Goggles for Guys with Glasses
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Topic: Goggles for Guys with Glasses
Posted By: theShocker
Subject: Goggles for Guys with Glasses
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 4:28am
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Just went paintballing for the first time. It was awsome even though I got owned. I was wondering if any company makes a face mask or goggles that are designed with the visualy impared in mind? I can wear my glasses with the mask I have now but it is not very good feeling. The mask pushes my glasses on to my sweaty face causing them to smear which severly limits my view. |
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Posted By: peachey
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 4:48am
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yes their is some companys that do them i think that v-force has a couple of masks that will do the job ------------- MY SETUP finaaly i have the smart parts ion smart parts ion Halo b with rip drive 49ci 3000psi dye sticky grips |
Posted By: theShocker
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 4:49am
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Thanks for the info. I will have to check that out. |
Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 12:01pm
| It would be awsome if the lenses on the goggles where like prescription. Then you wouldn't have to wear glasses when paintballing. |
Posted By: Large Unit
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 12:30pm
Just get contacts  .. contacts > glasses..But I have heard V-force masks fit well with glasses on (I have never tried myself though) |
Posted By: SAS proud 2 luv
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 1:12pm
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i know a player who i met in a tourney who makes custom masks for people with glasses,large heads,small heads,ect. he said that whenever i need a custom mask hell make me one discounted but they are quite pricey though PM me if you need one id be glad to help ------------- Tippmann A5 Double trigger Bigshot Nvader goggle system Class 3 Laser sight I SOLD THE REST |
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Posted By: Grent
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 1:25pm
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you would b better to get disposable contacts and use them the days u play paintball ------------- i lost my strike.. good things do happen to bad people |
Posted By: theShocker
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 2:08pm
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I used to have contacts. I had to stop wearing them because my prescription changed and now I can't see anything up close when I have them in. Man I miss 'em... |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 2:08pm
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Some people, *cough* me, cannot wear contacts because of how jacked up our eyes are. So, I wear glasses. I use a Profiler. Comfy, roomy, no problems. |
Posted By: TippmannPro13
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 2:12pm
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I used to have glasses, and I wouldn't wear them when I paintballed. Now I have contacts and they rock! ------------- http://www.sloganizer.net/en/"> 
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 2:14pm
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DONT buy a mask from some kid that thinks he can make one... its just not safe...
anyway. the V force are masive goggles...i think i can fit my invision on under them.... so they should have enough room for glasses. few things that can help. if u live in the sticks go to a rich city to get your eyes checked. i know with other things the docs out in the sticks dont keep up with stuff. another thing is get some super thin glasses with a small frame. these can be done even with masive glasses. i dont know much about this stuff but my girlfriend works for an eye doctor. post ur prescription strength and il ask her if she knows of any options. ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: bluemunky42
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 6:42pm
patent pending. my friend and this other guys dad got together and invented it, so they're trying to get it patented. ------------- 
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Posted By: merc
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 7:29pm
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^ my girlfriends office will already do it...
they do it with scuba masks and anything you want. its just costly ------------- saving the world, one warship at a time. |
Posted By: bluemunky42
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 8:29pm
oh. well in that case i guess the patent will be rejected. -------------
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Posted By: warpfactor5
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 8:38pm
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Posted By: paintdad
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 10:28pm
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There are a couple of ways to deal with eyeglasses and paintball masks. First: JT actually makes an insert that fits into the holes below the viser and hangs down between your eyes and the lens of the goggles. Prescription lenses are fitted into the insert that looks like a pair of glasse without temples. With these your corrective lenses are hooked on the the goggles and you don't have to wear your glasses at all. It seems like an expensive fix though because you need to have lenses made that fit into the insert. Second: get goggles from a manufacturer that offers a fan that will keep you goggles clear. Thermal lenses on the goggles are not enough, they will keep the goggle lenses from fogging up but your glasses will still fog. JT,Dye, Proto and Extreme Rage all offer fans for their products. I used to wear glasses that were pretty large and I had JT Spectra thermal goggles with a fan and I never had a problem with fogging no matter how hot and humid it got. If you can find a pair of goggles from one of these compainies that feels good get a fan and you won't be sorry. I thought the JTs worked well with my glasses. The Dyes were kind of tight even with my new smaller glasses. I never had a chance to try the Proto or Extreme Rage. I hope this helps. ------------- No need to point out the perfectly obvious, the merely obvious will do. |
Posted By: CIA356
Date Posted: 28 August 2005 at 11:24pm
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V-force makes awesome masks that fit glasses. I wear glasses and I have used both the v-force shield and the v-force profiler and man they both work amazingly and are so comfortable with glasses on. ------------- 
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Posted By: theShocker
Date Posted: 29 August 2005 at 2:16am
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Are there any masks that are specifically designed to accommodate glasses? The way I’m reading the posts is that masks like the V-Force just happen to be roomy enough to make ‘em fit, which works for me. I saw the JT inserts but I don’t want to get them, and then have to spend a ton of money if my prescription changes again. One of the problems with prescription goggles, like the ones for scuba, for example, are that they are so huge, so curved and at such an odd shape that they give the wearer a “fishbowl” view of the world. |
Posted By: reclusivetorrid
Date Posted: 29 August 2005 at 8:22am
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Jt Proteus, Dye invision, will both occomodate glasses pretty well.
If you have small glasses. (You don't really need to wear a windshield on your face, you know.) I would suggest either the proteus or jt flex 7 or 8. Use alot of anti fog spray (5-10 layers) Spray wait (30 sec) wipe-repeat. Also get a fan. I have a proteus cameleon and I don't fog very much at all (and I sweat ALOT). This is what I mean by windshield... 
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Posted By: Killa O
Date Posted: 29 August 2005 at 11:07am
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Any v-force mask should do ..i wear glasses as does my friend i have the v-force shield & he has da v-force profiler they both work good.. ------------- 
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Posted By: Sgt.Tippy<^>
Date Posted: 29 August 2005 at 11:09am
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Posted By: reclusivetorrid
Date Posted: 29 August 2005 at 12:09pm
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Posted By: Dye Playa
Date Posted: 29 August 2005 at 2:26pm
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go to ur eye glass store and give them the lenses for ur goggles. most stores have their own labs and for like 100 bucks they willl make stuff perscriptioned- sunglasses, and other types of lenses. ------------- 
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