I agree Leupold customer service is absolutely top notch and one of the best CS experiences Ive ever dealt with when sending my binos in for service and dial replacement.
I think with Vortex you can send a set of absolutely destroyed glass (clearly dropped, smashed etc) in and they will...
Binos are worth carrying and worth spending a little more on. A lot of people like the vortex's but I think leupold's are actually better glass at the price points and have almost as good of a lifetime warranty.
If its an older industrial machine (table style) with a clutch it can be difficult to control. You can replace the motor with a servo motor so you can feather it with the pedal like a home machine. If its a home machine, you can disregard this.
Im happy with my jet boil. Its great for boiling water for coffee, mt house, etc. but can be difficult to do a low heat if you're trying to slow cook a piece of meat etc.
Trekking poles make a big difference when you're covering altitude off trail. Giving yourself an extra stability point is huge when the ground is uneven or could be rutted out from game and you don't see it. You're moving pretty slow at that point if you're packing out meat or heavy packs the...