Here's a rough-and-ready solution until you find something better: loop a
shower-cap over your binoculars, as they dangle; the thing can be quickly
snapped off when you see a bird.

Harriet Whitehead
Anthropology WSU
whitehea at wsunix.wsu.edu

On Fri, 17 Feb 1995, Michelsen, Teresa wrote:

>
> Do tweeters have any good suggestions on how to protect binoculars in the
> rain that are not water-proof? I have a very nice pair of binoculars and
> can't afford to get another one just now, but it's not waterproof and I find
> myself out in the rain on scheduled bird counts a lot lately. I'm getting
> worried about messing up the optics if some water gets in there. Are there
> any products that can help with this or homemade solutions, will most binocs
> do OK on their own, or do I really just need to keep them out of the rain?
>
> Teresa Michelsen
> temi461 at ecy.wa.gov
>