Night vision setup recommendations. (Team wendy, DTNVG, PVS14, Wilcox)

These are my two night vision setups. These setups might not necessarily work for you but if you are new to night vision it might help you get started.

[@CreamJockey]

Great video, thanks for sharing! I’m slowly building out my night vision get up.

[@tangodown2721]

team wendy actually has higher ballistic performance over the ops core for around the same weight. You'll notice the exfil SL is rated at NIJIIIA and Ops core uses their own in house rating since it couldn't get the NIJIIIA certification. From my understanding it will stop 9mm rounds but fails on the .44mag.

[@aesn7088]

And its more confi than opscore :)

[@stillenacht8518]

Source?

[@tangodown2721]

@@stillenacht8518 typed up a reply but for some reason it didn't post and I don't feel like typing it all out again. It's on their spec sheet they use their own testing method and only claim 9mm performance, team wendy used NIJ which means it MUST stop the 44mag to have gotten that cert. Other companies like HHV have documentation on their site talking about Ops-Core using their own testing as well and that it doesn't meet NIJ III-A standards. This is in regards to the SF, not the new RF1.

[@stillenacht8518]

@@tangodown2721 It's done that for me a few times, I think there is something in the algorithm that removes comments containing words in all caps, because trolls and dipshits. Of course the algorithm doesn't know it's an acronym.

[@stillenacht8518]

@@tangodown2721 Opscore themselves saying it's a 9mm rating I believe. I wouldn't necessarily take it as gospel if it were just other companies saying it. It isn't that I take HHV or others to be that kind of a company, I'm just used to that sort of chicanery in the industry.

[@danvann777]

Great video. Well done and well said.

[@slayer2561]

Great, learned something new about the caps, very nice will be getting sum

[@despacitoRC]

I had OpsCore because of the looks and bought another Team Wendy afterward. The comfy-ness of the TW is way way way better than FAST

[@jhalscott]

I used the basic shock cord from each side to stabilize my setups.

[@kamikazelyricist1563]

I went with the matbock tarsier eclipse, they work ok, they definitely do adjust the focus instead of open/close at times which is very annoying.

[@CantonSecurity]

I was blessed to have a friend find me a gently used blemless Elbit Gen 3 thin filmed green phos PVS-14 for $1950 shipped. Low Light Innovations makes a terrific "white" filter that essentially mimics white phos in appearance with limited light transmission loss for only $25. To save money on the mount, he suggested an "Evolution Gear L4G24 NVG Mount Perfect Replica" for only $85 shipped instead of the $465 for the real one, and the quality is phenomenal. I also picked up a used Wilcox AN/PVS-14 Arm for $150 shipped down from the original $229 price. Botach has a Longfri Level IIIA ballistic helmet for only $199 that is around 3 pounds, good quality for the price and there are lots of ballistic test videos on them. I also went with the FCS AMP Headset that is a fully functioning Replica of the Ops Core AMP for only $175 shipped down from $999 for the real one. I plan on running a Disco 32 PTT with them to get my Comms squared away. Although all of this stuff is still expensive, there are ways of making NVGs and Comms realistically affordable instead of an unobtainable pipe dream. I highly encourage yourself and others to do the same. I was able to have just as functional of a setup for a little more than $2,500 that would have been $7,500+ if I had gone "Gucci" on everything.

[@stillenacht8518]

Easiest way to make comms and NV affordable is to stop buying stupid shit like twelve different ARs in 17 calibers and the newest hotness from every Turkish shotgun shop that pops up overnight. Night vision is expensive compared to other gear but it is or should be well within the means of any adult in America.

[@pipsqueak87]

Some great info here. Subbed

[@lukeflaugher5334]

I’ve heard storing NV in cases with foam unless it’s just traveling (short time) without plastidipping the foam is not a great idea because the foam takes on moisture. Chip Lansky on Colion Noir’s podcast about NV stated it. Just mentioning in case you wasn’t aware

[@sobekdesignsllc]

Interesting I hadn't heard that

[@The_John_Galt]

It's not the Foam... It's the hard case that traps moisture, TNVC goes over this often as well as kinetic consulting. Use a soft padded case. If you only have a hard case make sure to leave it open after you use them in your house and put in the anti moisture pack inside. Otherwise use a breathable case is the common opinion now days.

[@matthewtaylor3301]

When I was in the Marines, my PVS-14’s rode in my cammie cargo pockets for months on end. Never had an issue with them. They got abused, and didn’t care.

[@smokymountaintacoma]

Highly upset you called the Millennium Falcon from Star Trek.....

[@sobekdesignsllc]

🤣 I was lookin at the star trek stickers and pointing at the patch. My wife was horrified as well

[@greywhite]

put some plumbers tape on that rubbing spot of that lanyard....

[@l.robertvandyke4398]

Thanks.

[@WheelchairOperator]

Good stuff, man! 🤙🏼

[@jaredpendry9679]

great video

[@bellicostevet1388]

I remember when I first met Wendy or the lady that started the foundation I don't remember if that's her name but the mother who had her son killed on Michigan outside of Fallujah. I felt horrible because I didn't know who she was and she started asking me details about the AO I just got done operating in and I was kinda brutal because I had no clue that she was asking because her son had been killed at the spot at the bridge I believe it was on route Michigan. She started to cry and told me who she was and I felt like a right fucking asshole.

[@sobekdesignsllc]

Those moments always remind me of the sentiment "that nobody knows the inner battles we are each facing."

[@drewamaro]

Great video new to NV by burning your tubes is that something that happens when you leave batteries in or when they're left on in alot of light?

[@sobekdesignsllc]

Thank you. I left the unit on. Taking the batteries out safe guards against that mistake and battery acid damaging the unit

[@AmazonWebService98]

i took the bolo off and put in a hhv, team wendy doesn't make a small

[@JoelPowell84]

Great video man, can you give us the specs and cost on the monocular SNR, EBI, Halo etc...

[@sobekdesignsllc]

SNR 35.3 EBI .32 Halo .91 FOM 2541 $3400

[@sobekdesignsllc]

DTNVG SNR 36.3 EBI .7 Halo .7 FOM 2541 $8000

[@JoelPowell84]

@@sobekdesignsllc Great tube, thanks for sharing. is it a com spec 1701? N-Vision?

[@sobekdesignsllc]

@@JoelPowell84 not sure the monocle is an elbit tube and the DTNVG is a L3

[@cdhouk]

Those cases retain moisture

[@sobekdesignsllc]

I need to find confirmation of this. I've heard it before but everyone is only citing one source so far... not to mention most nods are waterproof

[@secone4938]

Not an issue if you leave the “vent” on the Pelicans open…if your still concerned, thrown in anti moisture packs…👍🏼

[@projekt679]

The equipment isn’t going to enhance the users ability just because they buy the best NVGs. I have an old army infantryman buddy who has Gen 2 PVS14s who’s running circles around everyone.

[@sobekdesignsllc]

100%. Experience and reps will always help. I touched on this a bit but there is definitely a point in the technology advancement that the return on investment just isn't enhancing performance that much. Gen 2 is real rough tho so I probably wouldn't go that route. A mid tier gen 3 will get the job done.

[@projekt679]

@@sobekdesignsllc Thanks for the information. Your knowledge is spot on. I just wanted to add that personal experience as it is frustrating to see him run circles around us on every force on force exercise.

[@FactsOVERfeelings2024]

Say it louder for the people in the back. Base line gear with reps and sets beat Gucci gear any day

[@GuamGuy]

Have you tried the shoebox trick with the pvs14 to mitigate the burn spot?

[@sobekdesignsllc]

Yup. Its barely noticeable but still hurts the soul to get a burn from carelessness

[@GuamGuy]

@@sobekdesignsllc at least it is still functional! I stupidly bought a recoil damage unit and only now getting over the trauma with a new tube.

[@paraglidingnut26]

@@GuamGuy What is a recoil damage unit?

[@GuamGuy]

@@paraglidingnut26 if you weapon mount a night vision device that isn’t design to dampen recoil forces like a pvs14 on a Scar 17, then you run the risk of the layered components that make up the micro channel plate contacting together. This leaves a permanent black blob in the image and makes the user very sad.

[@paraglidingnut26]

@@GuamGuy Ouch! Sorry to hear.

[@jhalscott]

PVS-14 is almost as heavy as lightweight DTNVS

[@GeorgeStarkes]

You keep calling it Bolo when it clearly reads BOA.

[@stephenfannin6482]

I'm seeing lots of dollar signs

[@thatWASdum328]

Don't listen to this guy, don't buy night vision twice, buy binoculars.

[@thegolflife7565]

Isn’t team Wendy anti 2A?

[@sobekdesignsllc]

I heard one of their people was but I don't condemn a whole company for one employees actions... ops core is better tho. So if you have the duckets get it

[@91145929]

I wouldn't be choosing ops-core bump instead of TW based on somebody in TW said something "anti-2A". You can't beat TW in terms of comfortability. And for price, I think it's can't go wrong with TW either. If peoples choosing the ballistic helmet then it's another story, ops-core got the ballistic one best.

[@LoopyChef95]

Apparently, Avon Rubber now owns Team Wendy. I'm not sure if the founder(supported Hillary Clinton) is still part of the company. But then again Avon Rubber is a British company and I'm almost positive that they aren't in support of the 2nd Amendment.

[@paraglidingnut26]

I had heard the new company that now owns Team Wendy is Pro 2nd Amendment.

[@thegolflife7565]

@@91145929 The carbon fiber?

[@gladiator0369]

BOLO?

[@ericferguson9989]

The twisty dial at the back to adjust for tightness. They also use them on hard hats.

[@baronkarpuska2888]

Did this man say his “wife”

[@TrashPanda338]

Star wars.... not star trek lol

[@sobekdesignsllc]

🤣 "in space no one can hear you scream" -Obi One Picard

[@x740Reaper]

those morale patches are pretty f*cking lame and corny for you guys to have enough to buy NVG's lol

[@jhalscott]

Star Wars!!! Not Star Trek. Bad nerd!

[@gladiator0369]

Can't even finish watching this. Dudes all over the place..from "wrap" for comfort and sizing etc. I'm outta here