From: dgrammel@dgrammel.mentorg.com (Dave Grammel)
Subject: Re: Skiing: goggles, glasses and FOG!
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:29:51 GMT
Organization: mentor
Keywords: Help me!
Followup-To: 

In article <%MikeW.18.0@canc.byu.edu>, %MikeW@canc.byu.edu (M.D. (Mike) Wieda) writes:

|> Hello,
|> 
|> I have an astigmatism (sp?) which is, by and large, uncorrectable with 
|> contact lenses.  Thus, I must wear glasses when I ski.  Likewise, wearing  
|> goggles is a good idea.  Together glasses, goggles and high levels of 
|> exertion result in a good deal of fog buildup on the glasses.
|> 

I have a similar problem, though my eyesight is good enough that I
can survive without glasses.  However, skiing without glasses can be
difficult as you can't see the terrain well enough to find the ruts
and bumps.  I used to try the goggles over glasses but with the wet
snow we get here in Oregon, I was constantly fogged up (not to mention
the pain of glasses smashing into your temples all day long.)

Last year I found the solution.  Bolle makes a goggle that takes an
insert into which you put perscription lenses.  Go to your local 
optometist or ophthalmologiest that carries Bolle lenses and ask to 
see their catalog.  If you try and discribe what you want, they will
look at you like your from another planet and try and sell you perscription
goggles like many basketball players wear (hardly suitable for a real
sport like skiing).  

The insert looks like the face of a pair of plastic frames with stays
on the top to seat it in the goggle.  Note the model number of the
goggles.  If you buy it there, it will cost a ton.  You can shop around
and get the bolle goggle for much less.  NOTE: not all Bolle goggles 
take the insert, so don't buy the wrong ones.  The insert is cheap.
I only paid 12 bucks.  I'm sure you know how expensive lenses are!
I just got the cheapest lenses around.  No scratch protection, no
tinting etc...  

They are not perfect.  I had some fogging occur on wet days, but it wasn't
horrible.  Of course, if you do a face plant, you will probably have to
go and dry out the equipment.  I put some anti-fog solution on the lenses
and the goggles before each use.

|> Does anybody have any suggestions for an industrial strength anti-fog?  
|> Here's what I've tried:
|> 
|> "D-Fog": diving mask de-fogger, bought at a SCUBA diving shop in Dallas,
|> "Fog-X": by the makers of "Rain-X" for your car,
|> "Fog Free": skiing specific anti-fog soloution bought in a backpacking/ski 
|>             shop near Ft. Worth (Texas),
|> Scott "No Fog Cloth": self explanatory,
|> Spit: this seems to work for divers, but didn't for me!
|> tooth-paste: Somewhere I heard that this works as a fog inhibitor, but I 
|>              haven't tried it yet.
|> 
|> I may have done the most exhaustive research yet into fog inhibitors, but 
|> none of my work has resulted in an effcient defogger (probably the best 
|> was the SCUBA stuff).  If anyone out there has a secret home remedy for anti-
|> fog stuff, PLEASE, let me know.  I am at the mercy of the condensation 
|> gods!
|>                                  _
|> advaThanksnce,                  (_) 
|>                               __/___        Earn Your Turns!
|> Mike                         / /__  \
|> email me at:                /  \  |  \
|> %MikeW@canc.byu.edu       _____/__|____/____/

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