Goggles and eyewear

bandit wrote:

Gogglehead wrote:Caron-a
Most goggle makes will do an over the specs goggle which will generally be a bit bigger in size to fit over the glasses.these models will sometimes give you a better field of vision because of their larger size

My experiences with wearing glasses and goggles over the last 25 years of skiing are that most of the OTG goggles available make the wearer look like a complete prat.

It is not fun wearing what looks like a plastic cereal box on your face. Only in the past year or two have makers stopped treating specs users like an afterthought. To accompany my trusty Oakley L Frames, I now have some Sinner Beast 2 with a rather nice Tortoiseshell frame :D

Very trendy !!! :lol:

Does anyone know a brand of goggles that would fit a "larger" nose ?
I have tried a few pairs and they just feel like my nose is in a vice.

G

gdbn wrote:Does anyone know a brand of goggles that would fit a "larger" nose ?
I have tried a few pairs and they just feel like my nose is in a vice.

G

Plastic surgery would probably be cheaper.

Tony_H wrote:

gdbn wrote:Does anyone know a brand of goggles that would fit a "larger" nose ?
I have tried a few pairs and they just feel like my nose is in a vice.

G

Plastic surgery would probably be cheaper.

you might be right, plastic surgery and laser eye correction might be cheaper in the long run :lol:

Well luckily I can't comment on the schnoz but I can certainly vouch for laser eye surgery! An odd experience but makes all sports a lot easier and will save you money after a few years. :shock:

KevinC wrote:Well luckily I can't comment on the schnoz but I can certainly vouch for laser eye surgery! An odd experience but makes all sports a lot easier and will save you money after a few years. :shock:

If it all goes right! I know a couple of people who have ahd it, and it messed their eyes up in a big way. I suppose there is a risk with any surgery though...

back to the specs, i`ve just ordered the E.E Explorers, with high index optical inserts. i think that`s the only way forward for me.....

rob123 wrote:

If it all goes right! I know a couple of people who have ahd it, and it messed their eyes up in a big way. I suppose there is a risk with any surgery though...

back to the specs, i`ve just ordered the E.E Explorers, with high index optical inserts. i think that`s the only way forward for me.....

Rob - there is risk with anything you do (including heading down a slippery mountain with two planks of wood strapped to your feet etc. etc.) and there may well be occasions when it hasn't worked 100%. But in life you get what you pay for and I can think of 5 people who have had it and been very pleased with the results.

Not that I'm trying to sell it to anyone, as it is a risk, but to anyone considering it, it's relatively painless and makes skiing etc. a whole lot easier.

Speaking of eyewear, got myself a cracking pair of Dirty Dog glasses today. My brother in law was asking me what I wanted for Xmas, so he can wrap them up for me )