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29/6/2011 at 8:51pm
 Location: Edinburgh Scotland
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Is it possible to use contact lenses without risking an eye infection or is it better to stick with glasses when wild camping?


29/6/2011 at 8:57pm
 Location: Norwich
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What's so different about wild camping - you can still take your sterilising fluid

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29/6/2011 at 10:12pm
 Location: Edinburgh Scotland
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You mean that hand-gel stuff that sort of evaporates?


03/7/2011 at 10:31am
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Can't you use the water that you have carefully sterilized based on advice you asked for in earlier threads?


03/7/2011 at 8:25pm
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Is it sterile though? I don't think that potable and sterile are the same thing. And the eye has little protection against infection, compared to the stomach. I think I'll use both, one after the other.

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03/7/2011 at 10:35pm
 Location: Blyth Northumberland
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I use continuous wear contact lenses. You can wear them day and night for a month without taking them out. It is recommended to take them out a couple of times during the month. I take mine out early evening every 10 days and put them back in the next morning. I use easyvision solution to clean the lenses. It lasts for ages. I have used these for years, they are great. I hate glasses.

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04/7/2011 at 8:47am
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I have to wear hard lens which need daily cleaning and cannot be left in overnight. I manage OK - take cleaning & conditioning fluid and Saline solution (use travel packs for less bulk). For hand washing - wash first in what ever water available then use hand sterilizing solution )again small travel one) - which I use before eating as well.
Up to now no problems


04/7/2011 at 6:54pm
 Location: Northern England
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I wear lenses that I have to take out at night. I have an all in one solution for soaking and cleaning so thats fine. I also use the antibacterial gel to clean my hands and have never had any problems - just make sure the gel is rubbed in properly and give your hands a wipe first!

The only problem I ever have is going to the loo in the middle of the night and not being able to see where I am going - especially if its dark!


05/7/2011 at 12:14pm
 Location: Blyth Northumberland
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Get the continuous wear contact lenses that I use if you are able to use them. You can wear them day and night. You can see the time on the clock or watch when you without reaching for your glasses. It is like having your 'young' eyesite back. I pay £15 month, worth it for good eyesight.

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06/7/2011 at 9:23am
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I managed for nearly a month of wild camping once with contact lenses - no bother.  All I did is wash my hands in a stream before handling the lenses.  The only problem I had was that I managed to leave my contact lens case in the youth hostel I was staying in the night before the trip and had to improvise a contact lens holder using a camera film case! 


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09/7/2011 at 5:08pm
 Location: Canada
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I have hard lenses that have to be taken out and washed every night. I have no problem using them with wild camping - I just wash my hands with regular soap (using as little water as possible). I have a tiny bowl that I fill with water for rinsing the lenses.

I hate wearing my glasses and am so glad that I can use contacts when camping!!

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