How do you keep goggles from foggin up?

[waya]

I am a contact lens wearer.

How do you keep goggles from foggin up?

Everything starts looking like I am driving in fog or :bong: smoke when I put them on! This hampers visibility :skull: just a "wee" bit, the opposite reason I got them to begin with!

[waya]

Originally Posted by waya

I am a contact lens wearer.

How do you keep goggles from foggin up?

Everything starts looking like I am driving in fog or :bong: smoke when I put them on! This hampers visibility :skull: just a "wee" bit, the opposite reason I got them to begin with!

I bought some anti-fog wipes at the parts store... BAH. :fu:

[mrlmd1]

Try some ventilated goggles if the anti-fog doesn't work.
You're not wearing a full face helmet with face shield?

[alanmcorcoran]

I don't know anything about motorcycle goggles, but I have had a fair amount of experience with ski goggles (BTW, I wear glasses to boot.)

#1. I don't know if it is industry bullshit, but a good pair of ski goggles can set you back more than $100. I'm going to assume some of this is a factor of the quality of the anti-fogginess.
#2. Most of the fog is caused by your exhaled breath - from either the nose or mouth - and is most easily cleared with cool air. A well designed goggle will have side and top vents that let in cool air and will seal off the area around the nose and mouth.
#3. Don't add additional layers of clothing (hoods, hats, scarves, etc.) around the goggles. This will both block the vents and tend to capture your exhalations. Especially do not cover the nose or mouth with hankerchiefs, etc. This will create an atmosphere of wet air around your face that will be sucked into the goggled and fog them up.
#4. Good antifog wipes do work (try Smith) if applied properly to a surface that supports them. I use them on both the inside of the goggle and both sides of my glasses.
#5. You will tend to fog when at a stand still. I just crack the goggle a bit once I am going (downhill) to clear the fog.

FWIW, when I ski I use a combo of goggle and helmet.

-Alan.

[waya]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

I don't know anything about motorcycle goggles, but I have had a fair amount of experience with ski goggles (BTW, I wear glasses to boot.)

The pair I bought only covers the eyes. Kinda of remind me of those old photographs of pilots and their smaller sized goggles.

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

#2. Most of the fog is caused by your exhaled breath - from either the nose or mouth - and is most easily cleared with cool air. A well designed goggle will have side and top vents that let in cool air and will seal off the area around the nose and mouth.

They seem to be fogging up on their inside. !

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

#4. Good antifog wipes do work (try Smith) if applied properly to a surface that supports them. I use them on both the inside of the goggle and both sides of my glasses.

The anti-fog wipes that I was sold just smeared pooled liquid around.... no sheeting, just surface tension pulling the anti-fog liquid up into beads.

I wonder if Rain-X would work... it repels water... maybe it will repel fog some...

[blaine]

Try this old trick:Take a bar of soap and rub it on both sides of the lens and buff off.Works like a charm on glasses in the winter time.Should last for about a week before you need to repeat.
:cool:

[waya]

Originally Posted by waya

I wonder if Rain-X would work... it repels water... maybe it will repel fog some...

Rain-X says in the fine print "Do not apply to plastics."

[waya]

Originally Posted by blaine

Try this old trick:Take a bar of soap and rub it on both sides of the lens and buff off.Works like a charm on glasses in the winter time.Should last for about a week before you need to repeat.
:cool:

will do!

[alanmcorcoran]

The fog is nearly always on the inside. The Smith antifog wipe doesn't have any visible or noticeable liquid or solvent. It's a cloth that is described as being "infused with a custom anti-fog solution." Not sure what it is, but it has worked okay for me.

If the fog is not from your breath, it's from your body heat + perspiration. If the goggles aren't ventilated, I don't see how you're going to avoid fogging them up. At speed, your head should be sufficiently cooled by the airflow to avoid fogging - is your face hot?

Swimmers and scuba divers use spit, but they are operating under different conditions. But I suppose if nothing else is working wou could try that. I think you might be better off with a different type of goggles.

I have a pair of prescription goggles I got to play racquetball, and, although they get sweaty, they generally don't fog up. They are not much larger than glasses, and fit sort of like a batman mask.

[waya]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

If the fog is not from your breath, it's from your body heat + perspiration. If the goggles aren't ventilated, I don't see how you're going to avoid fogging them up. At speed, your head should be sufficiently cooled by the airflow to avoid fogging - is your face hot?

I exude moisture in copious amounts everywhere I go... :??: