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Author Topic: Binoculars fogging up  (Read 348 times)

Offline bowtough

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Binoculars fogging up
« on: December 30, 2012, 10:06:00 PM »
What do you guys use to keep outside lenses of binoculars from fogging up in late season? I have a good pair of glasses that are worthless in late season cold weather, as soon as I bring them up to my eyes they fog over. Have heard you can use dishwashing liquid,anyone try this? Thanks,Gary.  :banghead:

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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2012, 10:20:00 PM »
What kind are they?  

There are a few things you can do.

Nikon has a fog eliminator.
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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2012, 10:28:00 PM »
My optician (and vendors at various trade shows) have anti-fog cloths.  I must have two dozen kicking around.   I always keep one in a jacket pocket for my glasses or binocs should they get snow, rain splattered or foggy.
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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2012, 10:38:00 PM »
When I was an avid skiier,they use to sell fog clothes for our goggles.When they would start to dry out,you could rejuvinate them with dishwashing liquid+water.Worked.
We also used a bag of "BullDurham"tobacoo to rub on our inside car windows for antifog going up and down the mtn.passes.It really works.Dont know if you can still even get it.

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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2012, 11:27:00 PM »
FerretWYO:The glasses are Zen-ray ED3.They are very good in reg. weather, only fog in late 20deg.and lower temps.Thanks for the replys I will check into Nikons fog eliminator.Gary.

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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2012, 11:45:00 PM »
Use a woman's soft brissle make up brush to clean lens before applying any chemical or cloth.  I used Blaze this year, but have had luck with aforementioned cloths
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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2012, 05:05:00 AM »
keep your binoculars warm, I keep mine zipped inside my jacket when not in use, and have even gone so far as to sleep with them in my sleeping bag.  also breath out your nose and not your mouth when looking through your binocs.  its your hot breath hitting the cold glass that is making them fog up.  good glasses have things done to them that help prevent fogging (nitrogen purging and lense coatings and such), but even the best glasses will fog up in very cold weather.  I have also heard wiping the lenses down with vinegar helps, but I have never tried it, I didnt want the vinegar to have adverse effects on my lense coatings.

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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2012, 07:45:00 AM »
statikpunk is correct about not being a mouth breather, however....... that is hard to not do when you are looking at a giant buck !!! Back in the day before I came over to stick bows and still hunted with a scope had the same thing happen with the scope too.

Control your breathing gents..... if you can....  :biglaugh:
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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2012, 08:34:00 AM »
Parker's  Perfect works for me.  you can buy it at Cabelas.

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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2012, 09:04:00 AM »
X2 Parkers perfect. If you go to their site you can buy the big bottle and it will last a long long time.

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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2012, 09:10:00 AM »
I have the same problem I agree with ststikpunk. It's usually my breath. For quick looks I just take a deep breath and hold it. For longer looks slowly I breath through my nose and try to tuck or press it against my collar or gaitor.

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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2012, 09:30:00 AM »
Breathing is what is causing your issue, from the sounds of it,  Are you wearing a face mask of some sort ?  Those tend to direct your warm wet breath right up past the binoculars as you breath.  Maybe create a mouth hole in front to allow the breath to go forward and not up ?

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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2012, 09:34:00 AM »
Thanks for all the info. lotta good ideas.Prolly right about the breathing out of mouth,had my nose broken couple times playin football,hard to breathe out of it very well,lol.Thanks,Gary.

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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2012, 02:12:00 PM »
what I do is leave the eye pieces screwed in (swarovskis) which is for glass wearers....and leave them cocked slightly off my face so the top part of the eye piece contacts my brow.  It works well unless your hot and sweaty than I believe nothing works!  Just the heat from your face will make them fog when you're looking through them.  We've about passed out trying to hold our breath to keep that issue out.

You could also wear a fleece or any other style hoodie that covers your nose with no holes if you think breathing is an issue.

I prefer to keep mine cold, but I'm hunting usually some really cold stuff.   If I keep them warm they'll fog up before I get them to my face.  

If you can find a way to keep your face away from the lens's you wont fog!

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Re: Binoculars fogging up
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2013, 09:38:00 AM »
Thanks again guys and Happy New Year!Gary.  :thumbsup:

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