You can also get prescription goggles that work like other goggles. I believe they come in several sizes. The ones I have are small and stay on during rolls, etc., but they are not good for sightseeing. If I don't plan on going under, I just use a black Walgreens glasses strap. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On the subject of glasses, I recently purchased the soft plastic "bifocal" inserts at Walgreens and they are wonderful! I have em in my polarized mirrored kayaking glasses as well as my Ray Bans. The extra lenses don't come off when wet but can be peeled off and used in other glasses. I use a dayglow latex tube (available from scuba shops) and tiny nylon ties to keep them in place. cya -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net] On Behalf Of Sylvia Jacobs Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 9:58 PM To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: [Paddlewise] Eyeglasses for sea kayaking I must wear glasses on the water. I enjoy the beauty around me( the main reason I'm out there) and, of course, I have to see what hazards lie ahead. The problem is that I have lost 2 pairs of prescription glasses in as many years. Both times I capsized in large surf which swept the glasses with Croakies right off my head. Someone has suggested running a cord from the frames to my PFD...I'll probably do that. Since I am in the market for new glasses I would to know how others secure their eyeglasses. I saw some sport "goggles"...heavy plastic frames with an elastic strap in place of the temples. Has anyone tried these for sea kayaking? JAKE *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 18:58:06 Sylvia Jacobs wrote: >I would like to know how others secure their eyeglasses. After looking in every outdoors shop in town and not finding what I was looking for I stumbled on it at the local Target store. Glasses straps with built in floatation. I tried them out in the sink and they floated my glasses. They can be tightened up like a regular glasses strap also. My only concern is that they don't seem to stay on the glasses extremely tight. I think when I go on a long trip or if I intend to be in the water a lot I'll take a couple of zip ties and cinch them to the frames. I might try a strap from the glasses to my PFD also, I hadn't thought of that. Mel -----== Sent via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/ Easy access to 50,000+ discussion forums *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On the subject of glasses, I recently purchased the soft plastic "bifocal" inserts at Walgreens and they are wonderful! I have em in my polarized mirrored kayaking glasses as well as my Ray Bans. The extra lenses don't come off when wet but can be peeled off and used in other glasses. ---------- I recently visited my eye doctor for a 2 year checkup. While there I asked about the impact of sunlight on cataracts (yup, got them too) and that I spend a lot of time on the water. She indicated there is an effect and indicated my tinted trifocals were not sufficient for that kind of light. She said either prescription or Polarized sunglasses are the way for me to go. Since I can see 'ok' without the glasses I'm going to try the Polarized sunglasses first. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
-----Original Message----- From: Sisler, Clyde >I recently visited my eye doctor for a 2 year checkup. While there I asked >about the impact of sunlight on cataracts (yup, got them too) and that I >spend a lot of time on the water. She indicated there is an effect and >indicated my tinted trifocals were not sufficient for that kind of light. >She said either prescription or Polarized sunglasses are the way for me to >go. Since I can see 'ok' without the glasses I'm going to try the Polarized >sunglasses first. Though I do have a prescription pair of sunglasses, I never wear them on the water. I always use Polaroid clipons. The polarization helps immensely but it's too expensive if part of a prescription pair. Try one late afternoon trip into the sun and you'll be a convert. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Joe Pylka wrote: > Though I do have a prescription pair of sunglasses, I never wear > them on the water. I always use Polaroid clipons. The polarization helps > immensely but it's too expensive if part of a prescription pair. Try one > late afternoon trip into the sun and you'll be a convert. quite true, but polarization only cost me $50 extra ... well worth it to me... mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com----http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark ---- # mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/paddler [index to club websites i administer] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Fortune: Nothing pains some people more than having to think. --Martin Luther King, Jr. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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