WEARING GLASSES!

[TK3446]

I wear glasses all day. I know it's impossible to wear glass under your bucket unless your head is tiny. I thought of getting contacts but i'm not too thrilled with that idea. I have a hard time putting anything in my eyes. I just got new glasses so i thinking of taking my old lenses and attaching them somehow in my bucket. Has anyone out there fixed lenses to your bucket or have ideas to do this? I'm ok with being a little blind too if attaching lenses inside can't be done. Just wondering if anyone else had this issue.

[IN6951]

I do know at least 1 member that does wear his glasses under his bucket while trooping . So it IS possible . The Fx Bucket is roomy enough to accomodate that for most folks i believe . Other than that , the only option would be contacts . I also wear glasses 100% of the time . But i do NOT wear them when wearing non masked [ Non-full helmeted ] costumes . Like my Trooper or Batman Costumes . Personal preference on those.

[tk1819]

i am in the same boat as you, i do wear glasses and dont want to stick anything in my eyes.
but, i do wear my glasses even under my AP bucket, i do have a smaller melon but you might be able to adjust padding to accomodate for your head to be a bit farther back.

[TK3446]

My problem is i have a big fat head. LOL. In my bucket i have a helmet liner and it's permanent. I'm going to try a couple things over the weekend. If something works i'll post it.

[Fitz6442]

I think I have seen people glue their eyeglass lenses directly to their helmet lenses.

If that doesn't work, you could always get a pair of these and have lenses put in them. Then you can either glue them into your helmet or wear them with an elastic strap.
http://www.saferamerica.com/productDeta ... ductID=315

[Jodo]

Speakin' of which.....Guess what? I went to the eye doctor last week. Turned out it was 5 years to the very day I had been there last. Needed frakkin' glasses! I got me free pair yesterday, and should have my "good/nice" pair here in a few days. They're great for seeing. I'll have to take some pics.

[IN6951]

Wouldn't the problem with putting the lenses way out on the bucket lenses cause a problem tho . The Glasses have to sit pretty close to yer eyeballs to work properly . It's a pretty precise alignment measurement isn't it ?
If that was to be done, maybe the optomotrist would need to know first what you are doing maybe ?

[terrell78]

They also make corrected lenses for dive masks. They are a little pricey but should work great for a helmet. Plus they are big enough to cover the whole lens in the helmet.

[Fitz6442]

Wouldn't the problem with putting the lenses way out on the bucket lenses cause a problem tho . The Glasses have to sit pretty close to yer eyeballs to work properly . It's a pretty precise alignment measurement isn't it ?
If that was to be done, maybe the optomotrist would need to know first what you are doing maybe ?

I have special glasses mounted inside my full-face respirator at work. They're not right up against my face like my regular glasses, but I can still see clearly through them. I did a little test just now, and I can pull my glasses about two inches away from my face and still see clearly.

[TK3446]

Wouldn't the problem with putting the lenses way out on the bucket lenses cause a problem tho . The Glasses have to sit pretty close to yer eyeballs to work properly . It's a pretty precise alignment measurement isn't it ?
If that was to be done, maybe the optomotrist would need to know first what you are doing maybe ?

I have special glasses mounted inside my full-face respirator at work. They're not right up against my face like my regular glasses, but I can still see clearly through them. I did a little test just now, and I can pull my glasses about two inches away from my face and still see clearly.

I think this is what i'm going to attempt to do. Somehow mount my old lenses inside even if they aren't close it might be better than seeing thing blurry. It can't hurt to try, right?

[TC-2720]

I've resorted to an extremely low-tech option inside my MR clone helmet: spare glasses and duct tape.



I will be going to contacts at some point, so I wanted a solution that wouldn't permanently bond my lenses to my bucket. I tried wearing my old glasses minus the side arms that would normally go over my ears, and I found that I could precariously balance them on my nose and they sometimes stayed upright... but when I took my bucket off, they scraped my nose and forehead, and I didn't want to deal with that. So, in came the duct tape. It's not fancy, but it works.

The hardest thing is lining them up properly; it's a trial-and-error process to make sure that I don't get double vision by having one lens over too far to the right or left. So I'd suggest duct-tape until you've got it lined up as best you can, then glue them with... something, if you so desire.

[TK3446]

Thanks for the tip. What you have done with your lenses is what i sort of had in mind. Lining them up just right is what i worry about. I'm going to give it a try.

[Tango]

You could also research "sport" glasses. Close fitting, with elastic stretch band. http://www.adseyewear.com/results_m/RecSpecs/10.php

[Jodo]

As promised, here's a pic. of me in my glasses.

[Ralimn]

The glasses fit the hairdo haha

[Jodo]

They didn't have Joker ones.

[TK 4813]

thats some scary stuff right there

[CloudStrife7]

I used to wear my glasses inside my Rubies and MLC V3 TB helmets. Then I got contacts.