Unchained Preppers
General Category => Security & Survival => Topic started by: JohnyMac on March 21, 2018, 10:32:08 AM
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I have a eye exam coming up in a week or two $o I am $ure new eye gla$$e$ will be in my future.
Typically I buy a new pair for inside and another pair for outside, ala sunglasses. This year my plan is to keep my inside glasses and just replace the lenses. I have done this for years with my Rayban Wayfarers however, based on my frames condition I will probably go for a new complete pair of sun glasses. Hence this post.
I am thinking of 86ing the Rayban's and going with a ballistic pair of sunglasses. Looking at Wiley X Brick Prescription (https://www.framesdirect.com/Wiley-X-Sun-Prescription-prescsgp/rxsgp-lamirj-s-l-k-k-tcqdoc.html) in either gray/black or green lenses but at $527-, the price took me back a bit.
Before I jump in and buy a half a grand worth of eye wear, I thought I would ask this illustrious group their thoughts on buying ballistic eye wear, Wiley, and any other suggestions.
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Johny
Wiley makes excellent glasses. They are expensive, but very nice. Also take a look at Smith Elite line. I have a set of ballistics from them that have been fantastic and were about $300 if I remember correctly.
Chris
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+1 on the Smiths
https://www.smithoptics.com/us/elite (https://www.smithoptics.com/us/elite) (I like the pivlock) as they are very slim and fit under earpro without digging into my head and giving me a giant headache (echo or echo max style) does not work for everyone so would recommend trying to find a place you could try them on before you buy.
Also hear great things on the Wiley
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Thx gents for your input.
The thing that drives up the cost of my glasses is that I need prescription and add insult to injury I need bifocals. :'(
Wiley must know I have been lurking as they just sent me a 50% off lenses coupon. Maybe I can preorder and send in my new prescription once I get in in two weeks or so.
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Anyone ever tried a place like this-- https://www.39dollarglasses.com/ (https://www.39dollarglasses.com/)
The Leonardo model in the Gunmetal color is my standard frame. But I have never purchased from them.
Nemo
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Nemo they say lens's are free but you have yo add $80.00 for bifocals. I wear aviator glasses and I also need new ones. My only question is how do you fit them to your face/head like brick&mortar stores do?
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Yes. And I know a bunch of people who use this company or others on the interwiz.
The glasses sold here do not meet my needs of: Prescription, ballistic (not bullet proof of course just splatter proof), anti fog, and available with progressive bifocals.
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They say prescription lenses are available and can do single vision, reading, and bifocals ($80 more) and have a page to input your script numbers.
Single vision script in the frames noted above are $39. Even wal mart charges me about $120 for that. I might have to live dangerous and give them a try.
The progressives charge out at $203 figuring in varilux and glare stuff. Wife and Doc says I should go with them anyway.
No local place I have tried can do those for under about $375.
Nemo