Carbon
03-01-2004, 05:30 AM
S0 after loosing my pair of v force shields, i decided an "upgrade" is in order. so heres the skinny on the V-force profiler.
V-force profiler, $89 at actionvillage.com. Charcoal color. Package comes with,
-mask
-two visors: 1 Actual visor and one "deflector"
-pack of orings, to affix visors.
-instruction manual
My first impression of the mask was wow, pretty sexy. I put the sucker on, mmmm it smelled like a pine forest, that new mask smell. The mask portion of the goggle is a combination of hard and soft plastic.
The heart of the goggle is of course is the lens. The profiler accepts lenses made for the Morps/shield models as well. The gogles fit well and comfortably over glasses. There is no distortion whatsoever and the anti fog coating works well as advertised. The first use of my Profiler was on a very humid day, in fact about 5 minutes after some light rain. The lenses did not fog through heavy breathing. my glases on the other hand, did. Beware though, continuall washing of the entire lens will wear off the anti-fog coating.
The nasal, mid cheek bone and ear flaps areas are made of soft pliable rubber, comprable to a Proflex/flex7 rubber. Audio interference is minimal. The support structure however is made of a harder plastic.
Whats new are the lens retention tabs. The tabs are now independent of the strap. Unlike the morphs/shieled ect, the tabs are not attached or looped into the strap. So when ya take em off remember where you put em. Furthermore, the tabs lock into the mask via little channels molded into the support structure. The are every bit easy to remove as the morphs/shields, if not easier.
The straps now are also independent of the mask. They affix to the mask by a pair of clips that attach to the support structure. With a squeeze the straps come off effortlessly.
Donning on the mask mask i noticed the Profiler had a slightly less noticable/smaller blindspot than the Morph/Shield models. I suppose this is atributed to the close proximity of the faceshiled to the wearers face.
The ventilation is excellent. There are 12 large vents in the soft nasal/mouth area. I havent been goged there yet, but i suspect there will be a lot of paint tasting when the time comes.
On top of the earflaps are litle chanels cut for the visor tabs. This is a great feature, because it eliminated the need to install the visor orings. The visors can now reliably stay on without the use of the orings on the standoffs.
The final word: The profiler is a great mask, it is a great upgrade for someone looking for that "next level" mask. The Profiler is a bit pricey for what it is. IMHO no paintball mask should cost more than $65. Currently Vforce does not make a fan specifically for their line of goggles, a great item for those who prefer the redundancy of a fan.
V-force profiler, $89 at actionvillage.com. Charcoal color. Package comes with,
-mask
-two visors: 1 Actual visor and one "deflector"
-pack of orings, to affix visors.
-instruction manual
My first impression of the mask was wow, pretty sexy. I put the sucker on, mmmm it smelled like a pine forest, that new mask smell. The mask portion of the goggle is a combination of hard and soft plastic.
The heart of the goggle is of course is the lens. The profiler accepts lenses made for the Morps/shield models as well. The gogles fit well and comfortably over glasses. There is no distortion whatsoever and the anti fog coating works well as advertised. The first use of my Profiler was on a very humid day, in fact about 5 minutes after some light rain. The lenses did not fog through heavy breathing. my glases on the other hand, did. Beware though, continuall washing of the entire lens will wear off the anti-fog coating.
The nasal, mid cheek bone and ear flaps areas are made of soft pliable rubber, comprable to a Proflex/flex7 rubber. Audio interference is minimal. The support structure however is made of a harder plastic.
Whats new are the lens retention tabs. The tabs are now independent of the strap. Unlike the morphs/shieled ect, the tabs are not attached or looped into the strap. So when ya take em off remember where you put em. Furthermore, the tabs lock into the mask via little channels molded into the support structure. The are every bit easy to remove as the morphs/shields, if not easier.
The straps now are also independent of the mask. They affix to the mask by a pair of clips that attach to the support structure. With a squeeze the straps come off effortlessly.
Donning on the mask mask i noticed the Profiler had a slightly less noticable/smaller blindspot than the Morph/Shield models. I suppose this is atributed to the close proximity of the faceshiled to the wearers face.
The ventilation is excellent. There are 12 large vents in the soft nasal/mouth area. I havent been goged there yet, but i suspect there will be a lot of paint tasting when the time comes.
On top of the earflaps are litle chanels cut for the visor tabs. This is a great feature, because it eliminated the need to install the visor orings. The visors can now reliably stay on without the use of the orings on the standoffs.
The final word: The profiler is a great mask, it is a great upgrade for someone looking for that "next level" mask. The Profiler is a bit pricey for what it is. IMHO no paintball mask should cost more than $65. Currently Vforce does not make a fan specifically for their line of goggles, a great item for those who prefer the redundancy of a fan.