Sunglasses - Leupold vs Oakley

[Deleted member 38069]

Oakleys and Wiley X’s for this guy! They back the military and offer great discounts. My Oakleys stayed on my face in absurd angles, aircraft mechanic, and has saved my eyes on numerous close calls.

 

[TheTone]

Costas are now owned by the company that makes Oakley and Ray-ban, better buy before they become overpriced shady rays.

Dang. Love my costa’s hopefully luxottica doesn’t ruin them

 

[ida homer]

Vibin’ these

 

[rtraverdavis]

Vibin’ these

The Creedmoor of sunglasses.

 

[MTLabrador]

Vibin’ these

Don’t those come with your Kuiu starter kit?

 

[ida homer]

Don’t those come with your Kuiu starter kit?

Be careful, slippery slope.

 

[TheTone]

Vibin’ these

White sunglasses, for the times you want people to have an instant visual clue you’re a tool

 

[EastTNHunter]

Be careful, slippery slope.

Where’s the “Carolina lean” suspension kit on that truck?

 

[Kuhlmn1]

I refuse to wear cheap sunglasses. The dark lenses let your eyes dilate but they don’t provide UV protection so they let the sun cook your eyes ... leads to macular degeneration and lots of other eye issues.
Worth a google for sure.
Make sure they say 100% UVA/UVB protection and at least 400nm UV absorption.
EssilorLuxottica probably makes them whatever you buy so brand isn’t super important...but coatings are

That’s good to know. Thank you for sharing. I’ve always been a cheap sunglasses guy over the years but over the past three years my eye sight has gone really south.

 

[Fire_9]

Vibin’ these

Never trust a person that wears white framed sunglasses...

 

[BrentD]

i have some neutral grey lensed Maui Jim's on order - with +!.5 readers in them. Sucks, getting old.

 

[NoWiser]

I posted earlier on this thread about how much I loved my glass Costas. They finally fell apart to the point I couldn’t hold them together with superglue anymore. The rubber basically melted off the plastic frame. They replaced with a totally different style that I’m not a huge fan of so I ordered some Maui Jim’s. I’ve had them about a month. I like the frames more than my Costas and they are a fair bit lighter and more comfortable. The lenses are very good, but I’d say I liked the silver mirror of the Costas slightly more than the Bronze Maui Jim’s. Both brands are great.

 

[MTLabrador]

I posted earlier on this thread about how much I loved my glass Costas. They finally fell apart to the point I couldn’t hold them together with superglue anymore. The rubber basically melted off the plastic frame. They replaced with a totally different style that I’m not a huge fan of so I ordered some Maui Jim’s. I’ve had them about a month. I like the frames more than my Costas and they are a fair bit lighter and more comfortable. The lenses are very good, but I’d say I liked the silver mirror of the Costas slightly more than the Bronze Maui Jim’s. Both brands are great.

Did Costa warranty them for you when the rubber was falling off? The same thing has happened to mine pretty much in the last two weeks.

 

[NoWiser]

Did Costa warranty them for you when the rubber was falling off? The same thing has happened to mine pretty much in the last two weeks.

They did warranty them, but said that model was no longer available (it was the Fantail and clearly is still available) so they gave me a few alternate options, none of which I really liked.

 

[BrentD]

They did warranty them, but said that model was no longer available (it was the Fantail and clearly is still available) so they gave me a few alternate options, none of which I really liked.

Almost bought some Costas. Now I'm glad I didn't.

 

[Shangobango]

I have owned Costa, Ray Ban, and Oakley.

Glass Costas for me personally and it is not too close.

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

Some of those Oaks leave 2" tan lines on the side of my face. Kinda hard to call in sick Friday then come back on Monday looking like a raccoon from wearing those Oakleys all weekend on the lake.

 

[Meat1nthefreezer]

No complaints with the several pairs of Oakley's I've owned. They have all ended up on the bottoms of lakes, rivers, and oceans. I can't seem to lose my Bolles, but I would consider Oakleys if I ever do.

Agreed. Got a taste for Oakley's back in my Army days. Very reliable.

 

[NoWiser]

Almost bought some Costas. Now I'm glad I didn't.

I still did like the Costas very much and I’d buy them again, but I’d try to find a model with minimal rubber to melt off. The Maui Jim’s are very nice, as I mentioned, but I don’t like the lenses quite as much.

 

[MTLabrador]

Did Costa warranty them for you when the rubber was falling off? The same thing has happened to mine pretty much in the last two weeks.

Costa just sent me a brand new pair of the same model today. Really good customer service experience.