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\nThere are two reasons why I stop using a pair of sunglasses.<\/p>\n
A.\tI lose them.
\nB.\tThey break.<\/p>\n
These are both symptoms of living an active lifestyle and being out and about. There isn\u2019t much you can do about point A, if you are prone to losing sunglasses, apart from maybe try and not be so forgetful! The major problem with cheap sunglasses is point B. They break. They break frequently. This ends up being a bit of a false economy and supports my motto of buy cheap \u2013 buy twice. It was this in mind that Vicky and I decided to check out a brand of shades that was new to the both of us \u2013 SunGod sunglasses<\/a>. They sit in the lower to middle of the market price wise. At \u00a345 they\u2019re less than half the price of my designer glasses but a little bit more than my \u2018cheapy\u2019 pair. <\/p>\n If that isn\u2019t impressive enough, there are actually a couple of areas that they excel beyond other brands. Firstly, SunGod are so confident in the durability and quality of their sunglasses, that they have a lifetime guarantee! Yes, you read that right, if they break SunGod will repair or replace them free of charge. So we\u2019re talking about a \u00a345 or \u00a360 pair of glasses that could last you a lifetime if you treat them right and manage to not lose them!<\/p>\n Normally, this is at least a near death experience for sunglasses, but with SunGods<\/a> they\u2019re designed to live with stuff like that everyday. You can actually bend the glasses and just watch them flex. I do it all the time just to watch it. Just check out the photos below. On the left are the sunglasses as they normally rest. On the right is what happens when you bend them – and they just bounce back. This is something you can’t do with your \u00a3100 plus designer glasses!<\/p>\n Below you can see two photos. The one on the left I took on the beach with my iPhone. The one on the right I took a moment later whilst looking through the polarizing lenses of my SunGod’s<\/a> with iPhone camera.<\/p>\n
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\nPersonally, I don\u2019t tend to wear expensive designer sunglasses when out adventuring as I don\u2019t like the idea of breaking or loosing something that is over \u00a3100. Instead, I tend to get other cheaper sunglasses that I use for sports; a cheaper price means that it doesn\u2019t matter quite as much if they fall off my head when cycling, get dropped on a rock while trekking or disappear into the deep briny whilst wrestling with a fish on my kayak. <\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nWhen you compare my cheap sunglasses to the famous named, designer pairs, the difference is extraordinary. However, what is amazing about SunGods is that even at the \u00a345 price point they are very similar in style and quality to pairs that are triple the price. What is even more exciting is for an extra \u00a315, you can upgrade the lenses to polarized and then they really perform at the same level as Raybans and other top brands.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nThe reason why SunGod are so happy to offer such a market-leading warranty is because of the technology, design and materials involved in each pair of their sunglasses. The most staggering thing for me is their \u2018Adventureproof\u2019 flexible frame material. Have you ever seen anyone sit on a pair of sunglasses accidentally? It happens pretty regularly to me; I leave my van to pop indoors and throw my sunglasses on the driver\u2019s seat, so they\u2019re there when I need them. A short while later my goldfish brain has forgotten they\u2019re even there and I jump into the van and land on them. <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe second huge, and I mean monster, selling point of Sungod\u2019s shades is that they\u2019re customisable. If you take for example their flagship pair: Classics\u00b2<\/a><\/strong> there are 14 different fronts colours or plastics to choose from, 14 different colours for the arms and 7 different lens colours which also come in a choice of polarized or not. I\u2019m no mathematician but I worked that out to be 2,744 different variations on this pair alone. This is a level of personalisation that you\u2019re not going to get on the highstreet. If all this choice scares you then you can always get inspiration or choose from there predesigned best sellers list.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nVicky bought a pair of Customs2 and decided to get mint fronts, grey arms and smoke lenses. Whereas I opted for Renegades<\/a><\/strong> and had grey frames. With Mavericks you can only choose the overall frame colour and can\u2019t have different fronts and arms with these glasses, you can however choose different coloured icons which sit on the arm. I also opted for polarised smoke lenses as I do a lot of fishing and polarised lenses allow you to \u2018see\u2019 into the water by cutting out the reflection.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nBoth different types of lenses are what SunGod refer to as 4K Optics. These are polycarbonate lenses with impact resistance, this is pretty essential if you are into outdoor pursuits. If you\u2019re anything like me you\u2019ve dropped your glasses plenty of times and they\u2019ve ended up being covered in scratches. These lenses even help to defend against this by having a triple-layered scratch resistant coating. I\u2019m sure this wont stop proper grooves if you really attack these shades, but it\u2019s definitely going to help from accidental and small scratches.<\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nI\u2019d thoroughly recommend these SunGod sunglasses<\/a>. In the time we\u2019ve been wearing them they\u2019ve really been used and abused and still look brand new. The way they flex and bend without breaking is just incredible. What\u2019s more, is that being able to choose and customise exactly what your sunglasses look like gives them such huge possibilities and allow you to have the sunglasses you imagine.<\/p>\n