Flir Scout II

[petrusg]

Just purchased myself the Flir Scout II - waiting on delivery.

Does anyone have one - whats your thoughts?

 

[JimP]

OK, call me ignorant. But what is a Flir Scout II?

 

[Scott Slough]

OK, call me ignorant. But what is a Flir Scout II?

I presume that it is the long-awaited updated version of the Flir Scout I, which as everyone knows was the industry standard for so many years !

Seriously, it is a heat-sensing, hand-held thermal monocular (thank you Google - http://www.flir.com/hunting-outdoor/display/?id=44756

 

[petrusg]

Watch this:

 

[thriller]

that should be a handy toy to have

 

[JimP]

For that price I think that I'll stick with my tracking skills.

I would be fun to play with.

 

[spike.t]

adriaan we have one, not sure if its a mk2 or not. they are vgood and ours is used mostly at night looking for 2 legged things and on the river at night for similar. they pick up the heat from bare feet on a stone floor briefly after you walk on it as finn found out when messing around with it . so yes excellent kit. going to check out their newish scope which is said to be "reasonably priced"............

 

[bassasdaindia]

can it be used during day and night or only night or lowlight ?

 

[spike.t]

can it be used during day and night or only night or lowlight ?

its thermal imaging so any time of day or night.

 

[bluey]

whats the battery life on one of these heat seekers?
can you get a good play , or are you forever changing power paks .......

 

[spike.t]

dont know the exact battery life but its not bad. you dont have it switched on all the time . we have a check around for a couple of mins and turn off , but on the river one night we had it on quite a lot over a 4 hour period. just checked and the website says approx 5hrs battery life .

 

[lcq]

a dog seems to be much cheaper and it works for kibble and a few belly rubs

 

[Royal27]

a dog seems to be much cheaper and it works for kibble and a few belly rubs

But a dog doesn't make stuff glow in the dark!

 

[spike.t]

But a dog doesn't make stuff glow in the dark!

and not too good on the river....too many dogs of the flat variety.....

 

[JimP]

But a dog doesn't make stuff glow in the dark!

It depends on what you feed him.

 

[petrusg]

Thanx @spike.t - looking forward to playing with it on the next follow up

 

[bluey]

and not too good on the river....too many dogs of the flat variety.....

there will be one less in a couple of weeks .......

 

[dory]

there will be one less in a couple of weeks .......

There awesome Bluey .
Tried one pig hunting , they cant sleep under tussocks 600 yrds away anymore , this thing picks them up .

 

[lcq]

there will be one less in a couple of weeks .......

aim, exhale, hold and squeeze. best of luck

 

[bluey]

aim, exhale, hold and squeeze. best of luck

you mean. range, draw ,anchor , aim and release ........... zooooink.