Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 05:43 pm, by: Dave Hart(Davyboy)
Anyone with good experience of the best sunglasses for driving? A pair that would fit nicely around my prescription glasses would be a bonus but not essential. Was thinking of Serengeti sunnies, very expensive but are they worth it?
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 06:55 am, by: Mike Triggs(Mikeandimah)
I had a pair of Fuglies which looked OK despite the name, and were brilliant for driving. Not overly expensive. I never like to pay a lot for sunnies because I'm always l;osing them or dropping out of pocket and walking on them Lost the Fuglies out of my backpack on a Geology field school
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 01:50 pm, by: Alistair David(Aldmo87)
grab your self a pair of American Optics Aviators, they are about $50, they are very solid and have been made in the US since the 50's. These are the same glasses used for NASA pilots and airforce/navy pilots. I figure if they are good enough for Astronauts then they are good enough for driving.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 02:48 pm, by: Alistair David(Aldmo87)
ah yeah, well I bought some about a month ago, I ended up getting them on eBay as the AO website was out of stock of the ones I wanted.
It's the first time in my life I havent bought a cheap $5 pair. I'm not one for spending $200 on a pair of fashion sun glasses. But I am very happy with these, they are really very solid, and quite heavy. I think these will be my sunnies of choice from now on.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 05:05 pm, by: Matt Newman(Soarersrock)
My last two pairs have been Oakley's but that's personal preference I would suggest that you get what is comfortable and I would highly recommend you get polarized lenses But ultimately it's up to you
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 08:38 pm, by: Dan McColl(Hoon)
I buy cheap polarised servo sunnies because they always end up lost or trashed shortly after.
Best ones I ever had were called Blue Blocker. Looked weird, but blocked all the glare and blue light coming in, your eyes feel far less tired after a drive, and you very quickly get used to the colour shift.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 08:49 pm, by: Mike Triggs(Mikeandimah)
I've tended to buy pharmacy cheapies because most are approved by Cancer Council and I've had many skin cancers, including near eyes. I also tend to lose or break sunnies regularly. The best pair I've ever had were Zeiss- but they had glass lenses and they fell out of my top pocket years ago and one lens shattered. Since then it has been cheapies, but lately they have started to annoy me, so will try Fugglies again I think. The pair I lost were very comfortable and worked as intended at stopping glare.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 06:59 pm, by: Mike Triggs(Mikeandimah)
Dave Hart wrote on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 06:36 pm:
an't say I've ever seen Fugglies
They are used by Au Defence Forces, especially SAS. They even have a "ballistics" grade of impact resistance for those who need it. They have a website, not too many styles suitable for driving, but enough.
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 06:00 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
I've owned expensive driving glasses and I've owned budget jobs - my current pair of Polaroid's that I picked up for $25 at a Sunglass Hut outlet sale are as good as anything else I've owned. Good quality frame that fits over my prescription glasses comfortably, and of course polarised lenses, which IMO is a must for driving. I actually bought two pairs and lost one in the South Island last year - didn't really care - unlike how awful I felt when my $500 D&G's got scratched up.