Thank you to everyone who shared your detailed insights, experiences, and
suggestions about monoculars! The birder I was talking about is my mom,
Rachel Cox (adding her to this thread). She is still on the fence about
whether to purchase one (but leaning toward 8x32 if she does), but I know
she'll find all of your advice very helpful. Thank you all!
Sophie
On Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM Sophia Cox <sophiatcox...> wrote:
> Good morning, all,
>
> Another birder recently asked my advice on whether Nocs Provisions
> Monoculars (https://www.nocsprovisions.com/collections/monoculars) would
> be good for birding. She is specifically contemplating whether to purchase
> the 8x32 field tube monocular or 10x32 field tube monocular (or possibly
> the zero tube 10x25, but my sense is that would be less useful). She
> already has binoculars; I think the appeal of the monocular as additional
> birding gear is that it takes up less room and apparently is completely
> waterproof. Her binoculars are 8x magnification, so my thinking was that
> the 10x magnification would be a better bet so that she'll have more
> magnification power in situations where the 8x binoculars are maybe not
> quite strong enough to clearly see a distant bird. But I thought I'd
> consult the club and see if anyone has insight. The monoculars she's
> considering can also be viewed here:
> https://www.rei.com/b/nocs-provisions/c/monoculars. Any and all opinions
> welcome!
>
> Thanks, all, and good birding!
>
> Sophie
>
