Pit Vipers

[dtreez]

Okay... These "monstrosities" are starting to make their way to my coworkers.

Let me hear your hot takes on these for safety glasses in tree care.

Z871+ Rating

www.pitviper.com

 

[Chris Schultz]

I’d rather do the safety squint than wear those fucking things.

 

[Boomslang]

I guess they'd provide good coverage, but who the hell drops that kind of dough on glasses that will probably be scratched, lost, or broken within a few months.

 

[Reach]

Wow. I don’t think so! Not for me!

 

[Jonny]

 

[Omayr98]

They fit my face right well and allow the least amount of sawdust into my face out of all the other glasses I've tried. Ive had a stick slip under my old safeties before and scratch my cornea so Id like to keep the vision I have left and these have been doing the trick so far

 

[Phil]

These are an alternative to the pit vipers:

Protective z87 Eyewear

Heat Wave Visual eyewear and accessories that meet ANSI z87 requirements.

heatwavevisual.com

I bought 2 pairs of the future techs. Waited for a sale (Labor Day I think) so got em for like 60 bucks a piece. Expensive to some folks? Certainly. But I don't go to the bars every weekend spending money on booze. I don't have expensive hobbies or smoke or anything like that. A visor for a kask is $60. In the grand scheme of things, its not that much money.

I personally didn't want the words "pit viper" on the lenses so opted for the heatwave future techs. I will say this, the future techs fit freaking awesome and they look amazing. I got a pair of the gold ones and I actually have people asking me about them pretty regularly. The lenses are interchangeable too. I wouldn't expect my employer to provide these, but I fully support showing some flavor on the jobsite. Helps boost morale.

Just to be super extra about it, I actually came up with an alter ego for when I'm wearing them. 3 people on our crew have different color schemes.

 

[ATH]

My safety glass budget tops out at about $12 per pair.

Less "show off" fashionable, the better to me.

I don't care if somebody else wants to wear those...doesn't bother me.

 

[Phil]

 

[Chris Schultz]

Mechanix, you know the brand that makes the various work gloves?….. they make some pretty good safety glasses, in the price range that losing, breaking etc…. isn’t too much an issue. The anti fog feature works well, and they even have some that are mil spec rated.

 

[Rooted.Tree.Solutions]

How are these supposed to protect your eyes with no side coverage?

 

[Boomslang]

How are these supposed to protect your eyes with no side coverage?

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[Rooted.Tree.Solutions]

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I don’t understand…

 

[Matias]

Man, ya'll ain't got shit to complain about on the price of decent safety glasses if you don't have a prescription to worry about. I have to wear some goofy shit just to be able to work.

 

[Phil]

How are these supposed to protect your eyes with no side coverage?

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Buy the side shields...

 

[Chris Schultz]

Man, ya'll ain't got shit to complain about on the price of decent safety glasses if you don't have a prescription to worry about. I have to wear some goofy shit just to be able to work.

Contact lenses a possibility?

 

[Phil]

Man, ya'll ain't got shit to complain about on the price of decent safety glasses if you don't have a prescription to worry about. I have to wear some goofy shit just to be able to work.

Heatwave has a few prescription z87 options

Homepage HeatwaveRx

www.heatwavevisualrx.com

Wileyx also has a bunch of prescription z87 options.
Before I got contacts, I bought these as prescription safety sunglasses:

Brick Sunglasses | Wiley X

Inspired by its rugged durability and no-nonsense presentation, the Brick solidly lives up to its name.

www.wileyx.com

I broke the arms a couple times and they shipped me new ones for free...even after owning them for over 5 years.

 

[ATH]

I've been happy with these. Very comfortable on my face. Antifog works well. I think I got about 8 months out of 1 pair before they got a couple of scratches. $25 for 3 pair. There are also clear ones available.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0744MN3JM

 

[Alec A.]

www.bombereyewear.com

Z87 and they float. Good coverage, side shields, scratch resistant, etc.

 

[colb]

I wouldn't want to wear glasses all day - I sweat too much and they get fogged up too. Pfanner glasses flip up out of the way. The mesh visor keeps almost everything out, including the side. The glasses don't drop off my face. The glasses wrap quite a bit around, a la 1980s Oakley style. For me, it's about the ventilation for visibility and comfort, and eye protection.

I think those wrap-around Pitbulls are for style, and I concede they look badass and very functional. Just not as good as my Pfanners... y'all uno, dos, tres it up out their.