Quote Originally Posted by 7rider View Post
Our pair from REI are Trailblazers.
Based on that, I'd go with the Monarchs.
The optics of them - plus the light gathering, the focus, the ease of use - are superior in our Monarchs vs. the Trailblazers.
If you have time b/f you need to order, maybe we can hook up for a kayak/ride, and you can do a comparo...
I think I trust you that I want the monarchs - I just need to suck it up and make myself pay that much. I've been watching SD card prices for a week or two hoping they drop, but I'm going to have to suck it up and make myself buy a couple. I just fried a 16 gb one somehow.

Getting together for a ride or paddle would be fun - but I pretty much am only going to have this week and/or weekend. How's your weekend looking? I'm watching the forecast to see what this weekend plans are going to be - usually we try to get over to Assateague to paddle/kite surf/buggy in October in the hopes that the bugs have died back... The last couple weekends it's rained, ruining those plans (being in a tent on purpose in the rain is another thing I'm not hardcore enough to do) Currently it looks like thunderstorms on Saturday, so we may bag it if that forecast doesn't clear up.