Outdoor Research Essential Face Mask Kit

I hate that masks are such a necessity these days, but the OR mask is the best that I've ran across. I wear glasses so its tough to get ones that won't fog up my glasses, and the nose wire on these helps a lot. Its also very comfortable with adjustable ear loops, and I took one to Mexico and wore it everyday on planes and buses for four months; even though I had brought other masks they were much more uncomfortable, especially after a while on longer rides unlike the OR mask which was more tolerable. I washed the same mask every night- and by morning it was always dry even with high humidity in the rooms I stayed in- and it held up great despite also being repeatedly crushed in my pocket. Though I like this mask has the additional pocket for filters, I just don't use them (even though maybe I should)- however I've yet to get sick irregardless even after being squeezed into a Mexico City subway car like a sardine, flying on an airplane for eight hours and riding on a very full Amtrak train with this mask on. I'm not saying you should trust your life to these masks so you can travel around the world in the middle of a pandemic that is continuing to get worse, but if I had only one mask I took with me and wore everyday- this would be it.

期待していた通りのデカサです。顔面が大きい人にはお勧めですし、話してもズレてきませんのでハナマスクになりません。大きさのイメージは一般に出回っている不織布の大人用大で話すと突っ張ったりズレてしまう人にはピッタリだと思います。

I've bought a half-dozen face masks since the pandemic started, but none fits nearly as well as this one. The issue as I see it is that there's a lot of variation in human faces, and manufacturers for now can only provide a handful of sizes and designs. Luckily for me, this model fits my massive nose and I can use it with glasses without the usual extreme fogging. It all comes down to the design of the upper edge of the mask: it follows the contour of my face very well, it's pulled tight by the earloops (which have neat beads to resize them), sits neither too low nor too high, and has a metal nosepiece of generous length, that reaches far enough to keep the mask pressed against the skin even under the eyes. Neither Atoms, nor Tom Binh, nor several cheaper models can do any of that for me, although they could work for you if your nose is not quite as colossal.Keep in mind that there will still be a little fogging, presumably getting worse as the weather gets colder. Fogging aside, it's reasonably comfortable for a tight-fitting face mask, and with filters included it's good value for money when compared to other brand-name offerings. Even with the filter on ease of breathing is reasonable, roughly on par with a disposable N95 mask (and with the added advantage of much better fit). The only issue I've found is that inserting filters is rather finicky, but I'll happily deal with that considering how good the mask is otherwise.

I have three of these OR branded masks now, the most recent one just purchased last week at a brick and mortar store. I like these because:- I can adjust the ear straps so that they aren't too tight. I already wear eye glassed and hearing aides so he last thing I need is a tight mask strap tugging on my ears.- The mask is large enough to fit my face without the material pressing against my nose and lips like a paper mask does.- I am an eye glass wearer and this mask has helped the best of any I have tried to keep lens fogging to a minimum. Putting medical tape across the top of a paper mask has worked best but that wasn't a good long term solution.- The quality of build seems good. The straps on the masks show some age and there is some wear on the inside from rubbing on my sometimes, okay, often times, unshaven face but overall the masks have held up well. They have withstood lots of hand washes.

Get this.I am 5' 10" and weight 200 lbs. Most masks are either too damn small (those cool Keen ones) or floppy homemade numbers that look like they'll protect me from too much sunshine but not much else. Or I'm wearing a KN95, which when outside is a bit overkill.The OR one is the perfect mix. It's a real cloth mask, meaning the cloth might actually catch some of my exhalations (if they're infectious) and actually has the chops (thank you cool tech fabric) to catch some of my neighbor's exhalations as well. But the add is not just that it's big enough for me, but that it fits close due to the bendable metal nose bridge inside (like a KN95). And if I'm in a situation where I'm not sure cloth is going to do it, and I don't have a KN95 handy, the filter inserts from OR add a snug, secure layer making me feel more....secure. They are shaped one way, so it's worth lining them up before tucking them in. And they can come loose and waddle around a little until you get the hang of them. It helps to cut the tag out of the fabric mask the second it arrives.The only kicker? The price. $20 for a cloth mask is a bit of gouging. But OR shut down one of its gear factories to make nothing but PPP right now, so maybe this is helping ends meet a little. And all I will say is that the size and noes bridge fit is so damn good, it's worth it.