Vero Vellini Leather Neck Strap (1 Viewer)

[St. Elmo]

For some time, I've asked if anyone has any opinion on the Vero Vellini padded leather neckstrap. Silencio. Nada. Bupkis. My wife saw me looking at it online and took it from there. I got one for Christmas. Here goes.

a) It's expensive;
b) It's very well made;
c) It looks great;
d) It's made in Germany; and
e) With myCarl Zeiss Victory FL 8x42, it feels as if the weight were cut in half (truly).

No, it's not for Pete Dunne-style over-the-shoulder bandolier wear... it goes around the neck.

Moreover, it's relatively short. That means it positions the binoculars just a feather above mid-chest. Good for guys like me who don't like to have their binoculars at belt level and don't like to have to cut and burn the ends of factory straps to shorten them.

For those unfamiliar.... I pulled the photo below off of the Internet.

Best,
Mike

 

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For some time, I've asked if anyone has any opinion on the Vero Vellini padded leather neckstrap. Silencio. Nada. Bupkis. My wife saw me looking at it online and took it from there. I got one for Christmas. Here goes.

a) It's expensive;
b) It's very well made;
c) It looks great;
d) It's made in Germany; and
e) With myCarl Zeiss Victory FL 8x42, it feels as if the weight were cut in half (truly).

No, it's not for Pete Dunne-style over-the-shoulder bandolier wear... it goes around the neck.

Moreover, it's relatively short. That means it positions the binoculars just a feather above mid-chest. Good for guys like me who don't like to have their binoculars at belt level and don't like to have to cut and burn the ends of factory straps to shorten them.

For those unfamiliar.... I pulled the photo below off of the Internet.

Best,
Mike

I like to fold my binocular strap up and put it in my binocular case which means the strap has to fold up compact enough to fit in often times a case that doesn't have a lot of room. Would you say this strap will fold up as compact as the foam padded Verro Vellini or would it take more room in the binocular case. How about perspiration? Does it seem to cause you to perspire any more than the padded strap? I have looked at these many times but they seem like they would be bigger and heavier than the foam strap. How about weight? An advantage of the foam straps is that they won't slip on your neck and the rubber absorbs shock keeping your binoculars from bouncing. How are these for bounce and slipping?

 

[Maljunulo]

Thank you Mike, for starting this thread.

Now I know what the "Birthday Bunny" will be bringing me.

Richard

 

[St. Elmo]

I like to fold my binocular strap up and put it in my binocular case which means the strap has to fold up compact enough to fit in often times a case that doesn't have a lot of room. Would you say this strap will fold up as compact as the foam padded Verro Vellini or would it take more room in the binocular case. How about perspiration? Does it seem to cause you to perspire any more than the padded strap? I have looked at these many times but they seem like they would be bigger and heavier than the foam strap. How about weight?

It won't fold and fit into the case supplied by Zeiss for the aforementioned binoculars (even with eyecups retracted fully).

Despite the fact that it was 67 degrees here in Connecticut on Christmas day, the temperatures are a little more seasonable now (high of 43 today), so no sweat test has been performed.

Lastly, I held the original foam strap in one hand and the VV in the other and the difference in weigh appeared to be minor (I'll pull out the old postage scale if you insist). The point here is that the slight extra weight of the strap is more than made up for by the way it distributes its weight and the weight of the binoculars on one's neck and shoulders.

Mike

 

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Yes, the leather Vero Vellini seems wider so it probably distributes the weight better.