My new head gear

[NONE_too_SOFT]

2009 Burton (anon) optics Solace

http://i6.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/1d/00/4a59_1.JPG

Cause snow can get pretty shiny on a sunny day. and an eye full of fake snow never makes a happy camper either.

[JARVIS518]

i prefer this kind of head gear in the winter
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z72/jrhafelein/motorboat.jpg

[NONE_too_SOFT]

i prefer this kind of head gear in the winter
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z72/jrhafelein/motorboat.jpg

mmmmmmmmmmmmm. i like yours better.

[JARVIS518]

this one shows what im talking about better
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m42/adcastro8/motorboat.jpg

[NONE_too_SOFT]

hmm, to scale, that would be heaven.

[Archren]

Being as this thread is already thoroughly derailed, I wonder how much of a straight response I'll get... but here goes:

How do those (meaning the actual goggles) hold up in warmer climates (read: desert, sun). Those might be something I'd consider investing in before I deploy again to Iraq.

[JARVIS518]

:bowdown:

[JARVIS518]

Being as this thread is already thoroughly derailed, I wonder how much of a straight response I'll get... but here goes:

How do those (meaning the actual goggles) hold up in warmer climates (read: desert, sun). Those might be something I'd consider investing in before I deploy again to Iraq.

oakley makes goggles for situations like this

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Being as this thread is already thoroughly derailed, I wonder how much of a straight response I'll get... but here goes:

How do those (meaning the actual goggles) hold up in warmer climates (read: desert, sun). Those might be something I'd consider investing in before I deploy again to Iraq.

done leave em out in the sun, it'll kill the elasticity pretty quick and render the strap and foam useless over time. i left mine in the back shelf of my car for a few months in summer, which is why im buying these.

They're made to reduce glare/sun from sun... it doesnt get much brighter than that.

These cost upwards of 140 bucks, you can get decent set of spy gogs for 1/4 that that will prolly give you the same protection.

[Archren]

oakley makes goggles for situations like this

True.. they also make some that are ballistic (and that are available through USStandardIssue.com), so they might work out better for my application than the OP's.

[PhiSig1071]

I was expecting something more along the lines of this:

http://www.taekwondo-shop.net/upload/goods/a46441_head%20gear2.jpg

[NONE_too_SOFT]

True.. they also make some that are ballistic (and that are available through USStandardIssue.com), so they might work out better for my application than the OP's.

yea honestly i'd spare no expense when it comes to seeing shit and being comfortable in the sand. especially if people are shooting at you.

if you end up in the snow, these are pretty much top of the line though.

I was expecting something more along the lines of this:

http://www.taekwondo-shop.net/upload/goods/a46441_head%20gear2.jpg

why would i need that in the winter? i only play water polo in the summer.

[JARVIS518]

True.. they also make some that are ballistic (and that are available through USStandardIssue.com), so they might work out better for my application than the OP's.

i figured they gave shit like this over there as part of your gear

[NONE_too_SOFT]

this is all they give you in the army.

http://img.alibaba.com/photo/11524341/CB24_7_Chastity_Belt.jpg

[JARVIS518]

i guess no one is loving you long time

[NONE_too_SOFT]

not with out a key...

actually im not in the army, i go sans briefs.

[PhiSig1071]

why would i need that in the winter? i only play water polo in the summer.

:lol:

It's actually for karate, but it's the closest thing to a "special" helmet I could find.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

:lol:

It's actually for karate, but it's the closest thing to a "special" helmet I could find.

ya i know its for karate. obviously you've never been to one of my water polo matches.


"HI-YAHHHHHHHHHHH"

[JARVIS518]

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g53/Laurie911/special_ed_article.jpg

YAY!!

[ericr]

Carolina, I got some ESS goggles while I was over there. Don't remember what model if they even still make it but they had foam over the vents and around the rim to seal dust out. The big plus is the lenses in them are ballistic rated which you won't have with ski goggles. Make sure whatever you get has ballistic rated lenses. The one's i had were slightly smaller profile and didn't get in the way as much as teh regular ones did.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

ya most snowboad lenses are layer (2 lenses) for anti-fog and actually pretty flimsy. but they're not intended to take any sort of beating.

[Amorok]

The military issues out Wiley X SG-1's for eye protection when you deploy, at least the AF does. I'd go with some of those, they're not terribly expensive, they're ballistic rated, and you can chage the lenses out. Plus, I can steal them from supply.

[Mr Lefty]

The military issues out Wiley X SG-1's for eye protection when you deploy, at least the AF does. I'd go with some of those, they're not terribly expensive, they're ballistic rated, and you can chage the lenses out. Plus, I can steal them from supply.

on both of my deployments i got both Wiley X's and the cheap sand goggles...

Amorok what do you do in the AF?

[ericr]

I was a Reservist so I didn't get issued anything for eye protection. I did however have an artic sleeping bag in my mobility bag :idk:

I ended up buying most of the gear I needed because it took my unit 3 1/2 of my 4 months over there to even get us some 100% cotton DCU's instead of the freaking hot ass NYCO's. The biggest problem was I was stationed at Camp Doha, the Army base in Kuwait so didn't have any supply I could go to there and it became so much of a hassle trying to get stuff I just started buying it from Blackhawk and Brigade Quartermaster. I could have stuff in a week from them, go figure.

[Archren]

I'm not a fan of the Wiley-X's.. I have like two sets that they've issued me, and while I *can* get them in prescription, they just don't fit me very well. :shrug:

I need to just get LASIK done someday so I don't have to worry about whatever I get either working with my prescription or being able to fit over my glasses. :lol:

And yes, I know Tricare pays for it.. but they only allow *one* elective surgery.. so it's between LASIK and dental impants. :idk:

[askmrjesus]

dental implants. :idk:

Bigger teeth?

JC

[Archren]

Bigger teeth?

JC

Naw, just replacing the ones I'm missing (http://www.geocities.com/carolina_bonham/xray.jpg). I have a partial denture right now, but I've already broken it in the past, and I've cracked it again since the last repair job.

[Amorok]

I've never had a problem with the Wiley-X's, but a couple of friends of mine hated them. They are and odd shape, but mine came with a strap and legs, so if the goggles aren't comfortable I just switch them over to sunglasses. I've never messed with perscription, so I couldn't say if they're any good for that. Mine are pretty much just a backup anyway, I wear Maui Jim's all the time and I ride with a full-face almost 100% so I don't really have a need for goggles. I keep them in the bag with the spare helmet and vest in case of unexpected passenger.

Ebbs, I'm a UETM, my AFSC is 3S271. I'm the guy who gives out CDC's and inspects training records. I cross-trained into this job after five years in aircraft maintenance because they made me (stupid force shaping.) and while it's not a bad job I still want to go back to the line. I worked 135's, R and T models at the worst base in the AF and I still miss my old job. Yourself?

[Mr Lefty]

I'm not a fan of the Wiley-X's.. I have like two sets that they've issued me, and while I *can* get them in prescription, they just don't fit me very well. :shrug:

I need to just get LASIK done someday so I don't have to worry about whatever I get either working with my prescription or being able to fit over my glasses. :lol:

And yes, I know Tricare pays for it.. but they only allow *one* elective surgery.. so it's between LASIK and dental impants. :idk:

I'll check today, as I'm medical admin and Tricare is part of my job (well outside Korea it is) but I don't think LASIK is considered a elective surgery for active duty. that's assuming you are active. I'll be having it done as soon as I get to Keesler. Fuck contacts... especially with astigmatism $800 for 6months worth... :panic:


I've never had a problem with the Wiley-X's, but a couple of friends of mine hated them. They are and odd shape, but mine came with a strap and legs, so if the goggles aren't comfortable I just switch them over to sunglasses. I've never messed with perscription, so I couldn't say if they're any good for that. Mine are pretty much just a backup anyway, I wear Maui Jim's all the time and I ride with a full-face almost 100% so I don't really have a need for goggles. I keep them in the bag with the spare helmet and vest in case of unexpected passenger.

Ebbs, I'm a UETM, my AFSC is 3S271. I'm the guy who gives out CDC's and inspects training records. I cross-trained into this job after five years in aircraft maintenance because they made me (stupid force shaping.) and while it's not a bad job I still want to go back to the line. I worked 135's, R and T models at the worst base in the AF and I still miss my old job. Yourself?

FUCK admin work... I'm a 4A071 Health Services Manager... glorified name for medical admin. anything that is medical but doesn't actually care directly for the patients is what I do. we have 27 different jobs we can work in the hospital from: Medical Records, Tricare, Resource Management to a couple that aren't even in our CDC's but we handle them like the Orderly Room and Medical Information Systems, which is working as a CSA on the medical computers... which is what I do.

I love being a CSA to a point... it's different in the MDG as we have our own servers and play by different rules than 90% of the Air Force... but that makes dealing with base comm a pain in the fuck'n ass..

[Archren]

I'll check today, as I'm medical admin and Tricare is part of my job (well outside Korea it is) but I don't think LASIK is considered a elective surgery for active duty. that's assuming you are active. I'll be having it done as soon as I get to Keesler. Fuck contacts... especially with astigmatism $800 for 6months worth... :panic:

I'm on ADOS/ADSW... but I'm Title 32 (National Guard). I'm not sure if I'll fall under Title 10 when I get hired on as AGR (still in the works, but not yet)... I currently have Tricare Prime Remote.. does that still count?

[Mr Lefty]

Tricare doesn't cover Lasik... so the ONE TIME elective surgery is not applicable here (to be honest I've never heard of it either)

HOWEVER!

Being Tricare Prime Remote, you are authorized to have it done at no cost to you at a military treatment facility... closest to you would be Lackland. You'd have to have the permission of your unit... (usually pretty easy to get) and you can even get your unit to pay you to go... ie per diem and travel.

I'd be seriously suprised if they denied your request.

[Archren]

Tricare doesn't cover Lasik... so the ONE TIME elective surgery is not applicable here (to be honest I've never heard of it either)

HOWEVER!

Being Tricare Prime Remote, you are authorized to have it done at no cost to you at a military treatment facility... closest to you would be Lackland. You'd have to have the permission of your unit... (usually pretty easy to get) and you can even get your unit to pay you to go... ie per diem and travel.

I'd be seriously suprised if they denied your request.

Lackland or Fort Hood? I think the MTF I'm registered at is Hood.. and even if I were to go to San Antonio, they'd probably send me to BAMC before Lackland, but I don't know which facility has Lasik available anyway. :lol:

I'll talk to my boss when I'm back at work next week and find out. Thanks for the info! :dthumb:

[Mr Lefty]

well Lackland does Lasik... I can't see Hood having lasik also... they usually spread them out...

shit in the AF... only Travis, the Air Force Academy, Lackland, Keesler, and Langley do it... that I know of...(not an expert my any means)

and even Madagan in Washington doesn't do it.

I'm not sure where BAMC is... but Lackland does A LOT of Lasik cases... and just so you know... it's YOUR choice... their choice if they're pay'n... but if your gonna just pay yourself... you can check either... see who can get you in sooner.

be aware you need to go through a process and there is a waiting list. if you started it now it could be Jan or Feb before you get it done easy.

hope that helps