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From: al@psivax.UUCP (Al Schwartz)
Newsgroups: net.rec.ski
Subject: Re: Ski goggles
Message-ID: <742@psivax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 21:13:56 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 20 21:13:56 1985
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Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA
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In article <971@mtuxo.UUCP> btb@mtuxo.UUCP (Bruce Burger) writes:
>Good to see so much traffic in net.rec.ski!
>
>> Can anyone give some advice on ski goggles?  
>
>Re color, each is best for a specific condition (snow, sun,
>shadows, etc.).   I was told that rose is best all-around and I am
>very happy with mine.

Some goggle lenses are changable in the field and you can buy the extra
lenses in different colors and try them all.

Goggles usually come in two "sizes":  One type for people that wear glasses
(these are larger so that they fit over your glasses) and regular for those
that do not wear glasses.  The brands I have looked at in the past have
labeled the "over-glasses" type with an 'X' (I don't know why).

>But most important, get double-lensed goggles!  They are much less
>likely to fog than single-lensed (which may have something to do
>with the fact that the temperature gradient is half as much across
>each???).  All I know is mine never fog up, even when other
>people's single-lensed goggles do.
>
>--Bruce Burger     AT&T Information Systems     Freehold, NJ
>  {...ihnp4!}mtuxo!btb

There have been many attempts to produce goggles that do not fog.  Even the
double-lensed types will fog on very humid days.  I have seen one pair that
has a built-in fan inside to keep them from fogging.  Another pair I saw
were made of special plastic that heats up (using battery power) to keep them
from fogging.  My advice is to forget these and buy the regular goggles and
just keep a dry cloth with you to wipe them off.  A special wax is sold to
be applied to the inside of the goggle lens to keep the fog away.  I find
that this stuff works pretty well, but the goggle makers are now putting
some kind of coating on the inside of the lens and they tell you not to
apply this stuff to your goggle lenses.  I do and I haven't had any trouble.

I always have more than one pair of goggles in my ski bag since I have
broken so many of them in the past in the middle of the day of skiing which
forced me to ski without any cover over my eyes for the rest of the day
(arrgh!).  The lenses can be very brittle after they get cold and a
small drop from a seat bench is all that is needed to crack the lens in two.
-- 
                  Al Schwartz
                  Pacesetter Systems, Inc.,  Sylmar, CA
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