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Breathable facemask that won't get wet/cold?

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#1 ·
I snowed in some mild snowfall and light rain this past weekend and within 2-3 hours both of my bandanas were soaking wet from the snow and moisture from my breath. I'd like to invest in the best possible facemask that will be very breathable, water resistant, and will not get moist from my breathing. Thank you :)
 
#5 ·
Agreed, those do look sick. I want one just for the looks lol.

Read my review of the UA Hood here:

http://www.snowboardingforum.com/outerwear-accessories/11124-epic-bandanna-face-maskthread-35.html

Aside from my large head issues, the UA Hood kept me completely dry. Free from sweat and snow. Plus it was drizzling rain the day I went out and still no wetness. I'm so tempted to poke nose holes in it though :/

Just scared it will ruin the hood. If I bunch up the material near my nose, I can breathe better so I am 99% positive smaller headed people will not have a breathing problem.
 
#6 ·
Its very breathable and you wont get moisture buildup from your breath. But its very thin and doesn't provide much warmth. But that doesn't seem to matter since your using a bandana anyways. I haven't had any troubles with it freezing yet but i haven't taken it through powder either. Definitely better than a bandana.
 
#8 ·
Not really. There are plenty of fleece lined bandanas that work great. I might pick up that Ride Qi to wear over my UA hood. That will probably solve my breathing problem. I can just pull the hood off my nose and use the Qi so I can at least get a little protection for my nose.
 
#14 ·
Just ordered one of those Qi in blue. If it gets to St Louis by Friday I'll have a review of it that night. It's only going to be near freezing so the cold weather test will have to wait.
 
#22 · (Edited)
I got mine a couple days ago. Haven't had a chance to use it but it seems good. It is very light weight. Basicly two layers of mesh. Should be good on days when you don't need somehing but want something. The velcro is long enough to fit any head size. It has two little pieces of elastic that you can loop over your ears to hold it up. My only complaint would be that the velcro is too tall. It is 2" but would prefer 1" or 1.5". You can feel it push back when you look up and it interfers with my helmet a little. I'll put up some pictures tonight.
 
#24 · (Edited)
Got my Ride Qi... It's not bad, not great.

Any facemask should be washed before wearing.

I have to agree that the Velcro is too big in the back and is quite irritating.
 
#25 ·
Hmm. Had no problem with mine and I forgot to wash it before using it for 3 1/2 hours. Still a good idea though.

I'll call it good but not great. When I used it it was 25 dgrees falling to 20 and they were blowing snow the whole time. It was good at shedding moisture but it would be a little frozen at the end of a run if I went near the guns. If you have it under your google foam and your googles are tight it is thin enough that it doesn't provide a path for your breath to fog your lense. The size of it is good and the large velcro didn't bother me.
 
#27 ·
i usually use facemasks but they get wet just from me breathing. A friend got me the RideQi for xmas and i have 2 days on it. Doesn't block the wind when i'm going relaly fast as well as a standard facemask, but for me it gives me 0 gaps between jacket and goggles when my facemask does, so it evens out the wind blockage factor. It gets less wet and doesn't make as much contact with my face as a facemask or balaclava or ninja thing over your head so that's a plus. froze up a tiny little bit after a run but that was minimal and it got uncrispy after a little bit. i'd like to order some more because i don't like using facemasks or anything back to back days if i don't have a chance to wash them. also +1 for hotness.
 
#34 ·
millerman, of coarse we want to know more about it. That's the whole reason there is a thread about these things. Whats the point of saying you have something to offer then not offering it?
 
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