Turbo Fan Goggles

Toasty113

I've been toying with the idea of buying these for a while now. I wear glasses for any long distance activity (TV) and any time I've tried to use them airsofting they just fog up insanely, sometimes even without any kind of mask over it. Anyone got a good idea how effective these are when used with glasses and what brand/type would be best. Also, since i fear for my teeth (a strange fear at that) what kind of protection can be added to/augmented onto the goggles?

Thanks in advance

NakedDex

What strength is your prescription? There are multiple options available, but this is often the killer question.

Toasty113

I couldnt tell you anything too specific, but theyre just correctional for an imbalance in my eye strengths that caused headaches and improved my sight a bit

kdouglas

Have you considered contacts? I got daily disposables recently and primarily use them for airsoft, found them to be great tbh

NakedDex

Check your prescription if you have it handy, or ask your optician. Anything less than +/-4 will let you have a huge choice in prescription ballistic glasses. Wiley-X do fantastic, light and fog free glasses that can withstand anything up to a shotgun blast at 20 feet. Companies like Optics Planet do them with the option of Rx lenses already made for them. They're above the protection level needed for airsoft by quite some amount, they're fog free and they even look good enough to wear as a pair of shades if you wanted.
Another option is an Rx insert. A lot of good goggle companies (ESS especially) do Rx inserts which sit inside the inner lens. They're essentially a permanently fixed pair of glasses inside the goggle. It makes them more comfortable (no legs sticking past the seal or strap) and means an anti-fog system will work that much better. The inserts are usually around twenty dollars and just need to be brought to your optician to have a set of lenses of your prescription installed in them.
Those are the two best options I've found, and as a wearer of heavy prescription I can tell you I've looked for every solution there is. Currently, I'm still wearing a pair of Swedish issue Uvex goggles which work well over my glasses but can get quite hot in warm weather (though they rarely fog).

Toasty113

kdouglas wrote: »

Have you considered contacts? I got daily disposables recently and primarily use them for airsoft, found them to be great tbh

Yea, I've considered them aswell but if I find them the least bit irritating I wont be able to stand them, my eyes annoy me enough as it is. That said I should probably give them a go anyway.

sci-ops

other than contact lenses, the only other options you really have are the ESS Striker Turbo goggles (nothing to provide protection for your teeth) or if your looking for full face protection, the new TM turbo fan mask. I have no idea how good or effective that is.

Toasty113

Is that the one on ehobby? I was checking that one out too, they seem good, made for Airsoft under one joule so they dont cost as much

Masada

Ive noticed with daves ESS goggles, instead of them fogging the glassse themselves fog so either way your fecked. contacts might be the best option.

gerrowadat

Masada wrote: »

Ive noticed with daves ESS goggles, instead of them fogging the glassse themselves fog so either way your fecked. contacts might be the best option.

That's stopped since I started treating my glasses with the same antifog (i.e. washing up liquid) as the goggles.

Also since I stopped being such a fat sweaty **** (still a fat sweaty ****, just not as fat or sweaty).

Bernie Mac

Toasty113 wrote: »

I've been toying with the idea of buying these for a while now. I wear glasses for any long distance activity (TV) and any time I've tried to use them airsofting they just fog up insanely, sometimes even without any kind of mask over it. Anyone got a good idea how effective these are when used with glasses and what brand/type would be best. Also, since i fear for my teeth (a strange fear at that) what kind of protection can be added to/augmented onto the goggles?

Thanks in advance

Sure toher Danny uses the ESS turbo fan goggles so next time your out just ask him if you can use them for a game and see how you get on :rolleyes:

Tomazas

sci-ops wrote: »

other than contact lenses, the only other options you really have are the ESS Striker Turbo goggles (nothing to provide protection for your teeth) or if your looking for full face protection, the new TM turbo fan mask. I have no idea how good or effective that is.

But now we have also Tokyo marui full face mask with fan, same as ESS but it is cheaper and protects your face as well. and i think u can fit in there prescription glases.

cplcummins

BITTER END GOGGLES.

WANT THE BEST...EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE!!
NO GLASS = NO FOG!!

KonFusion

I just use grid masks over my glasses and they work a charm, plus they'll protect ur teeth.

also, they come with a kind of padding stuff which u attach yourself, and if u just position it in a way that blocks the flow of your breath from getting to ur glasses when u exhale, that might help keep em from foggin.

my glasses have yet to fog using this..err..technique

also I find breathing out through your nose helps

Sam Fisher

I have the TM Fan Facemask. Extremely good. Haven't fog up on me once so far. Two drawbacks, one - if you wear contact lenses, the fan will dry them up. So bring eye drops. Two, if you have the fan on low, which is very quiet, you may forget to switch it off. So, if you have €80 or so to spare, TM mask is a must!!

buzzymcg

cplcummins wrote: »

BITTER END GOGGLES.

WANT THE BEST...EXCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE!!
NO GLASS = NO FOG!!

Have to agree have a pair of ess with an RX insert and a bitter end lens. No problems even this weekend and it was pretty hot. Bit pricey though as all the bits do add up.

Michael-O'Neill

get contact lenses and a mesh mask, ya cant go wrong, thats what i did