General Purpose Tools

Celestron Mini 8×21 Binoculars

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$13 mini-binocs

(This is a Cool Tools favorite from 2003 – MF)

I just bought four pair of some nifty Celestron 8x21s for an incredible $12 each! They are compact and very light weight. The eye relief is great, and while they ain’t Swarovskis, they do the job just fine. And best of all, I don’t worry about losing them or getting them scratched. My advice is to buy a bunch and keep them in every car, backpack, etc.

-- Paul Saffo 06/20/17

(KK: I did just what Paul Saffo suggested. I got me a couple of these. They are small mini-binocs about 6 inches square — the size of your palm. They are as sharp as my other mid-price pairs, but much handier. I really like them. And for $12 (as long as the bargain runs), they are unbeatable. — editors)

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