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    NL Pure experience not exactly positive

    Fair enough. I prefer to cover my lenses. To each their own.
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    NL Pure experience not exactly positive

    He pulled a brand new pair out of the cabinet and packaging. Never been opened.
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    NL Pure experience not exactly positive

    Went to bass pro and they had a pair of 10x42 pures on the shelf. Guy hands them to me and the diopter clearly isn't focuses right so i start to adjust it. it just spins around and around.. so i figured out that it basically just needed be tightened, so i tightened it down as much as i could...
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    Tent recommendations

    I have never been to alaska, but i do ALOT of camping. I strongly recommend Nortent. Pick your flavor. I love the poly cotton. its heavier, but if your base camping, its not a big deal. Although I would not do the polycotton without a stove. the polycotton is water resistant, almost...
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    well put. I'll do some of the things you;ve mentioned and start looking for some scenarios near me that push my HD's . thanks for everyones input.
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    that marginal gain thing is what gets me. i can afford them but is it worth coming up with another 1500 or so for just a fraction better? I really would like to see the 12x42nl vs my 12x50hd. I think I'll look around for someone with a pair near me. I remember when I went from my cheap...
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    i doubt that. lol i see people taking equipment up there all the time. it wasnt even my idea. a guy that works for me takes every summer off and works at one of those mining outfits. to me its just a way to pay for my ferry and make a couple bucks while Im up, and leave a nice peice of...
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    im going to buy whatever i can make money on by leaving in alaska. the plan is to run it just enough to pay for the ferry up and back, and sell it up there, hopefully for the alaska premium. ive got a few candidate that need a little work but are priced right. fortuantely i know a few guys...
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    Post threading??

    Maybe there is a way to do this but i could find it. other forums let you thread messages by reply. I cant find a setting in preferences to do that here. Can you guys enable it?
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    were going to pick up in wyoming and ferry from washington. Im not gonna haul it all the way. from arkansas and yes cat 306 or equivalent. I havent bought yet. but there is a dealer up there i am working with.
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    noted for sure. after this thread a spotter is basically off my list. I have a 70-300 and a 400mm lens for my nikon 850 thats honestly good enough. If i want to do that kind of spotting, ill just take my camera, that will be in the camper anyway.
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    i cannot wait... 38 years old and ive worked since i was 7 or 8. Hell im still working when I go up there. we're taking an excavator with us lol.
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    good advice. thanks. If im not carrying the weight of a spotting scope (which until this thread I really thought was a "much bring" then I'm ok going with a set of higher quality / bigger binos. are the nl Pures at 12x42 as good as "something else" maybe 12x50 in the same price range and...
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    i dont know that im neccesarily sold on getting a 12x. i just prefer them over my 10x UHDs. Im betting the 50mm optic is really the reason there. 4.2 vs 6 sq in of light collection makes a big different at dusk (when 80% of my luck seems to happen) for alaska, in the ranges im thinking a...
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    those are pretty hefty... how many of these hunts really rely on hours of glassing anyway? is that just what it takes in alaska to find them? I ask because I wonder if ergonomics is a major issue. or is it more "climb the hill and spend 15 minutes glassing the area then move on to the next"
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    I honestly planned on attaching my phone to whatever spotter and not spending much time looking through it. Ive seen some of those setups and they seem pretty legit. im not hunting for a trophy. id be happy with a big cow.
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    Need (ok want) Longer range Glassing capabilities

    My partner and I have a few pairs of Vortex's. One is a UHD, the other is one step down from that I cant remember the model, and then we have some diamondbacks. Range finders are also vortex, in the upper price ranges of what they sold but again, i dont know the models. my favorites are...
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    Sold For Sale Nortent Bivuakk with Inner - $300 shipped

    I have this same Tent, except in the extreme version. Nortent stuff is some of the best on the market imo. Im surprised no one has picked this up yet becuase thats a pretty good deal. Note to others, you can use the stove jack with the bugnet if you want. thats what we plan on doing in alaska
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    New Stone Glacier gear??

    fair enough. LOL
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    Bottom Climber with JX3 Hybrid

    i sorta simulated it to see if i could "hang" from the linemans. it takes a little strength up if you get the linemans up high enough in the tree and squeeze your arms together you can hang and push off the tree with the fork.

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