I bought the anti-fog Barracudas and after a long, difficult battle managed to get them adjusted so they don't leak. Now I realize that having water leaking into them was the only thing keeping them clear, with the water sloshing around and washing away the condensation. Now that there's no water running in, I can't see anything after 50m!
I have tried the Speedo anti-fog solution with success that varies from day to day. Sometimes it doesn't work at all. Other times I'll get a mild fog that's workable. It seems to work best when I give it two applications between workouts, but even then the results are disappointing.
So. Fog juice, anyone?
Any recommendations on alternative brands of fog solutions, or any other techniques I might try so I can actually see the pace clock?
Oh, I already tried putting them on before getting into the pool. They fog even then, just from the moisture in my eyes. I really don't want to go back to my Speedo goggles, which didn't seem to have this problem. The Speedos gave me rings, the Barracudas don't.
Parents
Former Member
I've never had ANY goggles that did not fog and wasted $$$ buying that de-fog liquid. The reason why goggles fog is because your body temperature is warmer than the water temperature and until the goggles "warm-up" some, they will fog. Saliva works great, as does some liquid detergent like some others here recommended; all scuba divers here use liquid detergent on the inside lens then rinse out. Scuba masks are good for about a full hour without defogging. The same holds true for goggles.
When the ocean is cold here (80 degrees), my goggles fog up for about 15 minutes and I take them off, use saliva, and go on about my way. When the ocean is hot 90 degrees and above, they do not fog at all.
I've never had ANY goggles that did not fog and wasted $$$ buying that de-fog liquid. The reason why goggles fog is because your body temperature is warmer than the water temperature and until the goggles "warm-up" some, they will fog. Saliva works great, as does some liquid detergent like some others here recommended; all scuba divers here use liquid detergent on the inside lens then rinse out. Scuba masks are good for about a full hour without defogging. The same holds true for goggles.
When the ocean is cold here (80 degrees), my goggles fog up for about 15 minutes and I take them off, use saliva, and go on about my way. When the ocean is hot 90 degrees and above, they do not fog at all.
