I have a cheaper pair of 8x42 Minox and 8x30 Steiners that are designated truck binos, stay in there all year.
My good glass is all Zeiss, one pair of Zeiss Victory FL-T 8x56's that are the closest thing to night vision I've seen, great for scouting and stand hunting whitetail around home. For western hunts or anytime I'm more mobile I have the same binos in a 10x42. My wife hunts also so whichever set I'm not using she usually is. I couldn't afford them at retail but found them as demos through Cameraland, Doug cut me a great deal on the pair.
It sounds crazy but the 10x42's and Nikon ED50 pay for themselves every spring when we are calving on the ranch. The spotter's glass is good enough I can often check and see if a new calf is sucking or just trying to find the teat from a half mile without disturbing the pair or spending time trying to find a way to get close. If the calf just starts sucking and then I go disturb them the cow takes off and the calf may be exhausted before she gives him another chance to suck. The Zeiss binos are sharp enough I can check a cows bag to see if she has been sucked from 40yds away instead of walking right up to her which doesn't disturb her as much or get me charged trying to get within 10ft. They really help me perform my job efficiently and the time saved checking one pair may mean I save another before I run out of daylight.
I want to add a Vortex Viper HD 15x50 set for calving, antelope hunting, and to use for scouting from the truck around home. I really want Kaibabs or Swaros but I'm not sure how much use they would get especially with their added weight. From the truck the ED50 will do what the 15x binos can anyway.
I feel crippled scouting without a spotter also anymore. I take the ED50 on all scouting trips and most hunts.
