Mounting a thermal optic

EdgecrusherXES · 2025-09-19T16:01:56-0400

Any of you guys ever mounted a thermal optic on your truck?
I have a thermal you can remote view through a phone or tablet through an app. I want to be able to mount it/dismount and thermals cannot view through glass so it has to be outside. Also the heat radiating from the hood upwards would mess with the optic. So I was thinking of building a plate I could mount off the hood latch. Before I go the route of reinventing the wheel any of you done something like this?
Thermal is an AGM Rattler TS35 and it can mount to any pic rail.

StandardPessimist · 2025-09-19T16:16:12-0400

Does your front bumper have a opening? Id mount it there.
+Open field of view
-Low mounting postion

EdgecrusherXES · 2025-09-19T16:37:56-0400

StandardPessimist said:
Does your front bumper have a opening? Id mount it there.
+Open field of view
-Low mounting postion

I would honestly rather have it closer to eye height using NV while driving is already difficult because of the depth perception. Also sometimes grass/hay can be that tall also while driving and the risk of damaging the lens.
I would love a way to have it built into the grill but not sure how well it would work once the thermal got heat soaked.

Bacs22 · 2025-09-19T19:18:08-0400

I would think some type of magnetic base like the Rovir uses. You could probably fab up something with a magnet and a rail.

RDF1 · 2025-09-20T20:50:08-0400

Duct tape it to the front of the hood....

But you would be better off mounting it on top of the cab with a remote so you can pan/tilt.

Mounting a thermal optic

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