I have posted in the shop/tech forum about these as safety glasses. I am looking for a pair I can wear all the time while working on it. I have heard mention of the brand here in the Outdoor forum, but I don't know if anyone has any experience with the Wiley-X Blink? Or how about the brand. I have never owned Wiley-X anything, but hear good things. Is it all hype?

Wiley-X Blink (http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/wx-555.html#description)

The long and short of it is, I need to take better care of my eyes and having something that is comfortable, cool and will seal to my head will keep me wearing them.

Anyone wear these? Yes....no....Other? Does anyone have anyother suggestions?

Two (I think) local shooters wear Wileys. Haven't switched to anything else.

I'm very happy with the $60ish I spent on a set of Ice Naro's (I have a very skinny head) from ESS (www.esseyepro.com). For shooting, I've got every color lens they offer. Clear for indoors, yellow for very overcast days, smoke for really bright light, and the rose/ruby color for everything else - I wear those 75% of the time when shooting outside.

I don't wear them in the shop, because I don't want 'em scratched. But I've worn them outside from 8AM-5PM dozens of times, and every single Tuedsay night for 4 hours straight. What I love about the ICE is that the earpieces are telescoping, and are a stiff wire wrapped in thick rubber. You can bend them to fit your head, or wrap up and over so they don't get pinched into your skull by the foam surround of a pair of earmuffs.

I love my air rage Wileys. Not the same model you are looking at but they do make a damn good product

I have posted in the shop/tech forum about these as safety glasses. I am looking for a pair I can wear all the time while working on it. I have heard mention of the brand here in the Outdoor forum, but I don't know if anyone has any experience with the Wiley-X Blink? Or how about the brand. I have never owned Wiley-X anything, but hear good things. Is it all hype?

Wiley-X Blink (http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/wx-555.html#description)

The long and short of it is, I need to take better care of my eyes and having something that is comfortable, cool and will seal to my head will keep me wearing them.

Anyone wear these? Yes....no....Other? Does anyone have anyother suggestions?

:eek: at the price! i guess i am not cool enough to wear the glasses the cool kids wear. i just wear a pair of yellow lens ones that i got free after buying some stuff at fastenal... good for metal work, chainsaw, grinding etc.

That's kinda how I feel. I wear a higher-end (not really - price some hy-wyds or a set of Rudy's) pair of glasses when I shoot because I need to see as clearly as possible. But in the shop, I buy 'em from Home Depot, because they're gonna get scratched.

But then again, those look to totally surround the eyes. We've all had a piece of metal ricochet around safety glasses and land in the eye. And you only have one pair of eyes...

That's kinda how I feel. I wear a higher-end (not really - price some hy-wyds or a set of Rudy's) pair of glasses when I shoot because I need to see as clearly as possible. But in the shop, I buy 'em from Home Depot, because they're gonna get scratched.

But then again, those look to totally surround the eyes. We've all had a piece of metal ricochet around safety glasses and land in the eye. And you only have one pair of eyes...

yeah, your right about the richochet.... i had a peice of metal bounce around and landed right in the middle of my eye. luckily i had my contacts on and i didnt blink. went straight over to someone who was close by and got them to pick it out with some needle nose or something. scary shit.

yeah, your right about the richochet.... i had a peice of metal bounce around and landed right in the middle of my ear. luckily i had my contacts on and i didnt blink. went straight over to someone who was close by and got them to pick it out with some needle nose or something. scary shit.

Your contacts were in the middle of your ear?! How fawking drunk were you?! :eek: