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I want a pair of sunglasses for climbing in- ones that I can attach to some string, and, failing that, are decently impact resistant.
Any ideas? I don't want to spend too much, but am prepared to pay for quality.
Rob

In reply to Robfromcornwall:

I use oakley minutes which have been great, worn them climbing, mountain biking, canoeing, Paragliding and loads of other crazy stuff and they have never fallen off!

In reply to Robfromcornwall:

Look at any of the ones by Bloc, Cebe and some Julbo - all pretty cheap at £30-35, depending on model.

Also look at Nation - all their glasses are polarised and about the same price.

All reasonable plastic lenses, so they will stand being dropped a few times.

Proper glasses cords work better than a bit of string, too.

In reply to Petzl: Yeah, but how do they attach? The ones I looked at today didn't have any holes or anything to put string through. Am looking at the Bloc Edge, because in the shop this morn they were the only ones that fitted properly- i think i have a wide nose.

In reply to Robfromcornwall:
sommat like this...

http://www.theoutdoorshop.com/Outdoor/ProductDetails.aspx?language=en-GB&am...

In reply to Robfromcornwall:

oakleys are expensive for a reason.
and julbo's are good

In reply to Robfromcornwall:

Aspex are pretty good, but I used mine for climbing, mountain biking, ice climbing and kayaking. Bought a second set of light enhancing lenses for a fiver. Great sunnies.

In reply to Robfromcornwall:

http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=231637&v=1#3410488

In reply to Robfromcornwall:
I have to admit to a preference for vuarnets because I like their lenses, however they are re hard to get in the uk. Much against my will i somehow ended up with a pair of oakley s (the ones everyones got) and have to admit that they are worth the money, good lenses and they do stick to your head. I was allways lead to believe that oakleys had a realy good guarantee, i broke an arm off mine and Oakley UK said actually the guarantee isnt as good as most people think (cant remember the exact details), however out of good will they sorted them out, in a couple of days and I dont think I even had to pay the postage.
Mike

In reply to Robfromcornwall:

Buy some croc cords for your glasses, I use them on my Oakleys, they attach like a tube sock over the end of the arms on your glasses

Lee.

In reply to leeford:

Sorry meant Croakies cords.

In reply to Robfromcornwall:
Dirtydogs see my profile weblink.

In reply to Robfromcornwall: oaks warranty thing is same as anyone elses jsut there customer service is better and they go sure we'll fix it instead (in my experience, 1 dented lense(dropped climbing), 1 broken arm(fighting wit a mate), 1 broken pair of dartboards(skiing), yes i do treat em with a bit of rough)

In reply to Ian McNeill:


Well, I did, and I didn't. In that I went to your website, but I didn't find any Dirty Dogs. I saw the little logo, but that's as far as I got...

And I only really went out of casual interest because my mates bought them in NZ...