grahamch Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) Apologies if this has been raised before.... Any suggestions on how to keep specs lenses clear in rain and mist? Was out last weekend and got to the point where rain on outside of lenses and misting on inside made it hard to see to do anything. Am happy to try anything other than contact lenses. Thanks Edited October 26, 2015 by grahamch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tomo-1 Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I suffered with this problem for years until I had Lasik laser surgery. No glasses any-more....marvellous! Alternatively try rubbing neat washing up liquid onto your glasses lenses, then rinsing briefly under the cold tap, then air dry. This will work for a while before having to repeat, or there are various spray on foams/gels etc designed for motorcycle visors which also work for a limited time. For me the best results were from a peaked cap. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I suffered this problem for some 20 years until I had laser treatment on both eyes in the early 1990's. Not been a problem ever since. I do need reading glasses now, but I refrain from reading in the garden when it's raining ! I had tried contact lenses and most of the wipes designed to shed water or prevent misting, all to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamch Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 m now too old for laser treatment so will have to stick to specs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I have had this problem a lot with ballistic eye protection. The anti-fogging wipes and fairy liquid trick do help but I always still got mist on the inside. In mitigation I found the following helped: Make sure the glasses are spotlessly clean before you go out. Wash in soapy water and dry with a glasses cloth. This helps any mist that does form to dry faster. Wear a cap to protect the front of the lenses from falling rain. Try to keep a little air-gap between your face and the glasses. A little air circulating will make a quick job of clearing the mist. Stay cool. Warm, moist air coming from the top of your jacket really speeds up the misting. Keep your glasses on all the time! It sounds stupid but once they mist up the worst thing you can do is take them off to ineffectively wipe them on a wet sleeve. Instead pull them a bit down your nose and let the air clear them. Also the change in temperatures of putting them on in a cold environment creates condensation. If the glases are already close to your body temp then you get less mist. If none of this works then move further south and retry until you get no rain on your glasses. I hear Spain is nice. Ali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy george Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Contacts are good but my eye's are too far gone for wearing them for shooting/driving. As above I also use scrim net around my face & breath down when blowing out as it also helps with misting up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) The only answer I have found is to take several sheets of kitchen towl , keep them in a dry pocket and use them to dry your glasses lens when needed. I had a awful night a few years ago in heavy rain and a strong wind in my face at dusk. I was shooting within 1\4 a mile of a Broadland village with street lights and the rain drops caught the reflection of the lights on the glasses and i could not make out the wigeon as they poured in. I shot just one while my mate knocked down a dozen , some almost over my head. Contacts may be the answer , but I hate wearing them and a mate lost his one day out shooting and was stranded as he could not see well enough in the darkness to drive. Edited October 27, 2015 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Contact lenses solved this problem for me. Absolute horrors until you get used to them but then bliss. Use them for all my shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clanchief Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Wear a bigger rimmed hat Chiefy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Sounds stupid maybe but what about something like rain-x which is used on car windscreens it makes the water beed and run off. Just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bad lindz Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Yea same problem with me, I can usually put up with the rain on the glasses but its the misting up from the inside, mostly when I am wrapped up with a camo veil or snood on or if I have over heated so I now tend to keep the jacket zipped down a bit, but that defeats the purpose when its blowing a hollie and lashing it down. A longer peaked cap is good for the rain. When I am on the shore or decoying, I keep tissue in a pocket for multi purpose use (you know what I mean) as I usually forget to give the glasses a wash before I go out at stupid o clock in the morning. I need to clean them before turning in at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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