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[porthole]

So, I got caught in some really bad downpours - T-storms on the way home from Gatlinburg.

What I already knew was my HD riding glasses (similar to the Panotix) fog up in anything but a light drizzle.
Taking the foam off helps just a little, but then lets too much rain in behind.

So, for heavy rain I started wearing goggles over my glasses. This worked for awhile until the foam got saturated, and water started leaking in behind the goggles. Then they fog ...

The rain was heavy enough that the inside of my headlight is damp!

Any suggestions, short of a full face helmet?

[Hoist!]

So, I got caught in some really bad downpours - T-storms on the way home from Gatlinburg.

What I already knew was my HD riding glasses (similar to the Panotix) fog up in anything but a light drizzle.
Taking the foam off helps just a little, but then lets too much rain in behind.

So, for heavy rain I started wearing goggles over my glasses. This worked for awhile until the foam got saturated, and water started leaking in behind the goggles. Then they fog ...

The rain was heavy enough that the inside of my headlight is damp!

Any suggestions, short of a full face helmet?

I'd just wear your regular eyeglasses and make sure your windshield's tall enough to get behind in a downpour! I just wear a pair od KD's and use an 18" windshield on the SERK, and it works pretty well for me. Enclosed glasses tend to fog up!

Hoist!

[Fired00d]

Duane,
I'm in the same situation as you (wearing glasses), and what I use is a flip up shield/visor when it rains. This is the only thing that I've found that keeps my glasses from fogging up and rain/water from accumulating on the outside and inside of my eyeglasses. I wear the "shorty" style helmet that you see in my avatar that has the three snap visor, and they make a three snap flip up shield/visor that will work with that style helmet.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[porthole]

I'd just wear your regular eyeglasses and make sure your windshield's tall enough to get behind in a downpour! I just wear a pair od KD's and use an 18" windshield on the SERK, and it works pretty well for me. Enclosed glasses tend to fog up!

Hoist!

Howie, the only windshield that would have worked yesterday would have had to been a bubble!

High winds, torrential downpour and outrageous lightning that I would have enjoyed watching if I was not on the bike.
Most of the time I was on a highway, and when the trucks went by ...............

I know a full face or a 3/4 with a shield would have helped, but that is not what I packed for the trip.

[porthole]

"shorty" style helmet

Gary, although my shorty is a DOT helmet, it has no snaps. I would just like to find a pair of goggles that actually work.

[Fired00d]

Gary, although my shorty is a DOT helmet, it has no snaps. I would just like to find a pair of goggles that actually work.

Good luck. I haven't been able to find any that would help in the type of rain you experienced. Actually had a friend that was using goggles on our recent trip and had the same problem w/fogging and he's looking into getting the setup as I described because of the fogging issue.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Twolanerider]

Duane, I've never found a pair of glasses or goggles that, by themselves, were good in toad strangling rain.  Have tried lots of different things over the years.  Some are pretty good in even moderate showers.  But if it rains heavy the environment always beat the ability of the glasses to keep out rain/fog/whatever-the-problem-might-be.

I always like a little visor even on my half helmets.  So they had snaps.  Those flip up shields that Gary mentioned were often obnoxious to carry.  And they't not stay super clear for terribly long.  But they were cheap.  So I'd make sure I had one of them along on longer trips.  They worked.  Not a panacea.  But at least it was enough. 

This is another area where I quickly came to like having the full lid as an option though.  It might run down your neck a little in a big rain.  But you can still see and it's not stinging the crap out of your face any longer. 

[Screamin]

I'm hoping someone here has the answer as I too have never found the perfect solution. I use the little 3 snap visor and carry a micro fiber rag in my windshield pouch and just wipe the glasses and my face every so often. There's gotta be a better way.

[miker]

I carry ski goggles on board.  They are adequate but for the kind of rain you descibed maybe a dive mask is needed.

Miker

[WFP]

I carry ski goggles on board.  They are adequate but for the kind of rain you descibed maybe a dive mask is needed.

Miker

[miker]

Similar, scipts available, not responsible for others laughing at you.

Miker

[miker]

Same

[WFP]

need a pick Wearing the Mask and snokel while riding !

[greglyon]

Has anyone tried using the same stuff employed by divers to keep their masks from fogging underwater?  The stuff works better than spit. 

Also,  if the water were to  bead off the windscreen that would improve visibility.  Anyone have a product they swear by?

[porthole]

good toad strangling rain. 
It might run down your neck a little in a big rain.  But you can still see and it's not stinging the crap out of your face any longer. 

Ah yup, that about sums it up 

It might run down your neck a little in a big rain.  But you can still see and it's not stinging the crap out of your face any longer. 

I tend to put the hood on, so that would stop the neck part and the stinging gets old after awhile. And at the higher elevations the rain is more acidic, so it doesn't taste that great either