Good Sunglasses 4 Kiting?

papasmerf · **Joined:** Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:18 am **Posts:** 202

the kurtis ones are the best i have ever used, and i tried a lot of them.

haven't tried the sharks though, never even seen them.

kurtis will have some to you in a few days.

Wetstuff · **Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:33 pm

...By the dozen. http://www.ctswholesalesunglasses.com/xsportz-extreme-sports-sunglasses-xs8-12-pcs/

At $1.59 a pair, these not only work well ..but who cares - don't bother with a leash or floats. They have gummy rubber temples and wrap around the side so you don't get that splash of side Sun. Rub them with Rain-X or Holmencol No Fog if you feel the need.

Jim

s1buell_wl · **Posted:** Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:41 pm

Kamikuza wrote:

720-armour Sharks.
http://www.720-armour.com/_english/02_p ... 10&SID=150
Lenses are replaceable and they "open" outwards.
A little padding around the frame which is very comfy.
Anti-fog is excellent, even in cold water/hot humid conditions.
Tough to get washed off your head in a slam

but they DO float!
Lenses are tough - very hard to scratch.
Almost total coverage by the lenses - no water in the eyes!

Yes you get water on the lenses and they spot (gunk in the water sticks I reckon) and yes you do get used to it - but you get more used to NOT being sprayed in the eyes so taking the glasses off is a bit of a shock at first :lol:

The Sharks are good for a 3 or 4 hour session without needed to be cleaned ...

I got a free pair to demo since last year and use them a LOT - so much better than the SeaSpecs (dont float!) or the Wiley-X (fogs easily) glasses I used ... so good in fact, I bought my own pair of the old version (different strap system) and will eventually buy V2 when I ruin my free ones!

Been treating the demo ones pretty badly - not bothering about sunblock, wiping off the lenses with salt-encrusted t-shirt, not washing in fresh water, just yanking them off my head when the sun goes down without loosening the strap ... they still going strong!

I had 3 pairs of SeaSpecs and they all sunk the millisecond they came off my head

so the Sharks are much cheaper in the long run!

I agree I tried about 10 pair of glasses two years ago. I use these for kiting and flying and motorcycle. The quality/fit is great. I did a buch of reviews here (do a search) all the above is true. Last sea spec's I got the lenses where all deformed and I chucked them.

Cant go wrong with these

SupaEZ · **Joined:** Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:47 pm **Posts:** 1635

Wetstuff wrote:

...By the dozen. http://www.ctswholesalesunglasses.com/xsportz-extreme-sports-sunglasses-xs8-12-pcs/

At $1.59 a pair, these not only work well ..but who cares - don't bother with a leash or floats. They have gummy rubber temples and wrap around the side so you don't get that splash of side Sun. Rub them with Rain-X or Holmencol No Fog if you feel the need.

Jim

WOW................. it is really cheaper by the dozen :thumb:

Great idea IMO

Laughingman · **Posted:** Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:08 am

Has any one tried these? My new to kiting wife found this site looking for women's floating polarized sunglasses and they seem to have a ton of styles.

http://www.bombereyewear.com/shop/glasses-d1/floating-sunglasses-c2/

acctx · **Joined:** Fri May 27, 2011 2:37 pm **Posts:** 239

I like these http://www.amazon.com/Spex-Amphibious-E ... words=spex

Replaceable lenses, float, dont come off, dont fog because the lenses are raised by rivets away from the frame, cover your entire eye, polarized.

windyway · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:52 am

$4 a pair by the dozen

See more info in my older post
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2363856&hilit=sunglasses&start=10

Bille · **Joined:** Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 960

I use the BARZ optics sport goggles.
Lots of options, polarized and/or prescription.

The face-guard can rotate to accommodate a variety of different
shaped faces.
Little problem with fogging , but they do have an anti-fog that
can be applied.

I use the brown polarized lenses, and never got a headache from
the glare of the sun.

http://www.murrays.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?

Bille

dt73775 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 01, 2011 7:01 am **Posts:** 82

will be checking out some these shades - I did a face plant today and when i came up, lens on the left side of the seaspecs shades was gone

MehYam · **Joined:** Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:18 am **Posts:** 81

Wetstuff wrote:

...By the dozen. http://www.ctswholesalesunglasses.com/xsportz-extreme-sports-sunglasses-xs8-12-pcs/

At $1.59 a pair, these not only work well ..but who cares - don't bother with a leash or floats. They have gummy rubber temples and wrap around the side so you don't get that splash of side Sun. Rub them with Rain-X or Holmencol No Fog if you feel the need.

Thanks for the cool idea, I'm going to try these out.

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