OT : Choices for gear

[AllenETreat]

Me :



I'm looking at a UZI 7x monocular to compliment my Photon II & Surefire G-2

Nitrolon. Meebee I'll add a button compass

( a GPS is IMO 90% reliable ; just hope

nothing happens to our orbiting satellites )



Any other suggestions for gear?



What do y'all have?



AET



Let me win your hearts & minds, or I'll burn your **** huts down!

[KBR]

I like to have a 'backup' for my backup, so I carry a red Photon II along with my white Arc AAA on my keychain. (The Arc is backup for my SF E2EHA.<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>) Never thought about getting a monocular....hmmmm

Survive, Adapt, and Overcome...

[AllenETreat]

KBR/Mario -

Check out www.eknifeworks.com ; the UZI
monocular is listed as UCZF10 enter it in
the search engine on eknifeworks site.

$19.99 plus $5.99 shipping.

Hey, it's not a Zeiss, Bausch & Laumb -or-
even a Tasco. It brings things 7x closer!

AET

Let me win your hearts & minds, or I'll burn your **** huts down!

Edited by - AllenETreat on 3/18/2004 8:32:10 AM

[death-bringah]

Monoculars totally kick ***...I have a slightly snootier 1, a Pentax 7X20...weighs about the same as a folding knife. I carry it at all times in a pouch on my lower left backpack-strap, with a lanyard attaching it to a D-ring for additional security.

Monoculars are not necessarily the kind of thing you would want to use for long stretches of time, (Many prefer using both eyes - binoculars for that.) although I don't mind it. But anyone wanting to take a quick look at something close-up can't go wrong...a binocular is more than twice the size and weight!

My monocular also has a lightweight plastic microscope base that can be clipped onto it. The base is transparent, so it uses ambient light from the sun (or your flashlight) to illuminate the subject...great on hikes if you find something small that you'd like to see closer too. The monocular will acually fit inside the base when not in use.

my thanx -d.

[death-bringah]

More gear that no one really needs (but it's just SO cool to have and play with)

http://www.nkhome.com/ww/wwindex.html

I have the kestrel 3000...would have got the 4000 but for the price, and that the barometer only works when you’re not moving, and I have an (somewhat inaccurate) altimeter on my GPS already.

Carried in pouch on my upper left backpack strap, lanyard on D-ring for extra security.

Found cheaper on ebay.

-d.

[sotyakr]

Picked up a Kestrel 3000 from Sierra Trading Post a couple years ago when they were on clearance for about $45. The only "catch" is that it uses an older formula for calculating wind chill, something I'm not overly concerned about. It's great to have around on those, "gee, I wonder how windy it is?" days. For compact optics, I still love my old pair of Bushnell Custom Compact 7x26 binocs. They still blow away most compacts, even some pricey roof prism glasses.

[AllenETreat]

www.islandsecuritystore.com

ALOT of gear ( and <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>'s )

AET

Let me win your hearts & minds, or I'll burn your **** huts down!