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Equipment & Gear => Scopes and Optics => Topic started by: jjaba on October 31, 2016, 01:43:39 PM

Title: apen bino's fogging up inside
Post by: jjaba on October 31, 2016, 01:43:39 PM: anyone else have this issue?

the fogging is inside the bino's was out hunting and as we all know it's been raining a lot. I dry them off and bring back inside house at night.
Title: Re: apen bino's fogging up inside
Post by: mburrows on October 31, 2016, 01:54:08 PM: Cracked seal or gasket. In other words your binos are probably shot unfortunately. Id contact the manufacturer
Title: Re: apen bino's fogging up inside
Post by: jjaba on October 31, 2016, 01:55:01 PM: Quote from: mburrows on October 31, 2016, 01:54:08 PM
Cracked seal or gasket. In other words your binos are probably shot unfortunately. Id contact the manufacturer

matter a fact just did...lets see what they say...besides shouldn't hunt in the rain....lol.
Title: Re: apen bino's fogging up inside
Post by: JJB11B on October 31, 2016, 02:29:55 PM: I have heard a some good things about Alpen, I had a pair of their binos until they got ejected from a truck that was going end over end, along with my 30-06 and my 308
Title: Re: apen bino's fogging up inside
Post by: JDHasty on October 31, 2016, 08:23:10 PM: They will likely repair them for you. I think you are going to be OK
Title: Re: apen bino's fogging up inside
Post by: Redbeard on October 31, 2016, 08:31:26 PM: For some crazy reason my gut feeling is they come out of the same factory as Vortex in china. I think they also have a no fault replacement program. Whrn American importers buy these so cheap they can afford to replacr no questions asked.
Title: Re: apen bino's fogging up inside
Post by: jjaba on November 02, 2016, 01:39:08 PM: Received response I just need to send them back they will fix.
Title: Re: apen bino's fogging up inside
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on November 02, 2016, 01:44:35 PM: Quote from: jjaba on November 02, 2016, 01:39:08 PM
Received response I just need to send them back they will fix.

I bet you get a new pair. As Redbeard said, they are so inexpensive ... I think they are great for the $, I'm on a budget and have an Alpen spotter until I can get a high quality replacement (maybe after the kid graduates UW). When I got it, they offered a lifetime, NQA repair or replacement guarantee.
Title: Re: apen bino's fogging up inside
Post by: JJB11B on November 30, 2016, 04:25:53 PM: Have you got bino's back yet?