HOW TO: Do not lose your battery pack

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Turn on the night vision device and turn night into day, that's "Magic." But it's also a big miracle how the night can swallow everything, even the things on your head. A particular risk candidate are, of course, Battery Packs like the one for the PVS-31 - HERE in the SPARTANAT Review. Where you previously thought, "Wow, the Velcro holds really tight," afterwards there's just a fluffy surface. There are many different answers to this challenge.

An improvised solution, for example: more Velcro on Velcro, an additional Velcro surface encompasses the battery pack and secures it to the helmet. Still not confident about it? A construction made of Shock Cord holds everything together and is intended to prevent accidental detachment.

This construction is called Bungee-X for the Ops-Core. Two flexible straps with a center piece that hook into the rail on the right and left. Here they secure a counterweight in place. Bungee-X can be found with the same keyword on Ebay.com

A similar construction is the SBL Lanyard, available at T.REX ARMS. Velcro surface attached to the battery pack, counterpart attached, the straps are fixed during the assembly of the active hearing protection. The knot also looks wild and masculine. That earns extra points.

Various manufacturers also offer extra pockets for the helmet. The one here is from TYR Tactical. Insert the battery pack, attach it to the helmet. If you don't trust it, secure it on the right and left with the screws of the rails. If you don't want to part with it, you have to tie it forever...

If you don't have a battery pack, add a counterweight at the back of the helmet to balance it out with the night vision device. Ops-Core has a counterweight with such mounts on the rails - HERE is a review of the replica. If you don't want a counterweight, you can loop it out. Attach the battery pack. And with bungee cord secured on the right and left, you can improvise a similar secure construction as with a Bungee-X (see above).

Vinyl alone holds when the surface is larger. TNVC has these "Mohawks" on offer, called "Mohawks," for counterweights and various battery packs, which pull a strip up to the center of the helmet. They also act as a securing for the IR-Strobe that can be attached there. HERE are the Mohawks directly at TNVC.

If you like perfectionism, go to Agilite. Here is a compartment for the battery pack at the back with a rubber cover. And on top, a bridge that goes across the helmet and holds all the important stuff. HERE in the SPARTANAT Review. You can find the Agilite Bridge HERE at BEST PROTECTION.

If you want everything to be perfect, go for the integrated helmet cover. Everything is included and secured in place. HERE you can get helmet covers with everything from various Ops-Cores to Team Wendy directly from Agilite.

If you prefer to go without a cover, you can also do it like this (Okay, this is a headlamp with a battery pack).

CONCLUSION: There are many ways to achieve your goal. Take good care of your stuff.

MORE AN/PVS-31 on SPARTANAT: 

- Hot Summer Special - out and about with modern night vision devices

- Tactical Tip: Getting Used to Night Vision Devices

- HOW TO: Don't Lose Your Battery Pack

- HOW TO: Fight with Night Vision

- REVIEW: L3 PVS-31 Battery Pack

- REVIEW: L3 Harris AN/PVS-31 BNVD Night Vision Device

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