MLL wrote:
How about telling us what binocular you use in the backcountry? If there's
enough interest, I'll track models and post a summary. I'm looking at some
high quality models (i.e. somewhat expensive) and I'm curious what's being
used by others.

It depends on what you want them for. If you're planning on doing
serious birding on land, the requirements are much different than if you
want optics for use on the water. For the latter, I use a Brunton 6x30
monocular. It's got outstanding optics, it's focus-free and can be
easily used with one hand. The moderate magnification works much better
than higher powered glasses when used on a moving boat.