Swimming?

[trapthavok]

god what am I going to do with my glasses....
UGH why didn't I think all this through

They sell special goggles that have lenses which act as glasses (to your prescription and everything) but that was pricey...
And then there's wearing contacts and hoping they don't fall out (which are pricey and don't take a short amount of time to order....

When I needed my glasses to see, I used to buy surgical tubing that just fit over the ends of the earpieces, cut it short enough that it strapped the glasses to my head, and wear them that way. Never lost a pair, even in wild water wipeouts.

Dennis

Well I need my glasses to see 24/7.....

So I hope this works.

Where'd you buy it from?

[Dennis]

I bought it from a fishing supply store, but medical supply places should have it. It's on a big roll, so take your glasses off and make sure it's a tight fit on the end. Then just buy a foot and you can trim it at home.

The other thing you can do if you're worried about trimming it too short is tie a knot in it when you've got it on, but that does make you look a bit doofy, with a big knot sticking out the back of your head.

Dennis

[Ender]

Very resourceful using surgical tubing, Dennis.

But Nate, if you have a hard time finding the tubing, drop by WalMart or some other store that sells eyeglass stuff and get one of these:



It's a sports strap for eyeglasses.  I'm also glasses-bound (eyesight is between 20/800 to 20/1000 without glasses on, lol) and have worn a strap very similar to the black one in the middle.  I use the strap when I am riding roller coasters or whitewater rafting (and deliberately ramming head-on into a boulder down a waterfall... that was awesome); my glasses stayed on great.  These should cost less than five bucks.

[Dennis]

That's where I got the idea, Eryk. I wound up in Hawaii, plane ticket and hotel paid for and nothing else. Had $100.00 to feed myself and entertain myself. For me, the cost of the surgical tubing, at 49 cents was cheap and I used it for years, until I had eye surgery and didn't need the glasses any more.

Dennis

[Aiden]

Yep and as for sandels. a pair of cheep flip flops work   think somewhere around 5 dollars.  as for a towel, you can use regular towels, but if set on a beach towel, not really sure how much they cost. 

[Jay]

Nate: if you've got the cash, this might work out for you.  It's a swimsuit by underworks made especially for FTM's...  It binds up top, has a pouch for a packy down below. Check http://www.ftm.underworks.com/ for the 'Concealer Compression Swimsuit.'  It actually looks like something suitable for surfing, too.

Yes this. I want one!!!

Im going to get this aswell!

[Aiden]

I'll probably get one as well but right now it's not high priority.  Doubt I'll be swimming anytime soon, gets cold here in winter LOL

[trapthavok]

Sounds like a good plan Eryk.

Don't honestly know where I'm going to find a medical supply store (and I have no transport to the fishing store) so I guess I'll have to go with the eyewear.

Thanks for all the help guys I think you mentioned everything I need.

From here it's just trying to figure out which has higher monetary priority (surf club, daily underwear, groceries) until I get my next pay check

[icontact]

  I know I'll have swimming in school sometime this year, but I don't know when. I'm just praying I can get my hands on a cheap binder just for swimming before that unit or design a lighter homemade one that's still effective. Ugh. I hate how water makes everything stick to you, cause my chest looks ambiguous/guyish when slouching with my homemade one, but water will render the whole thing useless. Argh.

I just take off my glasses when swimming, I don't think it's worth it to get a strap, cheap though they are, there's still so much droplets and stuff on the glasses that impair your view.

[Aiden]

LOL in my case I have to have some kind of vision correction when swimming to.  My eyes are to bad not to.  Was very embarrassing bothering some poor people because they had same color swimsuits and hair as my father and sister.  And smacking my head into the wall when swimming lol

[icontact]

Has anyone worn a normal binder in a chlorinated pool, knows how it worked/didn't work/deteriorated?

[Will post this in the binder reviews post too]

[trannyboy]

what is a regular binder? Realistically it shouldn't die right away but it will cut the life span down unless it is neoprene.

->-bleeped-<-boy

[JonasCarminis]

i wore mine in a pool about 3 times.  just rinsed it out when i got home and hung it out to dry.  it seems okayish... i dont think it cut the span down by that much if any.

[Aiden]

Haven't tried mine in swimming, but it seems to be dying fast enough from trying to hold these things down that probably don't need to worsen it.