My glasses tend to fog up easily. How well does this Balaclava work with glasses? Do you experience a lot, a little or no fogging?
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Hi Jason, My specs fog up too. I've done all my mototcycling in Europe and America wearing glasses and it's the one and only thing that bugs me about the thing I do most for fun (in public) All previous balaclavas, when worn covering my nose have simply exacerbated the problem and no amount of anti-fog treatment of my lenses or visor would help very much. The CTR Chinook has a panel in the nose/mouth area that helps enorrmously and whilst it's not perfect it does make a huge difference. When moving your misting problem will likely be minimal but at stops you'd normally be frantically lifting the visor or poking around with a gloved finger in an effort to create a small clear window. With the chinook I've found that pursing my lips at stops, so that they actually come into contact with the mesh panel, whilst lifting the visor results in almost zero spectacles misting. Like I said. It's by no means perfeect but on cold rides I often find myself wishing I'd found and purchased something similar years ago. Frankly it's a mystery why motorcycle clothing manufacturers don't pay more attention to the snow mobile sector. Hope this helps.
827303
I wear contacts but I do wear sunglasses most days. I have found if I am not moving and breathing at a normal rate, I fog up pretty badly. While moving have not had any major issue but at a standstill or very slow pace yes it fogs up. Like Martyn said though, if you sorta put your lips against the mesh by your mouth and kinda of channel your exhale, it does eliminate a lot of the problem. This is not always a practical thing to do though.
827304
I have not had any issues with my glasses or goggles getting foggy, but I use anti fog wipes, if it's rainy or cold. I like this mask, because it keeps me warm but not hot.
786249
Yes, Fogs up very badly. I tried to add a fog box to the helmet but its difficult to get it into position when opening and closing the helmet. We ended up closing the helmet and using a spare stocking hat as divider to keep the visor from fogging.
1419798
I use it with or without glasses and it works fine for me either way. You will see more if you take your glasses off but it's not a huge deal if you want to leave your glasses on.
2065980
This is a good helmet for the snowmobile and for people with glasses the lid gives you plenty if clearance for your glasses and I never had an issue with them fogging up... But if they do there is an anti fog spray you can put on the shield.
350232
i wore saftey glasses at times but didnt have any issues with fogging but the glasses were well ventilated
678063
Sorry, I have not worn it with glasses. It is a nice hat though. I use it to run in the winter months and I like it much better than the typical wool style balaclavas.
2065982
For the money, this has been a good helmet. It does fog up if the dew point is right, and if I breath hard while wearing it on a cold day. I have not tried a defogging agent yet. But if I flip upthe visor one click, it helps to clear the shield. That may not be the best solution though if you are following someone who's kicking up a roost. Bottom line: it will fog up. Particularly at low speeds where air flow is sluggish.
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I use it in attic insulation work and it does not fog in that situation. Attics get very hot and you tend to sweat a lot and I have had no fogging issues. The mask and filters are sealed to the face under the shield so no air from the filters circulate within the face shield.
350235
I don't wear glasses. However, I see no reason you would have fogging problems.
1912485
I was able to wear my sunglasses comfortably under the goggles, don't do that by the way you won't see much haha. But you could absolutely wear your glasses under these. I also have to say that this mask does a great job staying clear, if your mask fogs up its next to impossible to do anything productive out there. Hope this helps!
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In our several years of heavy use, we have never encountered a "fogging" situation with our binoculars. I don't know what would happen if you chilled the binocs and then took them immediately into a steamy jungle setting, but since it is more likely you would take warm binoculars into a cold environment, I can't envision a problem. I will say they are, by far, the best binoculars I have ever owned (& I've probably owned at least 6 others).
22317
Yes I keeps your ears warm it's great, but there is a problem of fogging up your glass. I do wear glasses and it happens a lot when your outside in the cold. I have been thinking of making two holes at the noses allow my breath to escape.
1209534
I use for winter wear and wear glasses. As long as the glasses rest on your nose there is no fogging. Once my glasses slide over the fabric, the bottoms of the glasses fog. That said I can cover the top of the glasses with the fabric and keep the bottom part close to the bridge of the frames and there is no fogging. I have problems breathing in most ski masks, but this product is easy to breathe in and I've used in 20-degree weather and it kept my face and neck warm.
1055168
My husband wears glasses and he is the one who uses the mpow. He says it doesn't really interfere with his glasses.
605493
I took this during a kayaking trip. I didn't have that problem. The casing is air tight, so there shouldn't be any moisture to cause lens fogging.
1062457
Absolutely, I've been wearing glasses for fourty years and have no issues with this shield and glasses. In fact, this shield does not fog my glasses like a standard face shield sometimes does.
444228
Well I have....it's like a hoodie...just pull it over the cap or visor...surprisingly it didn't stretch out the balaclava. Still snug w/o anything underneath.