Anti Fog Goggles

[Victoria]

Can anyone recommend a good pair of anti fog swimming goggles that don't fog up (or leak) the second time you use them?

I've tried most Speedo, and a few other top brands, but I'm losing battle!!

[Sgt_Major]

If they fog there are options...

1. lick them and let them dry naturally .
2. little drop of dish washing liquid, rubbed in and let dry naturally.

Either of these will stop the fogging.

[Victoria]

The washing up liquid sounds worth a try! Cheers T. Now I need to find a pair that don't leak to try it on :rolleyes:

[CosmicFish]

Bleh. I don't swim any more, but I had the same problem. I found as long as the goggles were a reasonably good make it was more about how you put them on than anything else. I could get a reasonable fit by pushing them on hard to squeeze out extra air, that would create a mild amount of vacuum suction and they'd stay on pretty good if I got it right.

A few tips:

If they do leak and get water in, for some reason it's harder to get a good tight fit after that - best to try to get it right the first time.

You'll have some nice rings around your eyes when you finally take them off. :D

Anti-fog spray is pretty rubbish. Don't bother trying for this option.

Just my own personal experiences - YMMV.

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Just noticed the washing up liquid post by Sarge. I've never tried this. It might be worth a try, but would it cause problems if you got water inside the goggles? It'd be like dipping your eyes in dishwater, surely?

[slipthejab]

A good old fashioned bit of spit in your goggles will work a charm.
Seriously. Works the same in a cheap scuba mask... give it a dab of spit and rub it around and voila... instant fogless goggles.

Jeez... I thought everyone knew that trick.

If your goggles are leaking that means they're not sealed up right. Adjust them on your head so that they fit. Often times that's not how the come out of the box. So adjust them until you get it to fit right.

Not sure about dish soap. You could also give car windshield anti-water/fog spray a try. It works well on windshields and mirrors... might try it on goggles. Though wonder how this will work around the eyes. Maybe not too safe.

[Victoria]

Cheers both.

The leaking is this particular pair that are some weird plastic rubbish. I don't usually get leaky problems.

Good point about the washing up liquid...I wonders.

Pretty reluctant to spit in my goggles, but I suppose if it saves me a new pair every week then it's worth it!

[slipthejab]

Naw don't be... it's not like your spitting into your eyeballs or something. It's a trick that people have been using for years... from kids diving for coins off of passing Navy ships in the Philippines to kids down in Newport beach swimming near the tidal pools. It's not big deal... give it a bit then rub it around with your fingers... it's clear... and it just stops fog from being able to form on the plastic lens surface.

[CosmicFish]

Slip, how big a greeny do you need to hock up in order to make this work? :D

[Victoria]

Slip, how big a greeny do you need to hock up in order to make this work? :D
Thank you!

:cry:

[Ad McG]

Slip, how big a greeny do you need to hock up in order to make this work? :D

Greeny = bad, a little saliva = good. I can't believe people are asking this, I've been doing this since I was a nipper!

[CosmicFish]

Greeny = bad, a little saliva = good. I can't believe people are asking this, I've been doing this since I was a nipper!
I figured that there was enough communal spit floating about in the pool already. And any extra I might have added to my goggles probably wouldn't have made any difference. ;)

[slipthejab]

yeah if people saw the PPM of fecal matter in public pools it'd be the last place they ever go. :eek: :p

[Victoria]

I'll just pretend I didn't see that slip :p :)

[wires]

yeah if people saw the PPM of fecal matter in public pools it'd be the last place they ever go. :eek: :p

Yeah, I always kind of figured those "pool diapers" that they require parents to have on babies were mostly worthless.

[slipthejab]

Yeah... when you come up for air and end up with a peanuty flavor in your mouth and sinus instead chlorine... then you know someone was brownsharking. Bad news that. :D