Best Sunglasses for Backcountry Hunting

[jeastin880]

I know, I know, don't wear them when shooting. but what to wear for every moment prior to the moment of truth?

Polarized or not?
Prism Glasses? Yellow Tint? Red Tint? High Contrast ? Full Frame? Folders?

I am a Newbie, going to CO for first time OTC and I know I cant go more then 1 hour in the outdoors without sunglasses or I will have a huge headache. so I need to pick and pack a pair of the right glasses... any help you all have is appreciated.

 

[Gobspur]

$20 field and stream camo ones for me. Black lens, polarized. Don't wear when shooting, BS. I've hunted, killed, and do 3D shoots all summer wearing sunglasses.

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[mcseal2]

I have some Ray Bans with brown polarized lenses I keep with my hunting gear. They sit further off my face than most and don't fog or sweat up as easily. My back-up pair are the HD vision "unbreakable" cheap sunglasses. They work pretty good when I don't want to trash or lose the good ones. I work outdoors and wear them daily too, my eyes are very used to having them on. I always have a spare pair in the truck on trips. I've shot a lot of stuff wearing sunglasses too. I almost always have them on predator hunting except in low light and kill a lot of coyotes.

 

[Yellowhammer]

Costas my favorite for everything

 

[Wrench]

Copper chroma pop smith are pretty amazing.

 

[Laelkhunter]

Polarized sunglasses will be great to have along if you have to hunt with snow on the ground. It can be blinding, and eyestrain with severe headaches will have you wishing you brought some if you didn't.

 

[muddydogs]

Don't wear them when shooting? Who came up with that BS? I have a pair of prescription sunglasses that I wear all the time including shooting. Probably shot more game animals while wearing sunglasses then without.

 

[jeastin880]

thanks all. for the "don't shoot with the sunglasses on" statement, my son told me he had read that in a few blogs, articles on elk hunting.

my sunglass of choice at this point looks like Revant S2L. anyway. thanks again all for the info.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I tend to favor ballistic lens of some sort for eye protection. They double as shooting glasses. I had used some smiths with interchangeable lens but I found I rarely swapped the lens so now go with regular shades. Also, after having a few higher end models over the years I have dropped down the food chain a good bit. Not the $5 specials but usually under $100. Smiths, Oakley, under amour.

 

[Reburn]

revo for me. I shoot with them on. specifically the Descent N. terra or graphite lense color. I favor graphite while driving and terra for everything else. Polarized. Any style would work though.

 

[xcutter]

I'm a fan of Costa's. There a little pricey but I love the 580G lens. They have a great warranty as well.

 

[Silver]

Oakley Flack Jacket 2.0 with bronze prescription lenses for me. I’m on the Glaucoma train (damn genetics) and I’m finding now I need to wear something - these won’t fog up with activity, stand up to the abuse I put my gear through, and aren’t so dark that I can’t wear them in lower-light conditions. Personally I like polarized, but at the end of the day probably not 100% necessaryZ

 

[zeroforhire]

Love my natives

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[cuttiebrownbow]

Costa, Smith or Maui Jims. Everything else is way behind.

 

[5MilesBack]

If you have to wear some, just wear whatever sunglasses you wear at home. I don't wear sunglasses for archery season, and I have very sensitive blue eyes. But I spend most my time in the timber canopy. For rifle seasons with snow and bright sun, I would definitely wear them. I use polarized Smith's for most everything.

As far as shooting with them on........that depends on whether you're talking rifle or bow. I couldn't shoot with my sunglasses on anymore than I could with normal glasses, as I'm looking right across the bridge of my nose through my peep.

 

[Backyard]

Don't use any. But if I did, they'd probably be the ones that were laying on the dash of the truck when I got out that day. My prescriptions.

 

[easilyamused]

I tend to destroy glasses so for the last few years ive just purchased tinted safety glasses from the local hardware store. Theyre very light weight and the frames are very durable although the lenses are easy to scratch. While the more expensive ones have much nicer lenses I cant justify the cost of replacing them every year plus if i forget these on a rock on the mountain i dont worry about it.

 

[RCL]

Smiths, Native, and Julbos. All bought on sale.
I tend to break and lose them regularly.

 

[cwillmon]

I agree with the Costa replies. Costa customer service has always been second to none for me even when it was my mess up. I prefer any kind of amber polarized lens if I’m just wearing them and don’t necessarily need them for a low light situation.

 

[5 shot group]

I just wear my shaded safety glasses from work. They encourage us to take safety gear home and use it, so I do. They are from Grainger and cost about $5. I am hard on my glasses, no way I would buy my any nice ones, I have ruined too many pairs.