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sklump
03-19-2009, 04:51 PM
I am looking at getting ESS Goggles, and am wondering if anyone has used these? Or what you recommend for eye protection?
SavingHawaii
03-19-2009, 10:14 PM
The ESS goggles seem to work fine, it's what I carry. Admittedly, I very rarely use them - a good pair of sunglasses works fine most of the time.
jpdesilets1972
03-19-2009, 11:05 PM
i've found my ESS goggles work quite well for when in heavy smoke, most of the rest of the time I wear Bullard "Rage" safety sunglasses (amber and mirrored)
tnff320
03-20-2009, 01:05 AM
SCBA facepiece and some safety glasses for extrication. Haven't seen the need of having the goggles.
tnff320
03-20-2009, 01:16 AM
Didn't realize this is wildland firefighting. So disregard my last post on it. Sorry :D
dfde215
03-21-2009, 09:31 PM
ESS innerzone 2 goggles work great for wildland firefighting and keeping the ash and smoke out. Our department does structural firefighting and rescue/extrication also and the goggles made my face sweat so much I couldn't see for my eyes burning. So I removed some of the foam on some of the vents so air would flow in a little more.
erik3911
04-11-2009, 03:40 AM
ESS goggles are the way to go, they give really good protection from smoke / particulate. Cleanup of these gogles is easy and some styles even have tearoffs. I've been using these for 3 years without an issue.