I'm sick of my goggles fogging up...input?

[Treebender]

Spend the money where it counts! Rather a helmet or goggles are both the most important items to wear sleddin'. If your not protecting your head well, it don't help to have a helmet on. On the same token, if you can't see, you could be off the cliff or into the trees. My Oakley Crowbars work great, costly, but effective. They fit under my Arai very well and there is room for air to flow to and through the goggles.

 

[Hotboat]

What's the best reasonably priced goggle out there that works well for snowmobiling with a helmet and won't fog up? I'm beginning to think there isn't such a thing... Are there any anti-fog solutions that work extremely well?

Hey Fatty Check out my post's on SkiDoo and Moutain Deep (Is there such a thing as a fog free goggle!!! ) I solved my problem......

 

[ericbigbore]

Good advice. I see people all the time take their goggles off, leave them face down on their seat in the snow storm and then wondering why they're have moisture/fog issues. Or drop them in the powder. Little effort goes A LONG WAYS. You have to make an effort to keep moisture out from inside the goggle, no matter what brand you wear. Don't take them off unless you have to. If you do, shield them from getting snow inside the goggle. You'll be suprised how little fog issues you have when you make an effort keeping them dry.

I agree with all of this and I'm not trying to offend anybody but if your not from the moist rainny far west like this guy from Baker you have no idea how much of an issue this can be. The only thing I would add is buy an under hood glove bag that mounts to your hood and keep an extra pair in there and swap them when they fog. The key is to let the dry ones from under you hood cool before you use them. 509's work well.

 

[DARKO]

Oakley Crow Bars, nothing else ive tried even comes close. Ive had spys, Smiths, Dragons, Arnett etc, Oakley is the only company producing opticly correct goggle lens, until you try them you really dont know how good a goggle can be. Besides the opticly correct, there lens colors, tints, mirrors etc are unbelievable, even the lens thickness is about 4 times the avg goggle. Never thought i would like an Oakley product, but im 110% sold in a big way.

 

[Duke]

I think most dual pane thermal lense goggles are built very similar. I had the same problem your having for years until I bought a pair of OTG's. These are the "over the glasses" model that puts the lense a little farther from your face (deeper frame). They fit in your helmet the same as all the others. I had a pair of Smiths until I wore them out, then bought a pair of Scotts. I haven't had a fogging problem in years.

Nice name, you owe me a million dollars, I have a patent on that user name !!lol

Spy Blizzards have worked well for me.

 

[tomx]

If you ride the PacNW, you're gonna get wet snow/rain and eventually, you're gonna get stuck. So you probably end up taking your goggles off and sweating a bunch.

I use quick straps and carry three pairs of goggles (509's, Smiths on the QuickStrap, & a pair of Oakley A Frames) cause I'm always good and sweaty, and I love to fall off my sled head first into the snow.

Quick straps are key as far as I'm concerned. I always do a nice quick wipe of the rear of my helmet, release the goggle, quickly flip it around back wards and reattach. Even in blizzards I rarely get snow inside on the flip unless I leave a bunch of snow on the back of my helmet. Then I don't reattach until I start moving again. Worse comes to worse, pull that extra pair out of the pack and use it.

Goggles are a hell of a lot cheaper than your turbo, you can find lots of deals on the internet, 509 snowest deal ain't bad. Stock up and carry a few pairs and forget about fogging issues.

 

[phatty]

Well the first key is finding a goggle that fits your face in your current helmet.

A goggle that sits well on your face will seal better and be far less prone to fog. If you get a new helmet, chances are you will have to get a new goggle.
It never ceases to amaze me how many people will get on here and say, i have brand X model y and they never fog, when i know they fog ON MY FACE, and vice versa. Everyone has different facial bone structure and the seal from goggle XY will be different on each face. Comfort is one thing, but a good dry seal is quite another... I find most people overlook this factor when dealing with goggles...


Second as was mentioned is to put effort into keeping goggles dry. Humidity, sweat, rain, snow, all can lead to fogging.

Third, if you do put goggles under the hood, make sure you completely dry them before using them again, otherwise you will fog up again. Be careful to never touch the lenses.

lastly always care spare goggles. Its just a good idea...

 

[numbskull]

Smith is making goggles with a fan... although I question two things about this feature:

1) does it really work (or is it more of a gimmick)
2) would it fit with a MX helmet

my brother-in-law got a pair for Christmas but has yet to try them...

 

[Gold5th]

BUMP!

Heh.. I just got my Polaris branded no-fog and a No-Fog Extreme Balaclava.... took about 20 days to get here.. but no border fees which was odd but nice.

Both fit pretty good, the balaclava around the eyes is pretty wide, like it goes back half way to my ears.... but I don't plan on using it for sledding.

The no fog fits pretty good, cept the red over the head band thing is a touch small... I think I'll still need a neck dickie with it as they didn't have any with the neck dickie built in...


Now just too bad I hurt my back and it's warm.. I can't test this stuff out.. grrrrr

 

[Dano702]

I got a the new Scott Turbo Flow , and i tried to get them to fog . I never took them off , and i got stuck about 15 times the first ride. They were brand new , but they worked great . I was panting like a dog digging out sled's time after time , zero fog . I even dunked my helmet and gogles in the pow , when i took off my helmet . Never got them to fog , well worth the 75.00 IMO .

 

[theiceman]

I just bought a new pair of Scott's.

The old pair I had last year were rather scratched and fogged easily, the new ones have that clip on nose piece and that really works great!

just got some scott turbos with the nose guard thing.... kick ***!!!!! 5 rides and no fog!!!!!!

 

[I Dare Ya Rene!]

Drive slower, also stay still and seated on your sled and you won't fog!!!

Tried almost all of them and now have settled on the Oakley's, they are pretty hard to beat! I llike them so much I became an Oakley Dealer after using one set all last season!!!