There was a pretty good article about scope carriers a couple of months ago. I think it was in "Birding". If you can wait until Monday, I will look for the article over the weekend and either tell you which magazine it is in or just fax it to you. I bought the little backpack style carrier through ABA but haven't tried it yet. I haven't had any occassion to use the scope when my husband wasn't with me yet, and he just likes the Bogen shoulder strap he bought for it. I remember the article mentioning that the "Scope Pack" (the golf bag style) is comfortable but because it sticks up past your head, it can get in the way of looking up with your binoculars. Let me know if you want me to look for the article. Christine Taylor Reston, VA chrisndave@erols.com christine.taylor@noaa.gov