[Jayem]

Anyone got any good ideas? First ride in the -Fs this year and it was incredibly frustrating, seemed more than normal, spending over half the ride trying to not fog.

Cat crap=no.
Soap=no.
Cleaning really well=no.
Anti-fog coating=no.
Goggles=even more fog, on both the goggles and glasses.

I'll be trying to rub the ice off one lense and at the same time, in my gloved hand, the other one is re-icing over. If you do manage to get them clear, by the time you get your hands in the pogies and back on the bike (which is pretty fast) they are icing back up again. It starts as fog, but freezes nearly instantly. I think I had a little bit of success last year taking 2 pair with me and just alternating them with one in a feed-bag. When the sun comes out or is blasting, it's generally not a problem, but the time the sun is in that position is pretty limited this time of year.

So what do you got?

 

[Nat]

Are contact lenses a no-go for you?

 

[akgrimace]

Definitely interested in this topic.

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[mtnbkrmike]

Contacts for me. When I do wear my glasses I am extra careful to make sure nothing covering my face funnels the hot air upwards.

 

[Jayem]

Are contact lenses a no-go for you?

For now, yes.

 

[Jayem]

Contacts for me. When I do wear my glasses I am extra careful to make sure nothing covering my face funnels the hot air upwards.

That's one of the things, it's not breath, they fog and ice over just holding them and the warmth of your hand or eyeballs and face, despite it being -7 out. No face mask on. I think it's a combination of our low temps, high humidity and high pressure (low altitude).

 

[Nat]

For now, yes.

Bummer. Contacts were a godsend for me but not everyone can use them. I talked to an ophthalmologist about surgery a long time ago but he said that my level of correction would weaken the integrity of my eyeball, so I chose not to go that route.

Does Smith still make those turbofan goggles? I haven’t looked in awhile.

 

[Nat]

Too bad heated lenses didn’t come into being. I picture it like the heated side view mirrors on a car.

US5319397A - Defogging eyeglasses - Google Patents

Eyeglasses worn in winter weather conditions are subject to fogging due to condensation of water vapor. A method of removing condensation from eyeglasses is provided. The method involves heating the lenses of the eyeglasses, by making the lenses a part of an electrical circuit. Electric current...

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[Jayem]

Too bad heated lenses didn’t come into being. I picture it like the heated side view mirrors on a car.

US5319397A - Defogging eyeglasses - Google Patents

Eyeglasses worn in winter weather conditions are subject to fogging due to condensation of water vapor. A method of removing condensation from eyeglasses is provided. The method involves heating the lenses of the eyeglasses, by making the lenses a part of an electrical circuit. Electric current...

patents.google.com

They make aircraft windows like this, the front windscreen, there are various different styles. Some have a layer of conductive material and no discernable wires, some have tiny little wires spaced out across them, etc. Most have some degree of obscuration associated, but it's pretty small in the big picture, like maybe 1-5%.

There is a set of goggles like this I believe, but the problem putting goggles over glasses it just compounds issues, we aren't going fast enough to need goggles and they tend to make any fogging issues much worse. If you could zap both lenses with electric heat, maybe, you'd only need it when you stop or go real slow, but doesn't exist.

I've thought about carrying something to spray them down. Maybe alcohol will work?

 

[mtnbkrmike]

That's one of the things, it's not breath, they fog and ice over just holding them and the warmth of your hand or eyeballs and face, despite it being -7 out. No face mask on. I think it's a combination of our low temps, high humidity and high pressure (low altitude).

Yeah. I know where you are coming from. It’s just that exhaling and having it funnelled upwards made things even worse.

There is NOTHING I could do to prevent it. I just gave up and gave in to contacts. The lenses on my glasses are so damned expensive that I was worried sick I was ruining them scraping the layer of ice off with my glove. Most times I had little peep holes scraped off on both lenses. It was ridiculous and almost drove me insane with rage.

 

[r-rocket]

You won't like this --- but in my most desperate worst cases of fogging, I've had to resort to turning my head and doing a hard exhale out the side of my mouth. Like a swimmer with their head in the water having to turn their head with every stroke.

 

[htrdoug]

Smith turbo fan goggles,But I have no experience with your conditions.
Best is probably just get your eyes fixed,then just have to deal with the goggles only.

 

[Nat]

I've thought about carrying something to spray them down. Maybe alcohol will work?

That’s not a bad idea at all.

 

[CLDSDL43]

Potato juice.

 

[Stop Drop N Roll]

Dawn dish soap. Apply to dry lense. Then wipe clean

 

[Ironchefjon]

Man kind has been trying to come up with a perfect solution to this problem for decades, and I'm not sure it exists yet lol.

 

[Volsung]

Lower your body temperature to that of the air around you. Sure you'll be dead and unaware that your glasses aren't fogged, but such is the price of greatness.

Are prescription goggles a thing? I had my eyeballs lasered 15 years ago and haven't needed correction since so I'm out of the loop.

 

[MSU Alum]

Try goggles alone. If they stay pretty clear, you could go the prescription goggle route. (I just noticed Volsung already hit that option)

 

[prlundberg]

I don't know about glasses, but I found that face masks like these, with holes for nose and mouth, worked well to keep my goggles mostly clear in most conditions down to -20F. And the holes also keep the mask itself from icing up and restricting breathing. Well, it still ices up I guess but the holes stay clear enough to breathe freely.

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Glasses are a lot harder to keep clear than goggles, though.

 

[prj71]

This is what I use when it becomes a problem.

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