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Title: any glasses wearers use neck gaitors or tube face masks?
Post by: WNCTracker on February 07, 2017, 12:01:00 PM
I'm still on my quest for something I like that will not cause glasses to fog up.  The best thing I've tried has been the bunker head, they don't fog the glasses but they get frustrating with all the loose material and I end up not using it half the time.  Has anybody who wears glasses tried a lycra neck tube or neck gaiter?  It seems like since they're tight if you keep it below your nose then it wouldn't fog up lenses?
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Post by: Bowguy on February 07, 2017, 12:03:59 PM
I've just recently gotten glasses but they sell sort of a tight fishnet looking thing called spandoflage. I like it cause I can cut openings wherever I like. Worked great for mouth calls n in deer hunting. Have not used yet in spring but I'd bet it'd work
Title: any glasses wearers use neck gaitors or tube face masks?
Post by: WNCTracker on February 07, 2017, 12:05:29 PM
I've not tried that. I'll check it out. Thanks


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Post by: 1iagobblergetter on February 07, 2017, 12:23:55 PM
I went through numerous face masks until I settled on the cheap 3/4 H.S. strut mesh masks. One of the times I found less =more. Maybe I'm missing out on something,but it works,is easy,and I haven't had the dreaded fogging issues. If I wasn't chicken it would be a Lasiks surgery I ago. Goodluck...
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Post by: bbcoach on February 07, 2017, 01:42:33 PM
I'm a contact wearer so I don't have that issue but a buddy of mine wears glasses.  We were in Wisconsin, two springs ago, and he kept complaining about the issue you have.  I always carry 2 sets of gloves and masks so I gave him my extra HS 3/4 mesh facemask, problem solved.
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Post by: howl on February 07, 2017, 08:52:51 PM
half mask sold by several suppliers. It's just a piece of fabric with an elastic string.
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Post by: turkey harvester on February 07, 2017, 09:02:15 PM
I use a half mask pull up, but on humid days or days the wind wasn't blowing, if I got hit they would fog up. I think this year I'm gonna let my beard and maybe a little paint, be my mask this year. If it don't work I'll go back to half mask.
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Post by: BowBendr on February 07, 2017, 09:02:21 PM
I wear the 3/4 light cotton ninja facemask from Primos. Very thin and airy. I pull it up and over my glasses and it stands off from my nose and mouth far enough that fogging isn't an issue.
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Post by: pabossie255 on February 08, 2017, 02:12:24 AM
Yeah I'm my beard is long so this year I'm going a little face paint no mask.
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Post by: turkeyfoot on February 08, 2017, 10:04:21 AM
I use half mask and don't pull it higher than just below nose upper lip has worked well for me have shot birds at 7 yards without getting busted just be still. I hate when you make move got the air pumping sit and can't see thing glasses suck
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Post by: PEHunter on February 09, 2017, 08:43:50 AM
I wear a 3/4 of full mask for H.S. or Primos.  I just cut at hole in the mouth/nose area so breath can go directly outside the mask rather than up around the nose.  Seems to work well.
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Post by: WNCTracker on February 09, 2017, 09:07:47 AM
THere are some good suggestion on here.    I'm looking for the great equalizer to those who have been lucky enough to have lasic surgery that isn't goopy facepaint.  It seems to me that we as a group of glasses cursing hunters could put together a think tank and design something that would address this issue.  I've tried cat crap, shaving cream and other applicable lens treatments that didn't work as well as I'd hoped.  I've tried other 3/4 masks and the breath seams to always reflect off them and still fog up lenses and I find my self searching for any breeze and turning my head to try to get airflow.  The bunker head works 75% of the time but if you've worn one they get in the way.  I've wondered if an adhesive camo skin type deal might be a way to go.  Something like bandaids that you could dispose of?  Or something that may deflect breath away from the face...like a snorkel :funnyturkey:
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Post by: wvmntnhick on February 09, 2017, 10:56:16 AM
Use 3/4 mask as well. Only pull it up to right below my nose if fogging is an issue. It's not been nearly as bad using that style though. Got some stuff at the GAOS that's supposed to help keep glasses from fogging. Gonna give it a try. Getting ready to order some contacts as well.
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Post by: Illini Tom on February 09, 2017, 11:37:00 AM
like someone else mentioned, i cut slits in 3/4 mesh masks at the mouth and nose
really reduces fogging for me
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Post by: Dtrkyman on February 09, 2017, 01:07:36 PM
I don't wear glasses but I would use face paint...carbomask is what I use while Elk hunting


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Title: any glasses wearers use neck gaitors or tube face masks?
Post by: WNCTracker on March 26, 2017, 05:35:37 PM
Ok I'm bumping this because this weekend I hunted in the lowcountry and had ZERO FOGGING using the el cheap, easily available, HS Strut 3/4 mesh mask you can get at wal mart, tractor supply, dicks etc. I have tried so many over the last few years including bunkerhead which was my previous best but this one takes the cake because it's so simple. Sometimes the best is the simplest.....No wires or extra stuff to get in the way. Simple. Cheap effective. If you are looking for a fog free face cover and don't want to paint your face then flip over your couch cushions and gather the $4.99 to get one.


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Post by: bbcoach on March 26, 2017, 05:53:47 PM
I had a buddy that wore glasses and he hunted with me last year.  He wore the full facemask and kept complaining that his glasses were always fogging up.  It would really happen when we were running and gunning and when it was cold in the morning.  I always carry two sets of gloves and masks with me so I gave him one of my 3/4 mesh masks and his problem was solved.
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Post by: MickT on March 26, 2017, 05:55:22 PM
Anything you pull over your nose will fog. It traps all your breath and it comes up the side of your nose, fogging your glasses. I don't wear a mask over my nose and breathe through my nose and my glasses don't fog.


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Title: any glasses wearers use neck gaitors or tube face masks?
Post by: WNCTracker on March 26, 2017, 06:34:38 PM
Quote from: MickT on March 26, 2017, 05:55:22 PM
Anything you pull over your nose will fog. It traps all your breath and it comes up the side of your nose, fogging your glasses. I don't wear a mask over my nose and breathe through my nose and my glasses don't fog.


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This goes over your nose. It doesn't fog. That was the point of my post. It's the only one I've ever used  that has worked 


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Post by: Ozarks Hillbilly on March 26, 2017, 10:49:40 PM
3/4 spandofloge mask works well for me
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Post by: Turkeyjerky on March 27, 2017, 02:48:45 AM
I fought the fogging glasses with tube masks for a few years. Now I wear the cheap hs strut 3/4 net with no problems.