Glasses steaming up!!

well, we wear contact lenses-does the job!

regards ian

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While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming up
with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud and
some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated. Any
ideas to what she can do?

Thanks

John

JohnC wrote

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While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming up
with the heat of her head!!

We did this (that is, we covered the subject, rather than steamed up our own
or your GFs glasses) pretty comprehensively a few years back. Try searching
in the google group archive for the thread.

When push comes to shove though, in winter glasses are always going to be
cooler than you are and if you're busy pumping out sweat, they'll always
offer that sweat an opportunity to condense. You can minimise the effect
(smaller frames help) but the only way to remove it is not to exercise
intensively in cold weather.

T.

don't know whether it would work or whether it is advisable on expensive
lenses but some motorcycle visor demisting solutions might work pretty well.
They certainly improve things inside my helmet.

Jon

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well, we wear contact lenses-does the job!

regards ian

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While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming up
with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud and
some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated. Any
ideas to what she can do?

Thanks

John

On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 18:03:58 -0000, "ian" <[email hidden]>
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| well, we wear contact lenses-does the job!

| "JohnC <"john"@" <"nospam> wrote in message
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| > While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming up
| > with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud and
| > some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated. Any
| > ideas to what she can do?

Only if you have mild eyesight problems.
NBG if you wear varifocals as I do.

--
Dave F

JRS wrote

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some motorcycle visor demisting solutions might work pretty well. They
certainly improve things inside my helmet.

I must resist commenting...I must resist commenting...I must think pure
thoughts this year instead of my usual surreal [censored]...I must resist
commenting...aaargh, the pain, the pain...I must resist...

T.

I wrote (you know things are getting bad when you start replying to your own
messages. Pass the dried frog pills, please)

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JohnC wrote

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While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming up
with the heat of her head!!

We did this (that is, we covered the subject, rather than steamed up our
own or your GFs glasses) pretty comprehensively a few years back. Try
searching in the google group archive for the thread.

Longer than I thought - try http://makeashorterlink.com/?P2CF1242A. This
takes you to the end of the thread, so go back to the start and see if it
helps.

T.

Dave Fawthrop said:

On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 18:03:58 -0000, "ian" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

| well, we wear contact lenses-does the job!

| "JohnC <"john"@" <"nospam> wrote in message
| news:[email hidden]...
| > While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming up
| > with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud and
| > some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated. Any
| > ideas to what she can do?

Only if you have mild eyesight problems.
NBG if you wear varifocals as I do.

You can get varifocal contact lenses now.

I recommend that anyone whose glasses cause problems when out walking
get a supply of daily disposable contact lenses. Tesco (the ones that
have opticians) do them for £22 for 30 pairs. That could last you ages
if you only use them for wet weather walking. No hassle. No cleaning.
No likelihood of infections. No discomfort (usually).

--

R
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Tony Buckley <[email hidden]> writes

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JRS wrote

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some motorcycle visor demisting solutions might work pretty well. They
certainly improve things inside my helmet.

I must resist commenting...I must resist commenting...I must think pure
thoughts this year instead of my usual surreal [censored]...I must resist
commenting...aaargh, the pain, the pain...I must resist...

I bet you saw the "Question of Sport" most embarrassing clips the other
day, didn't you?

I think it was something about helmet colour which caused dear sweet Sue
Barker to totally corps, aided and abetted by Ally McCoist & co. :-)
--
Gordon Harris

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While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming up
with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud and
some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated. Any
ideas to what she can do?

Try a drop of washing up liquid wiped onto the lenses - works fairly well on
my motorcycle helmet visor anyway.

Specs can be a right pain in the a*se - I don't get my specs steaming up
much, but I have the lenses that turn dark in sunlight and they refuse to go
clear again in cold weather, even at night!

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While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming up
with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud and
some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated. Any
ideas to what she can do?

Try a drop of washing up liquid wiped onto the lenses - works fairly well on
my motorcycle helmet visor anyway.

Don't you just end up with a face full of bubbles?

--
Darren
mail to darren not ng

Who is bubbles and why has this thread gone down the toilet?

J.

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"JohnC <"john"@" <"nospam> wrote in message
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While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming
up
with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud
and
some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated. Any
ideas to what she can do?

Try a drop of washing up liquid wiped onto the lenses - works fairly well
on
my motorcycle helmet visor anyway.

Don't you just end up with a face full of bubbles?

--
Darren
mail to darren not ng

Who is bubbles and why has this thread gone down the toilet?

J.

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"JohnC <"john"@" <"nospam> wrote in message
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While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming
up
with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud
and
some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated. Any
ideas to what she can do?

Try a drop of washing up liquid wiped onto the lenses - works fairly well
on
my motorcycle helmet visor anyway.

Don't you just end up with a face full of bubbles?

--
Darren
mail to darren not ng

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"JohnC <"john"@" <"nospam> wrote in message
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While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming up
with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud and
some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated. Any
ideas to what she can do?

Try a drop of washing up liquid wiped onto the lenses - works fairly well
on my motorcycle helmet visor anyway.

Specs can be a right pain in the a*se - I don't get my specs steaming up
much, but I have the lenses that turn dark in sunlight and they refuse to
go clear again in cold weather, even at night!

most photochromic lenses also have a pale tint applied to them to improve
glare protection, so that may account for the fact that yours fail to revert
to 100% transmission at night.
also, if your lenses are plastic and are getting near the end of their life,
the nature of the organic reaction involved in the photochromic process
slows dramatically and exhibits a residual "permanent" tint.

ian

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On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 18:03:58 -0000, "ian"
<[email hidden]>
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| well, we wear contact lenses-does the job!

| "JohnC <"john"@" <"nospam> wrote in message
| news:[email hidden]...
| > While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming
up
| > with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud
and
| > some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated.
Any
| > ideas to what she can do?

Only if you have mild eyesight problems.
NBG if you wear varifocals as I do.

--
Dave F

the easiest way to cope with this problem is to wear contacts to correct
distance vision and use ready readers over the top for close work.

ian

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"JohnC <"john"@" <"nospam> wrote in message
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While walking up the Merrick last Sunday my GF's glasses kept steaming
up with the heat of her head!! As it was pretty poor weather, low cloud
and some snow she kept having to clean them as her vision deteriorated.
Any ideas to what she can do?

Try a drop of washing up liquid wiped onto the lenses - works fairly well
on my motorcycle helmet visor anyway.

Specs can be a right pain in the a*se - I don't get my specs steaming up
much, but I have the lenses that turn dark in sunlight and they refuse to
go clear again in cold weather, even at night!

most photochromic lenses also have a pale tint applied to them to improve
glare protection, so that may account for the fact that yours fail to
revert to 100% transmission at night.
also, if your lenses are plastic and are getting near the end of their
life, the nature of the organic reaction involved in the photochromic
process slows dramatically and exhibits a residual "permanent" tint.

ian

This wasn't just a wee bit of tint left, the lenses were as pitch black as
the sky! - I did see a poster in an opticians once advertising these lenses
with a picture of a couple who'd been skiing or something - and some small
print at the bottom warning they might take longer to change in the cold.

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| "Dave Fawthrop" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

| > Only if you have mild eyesight problems.
| > NBG if you wear varifocals as I do.

| the easiest way to cope with this problem is to wear contacts to correct
| distance vision and use ready readers over the top for close work.

I wish :-(
I can not drive using my infinity single focus glasses, which allow me,
with 20/20 *corrected* vision, to read a number plate at the appropriate
distance, but not read the speedometer.

On the hills my infinity single focus glasses are fine for the views, but
do not let me read map, compass or GPS.

The situation is so bad that I have varifocals, and four pairs of single
focus for reading, VDU, TV, and infinity. I even have a web page about VDU
Glasses http://tinyurl.com/c3lh,

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Try a drop of washing up liquid wiped onto the lenses - works fairly well
on
my motorcycle helmet visor anyway.

Don't you just end up with a face full of bubbles?

yes, but at least your specs are clean!

(no, it works fairly well)

Sorry tony but I had the same problem on this one!! But I held my
tongue.lololol
col xx
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JRS wrote

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some motorcycle visor demisting solutions might work pretty well. They
certainly improve things inside my helmet.

I must resist commenting...I must resist commenting...I must think pure
thoughts this year instead of my usual surreal [censored]...I must resist
commenting...aaargh, the pain, the pain...I must resist...

T.

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I recommend that anyone whose glasses cause problems when out walking
get a supply of daily disposable contact lenses. Tesco (the ones that
have opticians) do them for £22 for 30 pairs. That could last you ages
if you only use them for wet weather walking. No hassle. No cleaning.
No likelihood of infections. No discomfort (usually).

Absolutely - as a runner, cyclist and dabbler in tris (and long-time
high-power spec wearer)as well as a walker, contact lenses proved to be
the best thing since the proverbial sliced bread when I switched to them
some years ago.

At first, the daily disposables were not available in my prescription,
but now they are - pricey perhaps but really worth the money.

I doubt if I would do the routes I do now, in the weather one encounters
if I still had specs.

It could appear as somewhat flippant advice to the original question,
but to be honest, if you are a spec-wearing walker, contact lenses will
solve a lot of problems, and could even be a safety measure. Regardless
of the steaming up issue, imagine losing or breaking specs on a hairy
hill! With me, this would be disastrous....

Remember to carry spare lenses in the rucsac though - it's now part of
my safety kit checklist, along with survival bag, fak, etc etc - I even
include an old pair of specs.

My safety adage : Belt - Braces - and a clean pair of pants :-)

Cheers,

Steve