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Feenoms, soldiers, and crowbars

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jimmer
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arright, so i'm in the market for some new goggles, and i'm undecided between von zipper feenoms, spy soldiers, and crowbars. i have tried on soldiers and crowbars both, but never the feenoms. so to anyone who has them or has used them, what do you think? how is the vision?

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the ones i am looking at have the gold chrome lens.

and here are the soldiers, with the bronze silver mirror lens.

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Jul 20 2008 11:30PM
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dave44
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looks like you invented a new goggle
Jul 20 2008 11:45PM
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bsmith01
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I have both the crowbars and the soldiers and the vision is def better on the crowbars.  I havent got to use the crowbars on the slopes yet cause I bought them at the end of this season but I havent had any real problems with the soldiers.
Jul 20 2008 11:54PM
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jimmer
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explain yourself?
Jul 20 2008 11:57PM
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Burrito
Posts: 1864 - Karma: 930
Feenoms are fantastic.  I have the exact goggles pictured above.  They have a huge field of vision, second only to the Electric EG2s.  The gold mirror lens is super dark, but I was luck enough to find a yellow (low-light) lens for clouds and night.  I love 'em.
Jul 21 2008 11:14AM
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Jordan.j
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i like the soliders and the corwbars. if therre asian fit crow bars. u can tell if it fits ur face better
Jul 21 2008 2:03PM
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joly.sp
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My mom has soldiers and she loved them, those would be a good choice, I like Smith Phenoms though, maybe look at those?
Jul 21 2008 2:17PM
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BigMeech621
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u do know von ziperer makes the feenom rite?
Jul 21 2008 2:22PM
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Sactown83
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The Feenoms have equal peripheral vision to the Crowbars (I own and use both), and I personally just prefer the construction of Smith/Oakley/VZ over Spy.  You'll probably be able to find the Feenoms for cheaper online, and they have a bit more style.  The upside to Oakley is that if you ever get a chance to see durability tests of their lenses, you'll be sold on them saving your eyes just in case you're in a shootout or hitting a tree branch at 40mph (equal chances if you're a thug skier like me).

If you are up for a different frame color in the Feenoms, my store has that lens just in a different frame (the White frame is super steezy though, so I'll understand).

Hope this helps.
Jul 21 2008 2:38PM
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Burrito
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I'm not sure how, having used both, you can say that.  One of my biggest problems with goggles these days are that they're just too small, restricting your vision.  Everyone here talks about how great the peripheral is on the Crowbars, but, once I finally used a pair, I was really disappointed.  They're much smaller than say the Smith Prodigy, which toes the line between a large and medium-sized peripheral.  The Feenoms are bigger.
Jul 21 2008 3:53PM
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dave44
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haha. p-h-e-n-o-m-s
Jul 21 2008 4:53PM
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SEABURN
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electric EG2
sickest gogs ever! I love mine.

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Jul 21 2008 4:55PM
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Ben.
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crowbars are fucking epic
Jul 21 2008 5:21PM
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Ben.
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bahahahah u do realize smith makes the phenom and vz makes the feenom. they are two different goggles but they both exist....
Jul 21 2008 5:22PM
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Codfish.
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i have feenoms and they have never fogged and they have a great field of view and are super comfortable. i highly recommend those
Jul 21 2008 5:40PM
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b-kul
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nope. u fail n00b!!!1!!!1!!
Jul 21 2008 7:35PM
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dave44
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woops. i pwned myself haha
Jul 21 2008 7:36PM
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jimmer
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alright, so it's down to feenoms vs. crowbars.

the final showdown.

WHICH DOES EVERYONE RECOMMEND?
Jul 21 2008 9:03PM
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Peter.
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crowbars seriously live up to the hype
even my dad has a pair
Jul 21 2008 10:31PM
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Sactown83
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i'm gonna say if you have a bigger face definitely go with the feenoms; if you have a smaller face the crowbars.  just for reference: my coworker doesn't like the crowbars because the bridge of his nose is a little low, so he gets some air-gaps up in there (he has a larger face), but both of them seem to fit my average size face pretty well.

hope that helps.
Jul 22 2008 12:50PM
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jimmer
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jeez those are incredible. i hear electrics are notorious for fogging up. is this true for the eg2?
Jul 22 2008 10:29PM
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t_wells
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crowbars.
Jul 28 2008 2:20PM
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Cant-Er
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i personally am not a big fan of my crowbars... im getting either spy soldiers or something from smith this year.... was really disappointed with the crowbars
Jul 28 2008 2:35PM
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messplay
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Aug 1 2008 8:12PM
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Ben.
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riiiiiight
Aug 1 2008 8:45PM
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First.Aid
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I just got Feenoms, and they look sick.  I got a great deal on them at backcountry outlet, and they cost less than soldiers.  My only complaint is that they're kinda squeaky.

I have soldiers and I love them.  I love the look of them, and they were super comfy.  No complaints at all with them.
Aug 1 2008 11:16PM
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TheGreen
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Those are fricken SICK but theyre like 130$, I'd buy them for 100 though if i found them at that price
Aug 1 2008 11:33PM
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jimmer
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hi spensy






and i ended up going with the eg2's. they are radiculous.
Aug 1 2008 11:37PM
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