Reviews & Ratings for Bering Optics Wake2 2.5x40 Gen I Compact Night Vision Monocular — 2 reviews — Page 1

I needed something basic for field spotting at night. This did the trick. Easy to use and very effective. Could use a more powerful IR but good enough based on the price point. Battery life is great. Use lithium batteries for longest run time

This is my first venture into a night vision product and so far I am happy with my purchase. I ordered the Bering Optics Wake 2 monocular on the Saturday after Thanksgiving and received it the following Thursday. The packaging was a little off-putting for my taste. A little more stuffing would have made the box more secure. The Bering Optics box was not sealed with either shrink wrap or a security tape. I hope this wasn’t a demo model for full price.

The Wake 2 itself is great. For my first product of this sort I am extremely happy with it’s form and function. It’s entry level but it works as advertised. Very simple to operate. An on/off button and an IR light button. The threaded hole on the bottom for a tri-pod mount is a plus. It feels at ease in my hand. I think adding some sort of neck strap would be a good idea so you don’t accidentally drop it. Focusing it is as easy as any pair of binoculars. In complete darkness the IR lights up everything allowing me to see clearly what is in front of me. I can read the large lettering on a cereal box from across the room. With a little ambient light like from an electronic device LED or bright moonlight, even without the IR, I can see things clearly. Others who have viewed through it can’t believe how bright the sighting is and how much they can see in total darkness.

I chose the Bering Optics Wake 2 over two others I was comparing in the same price range, a Night Owl monocular and a Bushnell unit. I decided on...
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