SoundGear Electronic Hearing Protection - Review
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Anyway, the SoundGear shooting test that first day was a big success and my quest had ended! I couldn't wait to hunt coyotes with them a couple weeks later. Imagine you park the truck at your first set of the day and get your rifle and other stuff ready. I insert my two SoundGear electronic units and off we go.
I can hear the sounds a little louder with these units. Enough louder to be helpful but not enough to be obnoxious.
So that set is over, you head back to the truck, put your stuff in the truck --- leave your "ears" in place and drive to the next set. Simple, comfortable, effective.
You could hunt coyotes all day without fussing over them. You can whisper to your hunt partner, you can hear the distant, faint high pitched coyote vocalizations. You can hear the swish of wings and the scratch of something walking in leaves. Batteries last almost a week and are very cheap.
The user inserts the electronic "guts" into a choice of rubber sleeves of different sizes to fit the user's ear canal. I use the largest size sleeves.
UPDATE FROM A TRIP WEEKS LATER:
I am driving back in late spring from 3 days of hunting coyotes, rocks and rock chucks in WY and MT.
"I was one of the guys Len hunted with this week. I have had other friends use hearing protection in the past while hunting on coyote stands or even while hunting big game. It usually causes a lot of issues. Most units really hamper one's ability to hear. I have become very frustrated, at times, while trying to communicate with partners wearing different forms of hearing protection. This is the first time there were zero issues with being able to communicate. The SoundGear units impressed me quite a bit from the non-wearer's point of view. Anytime I had to whisper while on the stand Len did not have any trouble hearing me. The units were so small that most of the time I didn't even notice Len was wearing them. As I get older my hearing seems more and more important to me. I'm thinking I might just have to get a set of these SoundGear hearing protection units for myself. On a side note, when Len comes out to hunt he usually has all kinds of different gear to test and use. This trip was no exception. On this hunt, aside from his wonderful 6.5-284 (which was an absolute joy to shoot), the SoundGear product was the highlight, for me anyway. It's a cool little tiny product that makes a difference in a HUGE way!"
Anyway, the SoundGear shooting test that first day was a big success and my quest had ended! I couldn't wait to hunt coyotes with them a couple weeks later. Imagine you park the truck at your first set of the day and get your rifle and other stuff ready. I insert my two SoundGear electronic units and off we go.
I can hear the sounds a little louder with these units. Enough louder to be helpful but not enough to be obnoxious.
So that set is over, you head back to the truck, put your stuff in the truck --- leave your "ears" in place and drive to the next set. Simple, comfortable, effective.
You could hunt coyotes all day without fussing over them. You can whisper to your hunt partner, you can hear the distant, faint high pitched coyote vocalizations. You can hear the swish of wings and the scratch of something walking in leaves. Batteries last almost a week and are very cheap.
The user inserts the electronic "guts" into a choice of rubber sleeves of different sizes to fit the user's ear canal. I use the largest size sleeves.
UPDATE FROM A TRIP WEEKS LATER:
I am driving back in late spring from 3 days of hunting coyotes, rocks and rock chucks in WY and MT.
- I fired about a dozen rounds with my 6.5-284.
- I hunted with partners so I needed the ability to communicate.
- We had wind sometimes up to 15 mph.
- I wore the SoundGear units each day for 4 or 5 hours at a time.
- Wow, am I happy with them.
- Plenty of protection, never heard wind whistle, never wanted to take them out for a break other than at lunch time.
- Communication was perfect.
"I was one of the guys Len hunted with this week. I have had other friends use hearing protection in the past while hunting on coyote stands or even while hunting big game. It usually causes a lot of issues. Most units really hamper one's ability to hear. I have become very frustrated, at times, while trying to communicate with partners wearing different forms of hearing protection. This is the first time there were zero issues with being able to communicate. The SoundGear units impressed me quite a bit from the non-wearer's point of view. Anytime I had to whisper while on the stand Len did not have any trouble hearing me. The units were so small that most of the time I didn't even notice Len was wearing them. As I get older my hearing seems more and more important to me. I'm thinking I might just have to get a set of these SoundGear hearing protection units for myself. On a side note, when Len comes out to hunt he usually has all kinds of different gear to test and use. This trip was no exception. On this hunt, aside from his wonderful 6.5-284 (which was an absolute joy to shoot), the SoundGear product was the highlight, for me anyway. It's a cool little tiny product that makes a difference in a HUGE way!"
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