| Paintball is a game that relies heavily on being able to | | | | Paintball is an intense sport. While playing, you'll most |
| spot opponents. If you can't see your opponents, you | | | | likely work up a sweat, and when you do, the heat you |
| will have little chance of being able to hit them with a | | | | generate will often cause your lens to fog up. It is |
| paintball. If your opponent can see you, but you can't | | | | amazingly hard to play paintball effectively with a |
| see them, you won't have much of a chance. | | | | fogged up paintball lens. You become about as |
| A paintball mask is essential in the game of paintball. | | | | effective as if you were playing with your eyes closed. |
| You can't play without it. It's there to protect your face | | | | A thermal lens is the answer to foggy lens woes. |
| and eyes from being potentially damaged. A paintball | | | | Thermal lenses prevent fogging and will save you |
| mask is a very important piece of equipment. With | | | | when you are heating up. Thermal lenses lock air in |
| much of the game of paintball relying on your vision, | | | | between two lenses. The air in between the two |
| you want a mask that doesn't hinder your vision, and | | | | lenses is what keeps it from fogging up. |
| one that won't fog up when you are playing paintball. | | | | Whatever type of mask you have, you should be able |
| Single pane lenses are a pain in terms of fogging. Most | | | | to find a thermal lens for it. Thermal lenses are more |
| cheap masks will come with single pane lenses. They | | | | expensive than single pane lenses, but they are well |
| may say they have "fog protection," but all it really | | | | worth it. If you want to be able to play paintball to your |
| means is it has some kind of fog prevention spray on | | | | best ability, a thermal lens is an investment because it |
| it that won't last. After a game or two of paintball you | | | | will help keep you in the game and fog free. |
| will probably be in the same boat as everyone else | | | | The author runs the site Paintball-Masks.net, a site full |
| with single pane lenses, and have it fog up on you. | | | | of great deals on Paintball Masks. |