Glasses and climbing

[beastmaster]

Well I am sitting home en-tel my new glasses get here. I've gone throw 3 pair in the last year. I don't know how often I've had to offer a reward if a lens is found after falling out of a pair of my glasses when I am up a tree. I can barely drive in the daylight with out them.
What do other glasses weareing tree trimmers wear? I tried goggles but they fog up on me and I look dumber then I really am. I am thinking of getting the goggles basketball player wear.
I normally just use a sport strap on my regular glasses. I had titanium frame glasses, but they got mangled. I buy my glasses now for 39.00 from 39.00 eyeglasses. I normally have several pair, but I lost a pair in the ocean when a wave bombed me in my kayak.
I'ed like to hear how you guys do it.

 

[chief116]

i used to wear glasses in the tree and on the ground, but i switched to contacts after the 4th or 5th time losing a lens or tweaking the frames. Having to call the boss to rescue me because i couldn't see well enough to drive home sucked.

Since i've gone to contacts i've only had maybe 5-10 incidents, but since i carry the glasses its no big deal. Give them a week and i think you'll enjoy the differences.

 

[Incomplete]

Get the goggles skydivers and jockeys use. They don't look too bad and more importantly, they are vented.

 

[treeman82]

I had the SAS goggles a few years ago, but it was not a good fit for me long term... plus I remember that they were well over $100 at the time. What I've been doing for the last year or so though is I got the visor for the Kask helmet and got lenses / frames that fit underneath. So far no problems, and no scratches!

 

[beastmaster]

i used to wear glasses in the tree and on the ground, but i switched to contacts after the 4th or 5th time losing a lens or tweaking the frames. Having to call the boss to rescue me because i couldn't see well enough to drive home sucked.

Since i've gone to contacts i've only had maybe 5-10 incidents, but since i carry the glasses its no big deal. Give them a week and i think you'll enjoy the differences.

Can't wear contacts or I would have to take them out to see close. I read fine, but anything farther then 3 feet need the glasses. I am use to looking over the rims when I work. I had bi-focal's once but they throw off my depth perception off.
Yeah I've make that phone call once or twice my self over the years, They(Bosses)don't really understand do they?:smile2:

 

[david miller]

you need those military one they call (birth control) glasses

 

[Pelorus]

Have only lost one lens so far, but glasses have taken a tumble several times.
Plastic lens sure get scratched up bad. Am liking the Vizir for the Vertex, but I don't usually remember to slap it down over my glasses untill I'm wiping sawdust out of my eyes.

 

[arborjockey]

Get the goggles skydivers and jockeys use. They don't look too bad and more importantly, they are vented.

Somebody say JOCKEY? ...

Has anyone tried the screen style safety glasses ?

Safety glasses last until I get to the top of the tree and get ready to work. Then the sweat and crap turn the lenses into muddy water. Needles to say I don't wear them anymore. Sweat pours off me like a u know what in church.The makapiapia (hawaiian for morning eye bugers) come out like 1/2" crush rock after big removals.