Description
Introducing: Symbiote Night Vision & Thermal Bridge
What will be, unburdened by what has been. The Symbiote Night Vision and Thermal Bridge.
You know what’s more painful than a Kamala Harris speech? Being limited to bridges on the market that do not offer users a seamless integration with their units. We suffered through the same experience in our personal training and use cases. Did the bridges on the market mount two units beside each other? Sure. Did they do it properly with FULL adjustability? Absolutely not.
The Symbiote Night Vision & Thermal Bridge
The Symbiote Night Vision & Thermal Bridge exists to do a simple task: Create a symbiotic relationship between two dissimilar units. This creates one cohesive assembly. What does this mean? It means you have a full range of adjustability to suit virtually ANY thermal or night vision unit on the market. Remember the days when your thermal and PVS-14 wouldn’t line up and you had to run one unit all cocked and goofy? Thankfully, those days are now long gone. A new era has arrived.
Not all eye-ball spacings are the same.
Everyone has a different pupillary distance, which means every person needs a different level of adjustment. Most bridges simply rely on a radial arm to pivot the units to offer “some” adjustment. While this may in fact get the units close to centered over your eyes, you are now running your units crooked. With PVS-14’s, that isn’t a huge deal. With a thermal monocular with a square screen and text on the screen/menus, it is a huge annoyance. The Symbiote accounts for nearly all pupillary distances that exist in humans.
Wait, so you include EVERYTHING needed with the Symbiote?
Absolutely. We include EVERYTHING needed to run your symbiote. There is no need for you to read through countless web pages face planting your way through all the accessories and adapters. You will receive J-Arms, Dovetails, Pano Arms, and everything else you need to get to training. Whether you plan to run Dual PVS-14’s or a Dual Band (Thermal AND NV unit), the Symbiote is shipped STANDARD with what you need.
Symbiote Weight Breakdown:
- Complete Bridge WITH hardware: 3.1 ounces
- J-Arms: .5 ounces EACH
- Mini Rail Dovetail Adapter: .2 Ounces
- Modular Dovetail Adapter: .16 Ounces
The Symbiote includes:
- All necessary hardware for installation / assembly
- (One) Bridge Center Hub (PN: BR-HUB-G1)
- (Two) Bridge Standard Non-Panoramic Arms (PN: BR-ARM-G1)
- (One) Left side slider (PN: BR-SL-LG1)
- (One) Right Side Slider (PN: BR-SL-RG1)
- (One) Left Panoramic Arm (PN: BR-PANO-LG1)
- (One) Right Panoramic Arm (PN: BR-PANO-RG1)
- (One) Left Dovetail Receiver (PN: BR-DTR-LG1)
- (One) Right Dovetail Receiver (PN: BR-DTR-RG1)
- (One) .063″ Tall Spacer (PN: BR-SPA-063-G1)
- (One) .125″ Tall Spacer (PN: BR-SPA-125-G1)
- (One) .1875″ Tall Spacer (PN: BR-SPA-1875-G1)
- (Two) Thumb Nuts (PN: BR-TN-G1)
- (Two) J ARMS for PVS-14 (PN: BR-JARM-G1)
- (One) Modular Dovetail (PN: BR-MODDT-G1)
- (One) 1/8″ Allen Tool (PN: BR-18AT) for tightening the smaller screws on the dovetails
- (One) 5/32″ Allen Tool (PN : BR-532AT) for PVS-14 J-Arm Button Head Screws
- (One) 5/64″ Allen Tool (PN: BR-564AT) For Mini Rail Dovetail Adapter
Frequently Asked Questions:
1.) What material and manufacturing process is used to manufacture the Symbiote?
Answer: The Symbiote is produced using an FDM 3D printing process in PA-12CF, which is a carbon fiber reinforced Nylon. This is a very stable and rugged material, engineered for high heat, wear, and moisture resistance with excellent strength and toughness characteristics.
2.) Is the Symbiote strong enough to trust?
Answer: Trust is earned. Our R&D process consisted of breaking parts and revising their design until it could take all the abuse we threw at it. But many people are skeptical of printed parts, so to earn your trust it comes with a one-time FULL REPLACEMENT warranty.
3.) What thermal units are compatible with the Symbiote?
Answer: We designed it to be compatible with every head mountable unit we have in our inventory. It will work with all the most common units on the market and if you find something weird that doesn’t fit, let us know! We may design an adapter and offer it separately on our site!
4.) What night vision units are compatible with the Symbiote?
Answer: Every monocular we could find! If it can take a J-arm or dovetail, it will snap right in.
5.) Who is manufacturing the Symbiote Bridge?
Answer: We are! Our Team Produces the Symbiote IN HOUSE.
6.) What warranty is offered with the Symbiote?
Answer: The Symbiote includes a limited ONE REPLACEMENT warranty. Full details can be found in the included instruction manual for the Symbiote Bridge. Under MOST circumstances, if you break it, we will replace it. The only caveat to this will be intentional misuse and destruction. But if it fails while you are using it properly, we will offer one replacement. For life.
7.) Do I need to be concerned about weather or temperatures?
Answer: Nope. Boil it, freeze it, use it for decoration in your aquarium, doesn’t matter. Nylon is tough as nails and all the hardware is stainless steel.
Andrew Fouche (verified owner) –
The Symbiote was exactly what I needed. A lightweight and customizable solution to allow me make the most of my night-vision and thermal investments. I also appreciate the ease of adjustments which allow friends and family to get a taste of owning the night without overly complicated and time consuming adjustments. If you see any hogs in North Texas, let them know I’m coming for them. Thanks Ethan and the Arkayne crew for the continual support as I progress further into the world of night vision/thermal technology!
Greg Bickel (verified owner) –
I have finally had a chance to assemble the rig, you and your team put together for me. I researched multiple bridges before contacting you. All I can say is, I am so glad I waited and took your advice on the SYMBIOTE bridge. On top of a great bridge, the night vision and thermal are second to none for my application. Thanks again, for great advice and product selection.
Collin Rupp (verified owner) –
The Symbiote is the complete package. Light weight, durable, adaptable. Fully featured to address the issues with many bridges on the market today. Everything you need for any combo of nv and thermal on the market today… dual pvs14, check…. Hybrid, check… dual thermals, check! All in one complete package, no more buying new/extra parts and pieces. I have used many bridges on the market today, the Symbiote is the only one I will be using moving forward!
Adam Hoehne (verified owner) –
Ethan provided exceptional assistance, taking the time to answer several of my calls and helping me set up a full helmet system using the symbiote to enable hands-free use of my thermal equipment in the field. His support was outstanding, and I couldn’t have asked for better service.
kjh52496 (verified owner) –
I was VERY skeptical of a 3d printed bridge. I would have been hesitant if it was from another company, but I knew Arkayne spent a lot of time on this and they wouldn’t sell junk. The engineer challenged me to try and snap one of the arms for the NV mount and I couldn’t. The printed instructions made it easy to do what little assembling was necessary. The bridge ended up being even better than expected. The only way I see someone choosing a different bridge is if they don’t know the strength of carbon fiber nylon. I am excited to see how this performs at the next milsim game. It is going to be a force multiplier with the way I have it set up. Excellent work on this one! Keep at it!