ojf1982 0 #1 June 26, 2002 I am looking for sunglasses to jump in, but all the sunglasses i have tried on make me look bug-eyed. Does anyone know of any sporty-looking sunglasses that are made for people with smaller than average faces that wont make me look like an insect?The edge ... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who know where it is are those that have gone over - Hunter S. Thompson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #2 June 26, 2002 Check these out - http://www.gatorz.com They're expensive... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #3 June 26, 2002 Sheesh lisa! you're suposed to recomend the stuff you sell! I picked up a pair of Wiley-X at square 2. They seal real well because they've actually got a foam seal on the inside of the frame. They're not cheap, either. http://www.wiley-x.com/eyewear/product/xl1.html _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #4 June 26, 2002 QuoteSheesh lisa! you're suposed to recomend the stuff you sell! We sell 'em! Only at the dz stores and only a limited number of styles/colors/lenses... I want a pair bad! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ojf1982 0 #5 June 26, 2002 Lisa, would you recommend those sunglasses to someone with a smaller face and wont make me look bug-eyed?The edge ... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who know where it is are those that have gone over - Hunter S. Thompson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #6 June 26, 2002 Well, I have a "smaller" face - there's lots of frames out there that are too big for my face. The pair of Gatorz Radiators that I tried on looked good (not just my opinion, several other people said the same ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 June 26, 2002 From what I've seen, they don't look that great on people with smaller faces, maybe they make more then one size, though. *shrug* Who knows. Have you tried hitting a gas station and looking at their cheapy glasses? Some of my best sunglasses have been some of the $5 ones from gas stations. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #8 June 26, 2002 Gatorz makes several styles some small, some way big and bug eyed. Check em out. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ojf1982 0 #9 June 26, 2002 Thanks, Lisa. I am going to call gatorz tommorrow to ask them where their nearest dealer is to me so I can go check them out.The edge ... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who know where it is are those that have gone over - Hunter S. Thompson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 0 #10 June 26, 2002 I wear Oakley Minutes (fake ones from Mexico). I have a small face and they are about the only sunglasses that look good on me. They are also very expendable if they get lost during the jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #11 June 26, 2002 Wonder if you could wear contacts with 'em..... It'd be so cool not to have to wear goggles all the time.... Had a pair of prescription sunglasses once, but lost 'em despite the little coozie thing..... sucks trying to land without vision.... Peas~ Lindsey-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macaulay 0 #12 June 26, 2002 I bought some really awesome goggles/glasses awhile back. Three seconds out the door, they slipped off my face and shattered on my helmet. I still have a little piece of them in my change cup. - Mac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NathanL100 0 #13 June 26, 2002 I was asking Steve about this very thing this morning, but he thought I was high or something j/k.Square 1 Rocks!!! Thanks for hooking me up guys, I just ordered a pair of the blue and clear lenses. I've always hated how I looked when I had my goggles and my bone head on, the two make me look like an alien with downs syndrum (sp?) Base # 942 The race is long and in the end, its only with yourself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #14 June 26, 2002 i wear the real ones not expendable!if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #15 June 26, 2002 Yeah, I don't jump with my Oakleys, although I wear sunglasses for hop-n-pops or CReW. I've found a couple really good $5 gas station specials that are sorta goggle/bug eye type sunglasses that work *great*. Remember, its not what you pay for something, its how well it does the job. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #16 June 26, 2002 i got mine on sale at a sunglass hut 2 yrs ago so im not to worried about them they have never come off(crokies woork good) and i alwas wear a helmet!if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 0 #17 June 26, 2002 >i wear the real ones not expendable! You are braver than I am! I don't take my real ones in the air. I lost a pair on Saturday (jumping tandem student scraped them off on the top of the door). I think I would have died if I lost something that expensive in freefall (or in the plane, as the case may be). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobbes4star 0 #18 June 26, 2002 i jump with my oakleys all the time. i have never had a problem. of course they are the wrap around type.if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #19 June 26, 2002 I just went next door at lunch and bought 3 pairs of sunglasses for $1 each. Ever since losing the only expensive pair I ever bought a day after getting them, that's the only kind I get. Cheap! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 0 #20 June 26, 2002 >Wiley-X I've seen these before -- at the Torrey Pines glider port. They go for $15. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #21 June 27, 2002 QuoteI've seen these before -- at the Torrey Pines glider port. They go for $15. Really? I found them for $70 on Wiley-X's web site and at the local Harley shop. -- Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #22 June 27, 2002 QuoteI've seen these before -- at the Torrey Pines glider port. They go for $15. They go for $120 at the local watersports shop. I think you might be confusing if not brands, definately models. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 0 #23 June 27, 2002 Check out a hang gliding/parasailing type place. Thats where I found the eyewear in question. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites