Goggles over eyeglasses - ESS Land Ops in Canada? Help!

a1rs0ft · October 6th, 2011, 13:51

Army Issue in Mississauga, ON sells ESS Land Ops goggles.

http://www.armyissue.com/store/index...c-goggles.html

I think the store is run by a member of ASC. That's where I got AV.

Armyissue · October 6th, 2011, 14:01

Wow you beat me to it thanks.
Yes I have the Land Ops just fresh load came in. With a Tint and Clear lense $39.95 and you can wear your regular spectacles under them. I've peeled the foam off around the outer edge to allow better air flow and reduce fogging. But I also have the EZ Gogg Fanz to help for the really heavy days lol.
Cheers
Jeroon

Busterbunny · October 6th, 2011, 14:36

I don't understand how you can wear spectacles physically under those. Doesn't the rim push against your glasses branch?

Ozone06 · October 6th, 2011, 14:44

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Originally Posted by Busterbunny

I don't understand how you can wear spectacles physically under those. Doesn't the rim push against your glasses branch?

Been there did that then I manned up and got some contacts and had such a better time.

Brian McIlmoyle · October 6th, 2011, 14:59

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Originally Posted by Busterbunny

I don't understand how you can wear spectacles physically under those. Doesn't the rim push against your glasses branch?

soft foam form fits around the stems... no problem.. been using them for years

Zeonprime · October 6th, 2011, 15:36

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Originally Posted by Ozone06

Been there did that then I manned up and got some contacts and had such a better time.

I second the contacts if you can wear them. I dumbly wore my glasses under my goggles at Greenzone a couple years back and spent more than half the game blind as a bat and unable to do more than searches of prisoners. Now every chance I get where the temperature is above 5C I wear them

R1ghty · October 6th, 2011, 21:48

It's not advised to wear contacts for 24hr games.. Which is where I see the RX inserts shining.

Kingsix · October 6th, 2011, 22:26

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Originally Posted by Busterbunny

That's what I have. It works good. I used to have TM Pro Goggle, which worked with my glasses.

Got one myself I Love it. Designed to work over glasses it's comfortable and low profile. I can look down the iron sights of my AKs no problem. The fan is a added touch for quick defogging. Works fine with my helmets and radio headset.

Cifyra · October 7th, 2011, 15:05

Kinda off topic, kinda not. I'm kinda pissed off with my prescription goggle's fogging issue, and had to make holes along the side so they won't fog up. However, with my close sightedness getting a little bit worse over the last two years, I've already bought a pair of regular glasses with new RX. Should I decide to start wearing them, I would also want a new pair of safety apparatus for airsoft use with matching RX. Would anyone recommend these with retention straps? Since they are designed to be worn like sunglasses, they shouldn't fog up right? http://www.opticsplanet.net/ess-cdi-sunglasses.html

DEATH2000 · October 7th, 2011, 15:25

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Originally Posted by Ricochet

I believe imperial airsoft in Calgary sells ESS goggles with fans. Seals action gear sells ESS as well, in Calgary. I can't remember if it was just the glasses though.

Imperial Airsoft sells Revision products. Glasses and Goggles. Only SEALS Action Gear sells ESS in Calgary.

Armyissue · October 7th, 2011, 17:43

Anybody who wears spectacles will tell you that they will still fog up.

Dude going through the goggs I have atm and there is a pair of ESS land ops in Black, OD, and first I've seen in Tan. The rest don't look like they will have enopugh space for the glasses underneath.

Dirtbag · October 7th, 2011, 19:15

Get glass lenses not plastic, I have 2 sets of glasses my mains are glass I have very little in the way of fogging under normal paintball goggles. I also have a more "normal" plastic set, they fog constantly no matter what I use for an anti fog.

In the wet and cold you will get some fogging, if you have poor goggle ventilation and you don't move much. If you are out of shape and overheating that will make the fogging much worse.

Cifyra · October 7th, 2011, 21:08

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Originally Posted by Armyissue

Anybody who wears spectacles will tell you that they will still fog up.

Dude going through the goggs I have atm and there is a pair of ESS land ops in Black, OD, and first I've seen in Tan. The rest don't look like they will have enopugh space for the glasses underneath.

Anybody who wears spectacles? You mean me? I spent the extra cash on anti-fog scratch resistant glare resistant lens, basically the highest quality offered by the store. They rarely fog up, and on that rare occasion that they do, the fog evaporates within 20 seconds or so. What I'm saying is, I'm willing to pay the extra cash for the same quality, but I just don't know which brands are better. I've seen Oakleys, ESS, Revision Eyeware, but I have no personal experience with any of them. Revision says their lens are anti-fog, so I'm currently eyeing the Hellfly. http://www.revisionmilitary.com/hellfly.html

Armyissue · October 7th, 2011, 22:03

There are limitation to what can be done for people who wear specs. when it come to fogging. Period. Airsoft (&PB) is unique in that we are Milsim at greater risk of eye damage than the military. So an airsofter going in CQB close has to wear Goggs even if they are fogged to impediment. Where a Dynamic entry team mate in a police force will ditch the goggs in favour of clear vision.

The US has a soft frames set of specs to be worn under any manner of Goggs. Diver Snow Ballistic Dust/wind. I don't know if this would be a good alternative to your Rx goggs. But you are welcome to come in and have a look at them next time you are in town.
Cheers

coach · October 7th, 2011, 22:57

I know several people whom have had good experience with laser eye surgery. They can see better than ever before.

On the flip side, I only know of one person, (personally know)who came out worse but he was legally blind to start with, without both glasses and contacts on at the same time! The risk was high, but the pop bottle glasses were getting really big and heavy, so they went ahead hoping for the best as it was only getting worse anyway.

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October 6th, 2011, 14:01	#17
Armyissue Administrator of Pants Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Port Credit	Wow you beat me to it thanks. Yes I have the Land Ops just fresh load came in. With a Tint and Clear lense $39.95 and you can wear your regular spectacles under them. I've peeled the foam off around the outer edge to allow better air flow and reduce fogging. But I also have the EZ Gogg Fanz to help for the really heavy days lol. Cheers Jeroon __________________ *** * * * * * * * F i n d - a n - A g e - V e r i f i e r * * * * * * ***

October 6th, 2011, 14:36	#18
Busterbunny Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Drummondville, Quebec	I don't understand how you can wear spectacles physically under those. Doesn't the rim push against your glasses branch? __________________ Team N.A.P.K.I.N.S (Ninjas And Pirates Kommando Infiltration Night-ops Specialists) Current rank: Target Next rank: Red shirt ensign Galacticamaru: "Hello puny eukaryotic beings!" Kenstar: "Galacticamaru is a prokaryotic being, that explains EVERTHING!"

October 7th, 2011, 15:05	#24
Cifyra Iskaryot Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mississauga/Ottawa	Kinda off topic, kinda not. I'm kinda pissed off with my prescription goggle's fogging issue, and had to make holes along the side so they won't fog up. However, with my close sightedness getting a little bit worse over the last two years, I've already bought a pair of regular glasses with new RX. Should I decide to start wearing them, I would also want a new pair of safety apparatus for airsoft use with matching RX. Would anyone recommend these with retention straps? Since they are designed to be worn like sunglasses, they shouldn't fog up right? http://www.opticsplanet.net/ess-cdi-sunglasses.html __________________ Last edited by Cifyra; October 7th, 2011 at 15:28..

October 6th, 2011, 13:51	#16
a1rs0ft Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2011	Army Issue in Mississauga, ON sells ESS Land Ops goggles. http://www.armyissue.com/store/index...c-goggles.html I think the store is run by a member of ASC. That's where I got AV.

October 6th, 2011, 21:48	#22
R1ghty Trader rating Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kitchener, ON	It's not advised to wear contacts for 24hr games.. Which is where I see the RX inserts shining.

October 7th, 2011, 17:43	#26
Armyissue Administrator of Pants Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Port Credit	Anybody who wears spectacles will tell you that they will still fog up. Dude going through the goggs I have atm and there is a pair of ESS land ops in Black, OD, and first I've seen in Tan. The rest don't look like they will have enopugh space for the glasses underneath. __________________ *** * * * * * * * F i n d - a n - A g e - V e r i f i e r * * * * * * ***

October 7th, 2011, 19:15	#27
Dirtbag Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2004	Glasses Get glass lenses not plastic, I have 2 sets of glasses my mains are glass I have very little in the way of fogging under normal paintball goggles. I also have a more "normal" plastic set, they fog constantly no matter what I use for an anti fog. In the wet and cold you will get some fogging, if you have poor goggle ventilation and you don't move much. If you are out of shape and overheating that will make the fogging much worse.

October 7th, 2011, 22:03	#29
Armyissue Administrator of Pants Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Port Credit	There are limitation to what can be done for people who wear specs. when it come to fogging. Period. Airsoft (&PB) is unique in that we are Milsim at greater risk of eye damage than the military. So an airsofter going in CQB close has to wear Goggs even if they are fogged to impediment. Where a Dynamic entry team mate in a police force will ditch the goggs in favour of clear vision. The US has a soft frames set of specs to be worn under any manner of Goggs. Diver Snow Ballistic Dust/wind. I don't know if this would be a good alternative to your Rx goggs. But you are welcome to come in and have a look at them next time you are in town. Cheers __________________ *** * * * * * * * F i n d - a n - A g e - V e r i f i e r * * * * * * ***

October 7th, 2011, 22:57	#30
coach aka coachster Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: T dot	I know several people whom have had good experience with laser eye surgery. They can see better than ever before. On the flip side, I only know of one person, (personally know)who came out worse but he was legally blind to start with, without both glasses and contacts on at the same time! The risk was high, but the pop bottle glasses were getting really big and heavy, so they went ahead hoping for the best as it was only getting worse anyway.

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