After using a bino pouch last year, and before that elastic harnesses over a HPG Chest pouch, this spring I got the RYO setup for all the binos. Initially I went to the first chest pouch last year because I was tired of all the straps with separate harness and chest pouch, and the elastic harnesses sucking. But that bino pouch was made for work stuff and was too big for normal 10x40’ish binos. So I snagged the RYO harness and used them solely since March. Probably 2.5 months of wearing the RYO and HPG chest pouch in dessert, snow, mountains, and swamps.... I went back to a bino pouch. If I didn’t hunt the way I do, I would love the RYO. But in varied weather I decided I HATE objective and eyepiece covers and having to screw with them while stalking.


I went to the ACG Cub. The harness sucks, but can be worked. And after an upgrade, I like the design.