Re: Good Mask De-fogger?

"viper61" <rj.spicer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi, had awful problems on holiday and in general with my mask fogging
up. Have used toothpaste twice, use spit before the dive and still not
great. Bought another mask as the previous one wasn't great really and
that was 100 times better. Used toothpaste again and still great but
after 6 or 7 dives started fogging even after more paste. Are there
any good de-fog solutions that work pretty well? Have always been
against using them really but if they keep my mask clear i'll happily
use them. Makes the difference between a good dive and an annoying
one!

Sea drops, available in any dive shop on this side of the pond, works well.
If you can't buy them in your local shop, order some from diversdirect.com.
http://www.diversdirect.com/scripts/ecatalogisapi.dll/ItemSearch?Template=9990000041000999&searchn=0&maxresults=12&searchinput=sea%20drops.

You may have trouble with finding a shipping link to the UK. They will ship
to you, but last time somebody over there needed something from here, there
was no link on the order site. You may have to email them about it. If all
else fails, send me a private email (drop the 2 from the address used to
send this message) and I'll run over and pick a few bottles up and send them
to you. Mail to there bumps the cost up a bit, but if you need them. I've
done similar things for several UKRS members.

There's something else you can do to help the problem. Quit breathing
through your nose. Those that have severe problems with mask fogging are
almost always breathing out through their nose just enough to increase the
moisture in the air trapped in the mask, moisture that condenses on the
lens. Break that habit, and the problem will diminish. The less moisture
to condense, the less fog can form.

You can get away with breathing out through your nose in warm water, where
condensation on the lens is not as much of a problem, but the colder the
water, the more likely you are to have a problem. I sometimes have the same
problem. When I do, I spend some time underwater with no mask, either
breathing through a snorkel or from a tank. Either way will help break the
habit in short order.

Lee


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