Night Vision External power with AGM StingIR

[mikefraz]

I’m really tired of picking up my StingIR and either:
-Finding out the batteries had parasitic drain since the last time I used the thermal and they’re dead

Or

-having to take out the battery after every use and put it back in every time I want to use my thermal.

This seems like the dumbest thing. I fully realize that leaving batteries in my thermal will result in parasitic drain or possible corrosion, which is bad, but I just feel like this isn’t serious equipment if it can’t just be picked up and turned on when I need it.

So…I want to run my StingIR from an external battery/battery bank. The catch is that I want it to be something that attaches to the StingIR itself and not the rifle or a helmet. This is because I use my StingIR as a clip on and as a handheld. So the battery has to be capable and of easily moving from one to the other.

My initial searches brought up the Anker Nano, which plugs directly into the StingIR’s USB-C port and is about the width of an IPhone screen. This seems like it could work, but is definitely on the bulky side compared to the size of the StingIR. Plus I have worries about its durability and ability to withstand recoil without damaging the StingIR or the battery bank.

Are there other options? I’m not against attaching a battery bank to the side of the StingIR in some way if that’s the way to go.