Compact Bino Recommendations

[Cousin Brown]

Looking for new compact  binoculars.  What do you all use/recommend?

[Hitemnasty]

I never liked carrying and hunting with binos because of their size and bulk, specially if you are looking for more than 8x zoom. So I got the Vortex 10x monocular, it’s smaller than my rangefinder so it fits right in my pocket or it hangs by my side on my rangefinder sling I made up. It doesn’t have the FOV that binos have but it’s good enough if I see movement I can check it out. 

[hammer4reel]

Compact binoculars don’t really give you the light gathering needed when it counts .

I try and stay where I get more light in for low light condition .

small 7x35 or 8x32 seem to do better for me .

 

[thefirstndsecond]

Vortex, stryka, Nikon, Leuopold

 

[Silver Belly62]

I was in a pinch last year when my old set crapped out. While I was up in NH I picked up these Nikon Aculon which have worked fine for me for what I need

Edited October 18, 2020 by Silver Belly62

[Devil Horns]

I just bought a pair of Vortex Diamondback HD 10x42. Not the smallest but great clarity. 

[bushden]

Leupold BX-4 Pro Guide HD 8x32mm you would be hard pressed to find anything this compact that was better. A little pricey but worth every penny

[Buckeyes11]

I can second the vortex diamondback. Not the smallest. But worth every penny. Don’t care for the chest harness it comes with so I use my old butler creek harness so they stay out of the way 

[Devil Horns]

I don’t like the harness either. I just hang them in a hook in the tree. 

[Greg]

i second the nikon aculon, got them a couple weeks ago and very happy with them for 77 bucks