Swaro BTX users

[Shaund7]

I am thinking about buying a BTX setup and would like to hear from current users, is it worth the weight and space? I don’t really do backpack hunts anymore, mainly just day hunts from base camp. Do you find it to be a pain to deal with that much bulk and having to set it up on the tripod etc.

I have read a few other threads on here which have me at 50/50. Seems like some guys love them but equal amounts say not worth it. There doesn’t seem to be a defined side

 

[BBob]

Is it worth it? Wholly depends on the use. What are you hunting? Where and when are you hunting?

There are times, places and species where nothing beats the BTX or a big set of twins.

 

[Shaund7]

Typically hunt on the coast range of Oregon for Blacktail and Roosevelt. Mainly clear cuts and younger reprod. This year I will be hunting deer in the high desert of eastern Oregon. I don’t hunt big wide open country a lot but would like to try and get into that more and more.

 

[Sierra Hunter]

My general hunting areas are big wide and open and I do enjoy mine. They’re a lot, of weight, space and money. Only worth it if you’re wanting to glass beyond a mile IMO consistently.

 

[Sako300]

If you are hunting open country that allows long distance glassing for those periods of time where heat waves aren’t bad, the BTX will pick up animals at distances where standard 12s or 15s can’t. It all depends on what species and terrain. It definitely will help you find more animals when the conditions allow it with less eye strain when using a spotter. I love staying in the field longer and glassing as much terrain from one elevated position. Some like to move faster and glass shorter distances and periods of time. It definitely is a niche type of glassing that either you love or you think is a waste of time.

 

[Pwb199]

Typically hunt on the coast range of Oregon for Blacktail and Roosevelt. Mainly clear cuts and younger reprod. This year I will be hunting deer in the high desert of eastern Oregon. I don’t hunt big wide open country a lot but would like to try and get into that more and more.

Not sure where you’re at, but I have a BTX and I spend a lot of time working in the Brookings area. If you want to take a look through it, we can find a time.

 

[Pwb199]

For what it’s worth, however - in Oregon I spend most of my time with a set of 15s and the ATC as opposed to the BTX

 

[Shaund7]

Not sure where you’re at, but I have a BTX and I spend a lot of time working in the Brookings area. If you want to take a look through it, we can find a time.

That would be awesome, can you PM me? I don’t have enough posts yet.

 

[Shaund7]

I don’t currently own any 12 or 15 binos, just a couple pairs of 10x42. So I guess with that being said some of you are saying you use bigger binos in place of the BTX I would be out of pocket to buy those as well. I’m leaning toward the BTX and sticking with the smaller binos.

 

[Shaund7]

My general hunting areas are big wide and open and I do enjoy mine. They’re a lot, of weight, space and money. Only worth it if you’re wanting to glass beyond a mile IMO consistently.

Thank you