re: Night vision vs Thermal

Thermal, get the lowest power you can get. I like the pulsar user interface and the battery setup from the trail series. Started with XQ-50 thinking I'd like the 2.7x base mag but it was too much zoom for scanning. Upgraded to the XP50 at 1.6x and have been happy. Had several Gen 2 and three night vision setups prior to moving to thermal and the weight of the thermal scopes is quite a bit less. I still use a handheld 3rd gen spotter. Don't use it much because hogs get lost in the shadows of distant trees.