Guys, I can see that seabreeze promotes some glasses? Has anyone tried them? Are they ok? The dirty dog ones, are no different than the 10 dollars cheap chinese crap.

Anyone with an unbiased opinion that is. "as if there is a way to tell which is what" :)

Hey Mate, I purchased a pair from Jason and Sonya at West Oz Kitesurfing, Polarized bronze lens, black frame with the strap..awesome, wear them when I drive the car, really good.

They're good!

I bought them mainly because the strap is comfy and secure! Haven't lost a pair yet.

FTR I have done the expensive sunnies (Revo, Maui Jim, Ray Ban) and tend to loose them so now wear polarised safety glasses from Bunnings (about $23 every 6 months) for driving and work etc but use the Seabreeze Polarised sunnies while kiting.

Hey LiveToFly: every set of sunnies will get salt crystals, just look at the build up of salt on our windscreen after your session. All you need to do is crash or dip your sunnies in the water every now and then, crystals gone. Better than the glare without sunnies!

Cheers

and used them heaps for kiting, they will fog in winter, they came with a anti fog solution which i never used but if u get salt or fog on em just dunk your head in the water.

They are rubbish! I lost a lens whilst riding, not even crashing. Same thing happened to 2 of my mates, one bought them from SOS and the other one from E bay. All the samecrappy cheap sunnies.
Best thing is to make your own using any pair of sunnies, punch the sticks then feed some dyneema and tigh a sliding knot. If you have some extra length, make a lark head that you can even attach to your rashie.

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Livit said...
They are rubbish! I lost a lens whilst riding, not even crashing. Same thing happened to 2 of my mates, one bought them from SOS and the other one from E bay. All the samecrappy cheap sunnies.

Pretty harsh comment Livit .. we don't sell on ebay, and nobody has reported lenses fall out .. ever? We stand behind the sunnies, and offer have full replacement warranty. I've sent you a PM about having yours replaced.

Regards the sunnies ... I use & endorse the sunnies myself .. have had some ripper faceplants and lenses haven't come out.

The strap is elastic which means it's super comfortable, and comes with a practical case to keep him scratch-free while floating around with all your gear in the back of your car.

No complaints here... If you have any complaints, as I say .. we fully stand behind them, and look after people who buy them, either from us or a retailer.

Fogging - applies to all sunglasses.

Lets think about how fog manages to form...

Fogging is (usually) caused by temperature difference. When your bathroom mirror is cooler than the shower steam, the glass fogs up. The only way to 'unfog' the mirror is to lower the room temperature, or heat the mirror. (Or apply anti-fog to the mirror)

Same with sunnies .. some peoples face shapes, or the positioning of the glasses may prevent airflow while the sunnies are getting "up to temperature" .. i.e. a big temperature difference between your face & the sunnies.

Solutions:
- Get anti-fog, such as rain ex, which changes the surface tension to reduce fog build up
or
- ventilate the area by getting wind in there via repositioning the sunnies for a moment, or puffing up from your mouth to clear the hot air from behind the sunnies.. once the hot air is gone, the fog dissipates

Usually fogging is only at the start of a session while the temperatures adjust, or after a big temperature change, such your face being submerged in water...

Hope that helps...

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laurie said...
Fogging:

Lets think about how fog manages to form...

Fogging is (usually) caused by temperature difference. When your bathroom mirror is cooler than the shower steam, the glass fogs up. The only way to 'unfog' the mirror is to lower the room temperature, or heat the mirror. (Or apply anti-fog to the mirror)

Same with sunnies .. some peoples face shapes, or the position of the glasses may prevent airflow while the sunnies are getting "up to temperature", or if there is a big temperature difference between a splash in the water and your face.

Solutions:
- Get anti-fog, such as rain ex, which changes the surface tension to reduce fog build up
or
- ventilate them area by getting wind in there via repositioning the sunnies for a moment, or puffing up from your mouth to clear the hot air from behind the sunnies...

Hope that helps...

If you are very careful with some surfboard wax,
ie rub a little(tiny) clean wax on a clean lens cloth and apply lightly to both sides of the lens ,use another cloth to clean the lens which leaves a transparent film of wax over the lens. Done sensitively you won't even notice the waxed lens especially after you get some water/salt spray from riding and it will reduce the fogging.
i would be a little wary of Rain X on any sunglass lens as they contain isopropyl alcohol which MAY damage your lenses..depending on what they are made of...

Would earwax work?

some one needs to coat their specs with this ****



maybe it will solve every thing !

yep +1 for rainx, use it on my gopro aswell so you dont get the 1 little annoying water droplet ruining the footage.

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HeavyInt said...
Would earwax work?

Are you joking?

As it happens it does help and is a popular method used by some pro photographers on housed cameras for in water sports photography. Used on front of housing lens to help shed water droplets.

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arloj said...
yep +1 for rainx, use it on my gopro aswell so you dont get the 1 little annoying water droplet ruining the footage.

Plus 1 Inside and outside surfaces

I was joking. Think I will stick to RainX.

I have been using these style glasses for many years, bought my first pairs back in Maui when still windsurfing, kiting was still not main stream at that stage. Over the years I have had quite a few pairs, they usually last me a couple of seasons before I have replaced. I have always purchased genuine articles as opposed to cheap knock offs from China.

I wash in fresh water after every use using a little spray and wipe. This tends to also stop water crystallization and fogging. I have never had problems with fogging...

My local beach faces due west. I do not know how anyone can kite into the afternoon sun reflecting off the water. I would not be without these glasses (polarised).

I was advised to wear glasses by an eye specialist after years of surfing and windsurfing and damage to my eyeballs. This damage has stopped degenerating any further due to these glasses.

Seabreeze sunnies - not a bad product by any means but, there is a but - like any sunnies they need to suit the shape of your face (or is that nose !!) so that they are comfortable.

I bought a pair 3 years ago while in WA for 2 weeks kitesurfing - I just needed somthing to stop me looking like a bloodhound each morning after the previous afternoons session (- BTW why havent they worked out a way over there yet to stop the afternoon glare ?? not a problem on the east coast!! LOL)

So with a bit of rain-x and the head band so they dont get swept away - I still have them and they are still doing the job!! I do find they sit a bit high on the bridge of my nose, not a major issue but still not ideal - I have a big honker so take this comment in context)

So Laurie - based on my experience they do a good job!! And with Rain-x seems to shed the water and salt to give a nice clear view (and the lenses havent disolved under the constant applications of Rain X !!) - highly recommended!

do you guys put rainx on every time before you go out?

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KiteBilly said...
and used them heaps for kiting, they will fog in winter, they came with a anti fog solution which i never used but if u get salt or fog on em just dunk your head in the water.

Spitting on the lenses should reduce fog.. I used to do this with my SCUBA goggles.

Good call, didnt think of doing that. txs

Can anybody recommend kiting sunnies that are available with prescription lenses option? I am going sans any eye protection at the moment and while I could just get protection, why not be able to see what's happening as well eh?