Just want to know if anyone else does this....I tried it today. I was out all day and the terrain involved some close work (8x, wide FOV required) and some medium-range stuff (handy 12x36 IS required) and some longer distances (30xw ED82A with Cleyspy Mule, courtesy of HE2, on back). For the 8x30, I chose my beloved EII´s, which rarely see action. But they´re very light. I found that the 8x30 EII´s and the IS 12x36 around my neck, and the ED82 on the Cleyspy Mule on my back, balanced each other out as regards weight, and weren´t a problem. I was wandering around an estuary walk, a saltmarsh, and a very long beach for a total of 7 hours and didn´t get neckstrain. I´m sure it was optics over-kill, but does anyone else carry both 8x and 10-or-12x bins plus a scope? (Please don´t tell me I need a pair of Duovids!). BTW, I saw my first Twite. And dipped on lots of other stuff. But had a really nice day.