Prescription glasses – Ombraz vs ROAV

I’ve been looking for new sunglass frames as well.  The Ombraz look great and I love the strap design and implementation.  I had never heard of them before your post, but just bought a pair and will fit with prescription lenses locally.

To my eye, the ROAV look flimsy, I am very suspicious of the hinge durability.  And honestly their styling just does not work for me – which is simply a me problem.

The Roav glasses are great for travel, less so for hiking. The lenses are fairly small, dead flat so the gaps at the side are pronounced, and while light they’re not super comfortable.

The Ombraz are great and ideally suited for hiking unless you often take your sunglasses on and off: you can pull them down around your neck very easily, but putting them back on is hard one-handed.

I tend to wear the Ombraz on very sunny days and around the water, and take Rokas the rest of the time. The Roavs are sunglasses to be pleased that you left in your bag when you’re on a trip, not to take on a summer backpacking trip.

Ombraz are available with side shields, and they’re just launching nose standoffs and float straps.

The timing of this post is a little uncanny…I was talking with my wife about glasses/sunglasses specifically for hiking yesterday and these look like a great option!

I tired those ombraz sunglasses and they were annoying to take on and off while wearing a hood or a full brim hat