Preventing an Anarchy Goggles Fog

PrincePlanet · #1 (**permalink**) 01-15-2009, 11:55 AM

When you're involved in winter activities such as skiing and snowboarding goggles are very important--if not essential--equipment. Even more important is that your goggles stay clear. Still, everyone knows that with goggles comes condensation, also known as fog. Does anyone here on the site have any advice for keeping your Anarchy Goggles from fogging up on you?

Nursenancy · #2 (**permalink**) 11-17-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by PrincePlanet

When you're involved in winter activities such as skiing and snowboarding goggles are very important--if not essential--equipment. Even more important is that your goggles stay clear. Still, everyone knows that with goggles comes condensation, also known as fog. Does anyone here on the site have any advice for keeping your Anarchy Goggles from fogging up on you?

According to another post I just saw here on Lens 101, some goggles have ventilation slots in the lenses to let the warm, steamy air escape from inside the goggles, thereby preventing the fog from rolling in.

PrincePlanet · #3 (**permalink**) 08-02-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Nursenancy

According to another post I just saw here on Lens 101, some goggles have ventilation slots in the lenses to let the warm, steamy air escape from inside the goggles, thereby preventing the fog from rolling in.

How about the Anarchy goggles in question? Do they have ventilation slots?

Knotlob · #4 (**permalink**) 08-02-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PrincePlanet

When you're involved in winter activities such as skiing and snowboarding goggles are very important--if not essential--equipment. Even more important is that your goggles stay clear. Still, everyone knows that with goggles comes condensation, also known as fog. Does anyone here on the site have any advice for keeping your Anarchy Goggles from fogging up on you?

I don't know anything about Anarchy Goggles, but the better ski goggles in Europe are double or triple glazed. With that system, I never had much problem with condensation. There is also usually a vent slot covered on open cell foam to help clear humidity from the lenses.

If you are talking about water, Speedo Goggles are also double glazed for the better ones, but you can spray a coating onto the inside (or rub with potato or just spit on the lens, rub and rinse off) and the lens/goggles will stay fog free.

knotlob

Tonythetiger · #5 (**permalink**) 08-02-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Knotlob

I don't know anything about Anarchy Goggles, but the better ski goggles in Europe are double or triple glazed. With that system, I never had much problem with condensation. There is also usually a vent slot covered on open cell foam to help clear humidity from the lenses.

If you are talking about water, Speedo Goggles are also double glazed for the better ones, but you can spray a coating onto the inside (or rub with potato or just spit on the lens, rub and rinse off) and the lens/goggles will stay fog free.

knotlob

Okay, a couple of questions here.

Tell me more about this "glazing" process and how it keeps goggles, from fogging.

Second, I've heard of using saliva to keep your goggles or mask clear, but the potato thing is new to me. Would you have to bring a spud with you when you go diving, or would an application that morning give you anti-fog protection all day?

One more thing I just noticed. You said "spit on the lens, rub and rinse off." Shouldn't you leave a coating of saliva on the lens? Why spit if you're just going to rinse? Why not just use water in the first place?

Knotlob · #6 (**permalink**) 08-02-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tonythetiger

Okay, a couple of questions here.

Tell me more about this "glazing" process and how it keeps goggles, from fogging.

Second, I've heard of using saliva to keep your goggles or mask clear, but the potato thing is new to me. Would you have to bring a spud with you when you go diving, or would an application that morning give you anti-fog protection all day?

One more thing I just noticed. You said "spit on the lens, rub and rinse off." Shouldn't you leave a coating of saliva on the lens? Why spit if you're just going to rinse? Why not just use water in the first place?

The glazing thing works like double or triple glazing in a house. The inside of the mask is warm and the warm air holds greater amount of water in the air than the freezing cold air on the outside. Cold air on the outside cannot hold the same amount of water in it as the warm air inside, so if single glaze, the moisture in the air inside the goggles will condense on the cold surface. Double/triple glazing acts as thermal insulation so the warm air does not come into contact with as cold a surface as it would do with single glazing.

I've never tried sprays and potatoes but I have read the potato thing in a SCUBA Diving Manual many years ago. Spitting and rinse - rinse is just to make the mask clean and clear. Ordinary water without the spit will not prevent condensation in a diving mask. There must be a film left on the mask after rinsing - it will last the duration of a typical sport dive.

knotlob

Jaws · #7 (**permalink**) 08-03-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Knotlob

The glazing thing works like double or triple glazing in a house. The inside of the mask is warm and the warm air holds greater amount of water in the air than the freezing cold air on the outside. Cold air on the outside cannot hold the same amount of water in it as the warm air inside, so if single glaze, the moisture in the air inside the goggles will condense on the cold surface. Double/triple glazing acts as thermal insulation so the warm air does not come into contact with as cold a surface as it would do with single glazing.

I've never tried sprays and potatoes but I have read the potato thing in a SCUBA Diving Manual many years ago. Spitting and rinse - rinse is just to make the mask clean and clear. Ordinary water without the spit will not prevent condensation in a diving mask. There must be a film left on the mask after rinsing - it will last the duration of a typical sport dive.

knotlob

Wow, I learned a lot from reading this thread.