Monocular

[Opal]

Does anyone carry one in their pack? I have a few pairs of binos but quite fancy buying a monocular for my Response pak.

 

[Barn Owl]

Does anyone carry one in their pack? I have a few pairs of binos but quite fancy buying a monocular for my Response pak.

I've a cheap one lying in the car,had a zeiss mini that was excellent.

I'd recommend the zeiss for size and quality,you can usually find them 2nd hand for a good price.

 

[woof]

Yep, i have a couple, nothing special(read cheap, matches my life style !) one in my game bag that i use when walking the dogs, and one on the side strap of my pack, small lightweight & easy to use.

Rob

 

[Man of Tanith]

i've got one
nothing exotic as i dont really use it or binoculars sufficiently to justify spending vast amounts.
however does come in handy when i want to see something further off than my vision will do on its own.
get a cheapo see how you like it then improve the spec if you get on well with it would be my advice

 

[vizsla]

i have a visionary that magnifies between 7 and 21 times, i allways take it out with me and usualy end up using it, id recomend it

 

[shaggystu]

i've got a cheap and nasty monocular, i think it came free with something or other, and i use it all the time. i find a monocular to be a really useful bit of kit, especially when navigating. i use mine loads more then my binoculars.

cheers

stuart

 

[British Red]

I've got an Opticron that I'm really pleased with About the £60 mark IIRC

 

[redandshane]

I have a cheapy off e bay
I carry it in my work rucksack because I began to notice sometimes I was thinking "if only I had binoculars with me" when at work
Use it loads
Also useful for checking out where paths go etc when out and about
Get a cheap one to start off with and see if it earns its keep
It probably will


"if only I had binoculars with me" that really is the kind of nonsense I think sometimes by the way

 

[Opal]

Thanks for yer input guys will buy a cheap one to start off with, see how it goes.

 

[helixpteron]

I carry a small Luger Monocular when Packrafting, and a surprisingly powerful Swallow pocket telescope when not.

I bought the Swallow from the Survival Aids store at Euston Station many moons ago.

 

[ged]

i've got a cheap and nasty monocular, i think it came free with something or other, and i use it all the time. i find a monocular to be a really useful bit of kit, especially when navigating.

Well it's funny you should say that, I use a monocular a lot when navigating too. I much prefer binoculars for observing things, but for just identifying a mark a monocular is so convenient it takes some beating. I always carry one on the motor bike. It packs in an otherwise unoccupied space, it weighs practically nothing, oh, and fortunately it's waterproof.

 

[Laurentius]

I have one of these

http://www.submin.com/binocular/collection/zeiss/turmon.htm

Does the job fine for me.

 

[mace242]

yep a cheap one that I carry on my day bag that goes everywhere with me. Handy to spot things just a small distance away and with practice you can use it and your other eye at the same time, rapidly switching between longer distance and shorter. Mine was really cheap (less than £10) and weighs hardly anything

 

[peaks]

I find them really useful to slip into a pocket.

Bought one of these (7 x21 zoom ) a couple of years ago - works well for distance and brilliant for close up. Bought mine at a game fair (not from this shop) :
http://www.telescopes-binoculars.co.uk/acatalog/Monoculars.html

I find the Visionary stuff good for its price.

Have also got a cheaper Simmons one 8x21 which is good too.

 

[3bears]

I've been carrying this for years- it's a Tasco monoluar my Great Aunt bought while on holiday in Jersey, she gave it to me when I started travelling in my late teens- it's seen a lot of life and been around the world with me (literally!) twice over.

so its a good bit sentimental as well as being one of my most used bits of kit over the years!

 

[Walks with dogs]

Another cheapo advocate here, got one for less than a tenner from Go Outdoors. Wish I'd got two. Weighs nowt , takes up no room and works well.

 

[Opal]

Another cheapo advocate here, got one for less than a tenner from Go Outdoors. Wish I'd got two. Weighs nowt , takes up no room and works well.

That would make them a "pair of monoculars"

Delivered today, a nice Tasco mono, thanks for yer input, Guys.

 

[Walks with dogs]

Bit of duct tape and I've got binos! Well done.