Gas Masks Survival Nuclear and Chemical, Full Face Gas Mask with Activated Carbon Filter

Doesn't fog up, works great

Setting up a woodworking shop for a 69 year old, retired woodworker for his hobby projects is constrained by the cost of the required tools and protective gear.Trying an inexpensive, cloth Hf dust mask worked somewhat but didn't stop the smallest micro dust.Moving up to the least expensive 3M (nose & mouth, ONLY) respirator fixed that but leaked into the separate goggles, causing them to fog, almost instantly so, that was a waste of money. Please, understand, this was a big improvement and solved the breathing problems over the Hf dust mask but only if I had no eye protection which is why I moved onto the full face mask.Looking at the the 3M full face filter at $110 was just too much for my meager budget.There were numerous clones of this mask so, I selected the one that was available as Prime, next day and had the highest customer rating and ended up costing only $34.34. This model, from China, also included 2 pairs of the round red dust filters and could use other carbon filter cartridges from 3M (although it wasn't stated that way, specifically?).Those red filters do work great for woodworking dust, for me!The first thing I did, when it arrived was to remove the charcoal (chemical) filters from my 3M mask and fit them onto the new, full face clone mask. Note, if you do this, be sure to mark which side of the mask, each of your old filters came from and attach them the same way onto the new full face mask. Turn them counter clockwise to remove them and then, clockwise to install them! Only a small, partial turn is needed.I use those charcoal filters when I am spray painting with spray lacquer which is what they were intended for. So that was important to my purchase selection.It was 61 degrees farenheight, today so, a great day to test if this would be too hot (as I had read in other reviews). Cutting to the chase: This full face mask was nice and cool and never fogged, even though I was clearing out my barn and moving out lots of heavy gear from it so that I was sweating. This has been a very pleasant surprise.Also, the wide field of vision made the experience as if my face wasn't covered, at all.One of the perks of being 69 years old is that I no longer require glasses because when I had my cataract surgery, I requested that they fix my nearsightedness ... they won't promise it will be perfect but in my case, it was! Plus, I had them set my left eye for near vision and my right eye for distance with a special astigmatism correcting lens implant. My brain switches to whichever eye has the clearest view, automatically and as a result, I have perfect reading vision AND better than Eagle vision for distance. This is a long story but you can now appreciate just how important my eye protection is! This face mask provides the best protection AND at a very affordable price.My only negative is that I wasted time (and money) on the two previous solutions!As far as tips go, I was a state certified fireman and just like any full face respirator, it will only seal completely onto shaved skin ... I used to have a beard and mustache and our Scott Airlocks were notoriously leaky over my beard. I'd heard of other firemen smearing their beard with vaseline but I decided it was time for it to go! problem solved.BTW My cough has already stopped after only one day so, it definitely does the job!

One of the best respirators I've ever used. The googles are very decent also. Great value for the price.

Mask works well, fits tightly around the face. Would've been nicer to have plastic covers guarding the filters, but for the price pt. a good value and I'd purchase it again.

t's very comfortable on the face and I can breath well. i don't smell my epoxy or UV resin fumes at all. I just got Diagnosed with COPD and my lungs aren't great and I had been working with these resins without taking any care for myself. The fumes were horrible on some brands of resin but this makes me feel so much better as I had no smell come through at all. Highly recommend for other resin artist or with any art medium that aren't good to inhale.

Bought this to sand drywall, and it definitely helped. That dust is awful- nothing you want to be breathing or getting in your eyes. I had zero issues (other than my face sweating) with this mask.

I am mad as hell! The delivery was delayed a day. The mask was the only thing delivered. The package did not includes: 1x 6800 full face cover, 2 x filter box covers, 10 x filter cottons, 2 x P-A-1 filter boxes. False advertising!!!

I got it for VOC protection, and for that purpose, I'd give it about an 8/10. The filters are pretty thin, and I find I can still mildly smell the solvents, perhaps a specialized filter would fully remove it. But the value and build quality is solid.