Sunglasses???

[gleeeza]

I am curious to find out what type of sunglasses people wear, I have polarising lenses on a pair of Glarefoils made by Polaroid(approved by the cancer council) and I am finding that I come home with almost a welding flash some days.

Has this been other peoples experience with their eye wear? I wear a broad brim hat as well which helps but some days the old eyes just cook. I have heard about spotters and a few other models but the eye guy said it didn't make all that much difference which brand or model as long as they had a certain UV rating and were polarising, what do people think?

Gleeeza

[DR]

i use makos, photochromatic, polarised glass. they are pretty good. the extra expense is for the quality of lense, i am lead to believe that most of the dearer ones have optical quality lenses.
i love wearing mine on rainy days as the polarising takes all the gloss off the water on the road & the lenses get lighter so you don't realise you are wearing them. it makes everything a lot easier to see..
still all day out in the bright sun, some of the glare will get in behind & eventually give you tired eyes, unless you wear those funny wrap around style or goggles..

[Wahoo]

for fishing i have Maui black lense, driveing and in general Maui redish lense
work i have 2 ol pairs, mako and Serengeti black and redish lense,
going out i have Serengeti red lense all Polarised
pick of the lot would be the Serengeti, took them fishing once and they out did any of the sunglasses i have ever owned, the next fishing glasses i buy is going to be the Serengeti wrap around

BTW it helps when a family member owns a sunglass outlet

Daz

[Argle]

Mako's for me

[Herm]

I have just had to replace my old ones recently.

I went with a pair of Smith Shelter.

I love them! They cut out so much more glare than my last sunnies.

Cheers
Janine

[B_E_N]

read a review of a brand called kaenon, and they sounds pretty good, pass us standards for high mass impact, have varying light transmisson levels, i think thats like photochromatic, where it controls the light that reaches your eyes, also won US mag "outside" gear of the year award, might be looking into a pair my self

[PinHead]

used to wear nothing but MJ's..now I have to wear prescription glasses all the time..no more sunnies..just cop the glare.

[nigelr]

Used to wear Vuarnets years ago, aviator style with the leather side flaps.
Great glasses, unfortunately I tend to lose/destroy sunnies too easy so I'm a fellow Glarefoil owner, Gleeza, unfortunately!

[juju]

I have some mangrove jacks, and a pair of raybans....the raybans are better quality, but i broke one of the arms...looking at getting some new ones soon, havent started looking yet..so im following this with a bit of intrest..

[jtpython]

Mako's ZXR'S Best glasses i have great for fishing drivimg and work
very $$$$$$$$$$ thou
Least i got a free beach towel when i bought them 4 years ago
And still going (glass lens)

[MY-TopEnder]

Its interesting nobody has mentioned Spotters...

I wear a pair of Spotters Sandy frames, photochromatic, and are so nice to drive in.

[theclick]

I have some mangrove jacks, and a pair of raybans....the raybans are better quality, but i broke one of the arms...looking at getting some new ones soon, havent started looking yet..so im following this with a bit of intrest..

I have a pair of mangrove jacks too, they dont seem too bad for the price i paid.

[Blue Dog]

I have been wearing Spotters for the last few years. They are not cheap but I leave them in the boat and only use them for fishing or on long drives. The difference between a good quality pair of glasses and cheap ones is worth the extra dollars IMO. As with everything buy the best you can afford and look after them.

[Coastie]

I have a pair of Maui Jim's, a pair of Nike polaroid and several pairs of Mangrove Jacks. I have previously worked for a major Sunglass company and there are some great lenses out there like the Serengeti's (the choice of many pilots). There are 4 categories of lenses in Australia cat 1 being almost clear or some colour tint through to cat 4 being like a welding goggle. Most of the fishing wrap styles are cat 3 all glasses sold in Aust have to have this label on them. Polarising on the cheaper ranges are fairly similar in result. The coated lenses on the Maui Jims and higher cost products prevent inside reflective glare which i find great for the said welding glare in the first post.

When I fish I usually wear the Mangrove jacks so that when i damage them the cost is not too much I tend to do this annually.
The wider temples like the spotters shown above will reduce your welding flash after the long day out but not as much as the full goggles with the leather sides.
Hope this helps

[reelchippy]

Mako's sleek great sunnies "But i have to week a week to pay for them" cheers