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#241909 - 02/27/12 12:25 AM tip #1 Pack spare glasses
TeacherRO Offline
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Pack spare glasses. That's it. An old pair or a spare pair, contacts ( add sun or reading glasses)

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#241912 - 02/27/12 12:36 AM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
hikermor Offline
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I am with you on this. I make sure that I have an old pair along which works fine except for reading the very finest print; in fact, I often wear the old pair and save the newer glasses for critical situations.

I can't legally drive without glasses, so they are definitely a critical item. I need to squirrel away a pair so that I can safely retrieve them after a serious earthquake.....
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#241913 - 02/27/12 01:09 AM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
chaosmagnet Offline
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As a daily contact lens wearer, I ended up with three pairs of glasses. One pair is kept by my bedside, another in my BOB (which lives in my car). A spare set of contact lenses as well as spare glasses are kept in my office kit. It's pretty rare that I'm not within walking distance of either my car or my office.

There are some great online stores for glasses that kept the costs very reasonable.

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#241915 - 02/27/12 01:32 AM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
2005RedTJ Offline
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I don't wear glasses for vision correction, but I do get migraines from squinting if I don't wear sunglasses every day. So I always keep a spare pair of them handy.

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#241918 - 02/27/12 06:10 AM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
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I need to get to the eye doc this week and get a new prescription.
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#241919 - 02/27/12 07:04 AM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
CANOEDOGS Offline
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and make sure that you keep you spares in a good solid case,mine is a old metal one and i keep the glassed wrapped up in one of those micro fiber cloths.
also..when you go for a eye exam you will have a hard time getting the Doc to write the PD on the RX sheet.knowing the PD allows you to order glasses via the web.most Dr's work with a store and the stores have a gizmo to measure the PD but you can do that yourself.before the stores had the gizmo they would just hold a ruler up to you eyes anyway.

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#241922 - 02/27/12 08:14 AM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
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I know what you mean. Federal law requires they give you your PD if you ask, but some of them really p!ss and moan about it.
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#241923 - 02/27/12 12:39 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
roberttheiii Offline
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Registered: 02/13/09
Posts: 395
Loc: Connecticut, USA
I still recommend the folding glasses I discussed here: http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.ph...true#Post191264

They've been great so far. I did finally put them and some other key items in a smaller container.

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#241947 - 02/27/12 06:05 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
TeacherRO Offline
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+1 on getting the PD and online ordering ( the pair I'm wearing now was an online purchase- works perfectly) and on metal containers -- I pack spares in metal, padded by a cloth and open cell foam.

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#241950 - 02/27/12 08:01 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
desolation Offline
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Registered: 01/21/10
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Loc: Sonoma County, CA
You can get cheap Rx glasses at zenni optical. They aren't great quality, but they do in a pinch and the price is right. No affiliation beyond a customer.

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#242060 - 02/29/12 03:56 AM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
Richlacal Offline
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Registered: 02/11/10
Posts: 778
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
Don't forget the included Fresnel lense in your DR-psk,can definitely save your ace,should your readers not be present when needed! cool

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#242061 - 02/29/12 04:17 AM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
Mark_M Offline
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Registered: 11/19/09
Posts: 295
Loc: New Jersey
I just tell my DR I need the PD for work, as they provide me with a pair of prescription safety glasses every two years. They don't, but it's easier than arguing.

A friend of mine used to be an optician. He told me that the materials cost for most any pair of eyeglasses is around $15. Everything else is brand name licensing, labor (he got paid $20/hr and took about 30 minutes to cut lenses and put in a frame) and store profit.

I've yet to order from Zenni, was wondering why the low opinion of their quality.
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#242185 - 03/01/12 06:40 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: Mark_M]
desolation Offline
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Originally Posted By: Mark_M


I've yet to order from Zenni, was wondering why the low opinion of their quality.


I only have one pair of sunglasses from them. They work fine but quality of the frames is cheap. Several coworkers have also ordered from them. All are satisfied but all realize the frames need to be handled with more care than some of those they've gotten from their eye guy. All that said, I'd order another pair for a spare (or primary if funds were low).

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#242195 - 03/01/12 07:19 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: CANOEDOGS]
AKSAR Offline
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Originally Posted By: CANOEDOGS
....when you go for a eye exam you will have a hard time getting the Doc to write the PD on the RX sheet.knowing the PD allows you to order glasses via the web....
Dumb question, what is the PD?
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#242197 - 03/01/12 07:25 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: AKSAR]
chaosmagnet Offline
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Originally Posted By: AKSAR
Dumb question, what is the PD?


Pupillary Distance. It's the distance between the pupils of your eyes in millimeters, measured center to center.

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#244005 - 03/29/12 05:01 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
TeacherRO Offline
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Ask your doc for this - they often don't offer it on your prescription, but you can have them write it in. Target optical did mine for free

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#245876 - 05/14/12 06:22 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
TeacherRO Offline
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And a very solid case...spare glasses wrapped inside in foam or a small cloth

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#245877 - 05/14/12 06:43 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
LesSnyder Offline
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Registered: 07/11/10
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Loc: New Port Richey, Fla
a tip most users of glasses probably know, but just in case... if you curl your index finger over your thumb, to make a small approximately 6mm round aperture, and look through it, it will step down the field of view and allow you to focus better... went through basic training without my glasses this way

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#245886 - 05/14/12 08:40 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
RNewcomb Offline
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Registered: 04/19/12
Posts: 170
Loc: Iowa
I totally agree LesSnyder!

Last year, the canoe I was in tipped in the middle of the lake and my glasses went to the bottom.

I can't express enough how important it is to have a spare set available. Loosing those pretty much wrecked half the camping trip that weekend as I scrambled to get new ones made.

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#245905 - 05/15/12 04:57 AM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: chaosmagnet]
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Not a dumb question. If you don't know something, just ask. I do.

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#247039 - 06/13/12 11:25 PM Re: tip #1 Pack spare glasses [Re: TeacherRO]
TeacherRO Offline
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Yes - I travel with an old pair (current or last rx) in a hard case...would save time and aggravation trying to find news ones. And a pair of contacts. Cause I'm like that.

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