Forge Concepts
Night Vision Battery Pack Retainer
- Regular price
- $39.95
- Sale price
- $39.95
- Regular price
Description
The Forge Concepts Night Vision Battery Pack Retainer is a light weight, low profile retainer for all major types and brands of night vision battery packs. This design was developed in collaboration with a unit who put out a requirement for a minimalist battery pack retainer that was NIR compliant, offered 360 degree retention, and could easily integrate with counterweights. The end result is a simple, low profile, versatile battery pack retainer that works across battery pack and helmet types offering secure retention and functionality.
Features & Specs:
- Provides 360 degree (jumpable) retention of all major types of battery packs & similarly shaped devices on the market including, but not limited to:
- L3 Harris Battery Power Supply: A/N PVS-31, GPNVG, BNVD, FGS/FGE
- Nocturn Industries Bat Pack
- AB Night Vision Low Profile Battery Pack
- GPNVG-18, BNVD, ANVIS 4 Cell Battery Pack
- Low Light Innovations: LLBP (Low Profile Battery Pack)
- NOD-Pod
- ANVIS 6/9 Low Profile Battery Pack
- AN/AVS-9 Battery Pack
- Steele Industries Night Vision Battery Pack
- Quad Defense CounterCell
- Hoplite Industries Battery Pack
- Keystone Dynamic Solutions 6 Pack
- Most common FPV Drone battery packs
- Axon Body 4 Camera
- Maximum circumference of battery packs it will fit is 12 inches
- Mounts to all types of helmets - simply requires two removable screws or a rail attachment point: ACH, OPS-CORE/Gentex, Team Wendy, Galvion Caiman, Hard Headed Veterans, etc
- Lightest night vision battery pack retainer on the market: 0.95oz/ 27g weight
- Low profile design integrates well with counterweights
- Easy battery change design allows for quick battery swaps without needing to remove the battery pack
- Loop panel on the back securely fits ID patches
- Includes spare adhesive backed hook/loop panels for attachment to battery packs or helmets
- Includes two Helmet Retention Tabs
- NIR Compliant
- Made in the USA, Berry compliant
- Q: Does the Night Vision Battery Pack Retainer require any special hardware to mount?
- A: No, the Night Vision Battery Pack comes with two Helmet Retention Tabs that can attach to any screw type on a helmet (strap screws, rails, etc). The shock cord can also be threaded through rail systems, or other mounting tabs (e.g. ones on a counterweight). We also include adhesive backed hook & loop with every order so that if your battery pack doesn't have any or if your helmet needs it as well you have everything you need.
- Q: Does the Night Vision Battery Pack work with my battery pack?
- A: Probably. Our design works with every major setup on the market and holds them securely. If you have a new battery pack or you aren't sure, reach out to us to confirm.
MH-1 + Doko Designs blackbox recorder / Wilcox g24 / Alamo night vision Fischer to USB A / nestout 15k 3 port power bank
This is the best set up for my power bank battery pack, to power my nods, mission recorder, and ancillary USB devices while keeping the weight lower and not having to have a standalone battery pack + power banks to power all my headborne equipment. The battery pack retainer is able to hold the massive power bank securely while balancing my helmet for my needs exceptionally well, better than any of the current market options available for my set up.
Thank you Mastenn! Really appreciate it.
Solid battery back retention, I really like it and the fact you can have it set up a few different ways. I have it set up a little different than the installation video. Alot better than MicroBat and some of the other battery pack retention I've tried, and for cheaper. Definitely worth the price
Holds the battery pack as advertised. Awesome shipping and super competitive pricing compared to similar options and In my opinion looks cooler than the exposed tegris. Good product recommend it for sure.
Holds the pack fine but you have no access to the port for the optic cable and when you do install it and cinch it down it puts unwanted pressure on the neck of the cable. Good pack holder it just doesn't really work with the Steele Ind. Battery pack as stated in the description.
Thank you for review and sorry for the delayed reply here. We do recommend you slightly adjust the shock cord placement to be more angular and this should help with some of the pressure. That said, there is going to be pressure on the connector with the Steele battery pack. This is definitely a function trade off for making the Night Vision Battery Pack Retainer fit as many different types as possible.
I'm running Low Light Innovation MH-1s with their new LLBP (battery pack). The LLBP is small and very lightweight; I was unsure if the Forge Concepts Night Vision Battery Back Retainer would hold it securely due to its size and the awkward cable port that protrudes out the side. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that not only was fitment great, but the whole piece of gear was thoughtfully designed and looked great on my Ops-Core Fast SF Carbon. Would definitely recommend and can confirm compatibility with the LLBP. Thank you!
High quality. As advertised.
Stitching is extremely, extremely neat. It's clear a lot of care went into manufacturing this relatively mundane piece of kit. FC is legit. Could not be happier with this system!
Very nice counterweight/battery pack retainer. It’s minimalistic, lightweight, easy to install, and best of all…it can fit basically ANYTHING thanks to how little material there is. I am using it to hold an Elecom NESTOUT 15k mAh power bank.
Fits well, looks really good
This is my second one from Forge. If it was bad I wouldn’t have got #2. That’s all you really need to know about it. So good you’ll buy it twice.
I like how light and versatile it is. It was a bit confusing to install but it was easy
🫡🏆, quality item
Easy install, great construction. All around wonderful product and company. 10/10 will be doing more business here.
Absolutely love this product. It allowed me to run counterweights as well as a quickly accesible nattery pack for my 31s. Rule #1 is looking cool and this facilitates that
Works on a team wendy helmet and fits the NightVisonInc battery pack very well.
This is the best retainer out on the market no issues so far, holds very well in airborne operations. Instructions and install are easy, and the quality of the material is great.
Works great, also very good packaging with the inside the bag having the barcode for a link on how to assemble. Can't wait to use this on the Gun Line
Easy install on my helmet, works exactly as advertised would definitely recommend
Best retainer out there. I’ve used them all, this one is the best I’ve used.
Easy install, good quality and minimal.
Don't spend money on cheaper or other holders. This pack retainer is by far the best on the market. Holds the pack solid. highly recommend
Great looking product, shipped quickly, and even cane wirh a nice personalized note! 10/10 would recommend to a friend.
High quality. Durable. Fits PVS31 pack perfectly. Easy to follow instructional video. Outstanding product as always with Forge. Will buy a second one for my bump.
Pros:
• Small, compact.
• Pairs up well with a counterweight (if you desire).
• Helps route/store NVG cable.
• Color match to unit SOP.
Cons:
• No way to tie down an IR strobe.
Very helpful, once I watched the video. I understood how to emplace the holder.
Lightweight, small, tough, and better than I expected.
While at my last unit we didn’t have the privilege of battery pack retainers or pouches. It was all Velcro, 550, and/or duck tape. On the Civ’ish side I’ve been able to try out lots of different things. This is definitely without a doubt the best option for the job intended. Plus if you are in a position to which you need a form of cat eyes, dark red/ to ir spectrum beads can go right on the shock cord retainers.
