jumping with contact lenses. problems??

[guest]

so I've started jumping with contact lenses
instead of glasses primarily because of the
enhanced peripherial vision. however, i'm
paranoid that my contacts my may blow out for
delays beyond 5 seconds. i made a jump
recently at night wearing contacts and clean goggles and couldn't see very well when coming in to land and was unhurt luckily (actually a close call). I'm sure there wouldn't have been a
problem if I was not wearing goggles or if I had
been wearing my glasses. is there a good
chance my contacts will blow out for medium
delays (4 to 8 seconds)? Thx - Chris

[guest]

Hi Chris:

I don't wear contacts personally. However, I do have a friend who does. I know (and have video to prove it!) that he has worn contacts and no goggles on at least 30 terminal delays (around 20 off a well known legal site in Norway, and the rest off a couple of big rocks in a well known Valley out West). He's never had a problem with them blowing out.

--Tom Aiello
tbaiello@ucdavis.edu

[guest]

I had the same problem. I bought a set of percripsion [ can't spell for #####] goggles from www.sportrex.com the ones that advertise in Skydiving mag Jump them in norway they dont fog up and i use them of small objects no losing glasses hoped i helped.



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