SVEN
CAN SEE ANTI-FOG SPRAY GEL (SPRAY, WIPE N' GO!)
& ANTI-FOG/ANTI-FROST XTREME COLD SPRAY GEL
Test Series by Theresa Lawrence
Initial
Report -
February 14, 2017
Long
Term Report - June 28, 2017
TESTER INFORMATION
Name: |
Theresa Lawrence
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Email: |
theresa_newell
AT yahoo DOT com
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Age: |
39
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Location: |
Sparwood,
British Columbia, Canada |
Gender: |
Female |
Height: |
5 ft 8 in (1.73
m) |
Weight: |
130 lb (59 kg) |
I
have more than 20 years of backpacking experience. Day hikes and 2-3
day backpacking trips take place on most weekends throughout the year
while longer trips are only occasional. I backpack predominantly in
mountain terrain (Coast Range, Cascades and Canadian Rockies) with the
goal of summiting peaks. Activities I use my gear with include
mountaineering, ski touring, rock climbing, kayaking, biking, trail
running, Search and Rescue and overseas travel. I like my gear to be
reasonably light, convenient and simple to use though I would not claim
to be a lightweight hiker.
Initial
Report - February 14, 2017
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Manufacturer: |
Cross
Research and Development, Inc.
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Manufacturer's
URL: |
www.svencansee.com
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Year
of
Manufacture: |
2016 |
Made in: |
Canada |
MSRP:
Anti-Fog Gel (Spray n' Go!)
Anti-Fog/Anti-Frost Gel Spray |
$10.95 US
$10.95 US
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Listed Size:
Anti-Fog Gel (Spray n' Go!)
Anti-Fog/Anti-Frost Gel Spray |
0.27 oz (8ml)
0.338 oz (10 ml) |
Ingredients:
Anti-Fog
Gel (Spray n' Go!)
Anti-Fog/Anti-Frost Gel Spray |
Biodegradable Surfactants
Polyaccrylate, Ethoxylated Alcohols
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Instructions on Container: Anti-Fog
Gel (Spray n' Go!) Anti-Fog/Anti-Frost
Gel Spray |
Spray, Wipe n' Go! Apply at room temperature.
Clean and dry lens. Spray once then rub solution onto all lens sides. Let set for a
minimum of 10 minutes, then wipe off excess. |
Guarantee: |
100% money
back guarantee |
DESCRIPTION
& FEATURES
I received two products by Sven Can See. The first is the Anti-Fog Gel
Spray, which came with a lens cloth. It is said to be a four season fog
solution intended for use on safety glasses, sunglasses, visors,
goggles, masks and hunting & shooting glasses. The ingredients
are biodegradable, odor free and non-toxic, though it doesn't
say what they actually are. The manufacturer's website says it will do
for most conditions, but the second product I received would better
suit extreme cold climates. This product is called Anti-Fog/ Anti-Frost
Gel Spray. Both products are delivered in a pen-like container and they
are the same size, though the contents have slightly different volumes.
The pen-like container is topped with a spray nozzle that pushes down
to spray the gel, which comes out more like a liquid. There are
warnings on both that say to 'Keep out of reach of children'
and don't use on contact lenses. If for some reason I get the
solution in my eye, I have been directed to flush my eyes with fresh
water. Medical attention is warranted if I swallow the solution or if
eye irritation continues.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS &
TRYING IT OUT
I'm
impressed by the simplicity of the pen-like spray applicator. It gives
the impression that it is easy to travel with and is convenient for
applying. After further exploring of the manufacturer's
website I have a much better understanding of how I should be using the
gel sprays. The website provides both written and video
instruction. I was surprised to see that I'm supposed to apply
only one spray (drop) of gel and use that for all four lens
sides of one pair of glasses or goggles. I was also surprised that the
application was to be done with my fingers and not a lens cloth. I
was afraid of adding finger prints by doing this, but after waiting 10
minutes following smearing with my fingers, I was instructed to use
a lens cloth or something similar to remove any excess solution and do
one final buff, which of course eliminated any possible finger prints.
I noted at this time that room temperature application and waiting for
10 minutes were important instructions to get the best results. Now
that I know all the rules, I feel confident that I can apply this
quickly and efficiently. I'm interested to see if it will hold anti-fog
for a whole day excursion so that I would only need to apply it once
at home before I head out.
SUMMARY
So
far my first impression of these two Sven
Can See products is that the pen-like applicators
are convenient to use and easy to pack. I'm hoping that the
anti-fog
solution need only be applied just once for the day. I'm also
interested in finding out how well they will work when applied in cold
weather, since when I'm overnight in the backcountry I may not have the
opportunity to apply at 'room temperature'. I must say I enjoyed the
video instructions and website information and feel
confident that I'll be using the products as intended. Over the next
few months I will be using them for skiing (downhill, alpine
touring and cross-country), snow-mobiling, hiking and scuba diving. I
will provide an update of my field testing in a few months.
Long Term
Report - June 28, 2017
FIELD CONDITIONS
I
have mainly been using the Anti-Fog spray gel as by the time these
arrived our cold snap had more or less ended. I used the Xtreme version
only once for a temperature that was about -5 C (23 F). Early in the
season we had long periods of -26 C (-15 F) and below that would
have been great to try, but we never did plunge that low again. During
the past four months I had the chance to use the Anti-Fog spray gel on
two 3 day backcountry ski touring trips, a 3 day backcountry
snowshoe trip, a 3 day hiking and scrambling trip with snow shoes and trail
crampons, a 3 day hiking trip and a few day hikes and scrambles. I've also used the Ant-Fog
spray gel on a snorkeling mask in the tropics while on a 10 day vacation
and a number of road cycling and mountain biking excursions. Another
use was for eye protection during a two day ground search task for
Search & Rescue. Temperatures for the Anti-Fog spray gel ranged
from -5 C to 32 C (23 F to 90 F). Weather encountered included
every season including rain, hail, sleet,
wet and heavy snow, gale force winds and beautiful calm sunny days.PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD
First
of all the gel sprays are packaged in highly convenient pen-like
containers, which makes them very easy to travel with. The gel spray was easy to use. One squirt was enough to spread easily
over all front and back lenses of one pair of glasses. After 10 minutes
of leaving it on, it would form a dried film that needed to be buffed
out with a cloth. I was concerned
that the room temperature instructions wouldn't be convenient for
overnights in the winter. However, as I was mainly in backcountry huts
with wood heating, this was never an issue. Not only that, I found
that if I put it on once before the weekend it would last for the
duration of a three day trip. As mentioned above, the temperatures
warmed up after I got these and as such I didn't have much use for the
Xtreme version. However, the one time I did use it in -5 C (23 F) I had
very positive results. For both, I can say that it reduced the amount
of fogging experienced. The only time it would fog is when doing
strenuous exercise and then stopping. My glasses fogged up briefly when
stopped and as soon as I moved the fog immediately cleared up. I even
tried one day just using the gel spray on only one lens. This really
showed me how effective it was. The lens that didn't have the Anti-fog
gel was constantly fogging up, while the treated lens only fogged
briefly and seemed to be self clearing.
On the other hand the Anti-fog gel was not effective for my snorkel mask in the tropics.
The first time I put my head underwater it worked, but as soon as I
took the mask off or adjusted it, letting the sea water on it, the
Anti-fog gel was immediately washed away and rendered ineffective. My
dive instructor was skeptical telling me to just spit in my mask.
Unfortunately he was right. However, for all other applications not
underwater, it was successful. Eye protection, sunglasses and ski
goggles were all effective.
SUMMARY
Overall,
I am very impressed with the Anti-fog gel sprays. They exponentially
reduced the amount of fogging of sunglasses, clear eye protection
glasses for search and rescue and my ski goggles. I would highly recommend
this product for any of these applications. The only application I
would not use it with is for underwater sports such as diving or
snorkeling.
Likes - Small convenient packaging - Reduces fogging with strenuous exercise - Applicable to sunglasses, clear eye protective glasses, ski-goggles
Dislikes - Doesn't work for snorkel and dive masks
I'd like to thank Cross Research and Development,
Inc. and BackpackGearTest.org for allowing me to take
part in this test series.
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