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Sounds like there should be a fit in there somewhere 👍
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I have some in ear monitors for playing (think really high quality earbuds with built-in drivers ) They come with rubber and foam tips, 3 sizes. Foam is similar to an ear plug for hearing protection.

The rubber tips are easy to put in and take out. If I was playing in a band for a long concert or at a bar, I would go with the foam because they shut out A LOT of ambient noise and loud sounds. So the foam may provide better sound insulation, but I wonder if the body of the hearing protection unit would conduct sound, what with it being solid.
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98% chance these Caldwell electronic ear hole pluggers are going right back to Uncle Larry. One works, one doesn’t. I won’t **** around with fiddly things while hunting. And these are fiddly things.
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CPJ 2.0 wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:01 am 98% chance these Caldwell electronic ear hole pluggers are going right back to Uncle Larry. One works, one doesn’t. I won’t **** around with fiddly things while hunting. And these are fiddly things.
Sorry to hear they didn’t work out.
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CPJ 2.0 wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:01 am 98% chance these Caldwell electronic ear hole pluggers are going right back to Uncle Larry. One works, one doesn’t. I won’t **** around with fiddly things while hunting. And these are fiddly things.
I read some of the reviews that said that is covered in the manual, that you have to pair them with each other, or something? Might RTFM if you haven’t so far
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bullsi1911 wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:31 am
CPJ 2.0 wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:01 am 98% chance these Caldwell electronic ear hole pluggers are going right back to Uncle Larry. One works, one doesn’t. I won’t **** around with fiddly things while hunting. And these are fiddly things.
I read some of the reviews that said that is covered in the manual, that you have to pair them with each other, or something? Might RTFM if you haven’t so far
I read it, think I followed the directions correctly. I’ll try again tomorrow.
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Ok, I dig the Caldwell electronic ear hole pluggers.
I have ZERO interest in them being Bluetooth. I simply want ear pro that I can still hear my surroundings. Anyone calling can really just piss off till I’m done hunting. But anyway, it comes with it.
Wore them while walking the dog tonight. Seemed to be able to pinpoint sound WAY better than the Walker muffs. And, I didn’t have to wear muffs. Only real noise test I did was to pop a primer from my 300 BO. Seemed quiet enough.
So, I approve.
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I hereby retract my approval of the Caldwell electronic ear hole pluggers.
The left plugger is consistently not powering on.

Would have been so simple to take regular NON Bluetooth earmuffs and make them into plugs. No reason to complicate things for the sake of being “connected”.
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well those are out of my cart now.
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As of last night, Bullsi was having issues getting them to work. So the quest continues. I really like the idea of the non electronic ones. At least for hunting. But Im not sure how much you can actually hear. I may give them a go and return them if they dont work. I DONT want anything else that I need to charge or screw with.
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The Walkers are still on sale for $40 more. Nowadays that’s a Five Guys burger dinner for 2. They work very well and mine are going on two years of continuous use now. They live in my Jeep.

Just saying…
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Wambli Ska wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:22 pm The Walkers are still on sale for $40 more. Nowadays that’s a Five Guys burger dinner for 2. They work very well and mine are going on two years of continuous use now. They live in my Jeep.

Just saying…
Those wouldnt be bad.


I may try these also. The one thing I REALLY like.... is it has a tactile off and on switch. The Caldwells sucked purple donkey dicks in that respect. Hold your finger on the outside for one second to do one thing, two seconds for another, slide you finger up and down for volume. No. Just no. Give me a switch I can flip on and not have to **** with stuff. Has a charging port for a USB cable which I have all over. Lasts way longer than I would need between charges.

https://proears.com/product/pro-ears-st ... 8/#reviews



Of course, a can is the proper answer for hunting without ear pro. And I have a sneaking suspicion Ill be filing the 'fudge me in the ass for $200 if it pleases the crown' paperwork when I get back from Texas at the end of next month. Im easily influenced.
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CPJ 2.0 wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:43 pm
Of course, a can is the proper answer for hunting without ear pro. And I have a sneaking suspicion Ill be filing the 'fudge me in the ass for $200 if it pleases the crown' paperwork when I get back from Texas at the end of next month. Im easily influenced.
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I bought these from Amazon. They work better than they should and I'm wearing them while test firing in my small shop. And they stay in place.
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Oh, and the battery life is phenomenal.
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CPJ 2.0 wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:11 pm As of last night, Bullsi was having issues getting them to work. So the quest continues. I really like the idea of the non electronic ones. At least for hunting. But Im not sure how much you can actually hear. I may give them a go and return them if they dont work. I DONT want anything else that I need to charge or screw with.

I’ll try calling their support line today and see if they can fix it. Then I’ll send em back
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Couldn’t get a call in. Too busy at work. Filled out the online support thing Thingie, and have gotten no response.

Seems this is working as well as the ear pluggers
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Midway has the latest generation Walkers with BT on a crazy sale for $126 AND FREE SHIPPING!!!

If I didn’t already have a pile of electronic hearing protection I’d order a pair today. 🤬

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1026050587?pid=461790
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