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#2 ·
I know how you feel man. I've tried a number of different solutions.

Contacts - Couldn't really get them in, not my thing.

OTG googles from Smith - Decent, but my glasses fogged up pretty bad.

I even considered getting LASIK surgery for this purpose alone but decided against it in the end.

My solution at this point is a pair of Electric EG2 goggles. So far they have worked out pretty well. Not very much fogging and they seem to fit over my glasses much better than other goggles I have tried.

I have looked into these prescription goggle companies in the past and they might work pretty well. Just haven't bit the bullet to try it out yet. If you get them, I would love to hear how they work out.

Edit: I looked at this site http://www.ski-prescription.com/ a while back and almost bought some. Wanted to try some cheaper options first.
 
#6 ·
I even considered getting LASIK surgery for this purpose alone but decided against it in the end.
This was my solution... I was about -4.0 in both eyes. Had LASIK back in 2008 and couldn't be happier! It's nice being able to buy "regular" goggles... Plus it's better for wakeboarding, swimming, watching TV, driving, having sex, sleeping (no more feeling my way to take a leak at 4:00 am).

LOVE IT! :D
 
#4 ·
These look to be decent prices. I bought mine from sportrx.com last year. Not the inserts... but the lenses ground into the goggle itself. Have ridden with it for about 20 days. Never had any fogging problems. I like them. Not great for looks, but I don't care, I'm too busy shredding :D.
 
#5 · (Edited)
That must be horrible, I just tried on a pair of goggles @ a thrift store the other day. They had click in prescription glasses in them, 2 pair.

They had really strong prescription lenses, I was pretty much blind with them on.
So I got a taste of what it must be like.

They actually looked pretty solid. Once I realized they had clip in glasses in them, I took the whole thing apart to see how it worked.
They didn't wiggle or touch my face @ all.

Don't recall the name though

http://www.vision3k.com/brands/adidas-ski-goggles/rx-clip-goggles.asp
http://www.vision3k.com/brands/bolle-ski-goggles/rx-clip-goggles.asp


TT
 
#7 ·
For the past past few seasons I had been riding with Smith OTG goggles and constantly had fogging issues with my glasses (not the goggles themselves). Pretty much if I wasn't moving, my glasses were fogged. Fucking sucked.

My solution this year to is to wear contacts. I had been putting off getting contacts because I had a thing about putting anything near my eye. After 3 months I'm totally over that and can put in/take out my contacts in a matter of seconds.
 
#11 ·
Nice! I didn't get to ride last season, I'm pretty sure I've thought of snowboarding everyday for the last year and half. So the fact that I get to ride without glasses is icing on the already iced cake.

I edited out the part of reading glasses before you posted, because you're right, LASIK or not, a lot of people end up getting them anyway and it has nothing to do with the surgery. I figured I'd take it out to not confuse people. I actually had an optician tell me that if I get LASIK I'll need reading glasses when I'm 60. As I was walking out, I remembered all the people I know who never had LASIK but need reading glasses. I asked a few other opticians for advice and they told me to never see that lady again!
 
#12 ·
Was in your shoes, so I was looking at oversized goggles to fit over my glasses. I settled with the Quiksilver Hubbles, which actually worked out nice. My glasses had a lot of tech in the lens cuz they were Armani's:D,so I wasn't worried about it fogging up...just to lose my glasses at the bottom of Newport Harbor:mad:...so I finally got contacts again. Now my goggles fit even more amazingly big haha. I missed not having rims around my eyes 24/7
 
#13 ·
Well I got my inserts and I have posted pics for all to see. I went with a company called Heavyglare.

Prescription Sunglasses & Prescription Eyeglasses - Buy Goggles Online!

Got my prescription from my eye doctor and just called in the order. It took 12 days to get them which is not so bad I guess. I was a little disappointed when I opened the box as one of the lenses was not in the frame and it took a while to get it back in there.

I am pleased with the optics, they seem a little better then my regular glasses but it is going to take some getting used to in a goggle, you do notice they are in there but its not overly distracting.

I am still a bit skeptical on how these will perform on the mountain in regards to fogging but I will just have to wait and see.


Fontside of insert.


Backside of insert.


Goggle and insert.


Backside of goggle with insert.


Frontside of goggle with insert.

I hope to get up to loveland by mid November to see how they work and will report back at that time.
 
#15 ·
They look like what I have. Fogging hasn't been an issue except, really cold days. I'm talkin -10 or colder. Don't get any snow on the inside, its a PITA to deal with on the slope. I wear a helmet....if goggles start to fog, I just pop the goggles on top of the lid and that is enough to stop the foggin.
 
#17 ·
Good luck with those, the thought of fogging alone would keep me away. My eyes just started going a couple years ago (light prescription at only +1). Last year I training myself to use daily contacts which I could just throw out after boarding. Took a week to train my eyes, but after that it works great.

having said that im getting my eyes done and buying the insurance. Never met a person who regretting that purchase.
 
#18 ·
Definitely post a follow up after you've made some runs with them. I considered them for MX and slopes, but never pulled the trigger. I ended up with Barz surf goggles for wakeboarding (I look like a Bono, but they work, so I don't care). I may try them on the mountain, but I think they are better suited for the water. I have OTG goggles for MX and snow for now, but I definitely need to do something different.
 
#22 ·
I tried contacts like 7 years ago.. hell I tried letting them put the contacts in at the eye place and my eye got so red and sore from the trying we just gave up.

My eye just seems to not allow anything near my eye, I wear glasses but they are small, I wonder if having a helmet on will cause issues or not?
 
#24 ·
Spent four days at Luv and Copper over new years wearing my new inserts and I am pretty happy with the results, no fogging at all. I did have a bit of a problem with the top of the insert slipping back away from the lens but a little piece of foam rubber wedged in there seemed to fix the problem.

Overall :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
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