ski goggle recommendations

I am looking for recommendations regarding ski goggles that fit over
glasses. I normally wear glasses, but will throw in the contacts and
wear Revo's when I go skiing. This combination usually works great,
but I still seem to get the odd run that causes me to tear up, or dry
out. I would like to shop for a decent pair of goggles that will allow
me to wear glasses every other day. Thoughts?

Robert wrote:
I am looking for recommendations regarding ski goggles that fit over
glasses. I normally wear glasses, but will throw in the contacts and
wear Revo's when I go skiing. This combination usually works great,
but I still seem to get the odd run that causes me to tear up, or dry
out. I would like to shop for a decent pair of goggles that will allow
me to wear glasses every other day. Thoughts?

If you have money to burn, the Smith TurboCAM Series works well - has a
fan to clear your eyeglasses of fog; but it's pricey.
http://www.smithsport.com/products/snowgoggle/TurboCAM_index.html

Longevity seems reasonable - I just had to re-solder the wires to the
battery pack on my wife's older model after about 15 years of regular
use; first problem (other than forgetting to turn the fan off and
running the batteries down.)

Robert writes:

I am looking for recommendations regarding ski goggles that fit over
glasses. I normally wear glasses, but will throw in the contacts and
wear Revo's when I go skiing. This combination usually works great,
but I still seem to get the odd run that causes me to tear up, or dry
out.

So why not wear goggles over contacts? You get a lot less wind that
way.

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Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield,
Other days you're the bug.

Mary Malmros wrote:

Robert writes:

I am looking for recommendations regarding ski goggles that fit over
glasses. I normally wear glasses, but will throw in the contacts and
wear Revo's when I go skiing. This combination usually works great,
but I still seem to get the odd run that causes me to tear up, or dry
out.

So why not wear goggles over contacts? You get a lot less wind that
way.

Yup. I've got goggles that fit over glasses, but they're nowhere near
as comfy as goggles with contacts.

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Cheers,
Bev
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enough of them most of the time to make the rest impotent.

On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:03:27 -0800, The Real Bev
wrote:

Mary Malmros wrote:

Robert writes:

I am looking for recommendations regarding ski goggles that fit over
glasses. I normally wear glasses, but will throw in the contacts and
wear Revo's when I go skiing. This combination usually works great,
but I still seem to get the odd run that causes me to tear up, or dry
out.

So why not wear goggles over contacts? You get a lot less wind that
way.

Yup. I've got goggles that fit over glasses, but they're nowhere near
as comfy as goggles with contacts.
perhaps its the dry eye issue, I for one cannot wear mine for extended
periods of time

Dick Gozinya wrote:

wrote:

Mary Malmros wrote:

Robert writes:

I am looking for recommendations regarding ski goggles that fit over
glasses. I normally wear glasses, but will throw in the contacts and
wear Revo's when I go skiing. This combination usually works great,
but I still seem to get the odd run that causes me to tear up, or dry
out.

So why not wear goggles over contacts? You get a lot less wind that
way.

Yup. I've got goggles that fit over glasses, but they're nowhere near
as comfy as goggles with contacts.

perhaps its the dry eye issue, I for one cannot wear mine for extended
periods of time

Are you sure they fit? Odd things happen when your lenses aren't quite
right. Each time I open a new one I anticipate a new weirdness -- if
it's too weird I ask them to replace it. All out of the same lot, too.
Not only is fitting the damn things an art, so is making them :-(

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The Real Bev writes:

Dick Gozinya wrote:

wrote:

Mary Malmros wrote:

Robert writes:

I am looking for recommendations regarding ski goggles that fit over
glasses. I normally wear glasses, but will throw in the contacts and
wear Revo's when I go skiing. This combination usually works great,
but I still seem to get the odd run that causes me to tear up, or dry
out.

So why not wear goggles over contacts? You get a lot less wind that
way.

Yup. I've got goggles that fit over glasses, but they're nowhere near
as comfy as goggles with contacts.

perhaps its the dry eye issue, I for one cannot wear mine for extended
periods of time

Are you sure they fit? Odd things happen when your lenses aren't quite
right. Each time I open a new one I anticipate a new weirdness -- if
it's too weird I ask them to replace it. All out of the same lot, too.
Not only is fitting the damn things an art, so is making them :-(

Bev's got a good point here. I suspect that the majority of contact
lens wearers in the United States are buying them off-the-rack,
which is sort of like doing the same thing with shoes: the fit will
mostly be okay, most of the time, for most people. But if your eyes
are a bit different, it's really worth your while to go to someone
who really knows his/her business. My lenses are a custom fit and
not cheap, but I have much better vision correction and many fewer
problems than seems typical.

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Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield,
Other days you're the bug.

On 03 Mar 2004 08:57:59 -0500, Mary Malmros wrote:

The Real Bev writes:

Dick Gozinya wrote:

wrote:

Mary Malmros wrote:

Robert writes:

I am looking for recommendations regarding ski goggles that fit over
glasses. I normally wear glasses, but will throw in the contacts and
wear Revo's when I go skiing. This combination usually works great,
but I still seem to get the odd run that causes me to tear up, or dry
out.

So why not wear goggles over contacts? You get a lot less wind that
way.

Yup. I've got goggles that fit over glasses, but they're nowhere near
as comfy as goggles with contacts.

perhaps its the dry eye issue, I for one cannot wear mine for extended
periods of time

Are you sure they fit? Odd things happen when your lenses aren't quite
right. Each time I open a new one I anticipate a new weirdness -- if
it's too weird I ask them to replace it. All out of the same lot, too.
Not only is fitting the damn things an art, so is making them :-(

Bev's got a good point here. I suspect that the majority of contact
lens wearers in the United States are buying them off-the-rack,
which is sort of like doing the same thing with shoes: the fit will
mostly be okay, most of the time, for most people. But if your eyes
are a bit different, it's really worth your while to go to someone
who really knows his/her business. My lenses are a custom fit and
not cheap, but I have much better vision correction and many fewer
problems than seems typical.
Unfortunately, I suffer from "dry-eye", which makes it difficult to
wear contacts for extended periods of time. My goal was to alternate
between contacts and glasses (off to a 7 day ski trip in 2 weeks)
every other day in order to alleviate the problem.
Robert

Robert writes:

On 03 Mar 2004 08:57:59 -0500, Mary Malmros wrote:

The Real Bev writes:

Dick Gozinya wrote:

wrote:

Mary Malmros wrote:

Robert writes:

I am looking for recommendations regarding ski goggles that fit over
glasses. I normally wear glasses, but will throw in the contacts and
wear Revo's when I go skiing. This combination usually works great,
but I still seem to get the odd run that causes me to tear up, or dry
out.

So why not wear goggles over contacts? You get a lot less wind that
way.

Yup. I've got goggles that fit over glasses, but they're nowhere near
as comfy as goggles with contacts.

perhaps its the dry eye issue, I for one cannot wear mine for extended
periods of time

Are you sure they fit? Odd things happen when your lenses aren't quite
right. Each time I open a new one I anticipate a new weirdness -- if
it's too weird I ask them to replace it. All out of the same lot, too.
Not only is fitting the damn things an art, so is making them :-(

Bev's got a good point here. I suspect that the majority of contact
lens wearers in the United States are buying them off-the-rack,
which is sort of like doing the same thing with shoes: the fit will
mostly be okay, most of the time, for most people. But if your eyes
are a bit different, it's really worth your while to go to someone
who really knows his/her business. My lenses are a custom fit and
not cheap, but I have much better vision correction and many fewer
problems than seems typical.
Unfortunately, I suffer from "dry-eye", which makes it difficult to
wear contacts for extended periods of time.

Again: if you've been buying from Contacts R Us, GO TO A PRO.
Someone who really knows what they're about may be able to help you
with this.

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Mary Malmros
Some days you're the windshield,
Other days you're the bug.

Mary Malmros wrote:

The Real Bev writes:

Dick Gozinya wrote:

wrote:

Mary Malmros wrote:

Robert writes:

I am looking for recommendations regarding ski goggles that fit over
glasses. I normally wear glasses, but will throw in the contacts and
wear Revo's when I go skiing. This combination usually works great,
but I still seem to get the odd run that causes me to tear up, or dry
out.

So why not wear goggles over contacts? You get a lot less wind that
way.

Yup. I've got goggles that fit over glasses, but they're nowhere near
as comfy as goggles with contacts.

perhaps its the dry eye issue, I for one cannot wear mine for extended
periods of time

Are you sure they fit? Odd things happen when your lenses aren't quite
right. Each time I open a new one I anticipate a new weirdness -- if
it's too weird I ask them to replace it. All out of the same lot, too.
Not only is fitting the damn things an art, so is making them :-(

Bev's got a good point here. I suspect that the majority of contact
lens wearers in the United States are buying them off-the-rack,
which is sort of like doing the same thing with shoes: the fit will
mostly be okay, most of the time, for most people. But if your eyes
are a bit different, it's really worth your while to go to someone
who really knows his/her business. My lenses are a custom fit and
not cheap, but I have much better vision correction and many fewer
problems than seems typical.

I have against-the-rule astigmatism. NOTHING fits well. I tried 8 pair
of RGPs, and none of them would center, they just wobbled around
whenever my eye moved or blinked. Real shame, because in the 1 second
out of 60 that they worked, they were great. I've got softies some
individual lenses of which work OK most of the time.

I love it when people say stuff like "Well, I just got my contact
prescription, where is the best place to buy my lenses?"
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

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Cheers, Bev
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one more time and you're out of the parade!"