Do your glasses fog up while wearing a helmet?

[Mike Stark]

I wear glasses and this will be the first time I have worn a helmet. Do you guys have issues with your glasses fogging up while wearing a helmet? I'm thinking about getting contacts.

Thanks.

[CrappieAttitude]

It kinda depends on the helmet. In my opinion contacts are the only way to go if you enjoy winter activities where fogging glasses will occur. In and out of ice house, snowmobiling, cold weather hunting ect. Even the not so recreational activties such as snowblowing made me mad when I had glasses. It is nice to not have to worry about it.

CA

[Mike Stark]

I ordered a cheaper helmet. It is nothing fancy.

[Wanderer]

Yes, my glasses fog up when I wear my helmet. I just leave my visor open a bit to increase the air flow on regular days. When it's really cold and I want the full protection of the visor I take my glasses off and put them in the case in my jacket.

It works for me since my eyes aren't so bad that I can't see at all without them.

Contacts are a good option.

[MN Mike]

If you go to Dennis Kirks site, search for ' breath deflector ' or NO Fog

You'll get some results on those that will help you, either way it's not a easy problem to cure except for contacts or Lasik.

Mike

[toughguy]

I don't know that it will help with your glasses but a heated visor/shield is the only way to go IMO. I battled frost and fog on my visor for years and finally gave in an got the $80 upgrade to my helmet and I'll never go back.

[Mike Stark]

Yes, my glasses fog up when I wear my helmet. I just leave my visor open a bit to increase the air flow on regular days. When it's really cold and I want the full protection of the visor I take my glasses off and put them in the case in my jacket.

It works for me since my eyes aren't so bad that I can't see at all without them.

Contacts are a good option.

You don't want me riding a snowmobile without my glasses! Bad things would happen.

I haven't worn contacts in years. I didn't like having those things on my eyes. Might give em another try tho.

[BoxMN]

I wear sunglasses sometimes, and generally can get air flow so it works, but usually only on nicer days with sun out. I know some guys have a pretty bad problem with it. Good luck.

[leech~~]

I was thinking about this same thing just the other day as I am starting to wear glasses more full time now and it will be my first winter with them. Has anyone tried some of those anti-fog wipes on your glasses?

[hawgchaser]

Mike,

Let me be the standard to judge all solutions by. In an assignment to write about something unusual, my daughter wrote about me and my ability to sweat profusely year around. I was a single parent at the time so figured it was useless to waste my "best moves" on her teacher after she'd shared that family jewel. I've tried everything suggested here: anti-fog sprays; heated shields; keeping the shield open slightly for ventilation (frosted lenses are no advantage over fogged lenses); breath defectors, and multiple brands of helmets. I now wear a "bomber cap" & have my helmet strapped on the back of the sled for effect.

[Surface Tension]

If your head is sweating your glasses and shield will fog for sure.

Combo of cracking the shield, breath deflector, anti fog spray will help some but there will be times you'll fog.

A full face snow x helmet with breath deflector and goggles over glasses will never fog.

[Wanderer]

Thought about going that route myself but haven't talked myself into dropping the coin on that style helmet and quality goggles. I'll bet it works really well.

Most of my riding is pretty tame and when I want to go nuts I put the contacts in.

[harvey lee]

My son had these same issues. Hekmuts do not breath very well. he tried the deflectors, and about everything else.

In the race car in the cooler spring and fall days, the helmut would fog. NO option to left the shield as too much dirt.

Snowmobiling was the same.

Went to one of the best Bell helmuts, not cheap and still had some issues.

Got his eyes cut and all issues went away no need for the glasses. I believe the contacts would also be a huge improvement if u do not mind wearing them.

[Meat-Run]

I use googles and open helmet most of the time. When it gets REALLY cold I double up on the face mask to cover all skin. Lasic isn't really an option for me and I don't like the fully closed helmets.

good luck,

mr

[sunniewally]

I TOO HAVE TRIED EVERYTHNG AND CONTACTS WAS THE BEST SOLUTION, BUT I GOT A HJC MODULAR HELMET AND THAT HAS CUT DOWN ALOT ON THE TIMES I NEED TO WEAR CONTACTS. GETTING GOOD AIR FLOW AND GOOD TIGHT BREATH DEFLECTOR DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE HELMET I GOT DOES A GOOD JOB WITH THEIR BREATH DEFLECTOR, AND SOME IS CONTROLLING HOW YOU BREATH.

[Jim Almquist]

I also have a HJC helmet that I picked up from Dennis Kirk on close-out. The front piece opens up so that you get more air and once you start moving you can bring down the front part and the venting start working along with the breath deflector. Works so much better than my cheapo helmet.