Leupold Quick Release Binocular Harness

Life saver on birding trips - especially when I am also inclined to carry my camera everywhere while birding.

very nice product . works perfectly for Bino

I use this wonderful harness to carry my Nikon Monarch 5 binoculars. It took but a couple of minutes to attach the loops to the Monarchs and slip on the harness, then clip the binoculars to the harness clips. The binoculars stay close to my chest and can be pulled up in an instant for viewing. The eyecup cover slips onto the right loop clip, keeping it handy.I'm usually carring a DSLR with a heavy telephoto lens, and often a backpack and tripod. This harness keeps the binoculars safe from being banged around and yet ready to go when I need them. I can hold the telephoto bracket with either hand and lift the binoculars with the other. Perfect! So much freedom and comfort...I love it.I looked at other harnesses and this one had the best reviews. Now that I own it I understand why. This is a top quality, well-designed product. Sometimes you do get what you paid for.That having been said on MY behalf, I feel obliged to mention this harness was a bit cumbersome for my wife. She is 5-8 and 125 lbs with a slim build, but it's a bit awkward for her because the straps don't fit comfortably around her breasts. I know, I know...nothing to complain about. Still, any woman built the same way will probably feel the same awkwardness with it. She's gone back to carrying her Prostaffs using a wide camera strap slung over her shoulder. She carries her DSLR and telephoto over the other shoulder. She does envy how nicely this harness works for me.

I used this product during a successful Mule Deer hunt in the Moutains of SE Arizona this year. It was very comfortable due to the strap design, which allows the binoculars to rest on your chest without any neck strain. The binocular sub-straps allow you to raise and lower the binos to your eyes without any tugs of readjustment. The price of this model is lower than most also. Gotta love a product that has some thought in it.

This is an excellent harness. I was skeptical about needing one, but in really cold weather, it's nice to keep your hands in your pockets AND, most importantly, when you bend down, it won't swing out and bump into something. I'm glad I paid a little more for this brand, as it is made well, and is easy to take on & off. Being able to unclick the binocs when needed (like sharing with a friend) is handy too.

The Canon 12x36 IS II binoculars I have are a bulky pair of binoculars that come with an inadequate neck strap that the Leupold Harness works perfectly with. The quick release snaps are one of the best features since this is a harness after all and it helps with quickly untwisting the nylon connection points (that easily attach without marks, and thread easily through the very small openings the carry lugs have), without having to take the harness completely off.The harness is built well: not flimsy and the elastic straps are not too stretchy. The other Vortex harness that I have is also comfortable but their stretchy harness straps have a tendency to vibrate in the wind when the binoculars are held up, causing the binoculars to vibrate as well--the Leupold's don't do this.The only object I have is that this harness is a bit stiff overall and bulky. But it is certainly a vast improvement over most any neck strap you may have.Recommended!

I've never used the straps that come with binoculars, as they are only designed to prevent you from dropping your binoculars.Other than that, they constantly get in the way when you bend down, turn, or move, as the binoculars swing wildly about, banging against your body and solid obstacles that get in the way.They're only useful if you're standing still, and never move.For this reason, I've done without the straps, and just carried the binoculars with me.However, on a hiking trip, I soon discovered that holding the binoculars in one hand or using the standard strap just didn't cut it when climbing over obstacles, walking over slippery or uneven terrain, and many other situations that required having both hands free.The Leupold quick release harness goes on in seconds, and takes just a few more seconds to snap the binoculars in place.With the harness on, both hands are free, and the binoculars stay firmly in place when climbing, bending over, squatting down, and even crawling on all fours!Simple and ingenious design allows instant access to your binoculars with no binding or restriction of movement in total silence.If you need to remove the binoculars, it takes seconds to release the two quick release catches.I looked at other harnesses, but most of them used cheap metal rings that the quick release clips attached to, and were difficult to fit on to the binoculars without scratching or damaging the finish of the binoculars, not to mention the noise they would make when moving or walking.Others were semi-permanently attached to the binoculars.The Leupold harness uses a shoelace loop type of attachment to the binocular's existing strap mounts.This makes for a silent setup when you're in "surveillance" mode.And none of them had the classy Leupold logo on the leather "X" connector, letting others know you have a serious pair of binoculars with you.Amazon's price for the Leupold harness is only a few dollars more than the other harnesses I looked at, but I'm glad I went with the Leupold, due to the design flaws that would get old very quickly when using the other harnesses.And my Leupold Cascades deserved a quality harness to complement their performance.