Custom Cut Replacement Lenses: Give Your Oakleys, Ray-Bans, Maui Jims and Costas a Second Life
Scratched Oakleys or faded Ray-Bans? Our custom cut replacement lenses bring almost any frame back to life from R895. Here's exactly how it works.
Polarized Fishing Sunglasses: The Sharpest Edge in South African Angling
The 2026 Sardine Run has officially kicked off along the Wild Coast, and every angler from Port St Johns to Scottburgh knows what that means. Garrick, shad and daga salmon are piling into the surf zone, chasing the greatest shoal on earth.
Oakley Flak 2.0 Replacement Lenses Have Landed at Wombat
Quick answer: Wombat Gear now makes Nyoo polarised replacement lenses for the Oakley Flak 2.0 in all three fits, the standard OO9295, the XL (OO9188) and the XLJ (OO9009).
Photochromic Lenses: The Smart Way to Handle South African Winter Light
Here's something most weekend warriors get wrong: winter is not the season to leave your sunglasses at home. On the Highveld, sitting at 1,200 to 1,800 metres above sea level, UV intensity climbs by roughly 10% for every 1,000 metres you go up.
Prescription Sunglasses South Africa: Wombat's Premium Acetate Frames Double as Optical Glasses
Two pairs. One face. Most South Africans wearing prescription specs and sunglasses spend their lives doing the swap dance: specs hooked into a cap, shades parked on the forehead, smudged lenses by 10am. Or worse, paying chain-store prices twice for two frames that don't even talk to each other.
Comrades Marathon Sunglasses Guide: How to Pick a Pair That Survives 87km
You will spend more time staring at the N3 tarmac on Comrades day than you will spend looking at your own kids that week. Twelve hours, give or take, with the sun climbing over Durban at 5:30am and setting somewhere over Polly Shortts. If your eyewear is wrong, you will know by Drummond.
The Best Running Sunglasses for South African Conditions (2026 Guide)
With Comrades just 7 weeks out (14 June, Durban to PMB), now's the time to get your eye game sorted before race day. Here's everything you need to know about choosing running sunglasses that actually perform in South African conditions.
Winter Sunglasses in South Africa: Why You Still Need Them
Think you can ditch the sunnies in winter? South Africa's UV index stays dangerously high year-round. Here's why winter sunglasses matter for every outdoor athlete.
The Best Sunglasses Lens Tint for Every Outdoor Activity in South Africa
You've spent good money on a pair of sport sunglasses. The fit is dialled in and the UV protection is sorted. But here's what most people get wrong: the colour of your lenses matters just as much as whether they're polarized or not. Pick the wrong tint and you're making your eyes work harder, not easier.
South Africa's UV Is Extreme. Is Your Eyewear Actually Keeping Up?
You wouldn't go for a run in Jozi at midday without sunscreen. But there's a good chance you're doing exactly that to your eyes, every single ride, every trail run, every afternoon on the water.
South Africa's UV index regularly hits 13 or above during summer. That's classified as extreme, the highest category on the scale. And unlike a sunburn you can see and feel, UV damage to your eyes is silent, cumulative, and irreversible.
CR39 lenses vs Polycarbonate vs Glass
Three lens materials dominate the market. CR-39, polycarbonate, and glass. Each has a clear purpose. Each has trade-offs.
Nyoo Custom by Wombat Gear: Premium Sunglasses Lens Replacement
Give your sunglasses a new life. With Nyoo Custom by Wombat Gear, send us your frames and we’ll fit them with high-quality CR39 custom lenses. Sustainable, stylish, affordable.
