*Bravo Six, going broke*

I went from buying my first handgun for $200 to trying to figure out what personal possessions I need to sell in order to finance a NVG setup all in the span of 2 years. This shit is wild bro

You call this a "basics" video. But as an end-user who both owns and works with night vision on a near nightly basis... I still got a lot out of this. Seriously, you've answered several questions I've had for years. Thank you!

Poor man's NODs: wear an eyepatch and switch eyes when it's dark

Hop is going from the cheap carry handguns guy to the tacti-cool operaytor. that tfb fame got to his big beautiful head

This is the clearest and most straight-forward "night vision 101" video I have ever seen.

Easily the best introduction to night vision I've seen. You've cleared up a lot of questions I didn't even know I had

Awesome vid! Just wanna point out that automatic gain control does protect the microchannel plate in the tube since it actually reduces MCP voltage and physically cuts down the number of electrons going through the MCP and striking the phosphor screen. Also, pretty much all tubes after the very first Gen 2s have bright source protection mechanisms that reduce photocathode sensitivity when bright lights enter the field of view. Quality of BSP will determine how much abuse the tube can take. I have a non-gated tube that can take up to 50,000 lux, where my gated Gen 3s are rated to ~5,000 lux.

solid basic info

Hop, love your videos! This was an excellent high level overview of an "entry level" PVS14 setup. I'm really looking forward to future videos on this topic. I'm about the same age as you and also enjoy video games and PC hardware, so the references make perfect sense. Keep up the great work!

Looking at the quality of those tubes makes me really happy I went with the TNV/PVS-14 L3Harris Gen3 un-filmed wp, I understand that it's probably a moonless and very dark night in a lot of your shots but from what I've seen of the L3Harris gen3 wp is its clarity is phenomenal. Not to mention, TNVC is also hand-picking a high-spec wp tube for me, only problem is it's a 20-24 week wait time on semi-custom units and I'm only a little over a month in to my wait... At least my MAWL gets here today :)

Good shit. The knowledge of night vision capabilities should be known by every firearms enthusiast.

Absolutely fabulous video! To the point and super informative. Thank you! 🇺🇸👍

mmm yes hop guide me on the path to spending _more_ money

God I love your videos so much. I've already got a pretty decent nods setup but I wanna watch this anyways just cause I love your videos LOL

Great vid! would love to see a breakdown of all the required parts for nightvision so I could build my own.

Amazing video dude. SOlid basic info. I learned a good bit.

Solid video looking forward to future content

Very informative once again... thanks Hop.

Lots of good info here, thanks for making this.

Some of the best footage ive seen thru tubes

Looking forward to the next one

I appreciate you breaking down and briefly explaining the NV components and mounting accessories. Very basic, but very helpful to folks new to NV. Thanks and Cheers!

Didn't watch it yet and gave it thumbs up lol. I already know this is going to be a good video

I already know a bit about nvg's but i stil watch this video just because i like your content

Looking forward to the rest of this series

Very nice intro to NV, thank you.

Great video, thx for the clear cut information.

Good info! Please more on all things night shooting, especially nightvision/thermal pros and cons, and switching to white light in between. I do a lot of predator hunting, and am looking to get into a system for night use, but don’t have a $5-10k budget for some of the nicer thermals or NV. Love your videos and sarcasm! Keep it up.

Hop...excellent info as always!..I am rewatching all your Nvg content to gain better knowledge in preparation to make as best an informed decision/purchase as possible. I know that with tech purchases, some next gen device comes out and renders previous generation "old technology"..that gives me pause on the purchase..

excellent explanation for new users. thanks

Earned a sub. Looking forward to more cost effective NV content. Some content I'm interested in Hardware helmets/ mount/ arms/ battery, 1st hand experience/capabilities/limitations of mono PVS-14, Driving with NV, PVS14 vs Sionyx pro (I'm waiting for the next gen from Sionyx).

For anyone wanting articulating dual tubes check out the Nocturn Industries UANVB Katana housing. Similar to DTNVS but lighter and it has built in IPD stops for $1699.99. Before I found out about the Katana, I was planning on going RNVG with filmless tubes then upgrade to DTNVS later on.

Thank goodness, I work on these for a living and know what to look for.

Nice vid Hop! Great idea foe a series 😎

Excellent work

That was very informative.

Very good explanation

Thank you, trying to break in the game and everyone just automatically knows everything.

Great video 👍!

I actually find this helpful unlike Garand Thumbs gucci stuff that I could never afford

Duel tubes are where its at. great video

Cover the perst modules I've seen in your videos, please. Not very many reviews out there, but the cost to advertised performance makes them very interesting.

Good video been looking into nvgs my self. I was looking at the sionyx aurora pro it looks pretty good for the cost.

This was helpful. Thanks.

If you needed anymore reasons to buy good nightvision, here's one you probably didn't think of. Bitches LOVE stars, and you can see a fuck load of stars with a gen 3 tube, especially WP ones. Anytime we go somewhere at night, my gf's like "I wanna see the stars! Did you bring the thing?".

Ty sir! Great info

damn good video! thanks for schooling me on the subject

Maybe you could do a video on IR illumination. It's something that I wish I knew more about when I started.

Great video! I'd love to see a video of basics of handling NV. I'm getting my first set and there's 10000 videos on which set to buy, but very little on handling your first set. Ex: I've heard many guys store them without batteries inside so they couldn't be accidentally turned out and get burnt out? Or how much light is safe for the NV set?

How does this channel only have 16.1K subscribers?

There is no reason that a nice NV set should cost as much as a good used car. I hope at some point more companies start making the intensifiers and other parts so we could have some competition in this niche, and bring the price a little closer to reality.

Good intel! Sub’d!

Спасибо за контент

I know a bit about nightvision, but I'll watch because it's hop.

Huge question. With setups like in the video, if using a two eye open shooting technique. With the dominant eye on an LPVO, and the non dominant on night vision, is it possible to shoot passively while retaining night vision awareness?

Dude, you have to review the somogear "airsoft" lasers. Marketed for airsoft but seem to perform on par with some actual IR laser devices. Would like to see your thoughts

03:35 - Ahahaha! I lol'd.

With shooting while using night vision what happened to the technique where the red dot is used with the eye that doesn't have the monocular?

Hi, can I ask two questions. If someone wearing NVG was walking towards me and I didn't have any NVG would I see a light coming from him/her? Also with NVG with IR can they be used in caves?

have you experimented with bindon aiming concept shooting with night vision? i've only ever heard chupacabra outdoor mention it, and i don't have a place to shoot at night to do it myself. also i'd like to see a comparison of lower end IR lasers and illuminators in the future

5:50 an appeal to heaven

Can I walk around with the daycap on during the day outside while the pvs14 is stowed on the helmet?

love the owl

Do you recommend a specific site to shop for night vision?

Bought my pvs14 second hand. Works great for my needs. But wondering, it has a AA battery compartment that holds two batteries. Does anyone know what series that is? It also has a domed front lens I was told gives a wider field of view, potentially to aid in night driving or something. Maybe they're all like that?

The getting everybody on the same page video.

I am thinking about buying this for my AR15 and using my Bering optics pvs14 monocular I swapped the gen1 tube with a gen 3 filmed tube it works good but no way to adjust the brightness . But it is my first entry level monocular. I am saving up for a nicer gen 4 that's 6500.00 and wanted something to beat up on thats under 2000.00 to learn with.

Good video! So if you wanted to with no modification "really" you could switch the tube from your atn nvm14 and put it in your pvs14 housing? They use the same type tubes

How would you rate ATN’s PVS 14s 4K price range vs TNVCs 4K price range. Thank you

"The night is dark and full of blemishes." I need this on a t-shirt with a moons out goons out operator graphic.

What adapter are you running on the NVM14? Not the Jdapt but the sexy one pictured in the opening? Thanks.

any experience with add on focusing devices like the Tarsier Eclipse? worth the monies?

More!!!!

What determines the quality of the image from the intensifier, why is one grainy while another has a pretty clear image

Heya this is a dumb one but was just wondering why does low in general cause the film effect on everything. You can get it too in just normal vision when its particularly dark but obviously goggles accentuate it by a ton. Any clue?

Do you think that owl hoots with "boooooog boooog"?

Sorry if you answered this elsewhere, Hop, but how do you use your pin hole cap? Cary it in a pocket? Wear it all the time?

What's your take on the Russian made Wolf14 nl3, performance wise? I'm curious..

Are PVS-14s compatible with PVS-7 tubes? The one in your 14 looks exactly like my 7

can you use two monoculars at the same time????

Operator lesbian aunt going dark. That CRT tv comment hit me good as well. Damn.n

The "Autogating whine" you referenced in the video isnt rlly true, it can be indicative of Autogated tubes produced by Litton or ITT for Aviation use or just being old tubes, but almost all modern L-3 tubes will have a near completely silent operation regardless of being autogated or not. The whine simply comes from the running of the power supply, which when u turn on ur NV is working on turning 3v DC input to several thousand volts DC to power the internals. I have a set of matched US SOCCOM contract L-3 Green tubes in my 15s, and all but one Gen 3 tubes ive owned have been L-3 produced. They make a very quiet but brief whine on startup and once powered on will produce a whine almost completly undetectable unless you put the device straight up to your ear.

thats a sharp tube

Damn, so is that classic splinter cell nvg noise supposed to be the sound of the auto gating???

Europoor question, any Idea where I can get an NVM14 from?

LETS GOOOOOO

What's your opinion about dominant/non-dominant eye placement?

Are there any NVDs you would recommend for permanent attachment to a rifle?

What kind of helmet you rockin in this vid Hop?

I hope we are about 5-10 years for digital night vision taking over and hopefully before ITAR can catch up

Hop, if you had to, could you use your irons with NV if the red dot went dead?

Correct me if I'm wrong but you would only use an illuminator if you are in a pitch black area with absolutely no light because all night vision goggles need a little bit of light to work and that's what the illuminator does sorry I'm need to guns let me know

Got $3000 for nods any recommendations for getting a single tube with gen 3 green ik I can't afford white phos

Setting up my Broke Team 6 gear

1:51 you can see Orion’s Belt and Orion’s nebula.

Can't seem to find you on Patreon or Subscribestar...

Hey will regular ear pro fit under a ach helmet? Thanks

Can you do one about RNVG, DTNVG?

Why does hop sound like a Canadian oxide