Hi Can anyone help i am looking for sunglasses for kitesurfing and there are lots out there but i am not sure what to go for, has anyone got good ones or any i should stop clear of.
Make sure you work out if you want Polarised or Non-Polarised.
My everyday sunnies are polarised, but when kiting I can't stand polarised sunnies. Think its a personal preference, I just find the chop harder to read with polarised sunnies.
I keep trying different safety specs (they are all cheap enough), but keep going back to what I believe is most suitable for watersports and driving - "Uvex Gravity Zero Brown" - top-right corner on this page: content.yudu.com/Library/A1s64l/SafeguyCatalogueIssu/resources/400.htm
They are anti-fog and anti-scratch, no metal parts, super-light, and have great optical performance. Been abusing the same pair for many years, almost daily. Use them with a strap when windsurfing. Wish I knew where to buy them from locally.
i use the $8 safety glasses you can get at bunnings or reece etc. lose a few but with a sunglass head band they stay on well.
I think they can get as low as $4 on bulk.
I found a nice pair of freebee Bolle Safety Glasses lying around at an Industrial Site... I've tried to lose them... They fall off (1 in 5 stacks, and 1 in 2 big stacks) and sink at the very slow rate of 1m per minute, and I always seems to find them...
Thanks everyone, have found a website that sells decent watersports sunglasses at very reasonable prices www.pelicansea.com They look pretty good. They have two styles. The gulls that are super cheap and like goggles or the seahawks that are like the seaspecs brand but cheaper. Leaning towards the seahawks.
I have a pair of white Sea somethings... but check this out... They've separated from my head 2 x after wiping out, and I've been able to find them again!
I got seahawks sunglasses from that www.pelicansea.com and they are great. The price is great as well. You dont want to pay big bucks for equipment that could potentially get lost in the surf. pretty happy
I would avoid the Oriole ones on the Pelicansea web site. The thick rubber padding around the lenses will make it difficult to get in and clean the them. It is very important to have clean, grease free lenses. I clean mine with detergent and warm water.
Perhaps I'm overly suspicious but the only two users (hifly99 and wombles) who are promoting pelicansea have never posted anything before and have posted nothing since. Guerrilla advertising? If so, then I'll avoid pelicansea sunnies on principle!
www.pelicansea.com They look pretty good. They have two styles. The gulls that are super cheap and like goggles or the seahawks that are like the seaspecs brand but cheaper. Leaning towards the seahawks. 
