Fogging and glasses

[Dogsbody100]

In what seems to be a right of passage in the airsoft world, I have grown to hate with a passion the spectre of fogging.

 

Being a little unfit, quite fat and therefore prone to producing vast quantities of heat and moisture, it has driven me to try and find my own solution much as I imagine many others have too.

 

My somewhat unique difference is that I wear glasses as in ESS ICE ballistic glasses and not goggles as many others do, this has meant that all the solutions that I've seen are tailored to those and not glasses. I also don't run a helmet of any kind just a DPM bucket hat so I found myself even farther from convention. 

 

Many things got an audition, from the 50p antifog wipes in the shop at AP (not terrible but very short lasting) to buying a battery powered fish tank pump and some tubing (chinesium crap and failed badly).

 

Now, many will no doubt recognise Novritsch as a marmite figure but I noticed he had the catchily named 'anti fog unit' available, this seemed to offfer an attachment that was usually placed on goggles and magnetically snapped into the tube allowing the hat to come off but the eye pro stays on. It was at that moment I had a bit of an A-TEAM moment, if this piece could be bonded in the right place maybe it could be adapted for glasses? 

 

The pictures below will hopefully demonstrate where I went with this, the velcro is simply stapled and double sided taped into place while the adapter got bonded onto the glasses with a smidge of 2 part 3M Scotchweld that definitely didn't come from work at all. Ever. 

 

The upshot is that as I place the hat on my head the tubes and the adaptor 'finds' the one on the glasses and very satisfyingly snaps into them.

 

It looked and felt ok but did it work? Yes, surprisingly, my recent visit to Apocalypse with their marathons games was a good test and the battery lasted all day even though the indicator light showed red it kept going. Even if it didn't I could have used a power bank to top it up. 

 

Just a little bit of hopefully useful info for you all if you use glasses like me. 

 

Cheers! 

 

 

Edited July 9, 2024 by Dogsbody100

[The_Lord_Poncho]

Top stuff - good to see it adapted for use with a hat and different glasses than the standard goggles. I have had good service from my gen 1 nov antifog too.

[Lozart]

Interesting!

 

Does the hat not pull the glasses out of place though? Seeing as it's more flexible than a helmet?

[Hudson]

I've done something very similar, but with the exfog and for sniping with a full-face veil.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C4atDp7t3gB/?igsh=MWhvMThnb2d2OXNkaQ==

 

I've got a couple of different Setups, be it for glasses or goggles, with different mounting styles.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7wodvjtlL2/?igsh=eWpoZWN5NjJpY2lq

 

[Rogerborg]

Outstanding, that magnetic attachment looks like a great idea.  Much better than my DIY fan goggles solutions where I just shove the tube in a hole cut in the side.

 

Oh, even better, the Ex-Fog couplers can be bought separately, for anyone wanting to bodge up their own system.

 

https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/exfog-universal-magnetic-goggle-adapters-set-of-2

[Dogsbody100]

2 hours ago, Lozart said:

Interesting!

 

Does the hat not pull the glasses out of place though? Seeing as it's more flexible than a helmet?

I did think it would but once the hat is pulled onto my fat head it stays there, the hoses move quite a bit too being unattached past where they pass through the material

[mightyjebus]

nice idea.

 

I went a different route and added fans to the side of the glasses. No bulky box or tubes as they run directly off a USB battery pack. A 2000mAh lasts about 2 days.

[Shamal]

Neat job but the proof of the pudding is in the eating........does it work?

[mightyjebus]

2 hours ago, Shamal said:

Neat job but the proof of the pudding is in the eating........does it work?

If you mean me then yeah they work. Did about 40 pairs and some people are buying 2 pairs at a time now. Just in the process of trying out some revision sawflys which will get tested this weekend.

[Hudson]

6 hours ago, mightyjebus said:

If you mean me then yeah they work. Did about 40 pairs and some people are buying 2 pairs at a time now. Just in the process of trying out some revision sawflys which will get tested this weekend.

 

How much, if you don't mind me asking, please?

[mightyjebus]

2 hours ago, Hudson said:

 

How much, if you don't mind me asking, please?

PM'd

[Bankofdad]

Not sure if you have looked at Mask Solutions, Dutch based company. I tried ever solution for my lad who drove me mad with fogging up. Best investment I have ever made to be honest. Very effective bit of kit 

[Misfire]

So I quit for two reasons, three to be precise! : 

1. FOGGGGG fcuk britain oh my days!
2. I'm blind it turns out (solution I'm going to buy some sports contacts!)
3. HPA wankas outgun me from DMR range with full auto (I have now ordered an MTW and will get the wanka badge in shame!)

I was going use mesh but meh....I want to use my Edge Eyeware, I got sold in the anti fog videos using blah blah technology...its bollocks sadly, I bought 10 different brands, tried ESS fog version also but it was tiny on my big sweed  so never got a seal.  The wipes were temporary relief at best....the only brand that did hold up almost were PMX (Pyramex) but the rubber split in the middle (ofc that would happen!).

I love what the guys above have done, especially the side on version, I'd love to see a video on how to do this or any guidance at all!

Edited October 7, 2024 by Misfire