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Hides H2O Floating Eyewear Retainer and Case

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  • Retains and floats glasses during water activities
  • High buoyancy neoprene tubing fits securely in place on eyewear frame
  • Adjustable retainer for secure fit during active physical activities and watersports
  • Surgical tubing temple attachments for high security retention to all sizes of eyewear
  • 22 inches

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The Hides H2O is the ultimate multifunctional eyewear that floats. Made with high buoyancy neoprene, the H2O retainer and case offers excellent flotation for most sunglasses and eyewear. The Neoprene case is detachable from the retainer for a tighter fit, or wear during highly physical activities. Hides patented detachable strap system includes the Impact Expansion Joint (IEJ) shock absorber. The IEJ adds protection during high impact situations such as extreme sports, high endurance activities, racing and bodily inversion activities. The neoprene case is interchangeable with the Hides Clipcase microfiber eyewear case and lens cleaner. Build a complete Hides retainer system for your eyewear! Whether you are boating, kayaking, canoeing, rowing, surfing, fishing, in the pool or at the beach, your H2O floating eyewear retainer will give you added peace of mind!

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
242 global ratings
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Floats!
This seems to work as described. I tested in a big soup pot before getting on the stand up paddle board. I will keep the length attached to the arms of the glasses even when glasses are wrapped in the case. Not sure the glasses would stay in the case if the kayak turned over. See pictures. I wear reading glasses and sunglasses - lots of eyewear with which to keep up!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2015
Wonderful! While in Hawaii I lost a very expensive pair of bifocal gradient glasses to a rough wave that literally ripped them off my face. Fortunately I was able to have my Optometrist fax over my prescription to a local franchise for a new pair but I also ordered this Floating Eyewear Retainer. While I don't care for the built in "Case" these certainly saved my new glasses from another accident.

Since I don't wear contacts that was not a possibility for me and as my vision is so horrible I am uncomfortable swimming without being able to see more than 10 - 20 feet in front of me which made these well worth purchasing and were not as expensive as I might have thought.

Some reviewers didn't like the length but I found them perfect, I could leave the glasses on without any pressure to the back of my neck or head and yet when they threatened to come off the length was short enough not to be able to come off from my head entirely. These do work better with a thicker optical ear piece. I never lost them off my head but did pre-test them in the ocean between waves to insure they remained afloat and was not disappointed. I'm not sure how the other colors would work but the yellow showed up wonderfully in the ocean.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2014
I am not in love with this eyeglass strap, but I like it. It does its job well in a utilitarian sense. This strap will float a pair of sunglasses - having tried it with metal and plastic framed glasses. It is a little bulkier than I think it needs to be in terms of the straps, and is almost too heavy, particularly when wet. The neoprene absorbs sweat and sunscreen, so it will be interesting to see how long I go before needing to seriously clean it.

If you're worried about style, these look ok on both men and women (my wife has them too). I prefer this look to the giant rubber float that some companies run their strap through. Neither of us has used the wrap around feature to protect the glasses, as we generally wear them or have them around our neck.

I purchased it to make sure I didn't lose my sunglasses if and when they fall off out on the water, and these will do the trick. I do not do high speed sports on the water, so the red coloration is not a problem for me, however, if I were on a jet ski and lost these, it might be a bit harder to spot the red at a distance before I could get turned around. All in all, I would recommend these without reservation.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2016
First of all, it did not fit my glasses. I was not aware that you needed fairly thick glasses for this to fit. It was so loose on mine that it would detach just from gravity. Speaking of gravity, the foam part in the back is way too heavy. It would pull my glasses back against my face and make it feel really uncomfortable on the bridge of my nose. The only redeeming factor is that it is a floating device in case your glasses fall off in water. I've gotten the chance to use it. It gives me peace of mind while paddle boarding, but seems so uncomfortable that it was almost not worth the trouble of putting it on. 3/5 for fitting and design.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2015
$13 saved me $200! I recently bought a jet-boat and initially I was going to forego what I thought would be a "nerdy" accessory, but I'm really glad I decided to buy this!

Second time out and while I was cruising along somewhere near 60mph I hit a wave just right and my Ray Bans flew off. It took a solid 20 minutes of searching to find them, but I'll be damned if I didn't find them floating on the surface a few hundred feet behind where they flew off!

**TIP** Avoid black and go with something brighter/easier to spot if you're going to be using these for water sports, I actually went ahead and ordered up the "royal" (blue) after my aforementioned incident, because had it been anything but totally sunny I would've never found my sunglasses again!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2013
I ordered this mainly because it floats and doubles as a protective wrap for the eyewear. I needed something to protect a the lenses on a pair of prescription sunglasses while they weren't on my head at the campground, etc., and the hard-shell case that came with the glasses is just too cumbersome to carry around. It took me a bit to figure out how to make the wrap encompass my glasses and stay put, as it kind of wants to pop back to its strap state. I haven't tried them on another pair of glasses, so it could be that my glasses are a bit too big. I finally figured out how to make it stay put, and the only time I use it is when I'm on the water, so it does what it's supposed to.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2013
I tried it on my Maui Jim Flexon sunglasses. They are frameless and light. The yellow float sits on top of the water. My sunglasses did not sink to the bottom of the pool. The yellow looks like a skiny banana on top of the water.

The yellow part is neoprene (like a wetsuit material) rolled up from either side with the strap attached. The paper that came with it said I can stow my sunglasses inside the neoprene, but it is rolled up so tight I can't do this very easily. I didn't buy it for a sunglasses case. I bought it for a float.

The float is bulky. It sits on the top of my back. It is bit big, bulky and not very comfortable on my back. Yes, it works as a float, but the bulkiness, thickness is not not very comfortable on my back or neck for long periods of time.

It is strictly for beach time and not really suitable for long term wear due to it rests on my back and it think, bulky and not that comfortable on my skin.

But, it does float alright like it is supposed to.
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