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tentacle · August 24th, 2008, 11:00

The problem with glasses, as I'm sure you know, is that if your head is tilted down then you cannot see over the glasses should you need to look up but keep the head tilted down. Vice versa, too. Contacts solve this.

Do yourself a favor and consider contact lenses. Get the disposable kind just for airsoft and sports. Contacts never fog up and provide TOTAL field of vision, unlike glasses which do not provide peripheral coverage. As well, Contacts stay put and weigh nothing.

In my opinion, the "turbo-fan" thing is a gimmick. I have the ESS Turbofan goggles and they've been nothing but troublesome. Others seem to be happy. For one thing, they make a shitload of noise. And I don't just mean ambient noise, I mean they drown out noises that other people are making such as when they're approaching. Giveaway sounds such as branches snapping or other soft sounds get masked out by the fan. The fan itself emits noise, something to consider.

The fan connections are a point of failure. Mine have become "flaky", as in the fan stops/starts working if I play around with the switch. The fan also WILL NOT make you fog free, not in weather such as high humidity, rain, and heavy sweating. Neither will the non-fan ones but at least those don't cost you $150-$200.

August 24th, 2008, 11:00	#5
tentacle Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: toronto	The problem with glasses, as I'm sure you know, is that if your head is tilted down then you cannot see over the glasses should you need to look up but keep the head tilted down. Vice versa, too. Contacts solve this. Do yourself a favor and consider contact lenses. Get the disposable kind just for airsoft and sports. Contacts never fog up and provide TOTAL field of vision, unlike glasses which do not provide peripheral coverage. As well, Contacts stay put and weigh nothing. In my opinion, the "turbo-fan" thing is a gimmick. I have the ESS Turbofan goggles and they've been nothing but troublesome. Others seem to be happy. For one thing, they make a shitload of noise. And I don't just mean ambient noise, I mean they drown out noises that other people are making such as when they're approaching. Giveaway sounds such as branches snapping or other soft sounds get masked out by the fan. The fan itself emits noise, something to consider. The fan connections are a point of failure. Mine have become "flaky", as in the fan stops/starts working if I play around with the switch. The fan also WILL NOT make you fog free, not in weather such as high humidity, rain, and heavy sweating. Neither will the non-fan ones but at least those don't cost you $150-$200. Last edited by tentacle; August 24th, 2008 at 11:13..