[pct-l] Eyeglass wearers

[John Vishnefske]

I did the colorado trail over snow without sun glasses, and I didn't
get snowblindness, but things where a tad hazy for 2 days after
squinting 8 hours on Georgia pass, CO
ya, I know I'm a newbie to this sort of thing. I can't really
recommend it. Those rollable things look kinda cool, Tom
On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 10:31 AM,  <jeff.singewald at comcast.net> wrote:
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> cut glasses out of black paper?  Come on now.  I would bet you would not be able to identify the difference in weight of your pack if you carried two sets of glasses (regular and sun).
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> Unless you are going to test out this black paper solution in conditions similar to what you are going to experience on the PCT, in my opinion it is a bad idea.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "anna mathys" <haexli333 at gmail.com>
> To: "Eugene" <atetuna at hotmail.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 5:01:13 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Eyeglass wearers
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> Maybe it's a bad idea, but I was thinking about cut glasses out of black
> paper. Cut horizontal srtipes out to see trough it. Very cheep and light.
> People did so (with leather) as an emergency solution in Himalaya.
> I tried to wear two glasses over each other, but it was unconfortable
> because mainly the front one slides down.
> AnnA
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> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Eugene <atetuna at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Got any tips for another semi-blind hiker?
>> I'm thinking about getting a set of prescription transition glasses.  I
>> don't know if they'll be dark enough, nor how I'll block the sides when
>> glare is especially brutal.  I'm also thinking about packing eyeglass wet
>> naps to clean my glasses every few days.
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