[pct-l] Eyewear and South bounders

[saskiadaru at xs4all.nl (Saskia Daru)]

Hi,

I have a pair of Loubsol sunglasses with exchangeable lenses and a clip in
with prescription glasses. One solution would be to carry such a combo with
dark lenses and clear lenses. They have quite a heavy frame and look a
little weird, so I might still bring my usual glasses for 'in town'. My
glasses are actually Silhouette titanium glasses and weigh about 15 grams,
maybe not worth leaving at home.

I am a very messy person and have not used contacts for that reason. When I
did use contacts in my teens, they would get very dirty and - after a while
- feel as if sand was constantly in my eye. Also, I sweat a lot and sweat in
my eyes while wearing contacts really does not appeal to me.

Saskia

On 4/1/05 4:06, "Mara Jeffress" <mara@jeffress.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have been lurking since Jan. and have decided to come out since I
> still have one lingering question which hasn't been brought up so far
> (I hope!).
> 
> I am fairly blind without contacts or glasses and I am wondering what
> others like me do on a long through-hike.  I have done various combos
> on my many hikes of just wearing glasses, wearing extended wear
> disposable contact lenses for the entire time between resupplies (and
> changing them out at stops) or carrying contact lens solutions and
> taking them out every night (hard to keep hands clean).  I am leaning
> towards just doing glasses since I have to carry them anyway as back up
> if I go the contact route.
> 
> I was wondering what others do about this issue and if anyone has a
> recommendation for lightweight, durable glasses/sunglasses combos.  I
> had a pair of Wiley field googles with changeable lenses, but not in
> prescription, which I am considering, because they were really light
> and easy to exchange as it turns dark.