Love my new Omer Alien mask...but how do I turn off the auto-fog feature?

[bgill]

Paintballer's just use plain old liquid dishwashing soap. Rub a very thin film of it on & wipe it off good with a soft, clean, dry rag. It works REALLY well. Trying to keepa paintball mask from fogging up on a humid day while you're playing war was always a pain...Until
I learned about the dishsoap trick! Don't see why it would'nt work!

Always used SeaGold on my diving mask's though. But 5 bucks seems to be alot to pay for such a small amount of stuff? No wonder they call it Sea GOLD! I'll be trying the dishsoap thing on my dive mask this spring!

Good
luck!

[salibandy]

Paintballers use the same type of anti-fog as use, I believe.

[ILDiver]

It's a small amount of stuff, but you also use so little at a time it could last a single diver 1000 dives! I've seen a lot of people over use defog. Some people have mixed up their own defog using dish soap I believe. Some commercial solutions smell like dish soap.

The PB defogs I've seen are like sea drops, a plastic safe liquid.

[Agar4Life]

How does the Alien compare to the Aries 39?
The Aries looks like it has a slightly better field of view, especially downwards, but that may be the picture. No stores near me stock Omer so I cannot compare myself unfortunately.

[Erik]

Originally Posted by Agar4Life

The Aries looks like it has a slightly better field of view, especially downwards, .

I wish someone would make a mask that looks UP, not down. I dont need to look at scuba instruments at my weight belt, I want to look forward without straining my neck! It baffles me that all these spearo-specific companies don't design one. Laying in aspetto, or swimming horizontally midwater with my neck cranked back against a 7mm suit gets to be a pain, also on the dive straight down.

[HJ]

quick report: just received and tried some Sea Gold (anti-fog gel) on my Omer Alien in pool, and WOW! New mask (after scrubbing) was fogging quickly, but with a tiny bit of Sea Gold in each lens (and rinse out), I had ZERO fogging in 3/4 hour of solid use. It works! I'll not use any more and see how long its effects last. (FYI: I have no connection to the product)

HJ

[salibandy]

Sea Gold does work wonders. I've been using it for years and years and it hasn't failed me just yet.

[ILDiver]

Sea Gold and Sea Drops both work great. One SMALL drop on the lens ab smear it around is all you need. A small bottle will last a long long time.

[Groupermadness]

Originally Posted by Erik

I wish someone would make a mask that looks UP, not down. I dont need to look at scuba instruments at my weight belt, I want to look forward without straining my neck! It baffles me that all these spearo-specific companies don't design one. Laying in aspetto, or swimming horizontally midwater with my neck cranked back against a 7mm suit gets to be a pain, also on the dive straight down.

Probably one of the best posts i have seen, this is surely a major issue to be taken up with the "BIG" companies as to why with all the years experience and advice from pro spearos no one has tackled this problem, i also suffer from a pain in the neck(and not the misses) Erik open a thread for this please.

Peter.

[Mogs]

Originally Posted by Pastor

It may need more than one dose of the toothpaste to get it fog free. Try an advanced search on toothpaste by user spaghetti for a full description on the procedure involving both toothpaste and a flame

I had a similar problem with my Sporasub - not expecting it as spit had always worked fine on previous masks. I search this thread belatedly, and decided to follow Spaghetti's instuctions. Worked fine even thought I had already used it, though S says ideally before first use. If anyone is apprehensive about applying flame to the lens, don't be; just raise the flame to the centre of the glass and you can see the silicon burn off in a second - no scorch marks or other problems! Works fine now...

[spaghetti]

Originally Posted by Mogs

decided to follow Spaghetti's instuctions. Worked fine ...

and remember: always, ALWAYS follow Spag's instructions!

[Mr. X]

Originally Posted by spaghetti

and remember: always, ALWAYS follow Spag's instructions!

It's true.

Here is a link to one of Spaghetti's post on this: http://forums.deeperblue.com/651116-post2.html

I tried toothpaste on my Alien and it made no difference, white Colgate was suggested by a SCUBA instructor friend. Newer toothpastes often have finer granules (mica I think). Anyway, over time, the problem has gone away. I suspect the silicone film was gradually worn away by use and occasional cleaning with dish washing liquid. ( I may have applied a second lot of toothpaste, I might have even tried the lighter trick eventually.)

I sometimes use glycerine/gylcerol as a de-mister -- glycerol seems to be the main content of most commerical products and costs a fraction of the price, available from chemists/pharmacists. It works for me (I also use it on torch seals). Now a days though, a quick spit, rub and rinse with sea water, in the time honoured fashion seems to do the trick.

By the way what do you do when your Omer Alien mask leaks? I have an answer.