Marsupial Gear Squeaking

[mattflipper]

Anyone have issues with their Marsupial Gear bino pouch squeaking when they take their binoculars in and out of it? Binoculars fit like they should in it but it squeaks awful. Very annoying.

 

[taskswap]

Mine doesn't squeak around the flap area but the plastic buckles can rub a bit and do that. When I'm hunting or hiking I always have a tube of chapstick and a 15mL bottle of Hoppe's #9:

https://www.amazon.com/Hoppes-Lubricating-14-9-Precision-Bottle

I've found either works great for lubricating buckles, hooks, and other harness points that squeak.

Also, squeaks are really audible when they're on your chest and everything is quiet around you but in practice I've found even as close as 10' away they mostly vanish. A buddy and I tested this out, walking away from each other and making different noises. We could hear footsteps about 50' away, rustles and squeaks like 20' and heavy breathing maybe 10'. We figure with their huge ears, deer and elk could probably triple or quadruple that - but it won't carry for a mile. Scent and visible movement always matters most.

 

[Amos Moses]

Anyone have issues with their Marsupial Gear bino pouch squeaking when they take their binoculars in and out of it? Binoculars fit like they should in it but it squeaks awful. Very annoying.

I’d reach out to them and see what solutions they come up with. Great team out of AZ and super responsive.

 

[pirogue]

Mine don’t squeak. Sounds like the harness size is too small for the binos, if they rub the sides so hard it squeaks. Like Amos Moses said, great AZ team. I was in thier showroom this week. And you can see thier assembly/mfg area and all the people “making it in America”

 

[mattflipper]

Thanks y’all. I’ll reach out to them. It’s likely the fit is just too tight but I went on their recommendation. They don’t wobble around in the pack but just when taking them out or putting them back in. Appreciate the responses.

 

[Colobwhntr]

Mine do the same thing. I have the EL ranges and they’re thicker than normal Binos the squeaking comes from them being tight. Haven’t figured out a solution yet I’m interested to see what you find out.