.. How would a 2x work for helmet mount?
I didn't try it for a while ... hecque ... back in 2015 ... when the patrol and Q-14 first came out ... .most folks on here told me I would get dizzy and fall down and die .. if I tried to walk with a thermal on my head
And I was worried ... but at the same time, I was highly motivated ... Had been walking with the 14 on left eye and holding up Apollo to right eye ... and it didn't kill me .. and I was sure that hands free spotting while moving would be the greatest thing since rocket travel.
So for two days I walked around just outside the house ... waiting to fall down and die ... but non-such happened !
So then I went out in the pasture ... and all was fine.
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Finally a couple of years later ... I tried the patrol on 2x ... and well ... it just worked ... patrol on 2x on one eye ... 14 on 1x on the other eye ...
Works for me ... while rolling on the 4-wheeler ... YMMV !!!
I've run the SNIPE up there also .. native 2.5x it works better than I expected.
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But for my primary helmet mounted thermal, I prefer the skeet. Mostly due to the HPR. If all team members have HPR equiv on their heads then I can quickly orient team members as to the sectors they are watching ... even with limited clear land marks (the plan b).
And 1x gives me a better view of what's right around me, within 100yds ... so if in or near the woods, I like 1x ... if out in open pasture 2x or 2.5x is fine.
For me, the primary purposes of the 14 up there are to see the laser and pick up any vis light I might need to know about. There are cases where the 14 can help with navigation (snow and ice conditions) ... but I usually rely on the thermal for navigation (opposite of conventional wisdom back in 2015).
I can also use the 14 up there for ranging with a 905-950nm hand held laser ... for which purpose I carry the olde USGI 3x so I can see the ranging laser farther out.
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So how would a 2x work ?
For, me If I was mostly in open pastures ... It would work great ... if I was mostly in the woods or near the woods, I'd want the 1x and just switch it to 2x in the open pasture.