RE: Lets talk about binoculars
I always seem to have a small pair with me, I used to have a big pair of Nikon's, but found them too cumbersome for most tasks.
I have lots of them but my favorite right now is a small camo colored pair of Bushnell 10X25. I'm not sure I would call them good binocs but I have spent so much time looking through them that they have become second nature.
If I somehow forget them, I find cupping my hands and looking through them works well to, sometimes a bit blurry though.