Thermal binoculars are often associated with hunting, but their applications extend far beyond tracking games.

Not long ago, thermal ... night on the prairie, or how precise a built-in “stadiametric” rangefinder is at ranging targets in the dark, or how easy the controls are to manipulate while wearing gloves.

But with the thermal capability overlaid on night ... make it difficult to acquire those targets using only day optics. Using night vision goggles alone, some of the targets could not be seen.

Before wading into the merits and shortcomings of the Night Storm, a word about night vision. Fundamentally, it’s not thermal. This remains one of the biggest misconceptions ... and the people who ...