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DowsesWax
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I have my REI dividend + 20% coupon coming up in a couple weeks and I want to get a new pair of goggles since I'll be getting like $130 of store credit. I was looking at the Oakley Flight Deck an the Smith I/O 7. They also have Anon M2s and a bunch of other brands. Plus they can get pretty much any pair of goggles from their warehouse shipped to the store. I definitely want a pair of goggles with interchangeable lenses. I've always only had cheapo goggles. My current pair is a few years old and I figured its time to upgrade to a decent pair. Which one should I get?
Mar 3 2016 2:00PM
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nutz.
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DowsesWaxI have my REI dividend + 20% coupon coming up in a couple weeks and I want to get a new pair of goggles since I'll be getting like $130 of store credit. I was looking at the Oakley Flight Deck an the Smith I/O 7. They also have Anon M2s and a bunch of other brands. Plus they can get pretty much any pair of goggles from their warehouse shipped to the store. I definitely want a pair of goggles with interchangeable lenses. I've always only had cheapo goggles. My current pair is a few years old and I figured its time to upgrade to a decent pair. Which one should I get?


anon m3's are my favorite goggle yet, magnetic interchangeable is the greatest thing ever
Mar 3 2016 2:04PM
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DowsesWax
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nutz.anon m3's are my favorite goggle yet, magnetic interchangeable is the greatest thing ever


yea but how do the optics compare to oakley prizm and smith lenses? ease of interchangeability is nice but optics is definitely the most important.
Mar 3 2016 2:06PM
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nutz.
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DowsesWaxyea but how do the optics compare to oakley prizm and smith lenses? ease of interchangeability is nice but optics is definitely the most important.


I mean yeah prism lenses can be used for a greater range of conditions imo but at that point why do you need interchangeable lenses? what exactly do you mean by optics anyways?
Mar 3 2016 2:08PM
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DowsesWax
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nutz.I mean yeah prism lenses can be used for a greater range of conditions imo but at that point why do you need interchangeable lenses? what exactly do you mean by optics anyways?


Optics means the quality/clarity of the lenses. Theres a big difference between the light conditions on a bright sunny day and a cloudy stormy day and I don't think any lense even prizm could handle both scenarios. I ultimately want a pair of goggles where I have a bluebird day lense and an overcast day lense so I can swap them in the parking lot or if the conditions change then on the ski hill.
Mar 3 2016 2:18PM
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Zypher
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https://www.rei.com/product/891576/spy-bravo-snow-goggles-womens

these arent womens goggles, just the colorway is more towards girls but i think its sick and my friend rocks them. Anyways, i love the bravos because they are super easy to interchange and i love mine. The dooms are bigger but the bravos are just the right size so the goggles dont look absolutely fucking massive..
Mar 4 2016 2:13PM
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