Fancy yourself a bit of a low-key wildlife voyeur or just need to know if that distant pub has your favourite ale on tap? The Nocs Provisions Zero Tube Monocular ($175) is your new pocket-sized superpower. Billed for the backcountry (and presumably nosy neighbours), this 25mm wonder is tiny and light, perfect for “animal peeping” – their words, not ours, though we endorse the sentiment.

It’s built tough enough for your “most epic adventures,” which could range from scaling Everest to navigating the local supermarket on a Saturday. With fancy ED fully multicoated lenses (say that five times fast!), Bak4 prisms (apparently the VIPs of the prism world), and nitrogen-filled chambers to banish fog, you’ll get a bright, crisp image, even if you’re peering through British weather. Waterproof to IPX7 (survives a decent accidental dunk), and with a “No-Matter-What” Lifetime Warranty, you can roam with confidence.