Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - October 2017

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In1987, WileyX, Inc. beganitsquest tobecomeaworldleader intheresearch, development andmar- ketingofprotectiveeyewearandglovesformilitary, lawenforcementandcivilianmarkets. Bornon thebatlefieldbydevelopingunparaleledrelationshipswithU.S.ArmedForcesandeliteSpecial Forcesunits, WileyXremainsastandardisueitemwithmanyofthesefredomprotectors. WileyX’s sucesquicklyescalatedwhencommercial marketsthatrelyonimpactresistancebegantoreach outduetothetremendousreputationWileyXestablishedwithinthemilitaryandlawenforcement markets.Thesemarketsincludedsporthuntingandshooting,motorcycleriding,fishing,hiking, bikingandvariousextremesports. Sincethen, WileyXhassetthebenchmarkforsafety, style, andutilityinthepremiumperformance sunglascategorybyabsolutelyinsistingthataladultpremiumeyewearproductsmettheANSI Z87.1safetystandardforHighVelocity/HighMasImpact. OurYouthForce®lineofsportprotective eyewearmetsASTMF803sportssafetystandardswhilealsobeingdesignedforkidstowearalday long.Furthermore,it’snosecretthatmanymodelsalsometvariousMIL-SPECbalisticmilitary standardsforbothgogglesandspectacles.