specs case

Deleted account DD · 14-08-2011, 16:53

Heres a question a lot of you will know where im coming from, sorry nowt to do with 4x4 ing so Adz will get upset

I'm wearing specs more and more but not all of the the time.Unfortunately Ive got a load of previous for breaking the f'ing things. They get bashed up in my rucksack and ive ran over one pair fixing the car.

Anyone any idea for a well hard make of case

Kamsin · 14-08-2011, 17:23

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Originally Posted by daved

Heres a question a lot of you will know where im coming from, sorry nowt to do with 4x4 ing so Adz will get upset

I'm wearing specs more and more but not all of the the time.Unfortunately Ive got a load of previous for breaking the f'ing things. They get bashed up in my rucksack and ive ran over one pair fixing the car.

Anyone any idea for a well hard make of case

Contacts.....its the future

Liam · 14-08-2011, 17:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by daved

Heres a question a lot of you will know where im coming from, sorry nowt to do with 4x4 ing so Adz will get upset

I'm wearing specs more and more but not all of the the time.Unfortunately Ive got a load of previous for breaking the f'ing things. They get bashed up in my rucksack and ive ran over one pair fixing the car.

Anyone any idea for a well hard make of case

Hi Dave

Best bet is to try find a hard camera case with a belt loop or something similar. If your glasses are the folding variety, you could get a fairly compact camera case with a hard shell. Also check some opticians who sell sports glasses, they may have something suitable and always consider your local pound shop, might have some suitable container not specifically for glasses but could work. It's always best (and sometimes cheaper) to think outside the box, glasses manufacturers seem to forget that their cases are usually crappy and expenive, outdoor pursuits shops seem to cover unusual storage requirements. Good luck with the hunt.

macabethiel · 14-08-2011, 21:16

I bought a pair of stainless steel spec cases from Zabadabadoos at Skeggy they cost about £1.99 I am pretty sure you will fing some on flea bay.

makeitfit · 14-08-2011, 21:26

I got some like that from Oakleys but they were about 15 squid

They are tuff though

lacroupade · 14-08-2011, 21:43

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Originally Posted by makeitfit

I got some like that from Oakleys but they were about 15 squid

They are tuff though

Christ on a bike, my NHS specs cost less than that!

Deleted account DD · 14-08-2011, 21:43

Cheers folks,

Contacts kamsin..................couldnt do it

makeitfit · 14-08-2011, 21:46

I know

I had a scratch winner

4wheel · 14-08-2011, 23:59

You can get a mobile phone hard case that goes on your belt.Not the usual vertical type but a horizontal one.Check your local market.

BIGSEAN · 15-08-2011, 01:05

one other thing to consider, insist on real glass lenses all major spectacle suppliers will do the easy option (plastic) would you even contemplate a plastic windscreen? Think about it, specs made of plastic cost nowt to make(the cheap option) insist on glass and they will do them, they will argue about weight ect but unless you actually crush them they will last.
oh and my method of not sitting on them(or losing them) is to wear them.

Deleted account DD · 15-08-2011, 09:02

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Originally Posted by BIGSEAN

oh and my method of not sitting on them(or losing them) is to wear them.

too easy

briggie · 15-08-2011, 09:34

sitting on specs is a good idea if you have eyes in your bum

lacroupade · 15-08-2011, 10:17

I would have thought, MrD, that with your engineering training, it wouldn't be beyond your gift to knock something up using a soft bag or thin foam tube for the specs, which you then insert into a piece of plastic pipe (small drainpipe for example) with two stop ends. Uncrushable even by your presumably (reading between the lines of your confession) lardy arse.

Job done.

Get a grip will you?

Oh and suitably cheap, leaving spare cash to lavish on't whippets and ferrets.....

rustic · 15-08-2011, 13:20

I only need glassses to read, so I now only buy the £1 ones from pound stretchers, as I have destroyed and lost many pairs.
They come in a small plastic tube. I have lots of empty tubes now.
I put drills, Taps in them now.....

I have stepped back and crushed several pairs.
I often keep them in my top pocket, so as I bend over they fall out, often into the canal, River, Lock, there is even a pair in the pond.

I think there is a pair under the bathroom floor, since I couldn't find them after I replaced the floor several years ago.

Certainly plastic lens are not the way to go if you are into DIY.
They end up on the bench in sawdust, metal shavings etc.

chatterbox · 15-08-2011, 18:30

look like a grandad and put them round your neck on a piece of string, you will never lose them and unless you lay on your chest you wont crush them either, problem solved I think!
Oh, but yes you will look like that racing commentator, sorry.

14-08-2011, 16:53	#1
Deleted account DD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,705	specs case Heres a question a lot of you will know where im coming from, sorry nowt to do with 4x4 ing so Adz will get upset I'm wearing specs more and more but not all of the the time.Unfortunately Ive got a load of previous for breaking the f'ing things. They get bashed up in my rucksack and ive ran over one pair fixing the car. Anyone any idea for a well hard make of case

14-08-2011, 21:16	#4
macabethiel Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Derby Vehicle: Freelander & Jeep GC 3.0 Posts: 4,416	S.S.specs cases I bought a pair of stainless steel spec cases from Zabadabadoos at Skeggy they cost about £1.99 I am pretty sure you will fing some on flea bay.

15-08-2011, 13:20	#14
rustic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Staffordshire Vehicle: Maverick Mk I 2.7 TD LWB Posts: 7,825	I only need glassses to read, so I now only buy the £1 ones from pound stretchers, as I have destroyed and lost many pairs. They come in a small plastic tube. I have lots of empty tubes now. I put drills, Taps in them now..... I have stepped back and crushed several pairs. I often keep them in my top pocket, so as I bend over they fall out, often into the canal, River, Lock, there is even a pair in the pond. I think there is a pair under the bathroom floor, since I couldn't find them after I replaced the floor several years ago. Certainly plastic lens are not the way to go if you are into DIY. They end up on the bench in sawdust, metal shavings etc. __________________ Ford Maverick GLX 1995 2.7TD LWB in illusion silver, 98k miles. Owned since new, for 22 years. Best car I have ever owned. Just wish I could drive it more.

14-08-2011, 21:26	#5
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	I got some like that from Oakleys but they were about 15 squid They are tuff though

14-08-2011, 21:43	#7
Deleted account DD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,705	Cheers folks, Contacts kamsin..................couldnt do it

14-08-2011, 21:46	#8
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	I know I had a scratch winner

14-08-2011, 23:59	#9
4wheel Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wiltshire Vehicle: Terrano 11 2.7Tdi SWB Posts: 240	You can get a mobile phone hard case that goes on your belt.Not the usual vertical type but a horizontal one.Check your local market.

15-08-2011, 01:05	#10
BIGSEAN Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Vehicle: Terrano 2.7 tdi Posts: 282	one other thing to consider, insist on real glass lenses all major spectacle suppliers will do the easy option (plastic) would you even contemplate a plastic windscreen? Think about it, specs made of plastic cost nowt to make(the cheap option) insist on glass and they will do them, they will argue about weight ect but unless you actually crush them they will last. oh and my method of not sitting on them(or losing them) is to wear them.

15-08-2011, 09:34	#12
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	sitting on specs is a good idea if you have eyes in your bum

15-08-2011, 10:17	#13
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	I would have thought, MrD, that with your engineering training, it wouldn't be beyond your gift to knock something up using a soft bag or thin foam tube for the specs, which you then insert into a piece of plastic pipe (small drainpipe for example) with two stop ends. Uncrushable even by your presumably (reading between the lines of your confession) lardy arse. Job done. Get a grip will you? Oh and suitably cheap, leaving spare cash to lavish on't whippets and ferrets.....

15-08-2011, 18:30	#15
chatterbox Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: yorkshire Vehicle: owned Maverick & Terrano Posts: 20	look like a grandad and put them round your neck on a piece of string, you will never lose them and unless you lay on your chest you wont crush them either, problem solved I think! Oh, but yes you will look like that racing commentator, sorry.