Your ability to see your opponents are very important in the game of paintball. If you cant see where they are you have hardly any chance of hitting them.

Your paintball mask just might be the most important piece of equipment in paintball. Paintball requires vision in order to aim, so you need a mask that wont hinder it.

Single pane lenses are a pain in terms of fogging. Most cheap masks will come with single pane lenses. They may say they have “fog protection,” but all it really means is it has some kind of fog prevention spray on it that won’t last. After a game or two of paintball you will probably be in the same boat as everyone else with single pane lenses, and have it fog up on you.

When you are playing paintball, chances are you will get your blood pumping and your body will generate more heat. Unless you have a nice thermal lens, your mask will fog up.

No one will argue about how hard it is to mark an opponent when you cant see where they are. With a fogged lens, you might as well play with your eyes closed.

A thermal lens is the answer to foggy lens woes. Thermal lenses prevent fogging and will save you when you are heating up. Thermal lenses lock air in between two lenses. The air in between the two lenses is what keeps it from fogging up.

A thermal lens may be more expensive than a single pane lens, but it is worth every penny to have one. Whatever kind of mask you have, you should be able to find a thermal lens that fits it.

For anyone that wants to play every game of paintball to their best ability, I recommend that they get a thermal lens. It is a great investment!

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