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Rangefinder in cold weather
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<blockquote data-quote="Bucklowery" data-source="post: 1378370" data-attributes="member: 69506"><p>I have a Leica 1600 and had so issues with it where I live in north Florida. I went to Kansas last year and was really excited about Longrange possibilities. The first morning there (scouting) it was in the 20's and a light snow. The next morning hunting it broke 20's and a stiff Kansas wind. As the sun rose I pulled the rangefinder out and started ranging objects from 200 - 600 yards and all was well as deer started appearing around the landscape. 20 minutes later a deer appears and I reach for the rangefinder and the LED is faint and no range. It takes me a few moments to realize my battery strength has been lessened by the cold weather I put it inside my bibs to warm up and I would get a few ranges out of it before cold again. This was a fresh battery and worked fine as long as it was warm. Is this something you guys up North and out West fight constantly and how do you deal with it. Are there rangefinders that have more insulated compartments? It does not take long for the black molded plastics to become frigid</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p></p><p>Buck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bucklowery, post: 1378370, member: 69506"] I have a Leica 1600 and had so issues with it where I live in north Florida. I went to Kansas last year and was really excited about Longrange possibilities. The first morning there (scouting) it was in the 20’s and a light snow. The next morning hunting it broke 20’s and a stiff Kansas wind. As the sun rose I pulled the rangefinder out and started ranging objects from 200 - 600 yards and all was well as deer started appearing around the landscape. 20 minutes later a deer appears and I reach for the rangefinder and the LED is faint and no range. It takes me a few moments to realize my battery strength has been lessened by the cold weather I put it inside my bibs to warm up and I would get a few ranges out of it before cold again. This was a fresh battery and worked fine as long as it was warm. Is this something you guys up North and out West fight constantly and how do you deal with it. Are there rangefinders that have more insulated compartments? It does not take long for the black molded plastics to become frigid Thanks Buck [/QUOTE]
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