I don’t often make these kinds of time sensitive product recommendations, but here is one too good to passup! It is an Amazon Black Friday Deal, and the version without a compass is almost 50% off retail, and a price I have never seen anybody else come close to. I do not know how long these prices will last. Seriously, these are really good prices on a product that is not often discounted much, if at all.

If you need a pair of binoculars, this set is a great deal for a really awesome optic kit. I have a pair of Steiners, and I have had them for over 30 years. In that time, they have been back to the factory for repair under their lifetime warranty several times, and they look and work as good as new. These are WAY better than the cheap optics you will fond from mass market, and are the correct magnification and objective size for use from a rolling boat. They are sealed, and totally waterproof, and fog-proof. They do not float, so be careful with them!

They come in two versions, with, and without a bearing compass. I find the compass to be handy for a number of navigation techniques, and would recommend it, if you can afford the extra.

Steiner Navigator without Compass. $299!

Steiner Navigator with Compass $449

We also have a pair of Fuji Technostabil TS-X binoculars that Karen describes as her “best Christmas present ever.” They are very, very nice, but also about three times the price of the Steiners. They have a much higher magnification, that requires active stabilization to work at all on the deck of a moving boat. Unlike binoculars that are stabilized for hand held use on land, these have a full 6 degrees of active stabilization. They give crystal clear view even if the roughest seas. Even fantastic for stargazing at night from the boat. They do require batteries, but they use standard AA batteries, and we have a pile of easily rechargeable AAs onboard, so that is not an issue for us.

Fuji Stabilized Binoculars. $1099

And the standard disclaimer, these are associate links. If you buy through them, I get a small commission, that does not affect your cost. The products in this post we bought for ourselves, at full price, and we would happily buy them again. We use them virtually every day we are on the water.