Treestand Binoculars

[PSDBowhunter]

What size binoculars do you use while treestand hunting? The same ones you use all the time or a smaller pair?

The binocular harness thread got me thinking about this. For the past few years I've always had my Maven 9x45's on my chest. Great for out west and picking things apart from the treestand or saddle, but I'm thinking of going a little more minimalistic when hunting from a tree this year.

 

[mthayr]

This

 

[mthayr]

...and this.

 

[baz77]

Maven B3 6x30 for me

 

[PSDBowhunter]

Funny, those kowa and b3 in the 6x30 range were the two I was looking at.

Any head to head comparisons between the kowa 6.5x32 and b3 6x30?

Would also save some weight of my current setup.

 

[Wheels]

Swarovski EL 10x32

 

[chanson_roland]

What size binoculars do you use while treestand hunting? The same ones you use all the time or a smaller pair?

The binocular harness thread got me thinking about this. For the past few years I've always had my Maven 9x45's on my chest. Great for out west and picking things apart from the treestand or saddle, but I'm thinking of going a little more minimalistic when hunting from a tree this year.

I've got Maven 9x45 for out west as well. Was running Vortex Diamondback 8x32 and Vortex Viper 8x42, but decided to go with Kowa 6.5x32 this next season for the crazy field of view. I looked at Maven but for price/FOV, chose Kowa.

Love that Kowas can also be run easily with one hand

Thread '6/ 6.5 vs 8 x 30/32 what to buy '

Oct 21, 2021

Would like any advice … looking for a pair for treestand and for truck …. Looking at Kowa and maven options .


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• matt1glenn
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Optics

 

[aachey]

I have vortex diamondback 10x42. All I have so it's all I use.

 

[chanson_roland]

Funny, those kowa and b3 in the 6x30 range were the two I was looking at.

Any head to head comparisons between the kowa 6.5x32 and b3 6x30?

Would also save some weight of my current setup.

fyi

Thread '6/ 6.5 vs 8 x 30/32 what to buy '

Oct 21, 2021

Would like any advice … looking for a pair for treestand and for truck …. Looking at Kowa and maven options .


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• matt1glenn
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Optics

 

[dreamingWest]

Swaro EL 8.5x42

 

[schur7559]

Maven B6 10x50’s for me. They’re my primary pair for everything.

 

[cuerro viejo]

The itty bitty 10x40 GPO range guides

 

[Agross]

For the tree stand, maven b3- 6 and 8x30. Love em both.

 

[rookieforever33]

8x25s for picking through brush that is within 200 yards. 10x42s sitting at the edge of a field. I just picked up a pair of GPO 8x42 rangeguides. Might be best of both worlds. All fit in my bino harness. I fill the bottom with a t shirt or something when I carry the small ones.

 

[Ozarkansas]

I have one Marsupial chest rig that has all my essential hunting kit in it, so I’m almost always bringing the binos in that thing (vortex viper 10x42s I think). Rarely I’ll use a little pair of 8x26s if I’m wanting something that can fit in a pocket.

 

[TN2shot07]

I keep two pair in my truck all season, a pair of bx5 10x42’s and a pair of Maven b3 8x30’s. The mavens are just about perfect for timber and I carry them most of the time. They live on a rick young harness and you barely know they’re even there. The Leupold’s are nice if I’m out west or I know I’ll be in the open

 

[Macintosh]

8x28’s vortex diamondbacks. Would NOT recommend them except as a full-light disposable pair to keep in the truck or beat up. They are ok, and I really really really like the size and form-factor and ergo’s…but very noticeable loss of clarity as you move away from the center of the fov, and they become un-useable before end of legal light even in relatively easy conditions where Ive had other small-objective optics work ok. My wifes x28 zeiss terra-ed compacts are noticeably better, I just dont like the ergonomics on the double-hinge. If I could find terra-ed or better glass with the size and ergonomics of the vortex’s without spending $1000+, Id own them. Ive been tempted by the compact mavens but havent been all that interested in buying them just to have the opportunity to look thru them, and havent found a review that compared objectively to anything I was familiar with. I live in the stix so zero opportunity to test-drive better quality optics within a reasonable drive.

 

[Agross]

8x28’s vortex diamondbacks. Would NOT recommend them except as a full-light disposable pair to keep in the truck or beat up. They are ok, and I really really really like the size and form-factor and ergo’s…but very noticeable loss of clarity as you move away from the center of the fov, and they become un-useable before end of legal light even in relatively easy conditions where Ive had other small-objective optics work ok. My wifes x28 zeiss terra-ed compacts are noticeably better, I just dont like the ergonomics on the double-hinge. If I could find terra-ed or better glass with the size and ergonomics of the vortex’s without spending $1000+, Id own them. Ive been tempted by the compact mavens but havent been all that interested in buying them just to have the opportunity to look thru them, and havent found a review that compared objectively to anything I was familiar with. I live in the stix so zero opportunity to test-drive better quality optics within a reasonable drive.

You can try out the mavens without buying them. All u pay is shipping and u can test them out for a couple weeks. They will blow yer diamondbacks away.

 

[mi650]

8x56 SLCs, the same ones I use on the ground.

 

[FuddRucker]

I like 8x42s