Bushnell Compact Binoculars - 5x25, Extra Wide

For me this is an ideal product that is small to fit in a day workpack or Camelback.

Solid construction, bright sharp images, superwide field of view, great stadium glasses for football, basketball, baseball watching. Good general hiking glasses. You can see from home plate to first/third without moving the glasses. You can watch the pitcher AND batter without moving the glasses. QB to RCVR.... I keep two pair in my office for sneaking out to Nationals games (two blocks away) and two pair at home in a travel bag. [No friend left behind]

This was not the compact binocular I thought I was getting. It is quite heavy and bulky, and certainly not something you want to take along during a hike/climb.

These binoculars are perfect for close, low-power viewing (an uncommon use, granted) but the focus knob broke within a month, which perhaps explains why they're no longer being manufactured.

This will be great for short day hikes,