equipment for every prepper because you can hunt during night time and also you can use it for surveillance. You can also use it for exploring caves at a distance of up to 328 feet. Equipped with a high sensitivity sensor, multi-coated glass objectives, a 3 level IR Led illuminator, and an integrated color LCD-screen. It’s highly sensitive to light and even if you don’t turn on the IR illuminator you can get a clear picture in dim conditions.
The Good
It gives you the opportunity to record, take photos and store them to the micro-SD card that is inside the monocular, while transferring the files to your computer is quite an easy task. The IR illumination is terrific since it has 7 levels, and you can choose which level fits best the conditions that you’re in right now. The zoom that it offers also is quite strong cause it can zoom the picture up to two times. The small weight (11.05oz) makes it quite handy and easy to carry around, while you can also mount it on a tripod.
The Bad
The only thing that could make this product even better, is if it would have an SD card that has more storage. 4 GB is relatively small and for the long-term. However, with the addition of a cheap 32 GB card, this issue is rectified.
2. Nightfox 100V
Overview
The Nightfox 100V Widescreen Digital Night Vision Infrared Binocular with Zoom is your trusty eyes at night. It can help you navigate through the dark as though you have night visions with its range of viewing up to 110 yards. It has 6x magnification compared to other night vision binoculars so you can zoom in more and see things in detail even at night. It is very easy and straightforward to use and it runs on 8 AA batteries.
The Good
What is great about this is the viewing monitor is bigger than most binoculars. Its widescreen viewing provides a more comfortable viewing experience and you will not be restricted by the view.
The Bad
It can only run up to 6hrs per batch of batteries so you might want to stock up on extra batteries just in case you run out. Also, it is not very suitable to be used with your regular eyeglasses.
3. BOBLOV Digital Night Vision Monocular
Overview
Feeling adventurous? Hunt at night and watch the wilds even in the dark with BOBLOV Digital Night Vision Monocular 5×8 Optics Scope Night Vision Infrared Monoculars. It is a night vision scope with a long-range view of 150 yards equipped with an illuminator that provides a clear cut black and white view. It also comes with 5x zooming feature to focus on the details.
The Good
What is great about this is it is very advanced with its Adjustable LCD where you can adjust the brightness of the screen as well as a built-in microphone and a card slot to record the view you are seeing.
The Bad
The battery needed for this is a lithium one so better stock up on lithium batteries.
