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Goggle Lens for summer

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RMillz
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im going to mt hood and i need goggles that will protect my eyes from burns or whatever

my question is:
what lens can i get for the summer that is complete mirrored?
any goggle suggestions of this type?
does fire iridium work well in summer?
May 9 2009 10:13AM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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Fire Iridium is 100% mirror and protecs really well
May 9 2009 10:24AM
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dan09uk
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i have FI they are excellent for very bright conditions, but if it gets cloudy they suck and i cant see anything through them.

http://oakley.com/pd/3279
May 9 2009 11:30AM
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Balto
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grey polarized is the darkest lens oakley makes, plus get mate black cbars and tht lens and you'll look like darth vader!
May 9 2009 11:55AM
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chazz.
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fire iridium
May 9 2009 12:19PM
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matt.rad
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If you're going Oakley, then any polarized lens will work great. For less monies fire, gold, and black iridium all work well too.
May 9 2009 12:47PM
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THUGwife
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oakleys gold irid is so so good
May 9 2009 12:53PM
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RMillz
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im thinking fire iridium will ibe fine in summer and with winter next season?
May 9 2009 1:25PM
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chazz.
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yea fire is more versatile than people think, I use a clear lense for nights/flat light and use fire for everything else
May 9 2009 1:34PM
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RMillz
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will fire iridium work well for me on east coast cloudy days and snowy days?
May 16 2009 2:20PM
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no_steeze
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gray polarized, fire, or black irid
bring a hi-yellow though, some days hood gets seriously socked in and if you end up skiing that day you really want the good lens
May 16 2009 3:11PM
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Funnel
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Ehhhh.  Fire is very good for sunny days, and that's about as much as I would use it for.  It works very well for our nice sunny spring days over here in California.  I ski a lot of powder too, and I would never use a fire unless there were no clouds and it was totally bluebird.  Gold or black iridium should be good though, it will protect you from the sun, while it is more versatile than fire.  Blue iridium should work too.  I think you could get away with blue iridium, and it will be most versatile of those all.
May 16 2009 3:37PM
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Bassage.
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well depending on your budget i would go with spy soldiers with silver mirror lens, i have them with a baby blueish frame and absolutely love them, great in all conditions (and not as pricey as getting a new fire iridium lens)
May 16 2009 5:36PM
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