Hi

Can the people who kite with sunnies recommend some good ones??

I've got a bit of 'pink eye' that's starting to give me a bit of grief.

Cheers

Sea Specs work well for me.

kemp90 said..
https://www.floatablesaustralia.com.au/

They are awesome, they float so when you crash you can just pick them up out of the surf. I throw down wakestyle and use these every sesh and haven lost a pair yet.

and they have a great tech feature

Haha....

djt91184 said..
What the hell is pink eye? I had a american teacher in high school who always used to say "you have a case of pink eye you shouldnt be at school because its contagious". I myself knew they were pterygiums from surfing so I'd tell him to go jump in the creek seppo.

Haha....yep. Pterygium is the one.

KIT33R said..
Whichever ones you get make sure they are not polarised. You need to see the surface of the water not the fish underneath.

Sorry gotta disagree, I was told by eye specialist to get polarised for maximum protection against eye damage. You can still see the water surface just fine, never seen fish though. I use Sea Specs, wash with spray and wipe after each use. I honestly don't know how anyone can kite into the late afternoon sun.

Whats the diff between normal sunnies and sunnies for water

kemp90 said..
https://www.floatablesaustralia.com.au/

They are awesome, they float so when you crash you can just pick them up out of the surf. I throw down wakestyle and use these every sesh and haven lost a pair yet.

how do you find floating sunnies in the surf? Just cause they float doesn't mean you will find them. I have lost two pairs this way and in small waves. better to have an extra cord that goes around your neck as lofty says.

I used to use expensive ones. But after loosing a few pairs. Smashed off crashed on being pulverized in the surf i flagged than idea. You can loose the floating ones too and even if you find them again on the beach later they are usually scratched to hell.

Now its $20 sunnies with $3 neoprene thingy to stop them falling off.

I don't care if i loose them.

PS a helmet does a good job at keeping sunnies on if they have a strap.

for teaching i have allways just gotten the cheapest pair with catogory 3 rating from big w or whatever joint for 10$ then tie dental floss from each arm to create a loop.

for kiteing i wouldnt even bother my sessions for last few years have never gone over a couple hours before elbows and shoulders start getting gassed out. and crashing every 10 minutes in some pretty powerful ways just obliterates the sunglasses or any other kooky device im wearing like hats or anything else thats not a core item stitched on. i cant even wear regular board shorts i have to have ones with the draw string embedded the whole way around the waistline to tie off.

The biggest issue I have found with trying to get decent kite sunnies is no matter what I have tried they all fog up after a short while. That film of salt that makes it a pain in the @rse and I end up taking them off mid-session. Hydrophobic lenses is the way to go but I haven't seen a brand that can do it yet.

shi thouse said..
The biggest issue I have found with trying to get decent kite sunnies is no matter what I have tried they all fog up after a short while. That film of salt that makes it a pain in the @rse and I end up taking them off mid-session. Hydrophobic lenses is the way to go but I haven't seen a brand that can do it yet.

this use to **** me to tears for first few weeks in construction. all you have to do is move the sunglasses further down your nose and away from your face. not much just a few centimeters. the fogging will stop happening.

its a bit like how scuba divers (when waiting geared up before a dive) should allways have there mask around there neck NOT ontop of there head (like half do) because heat from your forehead will fog it up.

These....

Cheap tinted safety specs... (non-stretchy) cord attached with rolling hitch to tighten once on...

I crash like a kook and still haven't lost them....

Edit: the loop on the cord can be clipped onto wetsuit zip puller

Use 'Rainex" on the lenses to help the water bead off

Skid said..




These....

Cheap tinted safety specs... (non-stretchy) cord attached with rolling hitch to tighten once on...

I crash like a kook and still haven't lost them....

Edit: the loop on the cord can be clipped onto wetsuit zip puller

Use 'Rainex" on the lenses to help the water bead off

Yup that's my setup too......

i have used these the last few seasons and have found them very good

www.fuglies.com.au/