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Simple is best for me. Tried several pouch versions and it is just too much crap in the wrong places.
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Another thing I did, was to add a pair of buckles to my daypack shoulder straps. Toss the harness in the pack and attach the binoc pouch direct to the pack, less the lower buckles. When you shuck yer pack, all ya gotta do is release one side and it all stays together.....
This is exactly what I plan to do for my AGC pack. Seems like a smart idea.
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One thing I like about the FHF is, it is compact enough I wear it between my shirt and coat
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It took a hunt or two to break-in so my bino's go in and out with ease but I love the Badlands
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Campfire Regular
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The Rick Young harness does it all.
I’ve got lots of hunters that see mine, and trash their clunky bino bra case for the Rick Young.
Simple. Sturdy. Reliable. Affordable.
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I don't get to hunt in places where binocs are really useful, so I don't know a damned thing about what works and what doesn't...but should I ever need such gear there is one story I have been told that I will not forget... It seems this hunter was using some type of binocular harness, or strap, or whatever during a hunt and found himself entangled with a barbwire fence. It was actually his binocular harness that had snagged, and certain parts of it were elastic. He did not realize it was his harness that had snagged the barbwire, and kept pulling and resisting in frustration until the strap finally came loose from the barbwire, at which time the binoculars accelerated appreciably and hit him square in the mouth, splitting lips and loosening teeth. There was much blood and sorrow in that instant. It's funny, but it's not. 
Don't be the darkness.
America will perish while those who should be standing guard are satisfying their lusts.
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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.
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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. Did you try the RYO neoprene bino cover?
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I have and can't like repeatedly unwrapping and rewrapping.
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Yeah, there's no perfectly convenient system that is not bulky and heavy, and that protects your bino and keeps it at the ready. They all have trade-offs, and IMO the wrapping and unwrapping is a pretty minor inconvenience considering all the advantages to the system. But, the trade-offs that I prefer may not be the same that another guy prefers, and that's alright with me.
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I’ve used a variety of bino harnesses over the past years. The Outdoor Vision harness is an awesome setup and highly recommend it. Built in rain pouch, magnetic open and closed position and great harness straps.
For anyone running a badlands harness with the annoying built in hydration pouch I cut mine out the first day I got it and was way more comfy after.
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For those familiar with the FHF pieces, their site specifies sizes by bino height measurements. They list the small as being good for binos up to 6.75".
I have a 10x40mm bino that measures exactly 6.75" with the eye cups fully extended. Any one know if it'll fit or will I need to step up to the medium?
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Did you try the RYO neoprene bino cover?
Not theirs, but another that works nearly identical. The issue is I will have a chest pouch on regardless, so having two sets of straps and the binos being on top of the chest pouch wasn’t helping. Without a chest pouch I would be quite happy with the RYO, with a chest pouch, it works better to just combine them.
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I use a HPG pouch with the RYO setup, as well, and I have other stuff in the pockets of the pouch, like granola bars, headlamp, etc, so the combined system works well for me.
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War Eagle, My binos are 6.5 inches with eye cups extended. I bought the small fhf, and they did fit, but the lid barely closed past the pouch. I also run it with the lid tucked behind the harness quite often, and did not like how the binos seemed like they were going to fall out when I bent over. They never did fall, but it made me uneasy. I got the medium harness and it is perfect. I use the small for my 8x30.
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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. Any info on the upgrade? I like the actual pouch of my AGC, but feel the harness could probably be less bulky with the same or greater comfort.
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The Rick Young harness does it all.
I’ve got lots of hunters that see mine, and trash their clunky bino bra case for the Rick Young.
Simple. Sturdy. Reliable. Affordable. Sorry to drag this up from the depths, but having just received a set I found them to be constrictive (loose or firm), a pain in the arse to adjust (the flappy bit is also annoying), and doesn't play well with a pack. I have dumped them back into the packet and will give them to someone I do not like very much. ![[Linked Image]](http://imghostr.net/images/2019/02/01/9467728289a96fc4537e85b64768343a.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imghostr.net/images/2019/02/01/98571777f5c382cd7d093b69d41d6699.jpg) Note that they may be ideal in a clime where one routinely wears more clothing...but here it sucks.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Sorry they didn’t work for you. I’ve found the total 180 opposite: easy to adjust, non constructive, and super easy to wear with a daypack. As for clothing, I wear mine with a t-shirt all the time. Either side slung or worn in center of chest, right below sternum.
Guess my fav thing is having such a minimalist way to wear binos, with lots of diff options on how to wear them.
Sorry it didn’t work. PM me and maybe I can find a home for them.
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