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