Sunglasses

[Fender32]

I've been wearing Oakley sunglasses for almost 20 years now.

Better take 'em off in a darkened room before first venturing outside, Pruitt.

 

[jkritchey]

Dang, I just broke my 15 year old Vuarnet SkiLynx's and no one in the US fixes them anymore. Bloody things are selling for $100 on eBay. And I hate going with out them....

 

[afinalfantasy]

I have clipons for my glasses since my eyesight is pretty horrid without them.

 

[vene-nemesis]

yea i guess, but how often do you look directly at the sun? i seriously just paid the extra money because the color i liked wasn't available without polarized lenses lol.

erm polarized sunglasses arent meant to look directly to the sun... they are really useful if you drive or have sensitive eyes like me, other than that they are not better than regulars. My biggest suprise was one day i was looking into a lake with the glasses on and for some reason i decided to take them off, the reflected glare by the water was huge i couldnt believe how hard was looing at that lake without the glasses because when i was wearing them it was like if it was autum.

 

[D Von]

yea that'll all come in time i guess. thanks for the info man, i was considering taking them back but i'll probably just stick with them.

 

[eedre]

I bought a $120 pair of Ray Bans from Sunglass Hut. They ran me through the "ooo! aaaah!" deal with the fancy holographics and the polorized lenses. I went with unpolarized for $60 less.

The lens' weren't affixed to the frames in any way and twisting them meant the lens' popped out. I dropped them several times, so they got scratched. Finally, I lost em (left them somewhere).

They sure did look cool though!

I tried on a pair that was about 2x as expensive that had a flexible frame.... next time.

I found the lost glasses!!!

Hiding in a coat pocket when I cleaned my car out since this past winter...

 

[Matthew Bryson]

I need a new pair of glasses too. For me, there is no question - quality eyewear is worth it.

My friends said I was nuts when I bought my last pair of Polarized Oakleys for around $150… then I wore them a LOT for the next 6 years.

I'm a bass fisherman with light sensitive eyes. (blue in color, and I wear contacts = light sensitive) There is no question here, I must have quality POLARIZED sunglasses.

If you can't tell the difference between regular and polarized, try grabbing a pair of each and looking into the water. You'll see twice as far with the polarized. They are a MUST for every fisherman, and I find that I prefer them in several other situations too (driving on a rainy yet sunny day - polarized cut the glare)

 

[Matthew Bryson]

My biggest suprise was one day i was looking into a lake with the glasses on.

That is why serious bass fishermen wear polarized shades regardless of weather conditions. On a cloudy day, amber colored polarized glasses are very nice.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

Spend the money on shades. I wear them everyday. Actually they're part of my job. Not a fan of Ray Bans, because I like polarized lenses (I stare at water a lot). I like DSO's a lot. Especially their Phatties model.