CONTEST: MAY Aquilifer EP 6-24×50

Enter for a chance to win an Aquilifer 6-24×50 FFP Scope. Each qualified contest entry will be included in a random drawing during my TMI Livestream show.

Entries must be received no later than 12pm noon EST on May 30, 2026.

This prize is supplied by Aquilifer and is awarded at their sole discretion and direction.


CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS

There are 2 ways to enter. Prove you have the skills to fill out a form and upload screenshots.

OPTION A. Subscribe to @MoondogGo. Watch my Mission Carmel video https://youtu.be/vMOq_6TTw9Y

LIKE the video

COMMENT, “[Your First Name] wants to win the May contest.”

UPLOAD a screenshot that shows the plaque commemorating FOUR EARLY AMERICANS IN CALIFORNIA.


OPTION B. Subscribe to @MoondogReviews. Watch my ED17 flashlight video https://youtu.be/mjRtTTZFKDE

LIKE the video

COMMENT “I’m here for the #Nitcore contest.”

UPLOAD a screenshot that shows me dropping the EDC17

Example:



RULES

NO PURCHASE OR DONATION IS NECESSARY TO ENTER. YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING DO NOT INCREASE WITH A PURCHASE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Eligibility

Void where prohibited by law. Must be a legal resident in the USA. Moondog Industries employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, advertising and promotion agencies, and employees’ immediate family members are ineligible to participate in the contest/giveaway.

Entrants must be willing and able to appear on YouTube to discuss the contest and post images of the prize on their social feed should they win the contest.

2. Sponsors and Platforms

Aquilifier (known as the SPONSOR) and Moondog Industries (known as the CO-SPONSOR) is a video Edutainment producer and game promoter based in San Francisco, CA. YouTube, TikTok, Rumble, X and online video platforms (known as PLATFORMS) are not SPONSORS or in any way affiliated with the contest or content.

3. Entry Period

Contest email entries must be received between:
12:00pm EST 1 May 2026
and
12:00pm EST 30 May 2026

4. Agreement to Rules

By entering the contest, participants agree to abide by the SPONSOR’s Official Rules and decisions. The SPONSOR retains the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify entries at their sole discretion. By submitting an entry, the participant agrees to accept the decision of the SPONSOR as final and binding.

5. How to Enter

This contest requires your skill in navigating your phone or computer controls to screen capture an image of the following YouTube channels/Social Media accounts. Subscribe or Follow and make a screen capture of those pages showing a greyed out Subscribe button or indicator that your account is Following that page. If the page is not functioning, please contact contest@moondogindustries.com . One entry per person or per Social Media account. Fraudulent methods of entry, photo retouched, or other methods of circumvention of the rules may result in the SPONSOR invalidating a participant’s entries.

6. Prizes

The winner must be able to receive the prize by e-mail or by physical mail. Prize may be substituted at the sole discretion of the SPONSOR. Acceptance of the prize grants SPONSOR permission to use the winner’s entry, name, and likeness for advertising, promotion, and trade without further compensation or remuneration unless prohibited by law.

7. Odds

The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received.

8. Selection and Notification of the Winner

The winner will be chosen at random by the SPONSOR from among the entrants who demonstrated the skill to navigate the electronic entry and have met the minimum requirements. Winners will be contacted via the email used to enter the contest. Winner must have a legal address within the US to ship the prize.

SPONSOR is not liable for the winner’s failure to receive notification of winning if he or she provided the wrong email address or if their email security settings caused your prize notification to go into the spam or junk folder. If a winner does not respond within 24hrs of sending a notification, the SPONSOR will select an alternate winner. Receipt of the prize is upon the condition of compliance with federal, state, and local laws.

9. Rights Granted by the Entrant

The SPONSOR, upon submission of an entry into the giveaway or contest, has the right to use the participant’s submission, voice, likeness, image, statements about the contest, etc., for publicity, news, advertising, promotional purposes, trade, and so forth, without any further notice, review, consent, compensation, or remuneration.

Participants shall defend or settle against such claims at their sole expense, and shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the SPONSOR from any suit due to damage of or by the prize.

10. Terms & Conditions

The SPONSOR reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate if unauthorized human intervention, a bug or virus, fraud, or other causes beyond your control impact or corrupt the security, fairness, proper conduct, or administration of the contest/giveaway.

11. Limitation of Liability

Entry into this contest constitutes the participant’s agreement to release and hold harmless the SPONSOR and PLATFORMS, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, etc., against all claims, liability, illness, injury, death, loss, etc., that occurs directly or indirectly from participation in the contest or use/misuse of the awarded prize.

12. Disputes

As a condition of participating in the promotion, the participant agrees to resolve all disputes with an arbitrator designated by the SPONSOR in the state of California, without resorting to any form of class action. Entrants waive all rights to punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, and waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

13. Privacy Policy

Participants agree to abide by all privacy and NDA laws in the State of California and any federal laws of the United State of America.

14. Winners List

Participants may request a list of winners by submitting a request in writing to Moondog Industries for up to 30 days after the contest ends.

15. Social Media Platform Rules

Winners will agree to post a photo of the prize on their social media channels in such a way as does not violate any rules of that platform. The winners also agree to appear for an interview where they will discuss the prize and its performance. If there are functional problems with the prize, the winner agrees to make a good-faith effort to resolve all issues with the SPONSOR prior to posting reviews or opinions about the prize.

16. Affirmation of Acceptance of and Agreement to All of the Official Rules

By entering the contest, the entrant has affirmatively reviewed, accepted, and agreed to all of them. 

Ladybug Pest Control

https://youtu.be/upX_YwAatg8

Aphids love my hibiscus flower bush. I’m loath to use chemical pesticides. I’ve sprayed it with detergent and water multiple times but every spring they come back.

Ladybugs are natural predators of aphids, and I’ve seen an occasional beetle on the bush. This year I bought a box of live ladybugs online to treat this aphid problem. The box contained a sachet of crawling, live beetles. I gently shook them over the plant though most stuck to the bag. I ended up carefully picking them out with my fingers. Some crawled onto my hands, and I placed as many directly onto more infested buds and branches.

The next day, I checked on the bush and was disappointed to find that only a small fraction of the ladybugs were around from the previous day. Some must have flown away; perhaps some were eaten by birds or predators? In any case, a few days later I could barely find one ladybug left on the bush and there were still aphids.

So the attempt seems to be a failure. Perhaps I needed to starve the beetles a few days before releasing them? Or maybe this is just to be expected?

BUY

Amazon https://amzn.to/4lXuXSW

CONTEST MAY: Nitecore EDC17 flashlight

Enter for a chance to win a Nitecore 1700 lumen EDC17 flashlight. Each qualified contest entry will be included in a random drawing during my TMI Livestream show in June.

Entries must be received no later than 12 pm noon EST on May 30, 2026.

This prize is supplied by Nitcore and is awarded at their sole discretion and direction.


CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS

There are 2 ways to enter. Prove you have the skills to fill out a form and upload screenshots.

OPTION A.
Subscribe to @MoondogGo

WATCH my Mission Carmel video https://youtu.be/vMOq_6TTw9Y

LIKE the video

COMMENT, “My favorite part of the video is [YOUR ANSWER].”

UPLOAD a screenshot from the video that shows the date that the original mission cross was errected.


OPTION B.
SUBSCRIBE to @MoondogReviews

WATCH my EDC17 video https://youtu.be/mjRtTTZFKDE

LIKE the video

COMMENT, “[Your First Name] wants a #nitecore

UPLOAD a screenshot from the video that shows when I test the EDC17 for waterproof protection

Example:



RULES

NO PURCHASE OR DONATION IS NECESSARY TO ENTER. YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING DO NOT INCREASE WITH A PURCHASE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Eligibility

Void where prohibited by law. Must be a legal resident in the USA. Moondog Industries employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, advertising and promotion agencies, and employees’ immediate family members are ineligible to participate in the contest/giveaway.

Entrants must be willing and able to appear on YouTube to discuss the contest and post images of the prize on their social feed should they win the contest.

2. Sponsors and Platforms

Nitecore (known as the SPONSOR) and Moondog Industries (known as the CO-SPONSOR) is a video Edutainment producer and game promoter based in San Francisco, CA. YouTube, TikTok, Rumble, X and online video platforms (known as PLATFORMS) are not SPONSORS or in any way affiliated with the contest or content.

3. Entry Period

Contest email entries must be received between:
12:00pm EST 1 May 2026
and
12:00pm EST 30 May 2026

4. Agreement to Rules

By entering the contest, participants agree to abide by the SPONSOR’s Official Rules and decisions. The SPONSOR retains the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify entries at their sole discretion. By submitting an entry, the participant agrees to accept the decision of the SPONSOR as final and binding.

5. How to Enter

This contest requires your skill in navigating your phone or computer controls to screen capture an image of the following YouTube channels/Social Media accounts. Subscribe or Follow and make a screen capture of those pages showing a greyed out Subscribe button or indicator that your account is Following that page. If the page is not functioning, please contact contest@moondogindustries.com . One entry per person or per Social Media account. Fraudulent methods of entry, photo retouched, or other methods of circumvention of the rules may result in the SPONSOR invalidating a participant’s entries.

6. Prizes

The winner must be able to receive the prize by e-mail or by physical mail. Prize may be substituted at the sole discretion of the SPONSOR. Acceptance of the prize grants SPONSOR permission to use the winner’s entry, name, and likeness for advertising, promotion, and trade without further compensation or remuneration unless prohibited by law.

7. Odds

The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received.

8. Selection and Notification of the Winner

The winner will be chosen at random by the SPONSOR from among the entrants who demonstrated the skill to navigate the electronic entry and have met the minimum requirements. Winners will be contacted via the email used to enter the contest. Winner must have a legal address within the US to ship the prize.

SPONSOR is not liable for the winner’s failure to receive notification of winning if he or she provided the wrong email address or if their email security settings caused your prize notification to go into the spam or junk folder. If a winner does not respond within 24hrs of sending a notification, the SPONSOR will select an alternate winner. Receipt of the prize is upon the condition of compliance with federal, state, and local laws.

9. Rights Granted by the Entrant

The SPONSOR, upon submission of an entry into the giveaway or contest, has the right to use the participant’s submission, voice, likeness, image, statements about the contest, etc., for publicity, news, advertising, promotional purposes, trade, and so forth, without any further notice, review, consent, compensation, or remuneration.

Participants shall defend or settle against such claims at their sole expense, and shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the SPONSOR from any suit due to damage of or by the prize.

10. Terms & Conditions

The SPONSOR reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate if unauthorized human intervention, a bug or virus, fraud, or other causes beyond your control impact or corrupt the security, fairness, proper conduct, or administration of the contest/giveaway.

11. Limitation of Liability

Entry into this contest constitutes the participant’s agreement to release and hold harmless the SPONSOR and PLATFORMS, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, etc., against all claims, liability, illness, injury, death, loss, etc., that occurs directly or indirectly from participation in the contest or use/misuse of the awarded prize.

12. Disputes

As a condition of participating in the promotion, the participant agrees to resolve all disputes with an arbitrator designated by the SPONSOR in the state of California, without resorting to any form of class action. Entrants waive all rights to punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, and waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

13. Privacy Policy

Participants agree to abide by all privacy and NDA laws in the State of California and any federal laws of the United State of America.

14. Winners List

Participants may request a list of winners by submitting a request in writing to Moondog Industries for up to 30 days after the contest ends.

15. Social Media Platform Rules

Winners will agree to post a photo of the prize on their social media channels in such a way as does not violate any rules of that platform. The winners also agree to appear for an interview where they will discuss the prize and its performance. If there are functional problems with the prize, the winner agrees to make a good-faith effort to resolve all issues with the SPONSOR prior to posting reviews or opinions about the prize.

16. Affirmation of Acceptance of and Agreement to All of the Official Rules

By entering the contest, the entrant has affirmatively reviewed, accepted, and agreed to all of them. 

Coolcrazy N7 Dashcam

https://youtu.be/VoXMVNEV2yk

The N7 is a very compact 4K dashcam from a company with a very 80’s sounding brand name, Coolcrazy. The diashcam is very small at about 3 x 1 in diameter, yet boasts a larger display screen than some larger dashcams. The display takes up the entire back of the unit with a diagonal screen size of 3.1″

The N7 has built-in GPS tracking to help parents or employers identify when drivers exceed speed limits and logs where they traveled. It has built-in WiFi to connect to its phone App to download camera footage. It also features a parking mode when paired with a battery power connection. It comes with a car lighter to USB-C adapter.

Its recording during daylight is good and sufficiently detailed to capture license plates from cars driving in the opposite direction. Its night footage is average for a budget dashcam, unable to resolve the characters in license plates except on cars that are stopped directly in front of the camera. While disappointing, this night footage is typical of most dashcams, except for the most expensive models.

Despite its middling video capture, the N7 stands out among other budget dashcams. The N7’s compact size, suite of features, and sub $60 price make this an exceptional value.

SHOP

Available on Amazon https://amzn.to/47UOCi9

SPECS

N7

Resolution: 4K at 30fps

Field of View: 170°

Display: 3.2-inch

Wi-Fi:  2.4G

GPS: Built-in

Storage: Micro SD up to 128GB

Power: USB-C

TMI 260429 Another AZ Hole

We’re revisiting the Northern Arizona desert, with YouTuber and ammo reloading expert Viejo.

This video is sponsored by Venice.ai. Get a free trial, go to https://venice.ai/moondog or use code MOONDOG to get 20% off a Pro Plan. Enjoy uncensored and private A.I. with Venice.

Read my notes: https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-260429-another-az-hole/

EARLYBIRD Clue:

THIS WEEK

Moondog2A

Moondog Reviews

Moondog Go

BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This gas and oil brand is the US subsidiary of a British/Dutch energy multinational corporation, which is one of the largest companies in the world.


DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

Arizona

Arizona was the 48th state of the Union and one of the most visited states for its natural desert landmarks such as the Grand Canyon.


BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This sea mollusk-themed oil and gas brand also owns Pennzoil, Quakerstate, and JiffyLube.

OFFERS

CL1P Tech

10% discount this month (until April 30)
https://cl1ptech.com/discount/MOONDOG2A


Matt Hat beef jerky
Use code: MOONDOG to get 15%
Order a free sample using my link https://matthatjerky.com/products/sample-pack?ref=moondog

Anarchy Outdoors
Get 5% this month using code MOONDOG2A
https://www.anarchyoutdoors.com


APRIL CONTEST

Pardon for some typos in the entry forms. They are now corrected.

Win an Aquilifier 5-25×56 or a CV Live magnetic laser boresighter


Hold Em or Fold Em Challenge with a DiscoveryOpt LHT 3-12×42

My YouTube friends @Dayattherange and @Hazzbro1964 created a deceptively tricky .22 rimfire challenge target called Hold Em or Fold Em. https://dayattherange.com/holdem-or-foldem/5/

This timed challenge, you have 10 shots to hit 10 targets from 50 yards. Each playing-card-themed target is smaller than a postage stamp on a letter-sized sheet of paper. From 50 yards, a postage card looks like the head of a pin.

For my attempt, I was shooting a factory Ruger 10/22 takedown rifle. This can be the least accurate model of the 10/22 because the optics rail is not directly connected to the barrel. I mounted a Discovery Optics LHT 3-12×24 light-weight budget FFP scope. But even at 12x, the individual target squares were tiny, and their edges were barely perceptible.

I ran CCI Standard Velocity rounds, which this rifle shoots well, but it’s not match-grade ammo. I DQ’d almost from the start. I only managed 3 clean hits out of 10. This result will probably place me in the TRAIN WRECK division of this match.

I hope to try this again, but next time I’ll be shooting from a folding table or from the ground, prone.

SHOP

DiscoveryOpt Website: https://discoveryopt.com
10% Discount Code: MOONDOG2A

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4ofFcnH 
10% Discount Code: MOONDOG2A


Break Barrel LPVO DiscoveryOpt ED-AR 1-8×24

Break barrel air rifles are notorious for destroying scopes. Scopes are designed to withstand the recoil of a rifle. The ignition of the cartridge propels the bullet out the barrel, with the hot gas and physics of the reaction, sending the rifle and scope back into the shooter’s shoulder.

Break barrel air rifles on the other hand, are not firearms. Instead, a compressed spring is released, pushing a piston forward into a cylinder, sending compressed air and a lead pellet to the target. The rifle and scope experience two recoil impulses one after the other in opposite directions. This back-and-forth voilence shakes scopes in directions most were never designed to move.

Discovery Optics ED line of premium budget scopes claims to be durable enough to withstand use on a break barrel. I put that claim to the test on my Benjamin Trail Nitro NP2 rifle chambered in .22 caliber.

SHOP

The 10% discount code: MoondogED18
Amazon affiliate: https://amzn.to/4g3PMKg
Discovery Optics: https://discoveryopt.com/DISCOVERYOPT-ED-AR-1-8X24IR-FFP-Optics-Scopes.html

SPECS

ED-AR SFIR

Magnification: 1-8x

Objective Lens: 24mm

Reticle Plane: First (FFP)

Tube: 34mm

Length: 11.4 in/290mm

Weight: 24.2 oz/687 g

Click Value: 0.1 MRAD

Elevation Adj: 38 MRAD 

Windage Adj: 22 MRAD

Parallax: 5yrds–Infinity

Eye Relief: 4 in 

FOV @ 100 yd 1x: @ 133.6 ft 

FOV @ 100 yd 8x: 15.7 ft

Exit Pupil 1x: 15.6 mm / 8x: 3.0 mm

OLight imini 2

The Olight iMini 2, a keychain flashlight that only claims to pump out 50 lumens. But this pocket-sized powerhouse illuminates like it’s compensating for something. Probably its size. It’s not because its cold, this compact flashlight makes your Chapstick look like the flashlight she told you not to worry about.

The iMini 2’s design is delightfully simple: two magnetic halves that snap together. The front half houses the LED bult, while the back half terminates in a bare USB-A jack. To activate, simply pull the two halves apart. The light stays on until you reunite the halves, in a snap.

The most surprising feature was its run time. OLight claims a one-hour runtime, but I got considerably more. After an hour, it dimmed like your enthusiasm on Monday morning, then gradually faded over two hours. By the three-hour mark, it was so faint that in daylight, I thought it had given up the ghost. But I discovered it was still on with a faint glow; maybe just 1 lumen? I left it on my desk where it ran for another 12 hours before I gave up on testing it because I had to recharge it for filming more testing the next day.

At around $20, this diminutive dynamo costs less than a movie ticket and outlasts most celebrity marriages.

SHOP

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/OLIGHT-Rechargeable-Keychain-Flashlight-Emergencies/dp/B0C54ZH8WW/?maas=maas_adg_D8D0CBB4F9CF49F010E2D1F22F47E4F8_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas

SPECS

Max Lumens: 50 

Throw: 68 ft (21 m)

Length: 2.17 in  (55 mm)

Diameter: 0.59 in (15.1 mm)

Weight: 0.69 oz (19.5 g)

Battery Capacity: 80mAh

Connection: USB-A

Waterproof: IPX6

TMI 260422 California Goobers

Over 20 California Gubernatorial Candidates?! This show isn’t about politics, but this state is nuts! We are going to have a little fun and learn something about the candidates running for Governor of California, in their own words.

This video is sponsored by Venice.ai. Get a free trial, go to https://venice.ai/moondog or use code MOONDOG to get 20% off a Pro Plan. Enjoy uncensored and private A.I. with Venice.

This episode is sponsored by Matt Hat beef jerky. Use code: MOONDOG to get 15%
Order a free sample using my link https://matthatjerky.com/products/sample-pack?ref=moondog

Read my notes: https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-260422-california-goobers/

EARLYBIRD Clue:

THIS WEEK

Moondog2A

Moondog Reviews

Moondog Go

BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This nut and chocolate brand is one of the biggest snack companies in the US. It was sold by Kraft Heinz in 2021 to Hormel Foods.


DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

California has over 20 Goobers running in the June Gubantorial Primary

California is the largest state in the union. Largest population. Largest economy. Home of technology, Hollywood, the music business. It’s no flex to say the United States is the most influential country in the world. That’s why the rest of the world watches the news and even bets on the U.S. presidential election.

It’s no understatement to say that California is the most influential state in the union. So that’s why you may be hearing about the California gubernatorial race in your local news.

In 2004 California voters passed a Non-Partisan “Jungle Primary” where almost anybody could run regardless of political party affiliation. On paper, this would expand people’s choice beyond the 2-party system. An open primary will be held in June 2026 with the top 2 candidates proceeding to the general election in November.

This year, the CA board of elections validated 32 gubernatorial candidates. As of this video, 10 of them have dropped out, including, Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell due to sexual assault allegations.

Here are the other 22 candidates from the Primary Ballot Pamphlet mailed out this week.


BRAND CONTEST CLUE

The nut brand was founded by Italian immigrant Amedeo Obici in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He started his career as a bellhop and fruit stand vendor in Scranton, Pennsylvania and became known locally as the Peanut Man. This brand is best known for its mascot, “Mr. Peanut”.

OFFERS

CL1P Tech

10% discount this month (until April 30)
https://cl1ptech.com/discount/MOONDOG2A


Anarchy Outdoors
Get 5% this month using code MOONDOG2A
https://www.anarchyoutdoors.com


APRIL CONTEST

Pardon for some typos in the entry forms. They are now corrected.

Win an Aquilifier 5-25×56 or a CV Live magnetic laser boresighter


SHOT2026 KelTec

https://youtu.be/AWvKS3-XySo

KelTec is famous for designing some of the most innovative guns in the industry, as they are infamous for making some of the weirdest guns in the firearms industry. Last year, they put out a clip-fed pistol the PR-5.7, and this year they developed that into a .308 chambered PR-AT3.

With both pistols, KelTec chose to trade the box magazine found in nearly all modern pistols with an internal magazine that is clip reloaded, to allow them to create a slimmer CCW pistol with a higher internal capacity of 13 rounds. Its a “choice.”

This year, KelTec also rolled out with upgrades to their folding PCC, the KelTec Sub2000 CQB, which has an integral suppressor barrel. They also rolled out a Gen2 to their bullpup shotgun, the KS7, creating a more “mainstream” design with a full length Picatinny rail and adding a covered lower Picatinny rail to the pump slide to allow for a vertical grip.

In 2026, Keltec chose to refine rather than revolutionize.

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