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Glasses/Goggles Fogging Up at Night?

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Glasses/Goggles Fogging Up at Night?
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Sep 26, 2009 10:23 AM
by discount-biker-gear )
Noticed with the cooler temperatures your glasses are fogging and you're not sure what to do?

WHY THE HAZE?
The temperature difference between your glasses and your face will cause fogging. On a cool night, if you keep your eye wear on you when you go inside, they may be less likely to fog, but if it's downright cold out there, not much can be done with average glasses.
As you get moving, some of that haze will fade. That's because the air is moving around the lenses and the temperature is getting back into balance. If you wear goggles, they should have small vents somewhere around the eyes to all for that minimal air circulation. Otherwise they will be cloudy all the time when it's chilly outside.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT?
Well, you can buy Anti-Fog glasses or goggles. This is eyewear designed for these situations. (Not necessary for all the time, but useful for cool nights and easily affordable at under $20 ~ seeing is pretty important after all). The manufacturer treats the lenses, front-back-and sides, with a solution which prevents fogging. It works 99% of the time, and when they do fog under extreme conditions, the haze will fade more quickly than it would with regular glasses. Goggles are less likely to fog if they have small vents/holes around the eyes which allow for that air to pass through. I know, you're thinking that's the point of goggles, to keep the wind out, and they can still do that quite well while allowing for a little bit of air movement. I've seen solutions available which you can apply yourself to your eyewear to prevent fogging, but I honestly don't know how well it works. I would suggest you don't treat your own glasses if they have polarization (which is actually a film on the lens) or if they are mirrored. If any of you out there have tried to treat your eyewear yourself, I'd love to hear how it worked for you.


I've written an eBay guide about choosing the right eye wear for riding which has even more info ~~~~~~~~~~ You can click on my eBay user name (discount-biker-gear) which will take you to my eBay MY WORLD page. There you can find links to a few guides I've written which you may find helpful.

Please check out my eBay store. I've got most of my goggles and glasses 10 - 20% off starting this afternoon and through this weekend.
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