I carry a set of 8 X 42 binos with me when I'm out in the field, but have found it cumbersome with them around my neck when I come across game game that is relatively close to me.
I like to shoot over my pack where possible so as to be as steady as possible and make sure of shot placement, but taking off binos , shedding pack etc makes me look like a scene from the Marx brothers.
Does anyone have or know of a system that allows me to attach my glasses to my pack in a handy spot that is easily accessed?
thanks
rob

A few months back, while looking at binoculrs in a store, took a look through a Vortex monocular for shits and giggles. Had no intention of ever getting a monocular, but found myself impressed by the clarity of view, the lighness of it, and the much smaller footprint. Had enough restraint not to buy it immediately, the effects of said retraint dissapeared in a couple days, and I rounded one up.
Little side clip, stash on a pack strap within reach, or on a sleeve, in a chest pocket,etc..
Much handier and lighter than my current binocs. Got the 8x36..
Nothin swinging off my neck, gettin in the way.
Have one of the chest harness for the binocs, don,t have a direct answer to your original question, just an alternative that works for me...
Just a thought...

I had Badlands sew some more plastic D-rings on to a couple of my packs so my bino could attach without the added harness of the bino chest straps. It works OK, but still have to carry the bino harness in the pack for those times when I'm glassing without the pack on. Kind of a pain either way, takes a few extra seconds to get on and off.
The more I think about it, life was simpler when I went hunting with a few cartridges & a knife in a pocket, gun slung over a shoulder. Of course, I wasn't nearly as successful and got awful hungry, thirsty, cold, wet and miserable. But I did those things without fumbling with my gear!

Forgot to elaborate- Badlands sewed those rings on to attach one of their bino cases on to my chest. The bino is inside the case, on elastic thongs, can be pulled out to glass but doesn't hang down in my way, and doesn't have to have it's own shoulder harness when wearing a pack. Has quick-release fittings for attachment to the chest.

Muttly,
Now you've gone and given me me nother problem instead of a solution to my original question.
I'm now going to have to go play with a Vortex. This could very well be the answer. Do you have the solo or tactical version? It appears from their video that the only difference is the ranging marks on the tactical.
thanks
rob

Solo version. Pretty handy little unit. Light enough that its,s not a p.i.t.a, just enough heft that its easy to hold steady. And a good sized, sturdy clip thats actually usefull, not a piece,o junk add on gimmick. Yep. I like it.

To cut the gordian knot, if you don't hunt into the dark too much and don't wear specs, maybe high-end, smaller binos are the answer. I find 8x25s a good size and weight even without special harnesses. With each step up from there (ie 8x30, 8x42) the mass seems to double.

There is a loss of light gathering in the extremes of daylight, of course, and the smaller exit pupils mean wearing spectacles cuts your field of view more than with big binos. But that may not be everything, as the eye can only focus on one place at a time no matter how big the field is. And if the critters aren't moving or the edge of your glass is not so sharp, seeing that peripheral stuff becomes problematic, anyway.

I carry my bins slung over my left shoulder on a strap long enough so objective lens about at my belt. Easy enough to swing up and use. With a pack I would just clip, tie to the shoulder strap but carry in the same way.

I sometimes put them into the waterbottle holder on the side of my pack.