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2014-06-24 / 14:55 UTC GMT +00:00
So lately I've been pretty fed up with my goggle situation. I have bought 6 or 7 different pairs of goggles, two pairs have been decent, one is a set of dual pane empire paintball goggles with Gunny's fan system attached, and the other was a very basic set that I drilled a bunch of 5 mm holes to add airflow. Recently I'm finding that the empire goggles are too bulky for my liking, and the other set somehow crystallized between the two panes and now its all blurry to look through. I decided I would bite the bullet on a pair of high end goggles. After reading a ton of reviews I decided to order the Revision Desert Locust Fan Goggles and a thermal lens. I'm told the fan and the thermal lens are redundant, but in our climate, and especially at MRP I figured I better get both. I ordered from https://www.revisionmilitary.com/ and used a discount code I found online "FANS" for 30% off.
Build quality (9/10)
So the first thing I noticed when I pulled these out of the box was how well built they are. The material used everywhere on these things feels high end and tough enough to take a beating.The only thing I don't really like about the build is the attached pouch/bag/lens protector, after attaching lower face protection it became completely useless other than to keep the back of my head a little warmer, which I see as a down-side, so I cut it off my set.
Comfort (8/10)
These goggles are fairly comfortable, I have not gamed with them yet but in just wearing them around they feel pretty good, the strap has a rubber backing on it so it stays in place fairly well without you having to tighten them too much. I tend to find foam padding against your face more comfortable than the rubber they use on these, but all in all they feel pretty good.
Fogging (3/10)
I will update this after Saturday's game, but I have tried to get the thermal lens to fog by breathing heavily directly onto the lens or running a hot shower with them nearby, neither of which could get the lens to fog at all, and that was with the fan off. I imagine even if you did get these to fog a bit turning the fan on should clear it up. Many reviews I read talked about how quiet the fan is, some even said they couldn't hear it without putting their ear right against it, this is not the case with my pair, maybe I got a rare noisy fan or maybe those people were just talking it up a bit too much. The fan isn't terribly noisy, but it's definitely not whisper quiet as many reviews seem to indicate. It has 3 speed settings and the controls for it are easy to use, even with a glove on.
Conclusion (5/10)
I will update this after gaming the set, but from what I can tell I'm not sure I needed the fan goggles. Just the regular Desert Locust goggles and a thermal lens seems like it would do the trick nicely, but we will see how that goes after I game them. The thermal lens seems like a must for these, if i breath heavily on the regular lens they come with it fogs up immediately. I've also heard people remove the foam that surrounds the goggles and covers some holes, but with a fan setup I think it's best to keep the foam.
Update: Used these goggles on the weekend and I am no longer happy with my purchase. For the first 30 minutes I had no fog at all and everything was very clear, but after 30 minutes of moderate movement the goggles began to fog, I turned on the fan but it didn't seem to slow down the fogging at all. As others have stated in this post these are just not good enough for our humid environment, especially on a day with light (or worse) rainfall. I will probably sell this pair to someone who doesn't live in BC and get going on rigging up another set with fans and air holes.
Build quality (9/10)
So the first thing I noticed when I pulled these out of the box was how well built they are. The material used everywhere on these things feels high end and tough enough to take a beating.The only thing I don't really like about the build is the attached pouch/bag/lens protector, after attaching lower face protection it became completely useless other than to keep the back of my head a little warmer, which I see as a down-side, so I cut it off my set.
Comfort (8/10)
These goggles are fairly comfortable, I have not gamed with them yet but in just wearing them around they feel pretty good, the strap has a rubber backing on it so it stays in place fairly well without you having to tighten them too much. I tend to find foam padding against your face more comfortable than the rubber they use on these, but all in all they feel pretty good.
Fogging (3/10)
I will update this after Saturday's game, but I have tried to get the thermal lens to fog by breathing heavily directly onto the lens or running a hot shower with them nearby, neither of which could get the lens to fog at all, and that was with the fan off. I imagine even if you did get these to fog a bit turning the fan on should clear it up. Many reviews I read talked about how quiet the fan is, some even said they couldn't hear it without putting their ear right against it, this is not the case with my pair, maybe I got a rare noisy fan or maybe those people were just talking it up a bit too much. The fan isn't terribly noisy, but it's definitely not whisper quiet as many reviews seem to indicate. It has 3 speed settings and the controls for it are easy to use, even with a glove on.
Conclusion (5/10)
I will update this after gaming the set, but from what I can tell I'm not sure I needed the fan goggles. Just the regular Desert Locust goggles and a thermal lens seems like it would do the trick nicely, but we will see how that goes after I game them. The thermal lens seems like a must for these, if i breath heavily on the regular lens they come with it fogs up immediately. I've also heard people remove the foam that surrounds the goggles and covers some holes, but with a fan setup I think it's best to keep the foam.
Update: Used these goggles on the weekend and I am no longer happy with my purchase. For the first 30 minutes I had no fog at all and everything was very clear, but after 30 minutes of moderate movement the goggles began to fog, I turned on the fan but it didn't seem to slow down the fogging at all. As others have stated in this post these are just not good enough for our humid environment, especially on a day with light (or worse) rainfall. I will probably sell this pair to someone who doesn't live in BC and get going on rigging up another set with fans and air holes.
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