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Would appreciate some experienced input concerning the best way to carry binoculars while in the field hunting.
Neck straps,harness or ?
If a harness what brand do you like better than the others and why ?
Thanks,Craig

bino buddies are a life saver.... straps are a pain in the neck

I use a crooked horn harness

Short strap. I keep it tucked under my shirt or jacket when I'm not actually looking.

Never warmed up to the harness, interferes with layering clothes. I like a short neck strap, or, in warm weather, a long strap allowing the binocular to be carried off to the side like a shoulder bag.

I prefer the harness and mine is similar to the crooked horn but was made for the North American Hunting Club - same thing though.

I find it to be invaluable when stalking and belly crawling may be required. It does make shedding or adding clothing a bit more of a process but it comes off or goes on in 10 seconds so I'll take that to have my binos tucked up close to me at all times any day.

Can't stand a harness. I use a short strap.

Ditto

Another vote for the short strap..

Short strap gives me neck pains, I use a harness. I agree with the harness being a PITA with layering.

edited to add..

if I put on any more weight this winter I won't need either a strap or harness, I will just set them down on my protruding gut.

Off to the gym

bcraig,

Harness.

Warmer weather; light clothing, early season= harness.

Cold; lots of heavy clothing= short strap.

For a number of years when shooting traditional archery gear I liked a real long strap over my right shoulder with binos hanging under left shoulder. It did work very well.

Texas weather - Harness year around.
When I am stooping or bending crawling through the brush,
I love the harness.

stumpy

I have always used a long strap with the binos carried under my left arm. I got a harness for Christmas I will try out soon. miles

Works for me...

Short strap with binos inside my jacket. When wearing a pack, the binos weight is supported by the pack's front cross strap.

Harness.

This is one of those personal preference things, where you really have to develop your own style. My buddy has 10x42 SLCs which are pretty heavy bins, and he uses a harness which he loves, so I was predisposed to prefer a harness with my 8x42 Ultravids. I removed the Leica strap, put on a bino-buddy harness and hunted with it.

I hated it! It felt like a cumbersome bra that wasn't loose enough to pull the bins up to my eyes. I put the nice, wide neoprene strap back on and either carry my bins bandolier style over one shoulder under the other arm, or just short strap them off the back of my neck. It's generally cool enough for a jacket so with the strap outside my collar, I really dont feel it on my neck. But as there are lots who love and swear by the harness, I can't say they are wrong, you have to try and see what's best for you.

John

Neck strap/harness hybrid.

Short neck strap for non-inclement weather or no dirty/dusty conditions.

Attach a pouch and around-the-body snap strap to the bio neck strap. Purchased the Fieldline two pocket pouch from Walmart for 8 bucks.
It holds the binos and rangefinder.