Advise on Skiing with Sun Glasses.

[gregy]

Our site has really bad glare in Early morning and Late afternoon. I was thinking about trying to ski with sun Glasses. There must be others with this problem? Any suggestions something that would be safe?

[SDNAH2OSKIER]

I do. But in fairness, I have a friend who owns a sunglass manufacturing co.

[SkiJay]

Bomber floating sunglasses and safety glasses

http://www.bglasses.com/

[h2oski]

Agree on the bomber eyeware, they're also great if you wear contacts

[Wish]

Worn them for decades. Mostly a contact thing but huge help in glare. The only way to cut glare is by using polarized shades. Not just uv protection or dark. Must be polarized. It makes a huge difference. May have to give it several sets to get used to the water drops. I dont even notice them any more. Fogging up can be an issue while waiting to get pulled up. Currently I use a pair found at Walmart made by the fishing giant Berkley (they are the ones in the photo). They are the cheapest polarized shades I've ever seen at $5. I go through several pair per season based on scratches and such but have only lost a pair or two over the years in crashes. The yellow rubber tubing is also found at Walmart (have not seen it lately though). They float with air trapped in the tubing and hold snug.

[Horton]

what @SkiJay said. That is what I ski in but I use the clear. I never Ski without them

[Horton]

@SDNAH2OSKIER Tell your friend that you know a guy who runs a web site with the most insanely great advertising demographics and reasonable ad rates.

[estrom]

(and tell him if he were really smart, he would send all the members a pair for review/publicity/marketing purposes)

 

[estrom]

@Horton, if you're using the clear, is it just for contact protection?

 

Anyone ever get your nose dinged up in a hard crash while wearing glasses? That would be my biggest concern.

 

[Horton]

I have trouble keeping contacts in. The glasses solve that. Never had a problem in a crash or other wise. I lose a pair or two a year.

[SDNAH2OSKIER]

@Horton, they are metal frames.... LOL I donate them to the water Gods a little to frequently. They have traditional frames now too. He is the majority shareholder but doesnt run day to day. www.gatorz.com I know they have some pro endorsers, indy car and some others. I can suggest that they consider a ski pro should be wearing them. That is about the extent of my influence.....

[Chef23]

@SDNAH2OSKIER they have a wakeboarder Phillip Soven under contract.

[SDNAH2OSKIER]

Nice : ) LOL he is on the Home page of the site. See they are way ahead of me. I will say I have had a few pairs and they are very nice shades.

[Skoot1123]

@horton - I ski and barefoot with contacts and have only lost one contact (footin').

 

Anyone loose contacts very frequently?

[Horton]

@Skoot1123 I think I am just unlucky. My eyes dry really fast. I can not run a pass without losing a lens unless I am wearing glasses

[gregy]

Thanks for the responses. Definitely try those out!

[Wish]

Never had a nose issue in crashes and I can ski without them but like JTH my eyes get super dry and often the contact ends up in the corner or way up under the lid and trying to move it back will cause it to fall out. @skibrain I used to wear Spex prescription floating sunglasses but I don't see them on the net when I Google them but a bunch of other brands/designes popped up.

 

[mwetskier]

my brother wears soft throw away lens and says he never has a problem with sking with them in

[Skoot1123]

@Horton - Bummer!

 

@mwetskier - I have soft contacts as well. Tried hard contacts once.......never again!

[SkiJay]

@gregy Here are a couple of pics of the floating Bomber safety glasses. Even though they float, sometimes you can send them deep in a good face-plant and it takes a minute or so for them to surface. So I put a piece of bungee cord on the arms (about a 1/2" looser than the circumference of my head) and now they rarely come off.

 

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1530989/Waterskiing/BOS/Bombers/IMG_1959.JPG

 

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1530989/Waterskiing/BOS/Bombers/IMG_1958.JPG

[Chuck_Dickey]

Coat them with Rain-X and most of the spots will blow off

[Wish]

Coat them with rainX.

 

Does the RainX not harm the plastic lenses??? Thought it was just for glass

 

[Ed_Johnson]

RainX also has a Anti-Fog fluid it sells.

[ski6jones]

Just got refitted for contacts. The new lenses are a bit more finicky for skiing than the old. Also, my eyes dry out more now than they did when I was younger.

 

Point being things change with age and brand of contacts. etc.

 

I've used Spex, but will try the bombers. Polarized is definitely the only way to go on water.

 

[SkiJay]

Bomber makes floating polarized glasses, but they are not rated as safety glasses (the lense and frame have to be one piece to get rated as safety glasses). They do have mirrored and dark safety glasses, which I use, and although they are not polarized, they work great. I also have a set of yellow Bombers, and they REALLY make the bouys stand out! All of these glasses offer UV protection too. I use Rainx on them and it hasn't damaged the lenses at all.

[SkiJay]

Regarding the Rainx, it doesn't work as well as one might expect. You still get droplets on the inside, they still fog up at each end when you drop, and the lenses get a film buildup on them every few passes. You do get used to the messy view and doing a little maintenance between passes, and while you can't argue the safety, wearing eye protection is not without issues.

 

On the other hand, when I forget to wear them, the view is spectacular, but the wind and spray in my eyes is distracting and I feel like I'm driving fast without a seatbelt. So you do get used to them within only a few passes.

[Jordan]

Have friends who use one of those neoprene floats for boat key chains tied to the strap on their glasses.

 

At least they don't sink.

[ForrestGump]

I ordered some bombers earlier this week.

[GAJ0004]

Skiing with sunglasses on? Bad idea..

[mopowpow]

This is what I've used for over 10 years, I do have floateyes attacehd so they don't sink.

http://www.oakley.com/products/2044/5530

 

[jipster43]

I use a Chums floating retention band (bright yellow). You can attach it to your favorite glasses and always find them easily after a big yardsale.

[ForrestGump]

I got my bomber floating sunglasses last week. They're badass. Like em a lot.

[RichardDoane]

@shaneH - did you get clear or colored ?

[ForrestGump]

I got timebombs with colored lenses and Nitrobombs with polarized lenses.

[Horton]

Clear is way to go