Eye protection
 

I was looking at mesh goggles casue 1) im not willing to dish out over $100 for the goggles let alone the prescription lenses that for my glasses are like $400. i just wanted to know peoples opinions on them. That and the low profile masks Ive seen aswell.



I play indoors all CQB. Under 375 FPS guns they're chrono'd ever game to make sure.

I wouldn't touch mesh goggles with someone else's 10 foot pole. They don't protect against chips from BB's (and yes, they do chip when they hit something hard).
You may want to rethink your eyes not being worth $500 to you.

So if it just chips can I not just wear my normal glasses with the mesh goggles? wouldnt that stop the chips?

I wear Bolle - Parole, and the ballistic insert. (you can get the prescription insert instead of the ballistic) They are shooters glasses and a dam fine pair i might add. The price was about $300.00 canadian. My insurance covered all of it. Thats right, i did not pay a dime. All you need to do is talk to your eye doctor and he will probaby order them for ya.

I've worn the mesh goggles and taken many direct hits to them. No chips at all. Unless you're playing with upgraded guns, it'll probably be fine. They are heavier than regular goggles though, and the mesh screen might take a little while to get used to. At least they don't fog!

Right now, though, I'm using Uvex Tac-1 goggles. They resist fogging pretty well, they're light, they're comfortable, and they fit really well with my PASGT. Should be able to fit glasses under them as well, as they are pretty wide. Paid about $75, including shipping, for 'em.

I use my ESS googles for biking if it's shitty outside, they go over my glasses.

Push comes to shove, get a ANSI certified pair of goggles and use contacts.

Protect your eyes, you only have two!

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...romSearch=true

Theese will provide more than adiquate protection and will fit over your glasses (they fit over my girlfriends) also some fields will only allow paintball rated goggles.
note the goggle can be removed from the mask if you dont want full coverage I use just the goggles outdoors and the full mask I have cut down for indoors and now it is a helmet ear and mouth guard the stuff is easy to cut and easy to paint so you can get that custome look for under $100.00 and thats if you buy 3 colours of paint and a ghille kit.

Bolle T 800 Tactical Goggles is a Ballistic Goggle designed for long term use and helmet compatibility.

Here what I just order for my self!!

I would recommend going against mesh googles. There's too many factors involved with whether the BB will shatter or not on the googles. The bb brand, how old the bb's are, have they been exposed to a lot of UV (will weaken the plastic), the fps of the gun etc etc.

If you do a search on here for mesh goggles or wire goggles you'll find some reviews past users have done. I once even found a thread...possibly on another forum where the reviewer used a bolt action lvl2 or lvl3 sniper rifle at 20 feet against his mesh goggles and it tore clean through, he wasn't wearing them at the time of course.

One of many links you can find on google when you search for paintball/airsoft goggle mesh/ansi rating.
http://www.airsoftforum.com/board/in...howtopic=69231

And why mesh masks are bad:
http://www.airsoftforum.com/board/in...howtopic=59480

Honestly, I have worn lots of eye protection and it has only stopped a BB once.

It has however stopped:

- branches
- rocks
- bugs
- dirt
- beer
- ash
- fingers
- feet

etc

from hitting my eyes.

There are more than BB's to protect your eyes from in airsoft brother. Indoors is no different.

Mesh don't cut it, in my opinion.

x2 I've had a pair of ESS Land Ops for about a year now that I'd bought for about $50 (yeah...good n' cheap) and they came with all the trimmings.
The foam on the back has relief so that they'll fit overtop your glasses with no pressure or discomfort (I've worn them during a couple 12-hour games with no problems).

My brother got a pair of Z87.1 approved goggles for like 10$ they have an insert piece that holds your prescription lenses, and that's inexpensive as well.
You can NEVER spend enough money protecting your eyes, I've got a 67$ pair of ESS ICE goggles for outdoor use, 3/32" thick lexan shields on my gas mask for indoors (rated to withstand impacts in excess of 20 joules), and a 120$ pair of ESS advancer V-12s for when I'm wearing my helmet.

plus with a mesh mask you can't see ANYTHING in dark conditions lol

does anyone know if the V-force grill paintball mask can be worn with a melmet? i think it should because the V-force profiiler can.

Don't cheap out on eye protection unless you want eye damage.

if ther soooo bad to wear why are they allowed to sell them? ive used them tonnes of time and there great as far as the fogging is concerned. That and Ive seen more goggles (all balistics rated I know that for a fact casue they were all mine) shattered from BB's then Ive herd of the mesh goggles hurting some one.



That and Im curious about if just mesh goggles and my glasses would be fine till I can get the cash for the ESS stuff. I mean if a BB chips there is no way the fragment would go threw my glasses would it? (there the shatter resistant plastic lenses for high impact sports btw and they didnt shatter from me taking a puck in the face last year).