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[Matt Krass]

I have to ask this.

Why?

I mean seriously, even if you carry the documentation around, it's gonna be a pain every time someone asks (and they will) and it seems like a lot of silly trouble to go through, just get a pair of safety glasses.

Yours may not fog up often, but they still might, and still may cause vision obstruction, plus its clunky and its going to make you sweat like a waterfall I'd bet.

I'm all for creativity, and having fun, but one thing I don't like playing games with is safety. Doesn't matter if they can stop a speeding tank, if they're obstructing your vision and becoming uncomfortable they're a safety risk in themselves and you shouldn't wear them.

These will work nicely: http://www.amazon.com/DPG54-1C-Perfo...9293568&sr=8-1 they're only $3 + shipping and they're fully rated to the ANSI approval spec.

I'm sorry if I seem rude, I've just had a long season of butting heads with people over just wearing safety glasses, and I don't think this an area that deserves any flexibility, not even the slightest!

Compete safe,
Matt

[Dr Fritz]

Originally Posted by Matt Krass

I have to ask this.

Why?

I mean seriously, even if you carry the documentation around, it's gonna be a pain every time someone asks (and they will) and it seems like a lot of silly trouble to go through, just get a pair of safety glasses.

Yours may not fog up often, but they still might, and still may cause vision obstruction, plus its clunky and its going to make you sweat like a waterfall I'd bet.

I'm all for creativity, and having fun, but one thing I don't like playing games with is safety. Doesn't matter if they can stop a speeding tank, if they're obstructing your vision and becoming uncomfortable they're a safety risk in themselves and you shouldn't wear them.

These will work nicely: http://www.amazon.com/DPG54-1C-Perfo...9293568&sr=8-1 they're only $3 + shipping and they're fully rated to the ANSI approval spec.

I'm sorry if I seem rude, I've just had a long season of butting heads with people over just wearing safety glasses, and I don't think this an area that deserves any flexibility, not even the slightest!

Compete safe,
Matt

I see where your going and I am doing it for spirit I always use eye protection when needed and I am an observant person i can watch where i am going and really if you have gone Paint-balling before the masks don't take much of the eyesight away barely any or none at all

[Matt Krass]

Originally Posted by Dr Fritz

I see where your going and I am doing it for spirit I always use eye protection when needed and I am an observant person i can watch where i am going and really if you have gone Paint-balling before the masks don't take much of the eyesight away barely any or none at all

I have gone paintballing, quite a bit actually, and that's just not true, at least not of any of the protective gear that actually... you know, protects.

Safety is more important than spirit, your team (and everyone else at the event) would rather you cheer them on with bland safety glasses from the stands instead of by phone from the emergency room.

That gear is not meant for the kind of close quarters environment you're dealing with here, just because it can take the same amount of blunt force doesn't make it necessarily safe in this environment. Nobody here wants to see the safety rules get any more complicated so please exercise common sense and don't make them spell it out for you.

[MrForbes]

Listen to Al. He knows whereof he speaks.