My experience with civy NVG monoculars is battery drain and other than that its great to use in the backyard to scout coons and squirrels or show off to the visiting friends.

They weigh to much and take up to many batterys to be effective for anything else. You'd be better off getting a digicam with night vision at least you could tape what your looking at.

Not trying to be a debbie downer but if you have that kind of money to spend put it into a kick ass EDC, bug out kit or food stores.