I ended going with the Kowa. I have the 88A as well. Oh my is the 55A a phenomenal lightweight spotter! Excellent glass! I am super happy with this purchase! Only three way it could be improved in my opinion: 1) is if the fine adjustment knob was was even “finer”. Say twice as fine….. 2) the mount was ARCA. 3) the body could rotate in relation to the mount like on bigger spotters. 2 and 3 are easily overcome as is…. But I would still love a finer adjustment gearing….. Regardless, this is the best spotter I have ever seen.

As for the bottoms, which would provide more warmth: the 330 or the Heavy weight base layer?

Vortex all the way. Although the optical performance is a bit worse than Zeiss or Swarovski, their warrenty is unbeatable.

as soon as i saw the price on these I stopped watching the videos😅

Don't waste your time watching this!!!! I wish this was a good video but honestly it sucked. Non of the packs were sized or set up for each person.

Razor first position other two fk😀😀

Brady, is there a particular brand of binocular adapter that you would recommend for the Tricer-LP? I don't know if it makes a difference but I own a pair of Leupold BX-5 Santiam HD 12X50 binoculars.

Thank you so very much for this video! It really helped me out on my gear purchase.

finally a great comparison video

Vortex is less than 1/2 the money and weighs 5oz less. I bought the straight Vortex model last year. No complaints after I took off the front lens cover.

Is this for glassing? Or shooting youtube?

I've never hunted, and want to start. I watched this one, and your EXO review. The EXO didn't make the cut into this vid I see, how should I be framing my thinking about buying a hunting backpack (I'm at knowledge base zero, and want to hunt elk/deer). Thanks!

Dude, you have THE most honest well thought out comparisons of scopes by a wide margin. Thank you so much for the videos. I wish i had found them 4 months ago!

Commenting on an older video so apologies; with a windbreaker would you say the Ambient is warmer than the Cirque Lite? It does have a higher listed Insulation rating 100/60.

“Budget”

I do not understand how this channel doesn’t have more subs. Best gear reviews on KZbin by a long shot.

Razor 2nd on the log diamond 1st.🎉

That razor picks up great colors and great definition.

Thanks for the detail.

Thanks for the review. I’m a fledgling hunter, gatherer my equipment.

Good day. Great review. I’m busy adding to my existing items and been looking at the Merino options in Open Country. On the Sitka website the Merino options in Open County seem to have a different colour to other material options. Maybe just the way the images are taken? Or is there an actual colour difference. Many thanks.

Best review . Ty

Love these videos. Watched last years as well. I’ve not pulled the cord on a solid hunting pack as of yet, there just has been something lacking in many of them, particularly in the most important area, the waist belt. To me, that belt must be adjustable under a load and as terrain changes. The best pack I’ve found so far has been my Big Agnes pack. It’s made for back packing and multi day trips. The support is just plain solid and the waist adjustment actually adjust around the bottom and top of your pelvic crests with one simple pull down and forward. Drawback, meat goes inside. I’ve been looking for a solid replacement with meat carrying capabilities combined with true back country back packing capability. This video goes a long way to discussing that. Would love to see a bit more detail on those types of on the fly adjustments to the packs you try, and how they work. Keep up the work gents and thank you.

4:27 none of this is accurate to what I’m seeing. I wanted the viper to be better but it’s just not. The Razor has a far better detailed picture here.

These packs blow, i rock a versace tote bag, goat hunting pack.

Great comparison

Wonder if this bike would handle a trickle charge from a portable solar panel ?

picked up a diamondback 20-60X85 today from Bass pro shops. sadly in CAD$ its running $779.99. still the best deal going for spotters from my comparison of 4 similar units. thanks for the videos keep up the good work

Great info except for this. You are mixing up exit pupil and the eyepiece field of view. EP is the diameter of the light exiting from the eyepiece, you can step back and see it and even measure it with a caliper. What you are showing is the field of view which is related but is set by the eyepiece field stop diameter and related to the eyepiece design. EP is objective diameter divided by magnification. FOV is how wide an angle you see looking through the eyepiece. Lower price point scopes use narrower FOV eyepieces and higher price point wider FOV due to the cost of adding more lenses and more complicated and expensive lenses to achieve a wider FOV with low distortion.

Great review, I’m currently having issue with my Aria 2, I put in a brand new set of batteries but when I put on white mode “highest mode” it flashes 2-3x then goes to normal… is there a reason why it could be?

Personally I couldn't afford any of this...

Panniers on the front to equalize weight distribution. Maybe take some air out of tires.

Great review! It would be fun to compare my Nikon ED 50 with these three

Damn, that sleeping bag is bigger than my quilt, sleeping pad, pillow and tent combined. I'm guessing your in a extremely cold environment

Do these work with the full line of boots?

Thank you.

will thinswork on bog pod death grip ? thanks for the videos.

So, 12 miles?

Could you test a Leofoto fluid heads, like Leofoto BV-15L?

You dont mention what distances you were able to go under the two load conditions. I'm curious how far that first hill was and what elevation gain you saw, and how far the bike went with the trailer loaded before it died.

When I figured out how they wanted you to wear it, close to the body with nothing other than a base layer under it the thing really shines and replaced my fleece. Sitka actually recommends in all of their videos to wear an ambient over not under the mountain evo. You can watch their videos for better explanation on why.

The back strap system is interesting. Need to see how they work.

Seriously, you do a video without talking the items you're describing out of the box. 😂

Did the components get hot

$900 is not a budget.. lol

By far the best review and comparison I have seen on these products. Thank you for putting in the work to answer so many questions we all have had.

Can you guys do a long term update on the 120. Curious how it held up in terms of durability.

is it possible that the Razor tends to display warmer color-temperature? Personally I like the image of the Viper much better and it feels more natural to me.

What do you think about the AI ​​with the load carrier, to carry 65 pounds of weight either on a sandbag or with steel plates?. What worries me most is the slippage of the hipbelt under load and for several miles. The shoulder straps dig into your body if that happens.

I think the diamondback darkens the “colored” portions of the image, so against a white snowy background, the contrast is better than the Vortex. That one image threw me off hard, but there’s no snow over here, so Viper fits my budget and works for me. Amazing review, thank you.