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| No experience with them at all. Anybody use these on the water very often when traveling back to the cabin? Probably not needed so much in a metro setting, but pretty dark in a wilderness or Canadian lake, dark moon, or overcast night.
Can't trust the GPS entirely. I fish in wilderness areas with plenty of current and GPS don't do to well with floating objects. No map chips for my areas either. No matter how familiar you are with an area, night changes everything and I always end up to far from the cabin. |
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Location: Antioch, IL | I have one (no headgear for it) and do take it with me, but don't use it for navigation. Once you use it you will be blind without it. They really make your eyes go goofy. I've only used it at walking speed, never in a boat on plane. It will take away your depth perception. It would probably be benifitial if you had a passenger using it while the driver keeps his eyes on his surroundings (and the gps). They are more fun for spotting bear, wolves and drunken friends wandering through the woods at night. |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | I'd not mess with it while driving unless you have binocular NVG's. I use them extensively flying, but they're $15,000 military aviation NVG's so they do still have some depth perception and won't destroy your night vision when you're off them. I use them in flight at 140 kts, so I'd be comfortable with them on plane, but I would do as Dave recommends for the commercial grade monoculars. I think his idea of one guy on them while the other guy drives is a good one.
In my water here, I'm comfortable on plane in pure darkness, but I know alot of duck hunters around here have head lights mounted on their boats. If you know where you're at, but want to avoid hitting floating crap, you can get really nice lamps (even remote controlled) for your bow for alot less than an NVG. |
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