x.enigmatic.x
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I'm certainly nowhere near the DIY level of most guys on this forum. That being said, I guarantee if I can do it, you can do it... enough of the motivational talk though, here's my mod descriptions.
One thing that bothered me about the KUIU bino harness was when I wanted to glass from a tripod, I had to remove the entire chest rig, or unclip the binoculars and hope the attachment points didn't slide over the top of my shoulders (in which most cases they did and I ended up taking off the whole rig). To alleviate this, I ordered another set of the clips (both male in my case), which are the clips generally attached to the binoculars. They came with the webbing/ end loop (grey plastic piece sewn through the webbing) to secure them to the binos.
Using my trusty Havalon blade and a whisky with coke to steady the hand and ease the nerve of cutting into my harness, I made a small incision through the double layer section of the bino harness, near the same elevation as the existing clips as they sat while the binos were in the harness. I did this to attempt to have a similar amount of tension whether the shoulder straps were clipped to the binos or clipped to my secondary male attachment points. After the cuts were made and another sip from my libation, I ran the webbing from the inside to the outside and secured the male clips.
(Above image: binos secured as originally designed. You can see my added clips on each side of the harness)
(Above image: closer look at the grey plastic piece ran through the inside to prevent the new clips from coming through the bino case fabric)
(Above image: closer look at the outside cut and securing of the male clip)
(Above image: the shoulder straps attached to the newly added clips, allowing one to remove the binos completely from the harness, put them back, without removing the entire harness setup)
Presto! Now no more removing the harness. I've been running this during scouting and now for a few archery deer outings and can say it makes no difference which attachment point the shoulder straps are clipped into. No tears or other issues to date either.
Now for the rangefinder pouch modification... the KUIU rangefinder pouch is a great addition. I was previously running an FHF one jimmy-rigged on in a similar fashion. The KUIU pouch is much more secure though. The one downside was I struggled to get my RF out efficiently... it was awkward to get a hold of and I constantly had to shift it in my hand to get my finger on the function button to range something. To alleviate that, I cut about 1 1/2" down both the front and back fabric, folded it to the inside and hot glued it. An excess of whisky and coke may have played a role in the unsightly butcher job, so I advise you undertake this mod early in the night for a cleaner look. I also advise maybe only removing 1" of fabric. I haven't had any issues, and I hunt with the cover flap tucked out of the way, but the cutting of 1 1/2" seems to have compromised some of the structural integrity of the pouch, causing the face of the pouch to lean out a bit more than it did originally. Nonetheless, I can now grab the RF with my finger on the button, as I pull it from the pouch... no more fumbling or bumbling.
(Above image: view of the modified/ cut portion along the bottom of the RF)
(Above image: view of the cut portion, showing where I can now grab the RF with my finger already on the button, as it is removed from the pouch)
(Above image: inside of the RF pouch, showing the cuts down each side, folding the fabric inward and then gluing)
I hope someone is able to find one or both of these mods helpful! Also, I copyright both of these and will accept nothing less than 12.5% royalties if incorporated into future KUIU productions. Best of luck on your 2017 adventures...
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One thing that bothered me about the KUIU bino harness was when I wanted to glass from a tripod, I had to remove the entire chest rig, or unclip the binoculars and hope the attachment points didn't slide over the top of my shoulders (in which most cases they did and I ended up taking off the whole rig). To alleviate this, I ordered another set of the clips (both male in my case), which are the clips generally attached to the binoculars. They came with the webbing/ end loop (grey plastic piece sewn through the webbing) to secure them to the binos.
Using my trusty Havalon blade and a whisky with coke to steady the hand and ease the nerve of cutting into my harness, I made a small incision through the double layer section of the bino harness, near the same elevation as the existing clips as they sat while the binos were in the harness. I did this to attempt to have a similar amount of tension whether the shoulder straps were clipped to the binos or clipped to my secondary male attachment points. After the cuts were made and another sip from my libation, I ran the webbing from the inside to the outside and secured the male clips.
(Above image: binos secured as originally designed. You can see my added clips on each side of the harness)
(Above image: closer look at the grey plastic piece ran through the inside to prevent the new clips from coming through the bino case fabric)
(Above image: closer look at the outside cut and securing of the male clip)
(Above image: the shoulder straps attached to the newly added clips, allowing one to remove the binos completely from the harness, put them back, without removing the entire harness setup)
Presto! Now no more removing the harness. I've been running this during scouting and now for a few archery deer outings and can say it makes no difference which attachment point the shoulder straps are clipped into. No tears or other issues to date either.
Now for the rangefinder pouch modification... the KUIU rangefinder pouch is a great addition. I was previously running an FHF one jimmy-rigged on in a similar fashion. The KUIU pouch is much more secure though. The one downside was I struggled to get my RF out efficiently... it was awkward to get a hold of and I constantly had to shift it in my hand to get my finger on the function button to range something. To alleviate that, I cut about 1 1/2" down both the front and back fabric, folded it to the inside and hot glued it. An excess of whisky and coke may have played a role in the unsightly butcher job, so I advise you undertake this mod early in the night for a cleaner look. I also advise maybe only removing 1" of fabric. I haven't had any issues, and I hunt with the cover flap tucked out of the way, but the cutting of 1 1/2" seems to have compromised some of the structural integrity of the pouch, causing the face of the pouch to lean out a bit more than it did originally. Nonetheless, I can now grab the RF with my finger on the button, as I pull it from the pouch... no more fumbling or bumbling.
(Above image: view of the modified/ cut portion along the bottom of the RF)
(Above image: view of the cut portion, showing where I can now grab the RF with my finger already on the button, as it is removed from the pouch)
(Above image: inside of the RF pouch, showing the cuts down each side, folding the fabric inward and then gluing)
I hope someone is able to find one or both of these mods helpful! Also, I copyright both of these and will accept nothing less than 12.5% royalties if incorporated into future KUIU productions. Best of luck on your 2017 adventures...
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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