Binoculars Fogging

[HOGHUNTER714]

I have a pair of Nikon Action Series 10x50 Binocs. I love the glass and they seem to work real well for what I use them for. My past two hunting/scouting trips I have noticed a slight fogging problem on the two eye pieces. I havent looked into anti fog yet, cause this just happended within the last week. What do you guys suggest? Is there anything I can do thats a more "permanent" fix? Any help would be great. Thanx guys.....

 

[chvyhs]

Are they fogging on the inside?

At work I'm an Electro-Optical Ordnance repair technician and this falls under what I do. When the lenses start fogging on my equipment we purge them with nitrogen to get all of the moisture out. Try to find out if they can be purged. Look for any access ports in the housing. You need two ports. Let me know what you find out. If the manufacturer won't help you let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Good luck

 

[HOGHUNTER714]

Chvyhs,

They are fogging o the outside of the lenses. I am sick and tired of useing my shirt to clean them in the early morning of a hunt. I need to look into anti fog or some other method. Do u have ang suggestions besides anti fog? Or is there another more permanent method to keep this glass from fogging? Thanx...Bryan

 

[chvyhs]

The only thing you can do for this type of fogging is to use the anti-fog or figure out why they're fogging. Are you keeping them inside of your jacket and pulling them out to use them? They're probably fogging because of the temperature difference in storage and use. Try getting them out so they can cool down to the ambient temperature before using them.

I hope I'm not stating the obvious to you. Good luck.

 

[Speckmisser]

Hoghunter,

My Actions do the same thing occasionally... I think it's got to do with the way the eyepieces are arranged, because my Leupolds never fog.

One other thing that helps is to clean the lenses properly, and keep them clean. The water particles that cause "fogging" cling to microscopic bits of dust and dirt, and dirty lenses fog much worse than clean ones. DO NOT use your shirt (it only smears the dirt, and adds body oil too). Get a decent lens cloth. The Crooked Horn SPUDZ is a pretty handy gadget (as gadgets go). Jesse has them in the store, or you can check your favorite online source.

When I use the Actions, I try to make sure and keep some air circulation around the eyepieces. Between keeping them clean and making sure I don't hold them too close to my eyes, they don't fog as bad as they used to.

 

[rockdaddy]

There's an anti-fog product called "Katt Crap" that works pretty good. Not sure where you buy it but a friend let me try some and it was the cat's meow (pun intended) Do a google on it.

 

[gc4279]

I use a lens cleaning product from a company called Magic Safety Procucts. It's called Pure Sight lens cleaning towelettes. They are little 6 inch towelettes in individualy sealed packages. I get mine at work where we use them for safety glasses but I'm sure they could be found on the internet. I carry a couple in my truck and one ine my pocket when hunting. They are anti-static and anti-fog and work great.

 

[gonehunting]

Make sure you are not breathing on them when you pull them up to look through them. I know it sounds kinda silly, but it happens.


Ryan

 

[tdbob]

You can get Cat Crap at Campmor. You might also want to try an anti-fog cloth made by Smith, it's for ski goggles and glasses. You can get those at Sport Chalet or at a ski shop.

 

[arizona hunter]

Besides the anti-fog cloths the guys mention, you should also be able to find "spray on" lens cleaners with anti-fog properties. I actually got mine at a Safeway grocery store.

For permanent though, I went to the Bushnell Legend, phase coated with "Rainguard" (also got a n Elite 4200 scope w/Rainguard). You can breathe on the lenses on a cold day and still see thrue them, also rain water moves off the glass instead of puddling. For binos I would look at MidSouth Shooters supply of Natchez...for scope Natchez has an unpublished price that IS WORTH calling for!


Whatever you do have a great hunting season!

 

[Ocmulgee Ogre]

I've use a product called Parker's Perfect for years . It's a liquid. You put one drop on the lense and spread it with a cloth. Once dry, you're ready to use them. It will wear off if you use a cloth to clean them regularly. You just have to reapply once you've cleaned the lense.