Binoculars

[slomo]

+1 for ucrt's comment. I've owned a lot of binoculars from inexpensive to top of the line and from 6x to 10X. My all time favorites are compact 8x20 Leica. Lots available on Ebay for a reasonable price. Unlike 7x50s or 10x42s these are binoculars you don't mind carrying or stuffing in your glovebox. Of course if you're going to stick them on a bookshelf then the larger binos are great.

[D Golden]

I picked up an older pair of Steiner Military- Marine 6x30 with the range finder in excellent condition on ebay. I have found these to be a good all- around set of binocs.