Vortex Kaibab HD 18x56 Binocular

Don't know how to say enough good things about these binoculars and GoHunt

First, the binoculars, which I compared head to head with the marquee brand 15x56 I've been using for years. The only real difference is price -- the Vortex are a fraction of the cost for what in my opinion is every bit as good glass, weight, and lifetime no questions asked guarantee. The only other distinction is whether you prefer the more powerful 18x or the wider FOV of the 15x. For myself, the 18x was the right choice. It will do what a low power spotter will do without the eyestrain. For me, the FOV difference is not significant; when FOV matters for shorter range glassing, I would use 10x anyway. Even better than the binoculars, though, was gohunt. Their price was by far the best anywhere; delivery was prompt. But it was customer service where they tower over everybody else. I have a sheep hunt coming up and really needed another pair of binos. When the shipper damaged them in shipping and they were momentarily out of stock (best price around), Paul cut me a little slack on the return date so I would be sure to have a pair in my hands in case Vortex didn't deliver the replacements on time. Cody actually offered to let me use optics from his personal stash for the hunt (turns out he lives within 200 yards of my house). Try to find another company anywhere that would do that! I'm a fan for life. In fact, based on these guys, I bought a Vortex spotting scope from them a couple weeks later. (If you see a review for the Vortex 20-60 x 85 that reads a lot like this one, that's why!)