Does the Marsupial No-Mag Harness "break-in"?

[RC_]

I just got the Marsupial no-mag bino harness and I'm pretty concerned with how tight the closure is. Can I operate the lid with one hand? Yes. Can I actually take my binos in and out of the pouch with one-hand? Definitely not. The closure is so tight that it seems to crush the pouch/box back on itself and pinch the binos in the case so that I need to use one hand to open the pocket and the other to remove the binos. This is with a pair of 10x42 ELs so not particularly large binos (and they don't currently have the tripod adapter I usually run on them, so I would expect them to be even tighter with that).

For guys that have the no-mag version, does the case and elastic break-in to where it's truly one-hand operational and if yes, how long did that take? Right now, I'm highly contemplating returning for the magnetic version despite initially wanting to avoid magnets.

 

[Nextbuyers]

It feels way too tight at first, but it does break in. After a couple weeks mine loosened up enough to run one-handed with 10x42s. If you want instant easy access, magnets are quicker, but the no-mag gets smoother with use.

 

[wnelson14]

In all the marsupial cases I have, I’ve wrapped the binos in a light foam sheet that came in a box or something and left them in for a week or so and it’s 1000% better you could use paper, towel, or bubble wrap or anything like that,

 

[tracker12]

It took mine a whole season to get worn in. I called and talked to CS and they recommended I wrap it in something but I dont recall what it was.