I Preordered my copy from Wal-Mart. My wife and I both played FO3. I wanted to give her my preorder code because I dont care about starting the game with anything extra. My question is, will their be other opportunities to get a pair of binoculars in the game? I am asking because I have read that the Gamestop 'Canteen" might only be available on the free content...

Yes there will. Binoculars are in the game a lot I hear. However if you to play on the same account, you can both use the preorder pack. Just use different save files.

Yeah, Binoculars are NOT unique. Pretty sure the Canteen isn't either. Could be wrong.
The unique stuff is the Caravan Shotgun and the armour, so that's all you'll be missing out on.

Heard the V13 canteen is unique (though other ''water flasks'' will be integrated into armors). Binoculars are not though; there found in-game.

I'm sure I read somwhere that the zoom is crappy.