Whats the best way to stop your goggles from Fogging?

[MrCheesman94]

I have been looking round and alot of people say

put fairy liquid on your goggles wait for it to dry and then Buff out and it will last 2 games day roughly.

is this true and if not any other ways?

 

[Esoterick]

There's a load of anti fog liquids you can get, i've seen a lot of people recommend cat crap but I haven't used it myself. It definitely helps trying to avoid touching the inside surface of the goggles though, as it seems to attract moisture.

 

[NickM]

Just to point out CatCrap is a type of antifogging you can buy not actual cat faeces.

As for the things that work/don't work, pretty much everyone on the forums that uses goggles will have tried many of the stuff on the list, between us all they have probably been tested extensively and the main point is that as far as I can tell nothing actually stops it from happening it simply delays how long till it happens. That includes using fans like those chromatosphere ( ugh cant use the p word) guys use.

Or just go for mesh, if you wear glasses maybe try contacts just for game days perhaps. It cuts out that issue altogether.

If you solve the problem let us know so we can all do it!

 

[M_P]

Just to point out CatCrap is a type of antifogging you can buy not actual cat faeces.

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Shhhhhhhhhhh, don't tell people!

 

[Russe11]

If you have a spare pair of goggles in the safe zone your goggles won't mist up

The basic principle is that water vapour will condense on lenses faster if there is any dirt, oil etc to act as a seed for the water droplet. So spotlessly clean lenses will fog less. Then you can use anti fog treatments which work by breaking the surface tension of the water droplets so they spread out, this will result in an initial weird rainbow effect and eventually distortion as water builds up rather than total blindness. The more ventilation your goggles have the better as this means the water vapour doesn't build up inside your goggles as fast. In fact if you have a powerful enough fan you can even reverse the fogging as it will pull dry air in and the water on your lenses can evaporate.

So what you need is 2 pairs of goggles, a pair with good ventilation, very clean lenses and treated with an antifogging treatment (cat crap or washing up liquid) and a spare pair of mesh goggles in the safe zone just in case.

 

[jcheeseright]

I can vouch for ESS turbo fan goggles and the ESS no fog cloth (costs about £2.50), as long as the fan stays on you'll stay fog free.

 

[armysurplusandtoys]

i can vouch for the ess no fog cloth

 

[PT247]

I wear ESS shooting glasses and like has been said before, ensure the inside lens is clean and try not to touch it once treated. I swear by washing up liquid smeared on neat the night before and buffed off with a dry lens cloth, they have never fogged on me except for when the lens get a fingerprint on the inside. I ride motorcycles and have tried most anti fog treatments sold in my local bike shops in the past on my visors and washing up liquid is by far the best treatment I have used except for the Pinlock double glazing, which wouldn't work in airsoft I don't believe

 

[MrCheesman94]

i will have to give washing up liquid a go and if not i will try Anti-fog clothes

 

[ak2m4]

Problem is with most anti-fogging stuff is that come the summer I always found sweat caused more problems than anything - moved over to mesh but prefer glasses. What they need to invent is see-through mesh glass

 

[NickM]

How about clear polycarbonate mesh, like the hero shark stuff but polycarbonate. Hmmm, need a good designer to give it a go.

 

[M_P]

What would be the point? it couldn't be clear if it was that thin, so it'd be just the same as metal mesh only a lighter colour.

 

[NickM]

Well the main problem with mesh is that it seriously cuts down the light entering your eyes, it also means that most of the light enters from directly infront of your eyes in fairly parallel rays with big gaps that your brain will need to fill in for you. This may cause your eyes to fatigue quicker than without them.

Letting more light through will mean you will have more light for the rods and cones to deal with. Your brain is pretty good at filtering bits and filling in the gaps elsewhere so any additional light may help even if it is just vague shapes.

It could be worth investigating although the holes might cause the polycarbonate to be weak or may cause too much distortion to be useful. The alternative could be a way of putting the goggles together so there is more air flow, or perhaps even two layers, a warm inner layer close to your skin and a cold outer layer with an air gap, this may reduce the likelihood of condensation occurring.

 

[jcheeseright]

holes drilled in polycarbonate would be awful I expect, while there would be more light coming in it would be refracted so badly it'd be like looking through the bottom of a thousand pint glasses!

dual pane goggles have been done and are very effective, google 'thermal lens goggles' and it'll point you in the right direction.

 

[Airsoft_Mr B]

I know Heroshark did drill holes into some ballistic polycarbonate material but I don't think he ever did a follow up video on them.

As far as I know he never went into producing any more so I can infer it didn't work out.

A shame because it would be great if it did!

 

[Russe11]

Anyone tried sticking those silly silica sachets that come packed with everything inside your goggles?

 

[PT247]

holes drilled in polycarbonate would be awful I expect, while there would be more light coming in it would be refracted so badly it'd be like looking through the bottom of a thousand pint glasses!

dual pane goggles have been done and are very effective, google 'thermal lens goggles' and it'll point you in the right direction.

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on your recommendation, I have ordered some. Will review them when they turn up and I get to skirmish them

 

[Lozart]

I used to use an old JT Sport paintball mask. I sweated so much even the double glazed thermal lenses fogged. Which was nice.

 

[NickM]

Sorry I wasn't thinking drilled you're right the refraction and diffusion from the drilled surfaces would be really bad but maybe a purpose made moulded set with rows of holes. I was mostly thinking out loud as I have neither the time or ability to make anything like this, maybe in the hopes of someone who has the tech to make it work might give it a go and test it.

 

[Gunman]

Abbey Anti Fog spray www.abbeysupply.com/product45.html does what it says. Good in all weathers.