Why Do My ATV Goggles Fog Up and What Can I Do To Prevent It?

No goggles are completely fog proof, ATV or otherwise. If you see a goggle advertisement that states it is completely fog free at all times, well that's a great sentiment, but just not possible. Various different approaches to ATV goggles have been tried from the insertable type of lenses (not the best idea, as it exposes you lenses to outside forces and they can get scratched up easier). If your goggles are fogging up, it's because you are allowing warm moist air to get inside them. To keep you goggles fog free you need only keep them dry.

Make sure your goggles are sealed tightly against your face. Getting a good seal is the number one way to eliminate fogging of your goggles. Additionally, check out the Smith No-Fog cloth which will retard the fogging of your lenses if you wipe them down in a warm environment.

Don't put your goggles on while you are unloading your ATV or otherwise not riding. Putting on your goggles should be the last thing you do before you get on your ATV, keeping your goggles warm and dry until then will prevent fogging of your lenses.

Holding your breath while you put on your goggles works well too, breath carries moisture and moisture travels upward into your goggles causing fogging.

If you happen to stop on an ATV trail to look at your map or talk to your riding buddies, and your goggles start to fog up, you need to get air moving through them. Take them off and lightly dry them and put them back on and press down to create a seal up against your face. These tips should help make your next ATV riding excursion a little more fog free!