Which bino harness?

[280ackley]

Kuiu for me, no bouncing around or harness creep up your back and a nice little pocket for my wind sniffer. Even comes with a water proof cover

I like my Kuiu for all the same reasons.

[jackelope]

Kuiu for me, no bouncing around or harness creep up your back and a nice little pocket for my wind sniffer. Even comes with a water proof cover

I like my Kuiu for all the same reasons.

So just to throw this out there. A lot of the others don't need a waterproof cover because the material they're made of is waterproof.

[Boss .300 winmag]

I have never had water leak problems with the cabelas one in the rain. 

[Becky]

I like my FHF, I'm picky when it comes to wearing something on the chest area and it's nice plus has pockets to stick licenses in and whatever else, plus extra pouch attachment to add for rangefinder etc.

[GUscottie]

What's the FHF one look like? I have the badlands and love it. But...I'm always open to a new toy or two

[jasnt]

What's the FHF one look like? I have the badlands and love it. But...I'm always open to a new toy or two

http://fhfgear.com/hunting/bino-harness/

[trophyhunt]

Thinking about getting an OregonPackworks  Bino Bro Pro. They get pretty good reviews.
The Eberlestock one is getting crummy reviews because of its size. It's apparently rather huge.

Biggest problem I'm having is convincing myself I want one of those things strapped to my chest. They look handy but I'm not sure I can deal with having to put my bino's back in there case every time I'm done using them.  Dozens of hunters can't be wrong though, so I assume I'll get used to it.

You will get used to it pretty quick, and you'll find yourself checking out more area's with the bino's.  No neck pain and really convenient. 

[280ackley]

Kuiu for me, no bouncing around or harness creep up your back and a nice little pocket for my wind sniffer. Even comes with a water proof cover

I like my Kuiu for all the same reasons.

So just to throw this out there. A lot of the others don't need a waterproof cover because the material they're made of is waterproof.

The material does have the same DWR (water repellent) as a lot of other Kuiu gear.  In a downpour I bet most of the ones that don't have the cover will get wet on the inside eventually.  It's like putting on a rain coat for your harness.

[Karl Blanchard]

Thinking about getting an OregonPackworks  Bino Bro Pro. They get pretty good reviews.
The Eberlestock one is getting crummy reviews because of its size. It's apparently rather huge.

Biggest problem I'm having is convincing myself I want one of those things strapped to my chest. They look handy but I'm not sure I can deal with having to put my bino's back in there case every time I'm done using them.  Dozens of hunters can't be wrong though, so I assume I'll get used to it.

  It took me about a whole half a day of coyote hunting to be comfortable and fluid with mine.  It also only took about half a day to completely fall in love with a full containment system.

One of the features that sold me on the FHF system is the fact that it still had straps that connected to my bino's.  That way in the heat of battle, if I needed to ditch the bino's quickly, I could just let them hang.  One handed removal and replacement is simple.  Also, I use my bino's on my tripod often, so the little buckles on the straps make removing your bino's is quick and painless. 

When I was shopping I had it narrowed down to the FHF, KUIU, and the Badlands.  One of my hunting partners, who literally takes mid Sept-Mid Dec and hunts 4-5 states on a kamakazi road trip around the west loves his badlands more than anything.  There are some really great systems out there, FHF system just had the features I wanted and did I mention they were made in America

[lewy]

I spent 2 full weeks in the Yukon this fall moose hunting, got plenty of rain as you can expect, didn't bust out the rain cover and still had great performance from the kuiu harness....If you are looking for a shortcoming on their system it isn't here I haven't used the fhf harness but it also looks like a good option

[Elkfever]

Got fed up with my Crooked Horn harness- the weight of my binos and anytime the webbing staps would get wet, they would stretch and be hitting me in the belt buckle.  However, for $20, I upgraded last year to the Cabelas Hybrid Bino Harness.  It still has the stretchy webbing for around your ribs so you can easily pull your binos up but the webbing that comes over your shoulders is made of non stretch webbing to prevent the sagging problem.  I also connected my Crooked Horn Rangefinder holder to the harness, used that system all fall long and really liked it. 

Just bought the S4 Gear Lockdown X bino harness and so far, like the fit, compactness and system that it uses.  I like how the binos are connected to a tensionless system but the harness cover still offers some protection (at least more than I'm used to).  Time will tell how it performs in the field.  Having a hard time finding a good way to connect the CH rangefinder holder to it. 

[Bofire]

I am with Jackalope, hate the damn things. Tried 2 sets. Like a straight jacket.
I made a strap about 6-7 feet long throw it over my neck and shoulder/pack, glass on my high back, pulls around easy, no binding, no damn lump of crap on my chest, I can use em laying down, let em go they fall out of the way, sometimes I tuck em inside my coat.
I think I still have a set, of the harness with a cover for the glasses if anyone wants it.
Carl

[Rainier10]

I like my S4 gear lockdown bino harness

X2 on this.  I know they aren't on your list of options but I really like mine for the same reasons Karl gives about the FHF harness, when they are out of the cover they are still attached with the  non tension straps so you can run and gun if needed.

[Smokepole]

I have been using Crooked Horn bino harness for close to 20 years.  Still works great & the straps haven't sagged much at all.  I would never go back to having heavy binos hanging on my neck.  A bunch of my hunting pards use the same ones & like them.   

[huntnnw]

I will give you my s4 lockdown! garbage!! its a neck strap and the lower elastic straps come loose every 30 min. If the harness rides up on your neck its not doing what its suppose to do.

Im looking at the fhf, vortex and Alaska guide gear is probably tops on my list as buddy just got one and it looked lik eit will function like it should.