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[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
The major disappointment of this mask is that it doesn't cover the neck, so you should really get the neofleece combo scarf instead, which does. However, the problem can be fixed if you have a balaclava, by putting it around your mask. You may as well wear a neck-gaitor that covers your neck up to your chin, plus a beanie, and then put on the mask. Unfortunately, using the second method is pretty uncomfortable, so buy the combo scarf if you don't have a balaclava.
This winter, I went snowboarding at Jay Peak and it really did a great job protecting my face from frostbite (the snowy winds were very, very strong and freezing). It always felt very dry, it let me breath and it always felt so comfortable! In the middle of the day, I decided to put my mask down just to see if I could bear the cold without it, but no: after one minute, my face automatically felt painful, and once it was on again, there was no problem anymore.
from Seattle on 5/6/2008
Its an great item for warmth and protection.
from Himalayas on 1/8/2008
This is a great piece of equipment for above tree line adventures, I don't know what else you would use neoprene for as it is a very dense material that does not breath all too well.
from Stratford, CT on 4/11/2007
I use this for my morning walks. It does exactly what I'd hoped it would do -- keeps the cold wind off my nose and cheeks. Plus, I don't have to blow my nose all the time -- that's a big plus. It fits for the most part but the medium might have been a better choice because it's a unisex item. I just wear it over my hat and it fits fine.
from the midwest USA on 3/8/2007
Neoprene seems thick enough to be durable. Inside has a thin felt-like lining so that it's more comfortable than the bare neoprene fabric.
This is wonderful when traveling to cold, windy places (e.g. New England), and also for walking/hiking under same conditions. I do not think it would be good for aerobic because you would breathing right into it, and it would just come back onto your face. It is a wonderful when a balaclava aren't quite necessary, but you don't want exposed skin either. It will fog up your glasses, but so will anything else of this type. It also packs down to almost nothing, and is fairly lightweight.
from Minneapolis, MN on 2/6/2007
Fits well, but only just enough. Need to manufacure a larger size than XL. Not sure how to fix my breath from fogging up my glasses. Now I choose from a scarf and seeing to secure coverage, no frostbite and blindness.
from McCoy, Colorado on 1/2/2007
Fits well, lightweight, provides good warmth but begins to fog up eye glasses after 10 minute use.