[pct-l] RE: glasses/contacts

[hiker1111-online at yahoo.com (hiker1111-online@yahoo.com)]

On the PCT you'll wear sunglasses 24/7 in the desert, in the sierras,  and all the way until you hit OR and WA. So get good sunglasses.  If you can afford it get "polarizing" sunglasses.  Perscription polarizing glasses are wickedly expensive but I think worth it.  This year I'm going to try polarizing clip-ons and see if they hold up.


John Coyle <jcoyle@sanjuan.edu> wrote:






On Thursday March 18th Conor wrote:

I'm wondering how people have dealt with being vision deprived. Its time to
visit the optometrist, so its time to decide whether to:
1) get glasses with clip-on shades
2) get prescription glasses and separate shades
3) get monthly disposable lenses and remove and clean them daily
4) get daily disposable lenses (possibly)
The toric lenses I need aren't available in any type of sleep-in contacts.

Conor,

Strangely enough I have an optometrist appointment tomorrow. Small world. 

I prefer glasses and have no experience with contacts. I used to buy clip on
sunglasses from my optometrist, but they were expensive at around $85-$100,
especially when they are so easily misplaced. Now I get prescription
glasses from my optometrist that fit the cheap ($16) oval style of
sunglasses from REI. According to the manufacturer they block all the
harmful rays, and if I lose them it doesn't matter as much. They work for
me. I carry an old pair of glasses for back-up when on the trail.

J-CO

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