What are Binocular Mounts?
Binocular enthusiasts don’t have to settle for tired arms or sore necks. One solution, other than handing the binoculars to a friend every couple minutes, is a binocular mount. In a rare coincidence of name and meaning, a binocular mount is exactly what it sounds like it is. It helps keep the binoculars steady and ready for you to maintain visual contact with whatever kind of wildlife or nightlife you enjoy observing. Binocular mounts range in size and price. Some are made for garden-variety binoculars; others are made to facilitate viewing by heavy-duty eyepieces. Some of the most heavy-duty mounts can hold glasses up to 300 pounds. Many of these mounts are made to be installed on tripods, much like cameras are. The facility of this is to allow movement of the binocular mount without sacrificing the perfect position of the binoculars. Many mounts are themselves adjustable in position, with affixable cantilevers able to be locked in place. One of the most common kinds of adjustable mou
