Comments on: Casco Eyewear Shields http://www.wildsnow.com/2590/casco-eyewear-shields/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:13:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: frank joyce http://www.wildsnow.com/2590/casco-eyewear-shields/#comment-42255 frank joyce Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:44:17 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=2590#comment-42255 Thanks for the comments guys. Actually I ended up getting the Julbo Nordic Sniper Shield, same idea as the Casco being photochromic but changes from Category 2 to 4 (I believe the Casco maximum is 3). Yes Pavel similar problems to what you found with the spectacle hinges rubbing the shields but as I am overdue for an opticians appointment will take the shields along and see if I can get a really small frame to fit under the shields. I take your point Jonathan but my experience with shields was wearing an ancient Swans Ski Visor over spectacles, very little misting and easy to get rid of if it did occur. However the reason for minimal fogging was probably the fact that there was much greater clearance between face/spectacles and visor shield (looked a bit like a welding visor!). The price you paid was that there was a gap at the lower edge of the shield which allowed in a lot of reflected light from the snow. Anyway hope to test the Snipers on snow in March. All the best, Frank. Thanks for the comments guys. Actually I ended up getting the Julbo Nordic Sniper Shield, same idea as the Casco being photochromic but changes from Category 2 to 4 (I believe the Casco maximum is 3). Yes Pavel similar problems to what you found with the spectacle hinges rubbing the shields but as I am overdue for an opticians appointment will take the shields along and see if I can get a really small frame to fit under the shields.
I take your point Jonathan but my experience with shields was wearing an ancient Swans Ski Visor over spectacles, very little misting and easy to get rid of if it did occur. However the reason for minimal fogging was probably the fact that there was much greater clearance between face/spectacles and visor shield (looked a bit like a welding visor!). The price you paid was that there was a gap at the lower edge of the shield which allowed in a lot of reflected light from the snow. Anyway hope to test the Snipers on snow in March. All the best, Frank.

]]> By: Scottie Mac http://www.wildsnow.com/2590/casco-eyewear-shields/#comment-42252 Scottie Mac Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:41:15 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=2590#comment-42252 We think good goggles are crucial these days, we’re all boarding harder and faster, and if you can’t see – it’s not safe. There’s goggles around now with build in fans and heated lenses – these can prevent accidents from occurring, the helmets can prevent injury. We’ve got a motto around here that nothing is more important than vision. If your goggles fog up on you, your day is shot. Nothing stops a day faster than fog – if you can’t see, there’s no way you can ride. We’ve developed some that are the safest in the business – check them out at elk-sport.com We think good goggles are crucial these days, we’re all boarding harder and faster, and if you can’t see – it’s not safe. There’s goggles around now with build in fans and heated lenses – these can prevent accidents from occurring, the helmets can prevent injury.

We’ve got a motto around here that nothing is more important than vision. If your goggles fog up on you, your day is shot. Nothing stops a day faster than fog – if you can’t see, there’s no way you can ride. We’ve developed some that are the safest in the business – check them out at elk-sport.com

]]> By: Pavel Sova http://www.wildsnow.com/2590/casco-eyewear-shields/#comment-37864 Pavel Sova Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:25:33 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=2590#comment-37864 Frank - I wear mine with glasses. The glasses' outside edges (around hinges; mine are metal) can scratch the shields, so I put a coating of Seam Grip on the protruding parts which solved the problem. Frank – I wear mine with glasses. The glasses’ outside edges (around hinges; mine are metal) can scratch the shields, so I put a coating of Seam Grip on the protruding parts which solved the problem.

]]> By: Jonathan Shefftz http://www.wildsnow.com/2590/casco-eyewear-shields/#comment-37861 Jonathan Shefftz Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:05:12 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=2590#comment-37861 I can try mine with glasses once I return home from this ski trip, but I really doubt they’d work well: over-the-glasses ski goggles are usually really bulky, far more so than the Casco shield. In general, I always wear contacts for skiing. Pretty much the only time I wear my contacts actually. Glasses + goggles or shields is just a fogging disaster in progress. (I remember all the problems my father had w/ his bifocals skiing in some weather conditions...) I can try mine with glasses once I return home from this ski trip, but I really doubt they’d work well: over-the-glasses ski goggles are usually really bulky, far more so than the Casco shield. In general, I always wear contacts for skiing. Pretty much the only time I wear my contacts actually. Glasses + goggles or shields is just a fogging disaster in progress. (I remember all the problems my father had w/ his bifocals skiing in some weather conditions…)

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