Optics
Field 8x42 Binoculars
Waterproof, nitrogen filled, 6.5 ft close focus for butterflies. Serviced in our workshop if anything goes wrong.
$249 USD
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The field shop on Harbor Lane
Four hundred square feet of gear we actually use, in an old clapboard building two minutes from the Bar Harbor waterfront. Everything here also ships nationwide, packed by hand in the back room.
Free US shipping over $75Otherwise $6.95, ships in 1 business day
30-day returnsUnused items, refunded in full
Repairs in houseBinocular servicing from $45
Gift wrappingKraft paper and twine, free
Twelve things we would take on any walk.
To order, use the button on any item: we confirm stock and email a secure payment link. Or call the shop and pay by card over the phone. Prices in US dollars; sales tax is added where applicable.
Optics
Folding 10x Hand Lens
Brass housing, 21 mm glass lens and a leather lanyard. The single most useful thing on a lichen walk.
$29 USD
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Kits
Forager's Basket Kit
Ash splint basket woven in Maine, folding knife, mushroom brush, two cotton bags and thin gloves. Knife sold to adults 18+ only.
$89 USD
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Books
Pocket Field Guide Set
Four cloth-bound guides: trees, wildflowers, seashore and mushrooms of the Northeast. Fits a jacket pocket.
$45 USD
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Kits
Tide Pool Explorer Kit
Viewing tub with magnifier lid, bamboo net, soft brush, bucket and a waterproof ID card. Ages 4 and up.
$35 USD
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Clothing
Waxed Cotton Field Jacket
Sewn in New England from waxed cotton canvas, with a cord collar and two deep map pockets. Rewaxing service available.
$225 USD
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Kits
Steel Thermos & Enamel Mug
25 oz thermos that keeps coffee hot for 12 hours, plus a chip-resistant enamel mug. Plastic free.
$42 USD
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Books & maps
Acadia Trail Map & Compass
Waterproof 1:24,000 map of Mount Desert Island with a baseplate compass and a short navigation card.
$32 USD
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Home & garden
Cedar Bluebird Nest Box
Built in our Bar Harbor workshop from untreated wood, with a 1.5 in hole sized for eastern bluebirds and a hinged roof.
$39 USD
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Books & maps
Field Sketchbook Set
5.5 x 8.5 in hardback with heavyweight paper, three graphite pencils and a kneaded eraser. For drawing what you find.
$28 USD
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Clothing
Wool Beanie & Hiking Socks
Knit in Maine from American wool. Warm when damp, soft enough for a full day on the trail.
$48 USD
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Home & garden
Gray Morning Print, 16 x 20 in
Giclée print of a winter swell off Otter Cliff, in a solid oak frame. Edition of 50, signed on the back.
$120 USD
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The workshop behind the shop
Workshop
Book a repair
Repair before replace.
Caleb services binoculars and spotting scopes of any make in the workshop behind the shop. Most jobs take a week.
| Clean, collimation check and report | $45 |
| Full service with re-collimation | $95 |
| New eyecups or strap fitting | from $15 |
| Waxed jacket rewaxing | $35 |
| Insured return shipping | $12 |
How we choose
A short list, on purpose.
We would rather sell one pair of binoculars we trust than forty we have never used.
Field tested
Every product spends at least one full season on guided trips before it goes on the shelf.
Made close by
Seven of the twelve are made in the USA, four of them here in Maine.
Plastic-free shipping
Orders go out in recycled cardboard, paper tape and paper padding. No bubble wrap except for framed prints.
Shipping
Packed by hand, tracked to your door.
- Standard, $6.95 (free over $75): USPS Ground Advantage, 2 to 5 business days.
- Express, $14.95: UPS 2nd Day Air, order by 1 p.m. ET.
- Overnight, $29.95: UPS Next Day Air, order by 1 p.m. ET Monday to Thursday.
- Local pickup, free: from Harbor Lane, usually the same day.
- Alaska, Hawaii and PO boxes: USPS only, add 2 to 4 days.
Full details, including returns and warranty claims, are on our Shipping & Returns page and in our Terms of Sale.
Ordered binoculars on a Monday, they arrived Wednesday with a handwritten note on the best birding spots near us. Real service.
Our two boys had never lifted a curtain of rockweed before. Ninety minutes later they could tell a green crab from a rock crab and were arguing about dog whelks. We have booked the fall mushroom walk already.
Megan made a foggy, drizzly Acadia morning feel like the best place in New England. I came home with forty photos of lichen and no regrets.
In Bar Harbor? Come and try a pair.
Open Monday to Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Take any binoculars down to the town pier and look at the eiders before you decide.