goggles

[cracked]

I am looking for some ski goggles. I want something with a low price, and very little fogging, and a lens that improves contrasts. Style doesn't matter, and neither does helmet-compatibility. Any suggestions?

[chalkball]

I *love* my Bolle Contours. They have good periphial vision and fit my face well, and I like the vermillion tint. They are in the lower-mid price range (I think about $40).

 

All goggles will fog. Even the ridiculous ones with the fan. The only way around it is to put them on when you first get on the lift and DONT take them off until you are in the lodge.

 

IMHO.

[Pencil_Pusher]

Don't go for the cheapest $20 pair! I don't know or care what brand it was, it seems all they had was one brand anyhow. It was the cheapest and the foam cushioning came off after three uses (three separate outings). I still use them without the cushioning but mainly because I'm a cheap sucker.

[RobBob]

Damn I just got a nice deal on a pair of Carrera goggles in eastern Canada. A shop at Tremblant was taking US cash at a 1us=2cn exchange rate, and the goggles were $10 off to boot. I don't know which model they are but they are yellow-tinted, double-paned antifog and cost me less than $30 even with the extra tax.

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[RobBob]

Hey trask, you stole my freakin' goggles!

 

And BTW, who lowered my stars while I was away?

[allthumbs]

Yeah, your old lady sent me that picture of you. She thought all your cyber friends would enjoy it.

[fleblebleb]

I use kiddie goggles

 

They're $20-25, unbreakable (fold in two), small so they pack well - they don't come out of the pack that often anyway - and do the job just fine.

 

I think mine are Bolle but any of the big brands is going to be making decent goggles. If you don't like the kiddie ones, just get the cheapest version of something nice. Should not set you back more than $30.

[bluebag]

On sale at rei world:

 

Smith V3 Regulator Goggles

Sale Price: $39.99 Item 663394

Compare at: $74.00 You Save: 45%

 

http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?productId=6076994&storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&langId=-1

 

I just had 5 days skiing with these in varying conditions and they seemed to work fine. They also rap around a fair bit, so you don't lose so much peripheral vision, which I really dig.

[Pencil_Pusher]

Mine are yellow tinted too... Maybe you could repair it yourself if the cushioning starts to come loose. Impatience had me tear it all off once it started drooping in front of my eyes when I'd try to hold the cushioning as I put the goggles on.

[cracked]

I picked up the Smith Monashee at Berg's today (I am currently near Eugene). I have yet to try them while skiing, but hope they will work. One point of interest: Smith says that when wet, the inner lens becomes soft (!), and easily scratched. WTF? Can't they keep lenses hard when wet? Apparently not.

[allison]

My juvenile cat tore apart my no fog cloth sometime day before yesterday and I skiied in pnWET yesterday with no ill effects.

 

No foggy gogs and no wet gear even though I was sweaty from the inside and snow(rain)-soaked from the outside.

[Pencil_Pusher]

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Okay, so my goggles are "Scott". Probably the same ones, made in China and shipped here where they put their different company names on them. Double lens, something as you described about the inside lens becoming easily scratched. Well, I guess you get what you pay for. I tried mine on again last night and they actually feel comfy. I suppose when it's cold enough, the rubber hardens and then it's not so comfy but that's me whining.