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I use it to keep tabs on the area surrounding my business because it is near a University.
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Im an unofficial expert at scoping out the neighborhood happenings using binoculars from inside my house.
Here are some valuable tips to help those that are also in the profession
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TIP 1:
It helps to be
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because that way you get overly paranoid at the slightest noises outside.
TIP 2:
When using binoculars always stand back about 5 feet from your window so that you cannot be seen from anyone outside. If you stand too close to your window then people outside can actually see you standing there near your window looking out with binoculars. LOL
If you stand back aways from your window then it becomes much harder for anyone to make out that you are back there looking out.
Plus, the extra five feet is not needed since you have binoculars
TIP 3
This is the most important tip.
When using binoculars at night then be sure to turn off all your lights in the room you are in. Otherwise you will stand out like a sore thumb to the people outside. If you have it dark in the room you are in then you can still see out just fine and nobody from the outside can tell you are in your room looking out with binoculars.
Even when it is not dark out then still make sure your room does not have any lights on.
TIP 4:
If you have a screened window those are all the better to stand behind when looking outside with binoculars. The screening causes it to look dark inside your house to anyone who is outside looking back towards your screened in window.
Plus the screening does not impede your viewing much at all.
TIP 5
Make sure you are not standing in front of anything white like a refrigerator or something that will make you stand out. You dont want your silhouette to contrast with anything behind it. It is best to have a dark colored wall behind you.
TIP 6
Stay still
If you do have to move then move very slowly. You dont want to make any sudden movements as you can be spotted more easily if you are moving around.
GOOD LUCK and if you do find that someone on the outside notices you looking out your window then do what I do. Freak out and run away from your window. :floorlaugh: