I have been contemplating range finding binos for hunting. I got to thinking that for archery it might be a disadvantage to have your rangefinder and bino one unit. I do spend a lot of bino-glassing while archery hunting in close heavy cover but I could see a situation where you might want a quick range from a little handheld mono unit. What do you think?

I know I over-think this stuff but it isn't hunting season here. I have always made do with cheap, better than nothing gear because I was raising kids and The EX. Now I have more choices and I am trying to replace crap equipment with decent quality, versatile gear for my outdoor stuff. Trying to avoid Shinny Object Syndrome and make deliberate, thoughtful choices. It sounds crazy and maybe it us just me but it is hard to shake the mindset that says "get the cheaper option", "you are only going to us it xx days a year, you don't need one that good", "you're going elk hunting not on safari in Africa". Its a process...


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