How to look cool with wire mesh safety glasses. Or maybe not.

Originally, I had poor quality webcam shots of me wearing two different pairs of wire mesh safety glasses. (The photos disappeared through the magic of software bugs, and I’m not really upset about it 😜) Both pairs came from Bailey’s Online. I only found out about them because P. Palazzo, CT made this comment on an early entry I now call “power tool safety: fewer injuries, more awesome ice art”

P. Palazzo wrote; “You can get the Screen Safety Glasses and Goggles at BAILEY’s Logger and Woodsman Supply (URL: http://www.baileys-online.com/) they are called Wire Mesh Safety Glasses, (item #62310) and Bugz-Eye Mesh Goggles, (item #35750)”. That’s one of the best parts of this website to me: along the way I learn new things too. Either I have to learn something to finish a post or people tell me stuff I don’t know 🤷‍♂️

I went ahead and ordered both pairs because I wasn’t sure which I would like better. I figured that I could wear one and then keep the other as a backup. At some point, I’ll eventually lose or break a pair, so I need a backup. And of course, since then, I’ve lost one or both of them. I MAY know where one of them is. If I find I still have it, maybe I can take another bad pic of myself 💩 to post.

Both pairs that I ordered have wire mesh instead of plastic lenses, so they won’t get water all over them or fog up going in and out of the freezer. The wire mesh on both looks and feels like it would keep most stuff out your eyes, and that was the case when I got to try them. The only downside is that they both give you a nagging feeling that your vision is slightly impaired. Which, of course, it is.

Even though they make me look like I should be driving a giant Cadillac at 20 mph on a Florida freeway, I liked the less expensive version ($8.95) a little better. They were more comfortable to wear for me.

I did like the Bugz-eyes (left, $20.95), but they were a little uncomfortable and I felt a little like I should be swimming or skiing or something. Shortly after I got my order from Bailey’s, I discovered that Fear No Ice apparently likes the look of the Bugz-eyes as they’re wearing them in a YouTube video that’s on my Favorites list. (it’s called “Fire and Ice”) At the end of the video, you can see closeup shots of the two carvers, and they’re both wearing the Bugz-eyes.

I used to wear an orange Stihl/Peltor helmet that combined hearing, eye, and skull protection. (seen below, in bright orange) It had a mesh face shield that you could raise and lower. It worked pretty well, but it was a little cumbersome. Eventually, too many of the little plastic parts on the helmet wore out, so I stopped using it. For awhile, I went back to regular safety glasses, but I’m glad now that I have the mesh goggles and glasses. One of the neat things about them is that you can’t scratch the lenses!