What is the best DEFOGGER you have used?

[diverjed]

A buddy of mine brought back from Florida a special kind of 'glass cleaner' in a spray bottle.

In my experience, this beats the hell out of anything a dive shop will sell.

But I can't recall the name of it, a few years back. Sucks!

 

[sea nmf]

Only one or two actually said their spit did NOT work! Mine does not work through an entire dive! Having worked for an oral healthcare company, I know that the chemical makeup of individual saliva can vary. This MUST account for why my spit doesn't work.

As for LICKING the mask, that may work. However, it would be a last choice as popping in the shampoo is easier.

Anyway, I use J&J baby shampoo - diluted (1 - 4 parts water). This prevents bubbles in the mask, burning eyes, etc. And it works for the entire dive. This is extremely inexpensive. One bottle of baby shampoo will last me a year or more, depending on my dive frequency.

I rinse my mask out in the sea, not in the rinse bucket. The only rinse bucket I will use on a dive boat is the camera bucket (for my camera). Most folks will keep that clean.

 

[coliseum]

sea nmf once bubbled...

Anyway, I use J&J baby shampoo - diluted (1 - 4 parts water). This prevents bubbles in the mask, burning eyes, etc. And it works for the entire dive.

But the Beaty of J&J Baby Shampoo is (as Advertised): "NO MORE TEARS" so it should not burn your eyes...

The way I do it, is I put Shampoo as soon as I start preparing for the dive and leave it their for some time and then I rinse right before diving... this ways it sort of becomes like a shield, then while underwater, should I need to clear the mask I would then have some residue left.

 

[Krisscuba]

I hang my mask from my BCD in the water and make sure that my face is at water temp. Sometimes I have to flood my mask to keep my face at water temp. The mask fogs just like a car windshield. A difference between the temperture of the inside and outside of the glass.

http://www.geocities.com/krisl_1999/bumper_sticker.html

 

[scubasteve27]

I use spit,tried 5-6 different products but they either did'nt work that great,or left this smarmy residue all over my mask.So it's spittle for me!!!!



Scuba Steve

 

[TRIG]

" Sea Drops" anti-fog & lens cleaner, put it in, smear it
around, WHAT A COUPLE MINUTES, rinse, two dives later still clear.


TRIG

 

[mandlebrot]

Spit works great for me but I like the tongue idea and will remember that just in case I fog during a dive

 

[Scubasonic]

SPIT, not only is it free but I have had eye irratation from the use of other defoggers.

-SS

 

[chazbrown3]

Dawn dish soap works best for me. It doesnt suds up as much as the shampoo and works great. Just make sure you get it all out before your dive or your eyes will be angry with you.

 

[USMC Diver]

spit:froggy: