Goggles over glasses

Turnip · Post by **Turnip** » Tue May 26, 2009 5:32 am

I did a quick google search for this, and found there was more to be found than I thought.

But what I really want to know, is a particular model or brand you might have used on the playa that fit well over glasses.

I have no experience in the matter, so I'm hoping to get some answers from you old seasoned veterans...

EDIT:
Also, do split lens make any difference? For some reason, I think that would bother me.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue May 26, 2009 6:36 am

I use Bacou-Dalloz safety glasses.
Make sure you have a good fit before you head out there.
http://www.sperianprotection.com/index.asp

Many people use paintball masks, ski masks and so on.
I saw someone who had used good weatherstripping around their glasses and that worked and looked very good in a steampunk sort of way.
But glasses can get sandblasted by the dust.

Comfortable goggles are the most important thing to bring.

StarShineScars · Post by **StarShineScars** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:03 am

I have those long rectangular glasses and it was pretty hard for me to actually find a pair that fit over them last year. Don't be fooled by online ads that say that work over all glasses, because we bought a pair that didn't work at all and had to send them back. Finally I settled on these: http://www.vtarmynavy.com/sun-wind--dust-goggles.htm
They worked really well. Just went and bought some cheap paint to spruce them up and it was all gravy baby. XD

Post by **AntiM** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:33 am

I've never found a brand I have liked. So I found dark goggles for day and took lenses out of an old pair of glasses and glued them in. Not perfect, but I like 'em. Next I have to get more cheap glasses so I can bash a pair for night.

Fire_Moose · Post by **Fire_Moose** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:54 am

Check out http://www.activesportsunglasses.com/birdz-eyewear.html

I got the Buzzard model and they worked great for over my glasses you can change the lenses as well. Only problem, and slight at that, is they are vented with little slits, I didnt have a problem with them at all though

phil · Post by **phil** » Tue May 26, 2009 9:39 am

Turnip wrote: that fit well over glasses.

I'm sorry to say it depends on your glasses. If you have wire frames, many goggles will fit snugly around the wire and still seal at the temple. If you have big plastic frames (a la Michael Caine in "The Ipcress File"), you won't get a snug fit.

Best to drop by an army surplus store or ski shop and try out a few styles with your glasses.

dragonpilot · Post by **dragonpilot** » Thu May 28, 2009 3:54 pm

phil wrote: If you have big plastic frames (a la Michael Caine in "The Ipcress File"), you won't get a snug fit.

Michael Caine!...Ipcress File! You ARE an old fucker! Me, too 'cause I remember that movie, too.

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:03 pm

I got lucky, and found a pair of off roading goggles on a discount table at a Home Despot, and they worked perfectly. I think that the brand name was Bulldog, or some similar name. (I really should try to find where I put them, in case I need them some day soon.)

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Thu May 28, 2009 5:00 pm

I found a pair of safety glasses with (250) bifocal @ Wally World.

They work well around the table saw. Snug nuf to keep saw dust out..

Was thinking, outline them with surgical tube or model car gas line tube..

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu May 28, 2009 6:56 pm

dragonpilot wrote:
phil wrote: If you have big plastic frames (a la Michael Caine in "The Ipcress File"), you won't get a snug fit.
Michael Caine!...Ipcress File! You ARE an old fucker! Me, too 'cause I remember that movie, too.

No. Dragonpilot was kidnapped in the late eighties and they kept him docile with a constant feed of crappy old movies.

phil · Post by **phil** » Thu May 28, 2009 7:09 pm

> You ARE an old fucker!

HEY! I'll be 62 next month.

CdnChick · Post by **CdnChick** » Thu May 28, 2009 9:41 pm

Global Vision All-Star goggles seem to work for me.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Fri May 29, 2009 11:45 am

phil wrote:> You ARE an old fucker!

HEY! I'll be 62 next month.

damn young'uns

Dave_techie · Post by **Dave_techie** » Fri May 29, 2009 6:52 pm

Cr-39 (basic plastic, the cheap ones) is the most abrasion resistant opthalmic material you'll get short of glass.

so if you've got cheap glasses, you might be okay with just those

with polycarbonate, for the love of god, wear goggles over.

Lord Of Ruin · Post by **Lord Of Ruin** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:30 pm

Bought these my first year and still love them:

http://www.maximumeyewear.com/productfo ... ggles.html

Went back and bought more from them. Great company....product worked like a champ wearing them for hours.

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