Which sunnies do you use?
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Which sunnies do you use?
My Oakley's are about had it with scratches etc and I find that it is also a lot harder to get a good seal with my new Bose X headset.
Was wondering what you guys and girls might use that is a decent set of sunnies, that has a thin frame, that doesn't affect the seal on your headset and also doesn't impose pressure spots when wearing them under a headset.
All info greatly appreciated.
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Mr Bomb
Was wondering what you guys and girls might use that is a decent set of sunnies, that has a thin frame, that doesn't affect the seal on your headset and also doesn't impose pressure spots when wearing them under a headset.
All info greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Mr Bomb
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Search function should save us a lot of repetitious threads every week or so, ad infinitum!! 
Or read all the threads yourself! 
There - I've even done the homework for you!
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P.S. Which brand throws in one of those "Jetpilot" stickers for my car back window? They must be good sunnies!
Or read all the threads yourself! There - I've even done the homework for you!
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P.S. Which brand throws in one of those "Jetpilot" stickers for my car back window? They must be good sunnies!
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Silhouettes.
Very light-weight, very thin arms to fit under your headset, good UV specs, too.
Flexible.
Good coverage of your field of view and no blind-spots due to the frame.
Very light-weight, very thin arms to fit under your headset, good UV specs, too.
Flexible.
Good coverage of your field of view and no blind-spots due to the frame.
.. for those bright sunny days however, orange cellophane over the eyes does the trick!
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A $20AUD pair of el cheapo sunnies purchased off a dodgy looking italian bloke at a stand in the centre-point shopping place when I was in SYD earlier this year.
They work better than any serengeti/oakley/Rayban pair I have ever owned
They work better than any serengeti/oakley/Rayban pair I have ever owned
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Just got a new pair of Serengeti Aviators ( not like the tossy Raybans ), absolutely awesome ( rather expensive but worth it ) <<
Knock £100 off and they would be still too expensive!
I'm still wearing some that I got in Fremantle, Oz for $6 about 10 years ago.
Just got a new pair of Serengeti Aviators ( not like the tossy Raybans ), absolutely awesome ( rather expensive but worth it ) <<
Knock £100 off and they would be still too expensive!
I'm still wearing some that I got in Fremantle, Oz for $6 about 10 years ago.
Whatever you do, don't use polarised lenses, and I'd stick to quality glasses especially as your eyes age.
Tried a pair of my polarised fishing glasses last summer, they were really a treat on hot glarey days, very restful on the eyes..........I had two near misses at intersections while driving that week.......and on the weekend missed a fuel pump switch and a few other things while flying.....and realised that the problem was the glasses - peripheral vision and also looking down. They also can blank out any display using LCD technology like the Garmin transponder and a few others.
I stick with Serengetis, but they don't go on until cruise because the lenses are just thick enough to distort a little on the periphery.
Tried a pair of my polarised fishing glasses last summer, they were really a treat on hot glarey days, very restful on the eyes..........I had two near misses at intersections while driving that week.......and on the weekend missed a fuel pump switch and a few other things while flying.....and realised that the problem was the glasses - peripheral vision and also looking down. They also can blank out any display using LCD technology like the Garmin transponder and a few others.
I stick with Serengetis, but they don't go on until cruise because the lenses are just thick enough to distort a little on the periphery.
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They are all probably made in China for £3 a pair regardless of what it says on the label.
A friend had a factory making jeans for one of the largest companies in the world. They supplied the materials. He was paid 68 pence a pair in 1980. They sold for around £20 then.
A friend had a factory making jeans for one of the largest companies in the world. They supplied the materials. He was paid 68 pence a pair in 1980. They sold for around £20 then.
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I'm into the $20 servo sunnies atm. If I drop em, stand on em, drop heavy stuff onto them after I've dropped them - I don't cry, I just go to the nearest servo.
I even don't care if my 1yo son gets ahold of them. Still meet all the UV standards etc. And think of all that money left over for chocolate, icecream & other sticky things.
I even don't care if my 1yo son gets ahold of them. Still meet all the UV standards etc. And think of all that money left over for chocolate, icecream & other sticky things.
I've recently bought some Serengeti's, and they're definitely very good. Very lightweight, and they don't get uncomfortable even under my crappy cheap headset.