I bought a Bushnell 1000 with ARC at the beginning of the season. I havent had any trouble with, its pretty compact. As stated in the earlier post about the arc, i really couldnt get more than a yard of difference out of my treestand using the ARC. Im sure it might work better if your hunting really hilly country. Cabelas always has deals on the BushnellScout kit that comes with a knife andbinoculars, and they always have some kind of coupon out there. I would buy it again..........