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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kevin Conville" data-source="post: 1360487" data-attributes="member: 63161">Thanks Bob,I, um (smiling here) understand what you've said, and I did watch the video on the maker's site, but remain curious.A couple of questions come to mind...How is this thing better than say, a shower cap on a string? The shower cap, at least, will fit OK whether the eyecups are extended or not.If it is raining and the flap is dangling from the bins, won't the inside of the flap get wet? If it gets wet won't it then drip onto the oculars?Thompson says he finds rain covers awkward. I don't attach mine to the strap so when removed it can easily go into a pocket where it not only stays dry but is out of my way. To each their own but I'm again curious to imagine how this is more trouble than these flaps hanging from your bins. One other point... if you're in really foul weather as in hard rain and/or driving wind it seems that a conventional rain guard will positively keep water out whereas "the flap" looks as though it might have less integrity. And just how do those flaps react on a windy day?Please understand that I'm not trying to be argumentative but as you might conclude, I won't be buying one these things. |=\|</blockquote>