Summer tends to be a killer on the eyes. Any thoughts on eye wear out there. For those who ride with glasses, how do you find them???? I noticed that Oakly have some and blue eyes. Any recommendations??? Thanks, Tony

Tony

My Oakley's are the best bit of kiting kit I have ever owned. They are $$ but mine are into the 3rd season and they are still going strong. If I lose em tomorrow, would repurch straight away.

Also the only ones I haven't heard any complaints about.

I can't kite without them (some would say that I can't kite with them but hey are just being nasty).

Oakleys come with a lens liquid soln that assists runoff. If you apply it works really well for a couple of sessions.

If you are too lazy then obvioulsy doesn't work as well.

If you crash heaps the drenching washes any salt build up, so it manily if you only crash once that it might get noticeable. Then all you got to do is crash again. :) I find kite loops great for this.

I take the lazy approach and rend to apply only once per month.

Surf shops also sell replacement soln separately for $20. I have been through 2 bottles in 3.5 years.

seaspecs.com do kiting glasses with a buy 2 get one free special with free shipping to aus. Costs $100 for 3 pairs of top quality glasses, all with a warranty. check out www.seaspecs.com.

Thanks guys, all info great. Unfortunately, I am an eastcoaster, But will go online and get a pair. Hoping for no more sore eyes...

Hi Tony I use the Oakley water jackets and they have been really good for the past 6 months, tough as nails and the solution which is the same as rainex seems to work well.

My only issue is that the inside of the lens will fog if its a warm day and end up with a coating of suncream on it, seems to be teh evaporation of the sweat on your face mixed with suncream that ends up on them.

I kited a few times recently without them and couldnt do it - amazing what you get used too, certainly no sore eyes anymore.

lancekenny said...

Hi Tony I use the Oakley water jackets and they have been really good for the past 6 months, tough as nails and the solution which is the same as rainex seems to work well.

My only issue is that the inside of the lens will fog if its a warm day and end up with a coating of suncream on it, seems to be teh evaporation of the sweat on your face mixed with suncream that ends up on them.

I kited a few times recently without them and couldnt do it - amazing what you get used too, certainly no sore eyes anymore.

My experience is that Rainex and similar water repellants on the inside make glasses fog up. If you don't put Rainex on the inside, a thin film of moisture forms and sweat vapour just gets absorbed into it. If you use a water repellent, each drop of sweat vapour beads up, causing the fog effect. Rainex is great on the outer surfaces, but on sweaty days its better to put anti-fog stuff or nothing on the inside.