A Couple months back my friend’s at Laura Burgess Marketing sent me a pair of Revision HellFly Ballistic Photochromic Sunglasses to test out. It is no mystery that I am the discriminating wearer of glasses working in construction. When I buy a pair of glasses I look for certain qualities and uses.
My list of pre-qualifications is:
- How do they look and feel? I ask myself will I feel comfortable wearing these?
- Do they meet my requirements for intended use (ANSI Z87.1-2003, UVA/UVB)
- Are they Comfortable?
My first impression of the glasses wasn’t all that great because of the way they looked on me, as you can tell in the photo above. Some might say ” with an Ugly Mug like that it doesn’t matter what you put on – you still look goofy”. <-Thanks BB Jr.-< Their safety factor was a no brainer – with safety certifications higher than any other glasses I have personally worn since the day’s of 1/4″ thick lenses with plastic wire lenses and bulky side protectors.
So…
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
By reputation Revision Eyewear makes spectacular shooting and outdoors goggle systems. So much they charge a premium retail price for their product, and rightfully so. Each pair of HellFly glasses are optically correct – meaning that their lenses are near perfect or give off the same effect as the naked eye without distorting the image. In addition to providing one of the best optic views on the market their lenses are scratch resistant.
How do you make a 1 piece ANSI rated safety glasses and maintain a style? Revision figured it out. Remember, for it to be a “legal” pair of safety glasses it has to prevent sideways foreign debris from entering. Which can cause some serious style issues which is why I believe they didn’t look so great on me. Considering the constraints Revision did a pretty good job.
Due to the size of my face and head the ballistic glasses never fit me well. I did find the adjustable nose piece nice… Overall the glasses seemed to put too much pressure behind my ears. In the future I may try to adjust the frames with a heat gun (probably not recommend by the manufacturer).
Upcoming
In the near future I hope to test a few things out about these glasses. Since they were sent to me free of charge by Revision Eyewear… I hope to try shooting one lens with my .22 caliber pistol and the other lens with my .17 HMR rifle. There is sure to be video follow that post. When else does someone give you the opportunity to shoot a pair of perfectly good safety glasses? Until then I recommend you try a pair out for yourself.
Have you been following me along on twitter? If so you may already know a good bit about my first day journey to BLACKHAWK! Products Group. If not I will give you a recap. Ran late missed the first flight – bumped off the second – missed a flight on standby – caught the last flight out on standby. Whew what a day of travel!
Upon my late arrival I found a great big tour bus awaiting my arrival. So as I hung my head a little low in embarrassment as the last one to arrive I make an awe struck comment to the bus driver, Tony, how being picked up in such a swanky ride makes me feel like Britney Spears. Tony quickly replies “she’s pretty” with a chuckle alluding to the fact I’m not.
When I finally arrived at the BLACKHAWK! command center I received a warm welcome by staff and got a private tour of the Campus. Which could be a post of it’s own about all the great things about. They have a fabulous setup and very impressive facilities.
One of the things I have been looking forward to is getting to know some of my fellow weapons and hunting bloggers. I have already met a couple great folks for which I am sure you will hear more about if you already don’t know them. Bullet Boy isn’t easily aww struck but the talent these folks have and the passion is just down right awesome.
After the meet and greet with the BLACKHAWK staff, Laura Burgess Marketing, and other blogger seminar attendees. I made it to the hotel where my first bag of swag was waiting. Wow! Sign me up for another blogger seminar with this great swag. There are plenty of things to review.
Stay tuned as get some more details about things such as the great pocket knife that was in the swag bag.
At the end of my post I want to profile some of the bloggers I am meeting along the way.
James R. Rummel is the author of the Blog and from his bio page you can see he is a man of great intention and conviction:
From the Hell in a Hand Basket about page: “blog is authored by a self defense instructor who lives in Columbus, Ohio. For 18 years, his private charity was a free course for violent crime survivors. He specialized in the disabled and elderly.”
Life is often about the simple things. Over the past few months I have been doing some personal testing on different products that I believed would make life easier and more comfortable – mostly for no good reason. The economy is down and most Americans are feeling the effects.
I changed from having a desk job to working in the field doing construction (something I never dreamed I would be doing again). One of the biggest changes and something I didn’t remember was that construction was hard work, I mean real hard. I went from being a relative couch potato to being a professional athlete overnight. I don’t mean I became athletic – my job did. I went from wearing Suits to Boots. I’m no stranger to hard labor – but if you haven’t done it in awhile…
Trading in my argyle socks for a pair of boot socks wasn’t easy. My first day of work I threw on a pair of white cotton socks and came home with blisters! Who knew that such discomfort would make me miserable. I did some testing and found the perfect pair of socks, 5.11 Tactical ® 9″ Socks.
I tried a couple different brands and styles and found the 5.11 Tactical 9″ Socks to be the best for my needs. I wanted a moisture wicking and an over the calf sock to keep my pants from sticking to me when wet. They also must be comfortable and durable.
I work in extreme industrial settings and anyone that has ever worked in heavy industry knows that the term “industrial strength” is a joke. Sure it maybe a little tougher but nothing will last with hard use. In a recent 10 week Power Plant outage I broke two 1/2″ ratchets and wore out a pair of work boots. But something that made it was the 5.11 socks. I was surprised considering all the abuse my boots took. I bought the 3 Pair Special and they are going on the next job with me.
Here are my Findings and notes on socks -
If you noticed I did keep track of the country of manufacture. I have been trying to only buy American when it is possible. 5.11 Tactical ® Socks is that the socks are imported.
A down sides to these socks- The fire retardant or ANSI specs are no where to be found. Yeah Yeah! Who cares right? If you have ever seen poly clothing stick to someone after getting burned you would think differently. Kind of surprising considering they market to first responders and fire-fighters. I work around potential flash fires and extreme heat. You get to wondering about what would happen if that 2000 ° Steam Vessel cracked. I happen to like my skin and feet and do what I can to protect them.
If I find a comparable pair of socks Made in the USA that are rated I may switch. But for the moment the best Pair of Socks I have found are the 5.11 Tactical ® 9″ Socks.
My first impression of the glasses wasn’t all that great because of the way they looked on me, as you can tell in the photo above. Some might say ” with an Ugly Mug like that it doesn’t matter what you put on – you still look goofy”. <-Thanks BB Jr.-< Their safety factor was a no brainer – with safety certifications higher than any other glasses I have personally worn since the day’s of 1/4″ thick lenses with plastic wire lenses and bulky side protectors.
How do you make a 1 piece ANSI rated safety glasses and maintain a style? Revision figured it out. Remember, for it to be a “legal” pair of safety glasses it has to prevent sideways foreign debris from entering. Which can cause some serious style issues which is why I believe they didn’t look so great on me. Considering the constraints Revision did a pretty good job.
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