Thread: Wank factor

Originally Posted by Tahr

Yeah, there is a lot of wank factor in binos.

Top glass isn't any use if you don't know what you are looking for through them, and if you know what you are looking for I don't think the difference in cost between better than average and the most expensive is worth the marginal difference in performance.

The other "wanky" trend is this new notion of being a "professional". It seems that if you don't write for a magazine, or wear sponsor's products, appear in adverts or have the top ten of these people as your "friend" on face book you are no-one. Well, I'm no-one and pretty damned happy being it, thanks.

As far as buying something and then regretting it, I've got a lovely small ring mauser .257R in the gun safe that I will never use. It was an impulse buy. Lovely rifle but I will never use it. Its sitting with a couple of its best friends in the safe, all of them great rifles but all impulse buys. They aren't wanky, but maybe I am.

I particularly like how people set facebook pages about themselves hunting and call themselves "athletes"...