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.
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Wow. I can't believe this is so hard. Every morning, just before I get in the water, I lick the inside surface of my goggles, then rinse the goggles in the pool quickly before I put them on my head and get it the pool. My goggles do not fog for the duration of a 75-80 minute practice.
As any scuba diver knows, saliva only works on dry lenses. Eventually the goggles get a bit dirty from who knows what. Then I simply use a small squirt of liquid dishwashing detergent and wash the inside of the goggle with my finger. Rinse, dry, and the goggles are good to go again.
This works with Speedo anti-fog (or not) goggles, and various TYR and Nike goggles I have used. Factory anti-fog has never worked as well as saliva and I have never purchased an antifog chemical.
Wow. I can't believe this is so hard. Every morning, just before I get in the water, I lick the inside surface of my goggles, then rinse the goggles in the pool quickly before I put them on my head and get it the pool. My goggles do not fog for the duration of a 75-80 minute practice.
As any scuba diver knows, saliva only works on dry lenses. Eventually the goggles get a bit dirty from who knows what. Then I simply use a small squirt of liquid dishwashing detergent and wash the inside of the goggle with my finger. Rinse, dry, and the goggles are good to go again.
This works with Speedo anti-fog (or not) goggles, and various TYR and Nike goggles I have used. Factory anti-fog has never worked as well as saliva and I have never purchased an antifog chemical.
