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A silly question (unless I guess wrong)

Started by incitatus, 05/01/2006 02:31AM
Posted 05/01/2006 02:31AM Opening Post
Do you leave your scope out overnight?
Posted 05/01/2006 02:45AM #1
>>>Do you leave your scope out overnight?
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Hello Edward:

This is not a silly question at all, whether I leave my scope out depends on the situation.

At home, I always bring it/them in because of the possibility of dew forming plus the fact that I would have to bring it in the next morning.

If I am up in the mountains or camping some where both reasonably remote and reasonably dry, I will usually set up two scopes. I will normally put the smaller one in the car/motor home but leave the larger one setup so that if I get up early it will be cooled down and ready.

That's what works for me...

jon
Posted 05/01/2006 02:50AM #2
I could be reading your inference wrong, but it sounds like you mean leave it out every night and day, i.e. 24/7. If this is the case, I would advise against it. No scope is made to take the abuse 24/7. Other wise follow the instructions from above emails.