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#94409 02/26/13 07:56 PM
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A couple of days ago, I was snowshoeing above 12,000 feet, and the wind-chill factor was about minus 20. I was wearing a balaclava with a nose protector, and glacier glasses. The glasses kept fogging up, when the nose protector was in place. My glasses cleared up when I pulled the nose protector down, but then my nose got very cold. Can anyone recommend a good anti-fog spray?

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Not sure about such low temperatures, but...
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Ivory soap. No kidding. Use it as if polishing the lenses.

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Thanks for the suggestions. About ivory soap, can it be used on lenses with anti-reflective coating?

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Not sure about cold temps either but I have used several of the anti fog products found in snorkeling/dive shops for goggles in cold sea water and also on cold mt climbs and the products work well. Must be similar to the McNett Sea Gold. I have not heard of using ivory soap but will try it out too. Many swimmers just use spit which I have also found to be OK but again I am not sure about real cold temps.

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Cat Crap works somewhat, as does Rain-X somewhat. A better solution is using a face-mask which tends to disperse your breath into the fabric. Have found that thick polarfleece, like a Turtle Fur (am a big fan of Turtlefur) neck gaiter, pulled up over your nose and tucked under your glasses, works about as well as anything. Another reason to use a neck gaitor is that as one section wets out, you can give it a quarter turn periodically. By the time you give it 3 turns, the first area will have dried. It's not foolproof, however.

I've used the above "face mask" in temps down to -15F (actual, not windchill ratings) in winds up to 30mph. It works reasonably well in blocking much of the wind and preventing fogging/freezing of eye glasses.

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Cant wear glasses with temps like that goggles only Julbo..Face gators are fine but not with glasses ..

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Thanks for the responses. Kevin: about the Turtle Fur neck gaiter, is it the tube type, which doesn’t have any openings for the mouth or nose?

Davey: I had some goggles with me, but they were tinted orange and it was a very bright day, with sun reflecting off of the snow. Maybe I’ll buy another pair with a darker tint.

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Originally Posted By Mescalito345
Thanks for the responses. Kevin: about the Turtle Fur neck gaiter, is it the tube type, which doesn’t have any openings for the mouth or nose?


It's the tube type.


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