When ordering from ESS

[Snip]

Don't mention that your going to be using the goggles for airsoft, otherwise you get this nice little letter.

Thank you very much for your order. Unfortunately, these goggles are not designed for the activity of Airsoft and do not provide sufficient coverage for this activity. Our goggles are designed for Combat Eye Protection around the MIL Spec requirements. These requirements are significantly different than those requirements for Airsoft. We do have an option that gives you the proper eye protection necessary for Airsoft, using the Striker Turbo Fan in conjunction with our Nose guard. This guard is a requirement by ESS to be worn with the goggle for the sport of Airsoft in order to give you proper nose coverage. The guard just snaps onto the outside of the Striker Goggle. However, this system is just for eye protection and does not provide ear, mouth, or neck protection so you are required to use some other system with that. If this system is of interest to you please let ESS Customer Service know and we will help you make this purchase. At ESS we strive to provide our customers with the best in eye protection for their given activity, which is why we feel so strongly about this situation. We want to ensure that when you are wearing our eyewear you are safe.

Evidently nose protection is not a requirement for shrapnel.

[Knife]

Yah, I've heard of this happening to many people before. ESS seems to want to cover their ass hardcore when it comes to airsoft.

[Psychosis]

Somebody should do it for the lulz:

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[Exodus]

Don't military requirements for impact exceed the requirement for airsoft?

[Snip]

Considering there is no national standard I guess not.

[operatordoc01]

I recently just put in a order for just replacement lense for my ESS Profiles. Well I got the email from them and yeah I had to get that little protector plate but after you do it on your first order, you just need to mention in the comments box that you have the cortex face mask. I talked to Lise there at ESS and she explained it to me. I will be doing a review for ESS's Military Division to show how effective these goggles are.

[cqbr]

Same thing happened to me. They delayed my order for 2 days. Isn't one of their "Claims to Fame" about their goggles is that they can withstand a shotgun buckshot from 30feet?? But yet they don't think that playing airsoft with their goggles will provide sufficient eye protection...I have nothing else to say.

In my letter they told me that the lenses weren't going to withstand airsoft pellets and that they have a specific mask for airsoft and paintball.

[Orion]

Sure, but the reason why they say it can withstand the shot is because they've probably tested it. They haven't tested airsoft guns, and obviously do not want start making claims, even if it is obvious.

[bigc]

Why would you tell them it's for airsoft anyway? I ordered from them and there was no kind of dialog on what the goggles would be used for unless they have recently changed.

[Zorak]

Some lawyer probably warned them that if they sold the goggles for airsoft use, and someone got hurt wearing them, they'd get sued.

[Orion]

I also thought I'd throw into this thread that I recently found a team based out of Fort Riley, that actually has ESS as a sponsor. So, apparently they don't mind airsoft THAT much.