ole 4 eyes hunting issues

Mark Colangelo · August 07, 2017, 11:03:00 PM

I have a slight prescription but i cant shoot without my glasses. They get wet, fog off, can fall off, not to meantion they are fancy and prolly have no business being in the woods. What are some other brands of eyeglasses that y'all wear in the woods. looking for something fog and glare resistent, good field of view, wont shatter, durable construction. Anything like that on the market? Or other ideas?

Steelhead · August 07, 2017, 11:12:00 PM

I love my Liberty eyeglasses.They are a model for playing sports.Very tuff,wrap around design,great field of view,shatterproof lens,adjustable strap,nose pads,strong frame and they look good.Mine have the transition lens for sunlight or cloudy conditions.Very happy with them and recommend them as an option for you to look at!

JARHEAD1371 · August 08, 2017, 12:04:00 AM

The best thing I've done for my eyes was Lasik about 4 months ago. I've had to tweak my form and get used to the new view while shooting, but it's very well worth it. Now I'm seeing better than 20/15, almost a full 20/10.

mikolay87 · August 08, 2017, 06:31:00 AM

contacts are what I use

huntin_sparty · August 08, 2017, 08:57:00 AM

Like mikolay87. Contacts are what I use. Even with a heavy duty pair of glasses they mess up my anchor point or have a chance of flying off my string toward the target every shot!

McDave · August 08, 2017, 09:45:00 AM

Stay away from the glasses where the focus changes from near to far vision for hunting. I used contact lenses for most of my hunting life until I got cataract surgery, which solved all my problems. Difficult to keep contact lenses clean in the wilderness. My doc authorized me to keep them in for up to a week. Not as good as cleaning them every day, but if that isn't possible, it's the next best thing. Disposable contact lenses are getting cheap enough that putting in new ones every day or so might be an option, if you can get your hands clean enough to handle them.

scrub-buster · August 08, 2017, 09:45:00 AM

I just started wearing glasses and I'm not looking forward to trying to hunt with them. I can't focus at dusk as good as I could without them. I bought some stuff to put on them to keep them from fogging up. I haven't tried it yet. It will take some getting used to I guess.

Ranger193 · August 08, 2017, 10:51:00 AM

Contacts, best thing I have ever done. I hated glasses and was willing to put up with sticking my finger in my eye to get rid of them

Orion · August 08, 2017, 11:00:00 AM

Been wearing glasses for ages. Have continuous rather than bi-or tri-focals. Never much of a problem when hunting. Where I hunt, fogging is only a problem when it's very cold, and it's just a temporary thing when my breath wafts across the lenses. Pretty easy to wear a hat with a little brim to keep rain off the lenses, and doesn't really matter if one gets a few drops on the lenses.

I've had brush rip them off once or twice, but they shouldn't fall off if they're well fit. But if that's a problem, can get those little cords that attach to the end of the bows to keep them around your neck.

Of course, can have a tint or non-glare finish applied when the lenses are made.

Glasses aim to improve one's vision. They don't necessarily bring one back to perfect vision. Less ability to focus in low light could be a sign of cataracts, which glasses don't fix. As we age, we lose our ability to focus clearly and quickly. Glasses can help, but they don't completely fix the problem.

I've learned to live with them, and it really wasn't difficult.

tyabb · August 08, 2017, 02:57:00 PM

I wear bifocals, they seem to bother my aim, so i got my prescription last time i went to the optometrist and ordered single vision polycarbanate glasses from Zenni Optical for $25 a pair. I have 3 pair from them now as i wanted extra for a trip i made to Alaska bear hunting. They are a great value.
Dave

scrub-buster · August 08, 2017, 03:54:00 PM

I'm 37. I don't think I'm getting cataracts.

ztjohnson · August 08, 2017, 09:05:00 PM

I have always used contacts for hunting for many reasons. Sometimes they get dry and "sticky" if I put them in first thing when I wake up, so a lot of times I'll actually wear glasses until I arrive where I'm hunting. I bring my contacts and solution with me and put them in at my truck. I've found that doing this makes them a lot more comfortable later on in the day.

I would only hunt in my glasses if I absolutely had to. My peripheral vision isn't very good with my glasses.

babs · August 09, 2017, 01:18:00 AM

I got a pair of the Wiley X perscription glasses and I use them for hunting, they have alot of frame choices too, great field of view and even got camo frames. My model is called the Valor. They wernt bad in price either under 200 dollars.

August 10, 2017, 11:01:00 AM

Lifetime eyeglass wearer who cannot wear contacts (that would be me): I have a cheap pair of glasses which I bought online (there are a lot of sellers, just do a search.) If you have your prescription and pupillary distance (between pupils), pick out a pair of frames that hug your face and which are somewhat wide rather than deep. You can get no-glare lenses as an add-on, and there is a spray on antifog that works great. Problem solved. There are place that make decent prescription glasses for $20

Mark Colangelo · August 23, 2017, 11:26:00 PM

thanks everyone!

mahantango · August 26, 2017, 09:11:00 AM

Disposable daily wear contacts. $15/month online.