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Three ways to see the dark on sootch00

Don Porter's DNT Thermnight review pairs daylight, digital night vision and thermal imaging in one optic.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Best Budget Day/Night Vision + Thermal Optic? DNT Thermnight 4K 219R

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1:13The scope combines daylight viewing, infrared-assisted digital night vision and thermal imaging.
3:51Thermal palettes include white hot, black hot, red hot and iron hot.
9:37Outdoor daylight tests demonstrate digital zoom and the internal gyroscope display.
10:58A rangefinder demonstration leads into thermal and picture-in-picture views.
16:19Nighttime footage compares infrared illumination and thermal views of an ATV and trees.
22:20Handheld thermal footage from the Georgia Bushcraft Fall Gathering shows different heat signatures and palettes.

Trees and an ATV become test subjects as Don Porter switches between thermal imaging and digital night vision in his DNT Thermnight review. The interest is in the contrast: the same surroundings, seen through different technologies, with handheld footage from the Georgia Bushcraft Fall Gathering adding another setting.

"Best Budget Day/Night Vision + Thermal Optic? DNT Thermnight 4K 219R" was the most watched of sootch00's three new uploads, reaching about 14,000 views. This is a sponsored review made in partnership with DNT Optics. Porter works through the hardware before taking it outside, demonstrating daylight zoom, picture-in-picture views and the infrared illuminator after dark.

The comments bring a useful counterpoint to the feature list. Owners discuss how the recorded image compares with looking through the optic, while others weigh thermal resolution against cost. Its bulk gets attention too, including a question about mounting it on a rifle or crossbow.

The other uploads featured the limited-edition S&W Model 66 and a sponsored Arizona Regulator trigger segment. The latter is the channel's second-busiest video for daily views, while the longer Model 66 America 250 review, posted just outside the week, continues to draw viewers.

Across the channel, daily views are running roughly half above their usual level, although subscribers were unchanged over the week. Weekly viewing was close to Military Arms Channel's, with TFB TV having a larger week. For sootch00, the multispectral optic is currently the strongest individual draw.

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What viewers say

The thermal resolution isn't great, but this is still a good value proposition at slightly above a grand. Especially knowing where we came from, and what seeing in the dark used to cost a few years ago.
@texasranger24See it on YouTube
I’ve been using this optic and it’s worth every cent. The thermal, and night vision both look a lot better than what you see in this YouTube video. The 4K sensor is great.
@e.l.robbins5614See it on YouTube
Ok I like this but my first question is HOW IN THE HECK DO YOU MOUNT THIS THING on a rifle or crossbow. That thing is a beast.
@John_Henry83See it on YouTube

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I’ve had the 225R for a while. It’s my only foray into any type digital scope. I really like it for my purposes and it seems to be a great value.
@briarjumper125See it on YouTube

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The videos drawing views on sootch00 right now

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The facts

Channel: sootch00
Subscribers: 1,540,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 845,078
Videos published this week: 3
Video published: November 12, 2026
Video views so far: 14,192
Views on its first day: 12,744

The numbers

Here is how sootch00's uploads and audience moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

2,867,711

2,260,115

1,200,418

950,675

Military Arms Channel

866,055

845,078

594,505

487,958

316,645

subscribers

1,540,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

565,806,597

views per day

172,267

typical day: 114,520

first-day views of each video posted this week

Best Budget Day/Night Vision + Thermal …

12,744

S&W Model 66 America 250th Limited Edit…

4,616

Wow! Arizona Regulator SFT Trigger

3,447

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

TAOFLEDERMAUS

1,660,000

Skallagrim

1,630,000

TFB TV

1,600,000

Military Arms Channel

1,550,000

1,540,000

1,110,000

1,080,000

1,080,000

1,050,000

As of November 14, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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