how often do you change the lens on your mask for safety reasons

[resistence1993]

Hi im just wondering how often do you change your masks lens for safety reasons i have had my mask for about 2 years and used it probably 8 times i bought it second hand and its a bit scratched up but there are no cracks, personally i think i would just use a lens until its so scratched up that it looks really bad or if it has any cracks or other damage but i bought my mask for about £11 and a replacement lens would cost more than the mask so i probably wont bother replacing it if it does break i will probably just upgrade, my current mask is a vents avatar but if it broke i would probably get a I4 and or maybe a second hand cheap lens.

 

[resistence1993]

i meant to post this in my other thread nm

 

[Tom]

As a guide I look at between one or two years, I have a number of sets of goggles so won't change a lens in ones I have not used.

What realy matters is if they will protect your eyes. As long as they are structurely valid they could be used for a longer time
However there is a lot of force coming from a paintball, if you get up close & personal then you want lenses you can rely on

Paintball is not cheap, eyes are priceless
You can get bargain goggles and lenses second hand but if you just get the lens then you are buying what someone else has decided is no longer any good for them. If you buy second hand goggles then there is the chance that the sale is because the seller has upgraded rather than they won't rely on the lens any more

 

[resistence1993]

As a guide I look at between one or two years, I have a number of sets of goggles so won't change a lens in ones I have not used.

What realy matters is if they will protect your eyes. As long as they are structurely valid they could be used for a longer time
However there is a lot of force coming from a paintball, if you get up close & personal then you want lenses you can rely on

Paintball is not cheap, eyes are priceless
You can get bargain goggles and lenses second hand but if you just get the lens then you are buying what someone else has decided is no longer any good for them. If you buy second hand goggles then there is the chance that the sale is because the seller has upgraded rather than they won't rely on the lens any more

have there actually been any cases where people have lost eyes because of a lens breaking

 

[Tom]

Not to my knowledge
But we did break a lens when testing out a waterbomb catapult fired at goggles

 

[Liam92]

if its in regular use throughout the year then annually - 18 months is about as far as i would take it.

 

[flashdan]

usually the thermal coating or seal between the two lenses gives out on mine after 6 months or so but long before it would / should break. but I play at least twice a month

 

[MitchellFeaver]

My goggles are in use 3 timesa week for around 6 hours straight and ive had them a year and 6 months and just upgraded and they are fine

 

[Brisance]

I had some i3's that werent in constant use and they lasted a few years but i tend to change the mask i use regularly 1-2years depending on scractches etc.

 

[nick]

Use them until they crack or fog up. I wouldn't change them just because they are a bit old or scratched.