Keep Your Goggles from Fogging
Despite advances that help to prevent fogged goggles, lenses can still be an issue for many Hikers. Here are some best practices to help you avoid foggy goggles from the beginning to the end of your Hike:
Tips
Keep Moving
As long as you’re moving and your goggles have vents (that are open), there should be enough airflow to stop those goggles fogging up.
No Goggles on Forehead
You won’t always be moving – but when you are stopped, don’t keep your goggles on your forehead – the body heat will fog them up quickly.
Shake off Snow
Whenever you are stopped – on the lift for example or in the lift line, check to see if there is snow on your goggles. If there is, shake it off.
Remove Snow from Vents
Pay special attention to removing snow from vents on your goggles. If snow is blocking the vents, then air won’t be able to flow through them.
Don’t Wipe with a wet lens bag
If you try to wipe the inside of your goggles with a wet (even just a little bit wet) lens bag it’s likely to make the problem worse and could even damage the lens.
Dry them out
If you do get fogging up going on, despite preventative measures, try shaking them up and down to get some air flow in there. Or put them in a dry pocket and see if that sorts them out.
If all else fails, you may have to go into the lodge to dry them out (if you use a hairdryer make sure you don’t put the goggles too close for risk of melting!). But I’ve never found this necessary. Usually taking the goggles off your face for a bit will sort them out if they’ve got some air flow going on.
Change the lens
The other thing you can do, if you have another lens on you, is to change the lens – so long as it’s a suitable lens for the conditions.
Buy Goggles that Won’t Fog Up
O.k. I know this one is obvious but if you haven’t already bought your goggles, or if you are thinking of getting new ones, there are some things to look out for to get goggles that are less prone to fogging up.
Put Your Goggles Away When Hiking
If you are doing any hiking then don’t wear your goggles. All that heat and sweat are a sure fire way to fog your goggles up. Instead, wear sunglasses on the way up and keep your goggles in your pack or a dry pocket and only use them for the way down.
Always remember, when you’ve wrapped yourself in layers from head to toe (even breathable ones), there’s usually one part of your body where heat and perspiration tend to build up and escape: your face.
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