Others Guide TU651 LRF Thermal

[MountainSportAirguns]

Over this past month I've been using a new brand of thermal for much of the Coyote hunting trips. Guide Outdoors reached out to have me work with the New gen2 TU651 LRF Thermal unit, it's on the higher end of scopes and retail for roughly $3500. My favorite part about the unit is it's low mag 1-8x50 that's just about perfect for any of the hunting I do, from rats to long range Coyotes. Nice wide field of view and the ability to use the ballistic capabilities with built-in rangefinder. The picture and recording quality is astonishingly good. As a professional tool this is a top notch unit for serious hunting. Hopefully this review will provide some help to those looking for a higher end thermal device.

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[Ezana4CE]

@MountainSportAirguns This unit reminds me of a Pulsar Thermion in style and function. The battery even looks similar. And like the Thermion, this Guide thermal unit appears to have an internal battery as well as a secondary removable battery to provide an extended amount of use afield. The Thermion is a nicely built unit so if they are produced in the same place or based on similar designs, this unit should be really robust. Thanks for sharing your experience with this Guide thermal unit. The image quality looks nice. I like the wifi connectivity function and the ability to transfer videos straight to your phone from the scope. Good stuff. I heard you say that has 128 GB storage. Is this internal storage or does it take a microSD card? Not sure if I missed that part.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@MountainSportAirguns Hey Dana, I'm watching this video again. I like that the LRF can be activated from a button on the side of the scope. I found it strange that they described these proprietary batteries as "18650" when you don't seem to be able to use a standard 18650 battery in this scope. I have a few questions, are the setup instruction adequate or do you have to play with the unit to get a good feel for how to operate it? How does it handle fog and/or high humidity? Have you used it in rain or mist? After almost a year, have you encountered any pros and cons that you'd like to add to your presentation?

 

[MountainSportAirguns]

The batteries are encased 18650's, one is built in. The reasoning is to be able to swap them out quickly without having to fumble to find +/-...I plug my unit into a power bank so don't ever deal with batteries anyway. It's simple to use, not much different than any other high end unit. Thermal will always do better in fog and high humidity over an IR that can essentially be useless in those same conditions. Currently I'm using the DNT ThermNight 635r that is a bit more versatile for me now as I use it for day/night use. The guide is more what I use for longer range and typically keep it setup on one particular gun. It's a workhorse tool that gets used pretty hard. I'd say for sensor quality it has lots of brands beat, image is spectacular.