Best Mask?

[SoulCoffin]

i was going to say eflexes (love mine) but if you need to wear glasses... grillz might be a good choice. I feel like they may have some extra room for your glasses

[maverick13]

I never tried grillz.

All my friends have Proto, JT or Dye.

[Spider-TW]

I like Grillz. However, there wasn't room for fans at the top. Some days, I just need fans, so I put them in a pair of JT flex 7s. The grillz seem to do just as good as the JTs with a thermal lens, but at sundown and rainy days I have to have fans around here.

[Skyssx]

I actually need a new mask, despite having an entire tote of them. I am sure none have lenses available anymore. Waaaay back in the day, before JT even released their fan module, I wired up a couple 40mm CPU fans to a battery box in a pocket. It would run on momentary or toggle mode. I attached the fans to the top of the goggles with some twist ties.

[blackdeath1k]

I like Grillz. However, there wasn't room for fans at the top. Some days, I just need fans, so I put them in a pair of JT flex 7s. The grillz seem to do just as good as the JTs with a thermal lens, but at sundown and rainy days I have to have fans around here.

Is that with the newer thermal grillz? Or the older single pane?

[Gadget]

Depends on the size and shape of your head. I love the weight and comfort of Proflexes, but I can't put up with the lens removal and have to swap the softears for either ProShield hard ears or revolution rubber ears.

Current go-to goggles are V-Force Grills and Dye i4. Got a set of Grills when they first came out and they never, ever fogged with the single pane lens. Stupidly sold them and got a new set and found that the manufacturing quality of the lens coating had dropped and it fogged all the time! They're perfect with the thermal lenses, although if you've got a big nose be aware that the tip can sometimes touch the inside of the mask. The i4 is probably the comfiest mask I've ever worn but it is worryingly small and you have to lash together a peak/visor for it. I liked the E-Vents although they were heavy, but less keen on the E-Flex which seem to sit oddly on the face.

Currently debating adding a Virtue VIO to the collection as they look well made - but again, no peak/visor, do the manufacturers never play in bright sunlight or rain?

[vintage]

do the manufacturers even play any more?

[Spider-TW]

Is that with the newer thermal grillz? Or the older single pane?

I have not tried those thermal lenses yet! Since the JT thermals fog when the humidity comes up anyway, I don't expect magic out of the grillz thermals. I have played in near 100% humidity (most instruments measuring over 95% are not accurate anyway) with the fans and had no troubles. I'll wonder through the field creek sometimes, which has no air movement and extra humidity, and only airflow can help. Kicking off a big game at 9am in Houston can be pretty humid too. So, I have my daytime grillz and my nighttime/early morning/rainy day JTs. I prefer the comfort of the grillz when I don't need the fans.

[koleah]

If you have a small head: JT Flex 8's, with the dual pane thermal lens, visor, and fan.
Full head coverage, even the back, and with the dual pane lens and fan combo, you will NEVER have goggle fog. EVER.


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[RT Lover]

I recommend V-Force Profilers. Inexpensive, great field of view, great venting, and great if you happen to have a large head (which I do).

i dont like mine they r way to low on the for head, i want something higher

[dodge3500]

I'm prone to migraine headaches so the mask has gotta be very light as not to set a bad migraine off.I've had the best luck not getting migraines with my dye i3 with the amber lenses. I'll prolly grab a i4 this year.:-) my buddy's wear flexes for more protection they say but I will take several shots any day with my i3s as not to suffer a migraine.:-)

[djinnform]

This one is the best. I've bought 3 of them so far.

If you have a small head: JT Flex 8's, with the dual pane thermal lens, visor, and fan.
Full head coverage, even the back, and with the dual pane lens and fan combo, you will NEVER have goggle fog. EVER.


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[capt spank]

i've been using the same spectras for 12 years. i love the way grillz look though.

[blamtro]

thanks for all the tips, sounds like i will just be ordering new JT Lenses

[Menace_AO]

This thread has got me curious about fans. How noisy are they in actual use? I cannot stand not being able to hear, and dislike the Darth Vader breathing sounds of the E-flexes and i4s, despite liking them pretty well otherwise.