Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Sunglasses

OTC

Hah..says you !

I like Costa and Maui Jim. Have some of both. As stated by others, I like glass, but I insist on poly for shooting and fishing, most especially flyfishing.

I counted, and I have seven pairs of Costas, mostly bought at a deep discount at places like Sierra Trading Post. Mostly these are all different colors for different flyfishing conditions. A few years back I bought identical ugly camo-framed Costas, each with a different color poly lens (yellow, amber, gray) for $68 each. These and others get varied use for hunting and shooting as well.

I have a set of Costa Tuna Alleys at the warranty shop as we speak. The turtle frame snapped at the nose bridge while taking them off. We’ll see how good Costa’s warranty is.

I have had 2 experiences with Maui Jim warranty, and both times it was impeccable. Love Maui Jim glass too, though the frames tend to be less robust, and so I shy away from them for hard use.

Check out The Watchery nice watches and sunglasses,bought some real nice stuff there cheap.

Costa Permit model and Maui Jim Hanalei model is what I’ve worn for seemingly forever. Costas on the water and Maui’s driving. Very pleased.

Had all mentioned + Mako's when in Australia.

Once the mako's died, bought Native's, 7 years ago (mid priced) that I still wear today.

Excellent side, above & below coverage.

Glass costas.

Though I’ve got a big melon head and they only have a few frames that fit.

I do wanna try the Maui Jim glass “onshore” model.

Have 3 pairs of Maui Jim Spartan Reef's, a pair of Costa Jose's in blue glass and 2 pair native kodiaks with copper polarized and silver polarized. I wear Maui Jim's every day all day and love them. Gave my Costas to my son and the natives ride in the truck for when I'm weed eating or cutting rebar or anything else that could damage them.

Maui Jim polarized with glass lenses are the best sunglasses I've ever owned.

I like the Costas with the 580p lenses. I wear the blue/gray lenses in the summer and green/amber in winter. I like the Blackfin but everybody's noggin is different

I’ll umpteenth the Costa Del Mar’s. I’m on my last pair of Sandman’s and will upgrade to a newer version when they fall out of my pocket and I step on them. Again.

Mirror front surface and polarized.

find 24 hour gas station

Just found another set of Costa Tuna Alleys with the rubber nosepiece completely unglued from the black plastic frame.

These are at least usable for now I suspect, if a PITA, but assuming the warranty is worth a darn, these will be going back as soon as the others are returned.

Have 2 pairs of Oakley and 2 pairs of Bolle.

All good to great glasses. But, to my eyes, the Bolle's are optically superior at 1/2 -1/3 the price.

I’ve had original glass Ray Bans, Gargoyles, Bolle, Oakley, Maui Jim and probably others. My hands down favorite on the water are my Maui Jim titanium sports. It’s like nothing is on your face and the resolution and colors are spectacular. Right behind them I like Oakley M frames with interchangeable lenses for different conditions. Gargoyles were good, but I left them on the back tire of a tractor I was fixing in the field and by the time I remembered them they were unusable.

Haven't read all of this, but I am always amazed at the number of sunglasses that must be sold, given the ads. The majority of the people that I know wear prescription glasses, so it seems to me that plain sunglasses would have a more limited customer base than they seem to have.

Costa and Wiley X both polarized.

Issue Aviators by American Optical.

Maui Jim are awesome when new, then the lens coating goes to crap and they’re hell to clean.

I’ll take Costa.

Have worn Ray Ban Outdoorsman’s since 1976. Never wanted anything more.