Glasses vs Goggles vs Masks [POLL]

[Mephisto]

I used to paintball a few years ago on the tourney scene. Trust me the lenses in the masks won't break. I have seen people test them with frozen paintballs and some very thick shelled paintballs as well as airsoft guns. 

I personally wouldn't wear a paintball mask for airsoft unless it was full on cqb. But that's just a personal preference thing.




 

What would you use?

 

[ghostwalker]

I'm leaning towards some ess ice. 

I used the ess advancers 3 years ago and for the last 18 months the revision bullet ants. Now my bullet ants are kaput, I'm thinking of the ice glasses. 

 

[Mephisto]

I'm leaning towards some ess ice. 

I used the ess advancers 3 years ago and for the last 18 months the revision bullet ants. Now my bullet ants are kaput, I'm thinking of the ice glasses. 




 

the advancers can have the lenses a bit further than the frame giving a gap for air to flow, that seems interesting.

I used last weekend one simular to ess ice, got completely just after 2-3 runs, could have been sweat dripping from my forehead for example, but it was impossible to keep going

 

[ghostwalker]

I'm wondering if using some sort of sweatband or wick away material would help to prevent the sweat dripping and making fogging worse. 

Im not talking the classic 80s style tennis player ones, but something to help alleviate the problem in general

 

[Mephisto]

Yeah, that makes sense, I'll try next time a headband to see if it sucks up some of the sweat

I'm leaning towards the dye i4 or i5 as I want full face protection. I heard about people losing their teeth when hit, sometimes even with mouth shut so it is cheaper to get a mask then having to go on forced holiday to Romania to get my teeth fixed cheaper.

 

[Kash]

One of the marshalls at my site has lost 3 teeth this year, bet his dentist loves him.

Helmets generally dont quite sit right out the box on an I4, but its real easy to chop a bit of the interior foam out the top of the helmet to make it sit properly

 

[djben9]

I'm wondering if using some sort of sweatband or wick away material would help to prevent the sweat dripping and making fogging worse. 

Im not talking the classic 80s style tennis player ones, but something to help alleviate the problem in general

i tried one i found at home, not sure why i had it, anyway, could then not wear the fast helmet as to tight! haha. was the thicker material type, similar i think to the old 80's ones haha  , maybe a thinner one ,similar to Nike dry fit stuff may help, but what may work for one may not work for another.....keep us posted  

 

[Mephisto]

I'm thinking about buying a copy of a ess turbofan from china, I've see the guys testing the lenses with 500fps sniper from 15 feet and no damage, so I may give it a go

 

[djben9]

by FMA?

like these

I have the above (fan on top) but have not used them in a game.....

 

[Mephisto]

It is similar to this one

http://airsoft-club.com/shop/tactical-gear/goggle-glasses/es-style-tactical-turbofan-goggles-with-2-speed-black

 

[ghostwalker]

I picked up some ess ice glasses off the bay for less than £20. Thinking of trying one of these under my fast helmet to see if It helps keep the sweat away and stop fogging so easily.

http://www.haloheadbanduk.com/product/halo-ii-headband-graphics/

Its that or a doo-rag 

 

[djben9]

Let me know how it goes !!! Haha