I posted a version of this on THF. After seeing some posts here by new users and speaking with rgilbert last evening about his experience of getting hooked and now having a thermal monkey on his back, I thought I would post a modified version here...
Be warned, getting into NV will be like buying crack. Gen I is gateway nightvision. Sure, for a while you will tell yourself that you don't need NV and that you can stop using it at any time, and will continue to do so even as you are buying your next NV scope. Me, I bought some uncut Gen I Russian NV from a dark alley website, just for recreational use early on. Then, I found it could improve my hunting high, but soon, it just wasn't enough. I went next to a Gen II monocular, just to take the edge off. Then it was a Gen I rifle scope followed by digital rifle scopes, another Gen II monocular to share with guests, and somewhere along the way, speedballing illuminators and recorders. Now? I can't hardly get off on NV anymore. I have been mainlining thermal. It was just a little at first, then more and more. Now I have multiple dealers and a manufacturer on speed dial. I check websites and forums for updates and announcements about new gear and its use and even watch other junkie's videos. If I can't get a fix hunting, you can find me with my thermal, investigating my back yard at night, when the dog has treed a coon or possum.
Hi. My name is Brian and I am a thermal junkie. It has been 1 day(s) since I last turned on my thermal scope.
Be warned, getting into NV will be like buying crack. Gen I is gateway nightvision. Sure, for a while you will tell yourself that you don't need NV and that you can stop using it at any time, and will continue to do so even as you are buying your next NV scope. Me, I bought some uncut Gen I Russian NV from a dark alley website, just for recreational use early on. Then, I found it could improve my hunting high, but soon, it just wasn't enough. I went next to a Gen II monocular, just to take the edge off. Then it was a Gen I rifle scope followed by digital rifle scopes, another Gen II monocular to share with guests, and somewhere along the way, speedballing illuminators and recorders. Now? I can't hardly get off on NV anymore. I have been mainlining thermal. It was just a little at first, then more and more. Now I have multiple dealers and a manufacturer on speed dial. I check websites and forums for updates and announcements about new gear and its use and even watch other junkie's videos. If I can't get a fix hunting, you can find me with my thermal, investigating my back yard at night, when the dog has treed a coon or possum.
Hi. My name is Brian and I am a thermal junkie. It has been 1 day(s) since I last turned on my thermal scope.
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