Does your scope ever fog up?

[Beer_drinker]

I finally got to handle a conquest and a 4200 today and the difference was clear, the only reason I would consider the bushnell 4200 is because of its rainguard. I tested it out by exhaling on the lense and it works quite well but my question is...

how often does your scope fog up in the field? and in what weather conditions?

 

[starpuss]

my old scope did a lot! , but i put some "white foam shaving cream" on it, let it sit for 10 min , then wiped it off , and it helped a lot.


my new Nikon monarch is real nice , it did not fog up at all.

 

[Beer_drinker]

will a thin layer of cream on the lense affect accuracy?

 

[Beer_drinker]

55 views and only one answer? gimmi something... a yes or a no will do

 

[rishu_pepper]

my old scope did a lot! , but i put some "white foam shaving cream" on it, let it sit for 10 min , then wiped it off , and it helped a lot.


my new Nikon monarch is real nice , it did not fog up at all.

Did you use the shaving cream on the Nikon? My Monarch fogged up last season during a hunt, almost cost me a buck!

 

[archie_james_c]

All three of my current scopes (VXII, Elite 3200, Banner) fog up if I breath on them. I haven't tried the VXII out in the field yet, but the two bushnells suprisingly haven't fogged up in the field yet. Snow seems to stick to the friggin Banner though, which is just as bad I suppose...I gotta stop being a cheap f*ck and get some BC flip-ups.

 

[srt4u2nv]

scopes fog alot I notice a big difference between my 3200's/4200's and my Bushnell muzzle loader scope. When I was hunting the white tail muzzle loader season this past year my damn scope fogged so bad I could hardly see the cross hairs and it was only -8. I have been out with my 5-15x50mm 3200 in -25 weather and not once has it fogged on me.

I would not put anything on my scopes except maybe rain-x don't know if it will work but its ment for glass not shaving.

 

[XXXXX]

My Bushnell Legend does not fog up.

 

[heavyBullet]

scopes fog alot I notice a big difference between my 3200's/4200's and my Bushnell muzzle loader scope. When I was hunting the white tail muzzle loader season this past year my damn scope fogged so bad I could hardly see the cross hairs and it was only -8. I have been out with my 5-15x50mm 3200 in -25 weather and not once has it fogged on me.

I would not put anything on my scopes except maybe rain-x don't know if it will work but its ment for glass not shaving.

Both the 3200 and the 4200 have "Rainguard" so I am not sure why your 3200 is fogging up.

 

[Pyd]

I couldn't make my 6500 fog up if I tried, and I have tried.
I used Rain-X on an inexpensive scope that I was having fogging issues with, unfortunately it didn't do a thing to help.
My buddy coaches hockey, he says they use a thin layer of dish soap to prevent fogging on masks, it may or may not help, just my contribution to anyone who doesn't own a scope with Rain Guard.

 

[srt4u2nv]

Both the 3200 and the 4200 have "Rainguard" so I am not sure why your 3200 is fogging up.

ummm I never said my 3200's fog up I said I notice a big difference between my "3200's/4200's" and my "Bushnell muzzle loader scope". When I was hunting the white tail muzzle loader season this past year my damn scope fogged so bad I could hardly see the cross hairs and it was only -8. I have been out with my 5-15x50mm 3200 in -25 weather and not once has it fogged on me.

clear?

 

[JohnC]

I haven't had one fog up ( internally) since the 80's but I've had a few get rain and dew coated to the extent that it was like shooting from a fishbowl. Last year was a low cost Burris. how did the Rain-X wprk for thiose that tried it ? Anybody try other anti fog wipes?

 

[Beer_drinker]

I haven't had one fog up ( internally) since the 80's but I've had a few get rain and dew coated to the extent that it was like shooting from a fishbowl. Last year was a low cost Burris. how did the Rain-X wprk for thiose that tried it ? Anybody try other anti fog wipes?

Pyd said rain-x never worked but soap should, someones gota come up with a rainguard in a bottle product

So is cold air all it takes to fog up a lense or do you actually have to breath on it?

 

[JohnC]

I've seen some anti-fog lens wipes such as birchwood casey vizviz but no idea how well they work.

i don't think cold air alone would do it. fogging happens when moist air hits something colder than the air -it condenses on the cold object.Since breath is normally warmer and moister at cold temperatures breathing on a cold scope lens will cause fcondensation. But by itself cold air woudn't cause fogging since the air and the scope are at the same temperature.

 

[saskgunowner101]

I'm far from an expert on all things scope related, but none of my scopes fog up unless breathed on.

 

[srt4u2nv]

right but when its cold and the buck of a life time jumps out and your heat starts beating and you start breathing heavy it is very easy to fog your scope while shouldering your rifle.

 

[jackenape]

I use Cat Crap. It works well, but you have to reapply it often (two or three times a season)

 

[bill c68]

On very humid rainy days my elite scopes will fog up and in the cold, so far fine but be careful not to hug the scope and cause a temp difference and this will occasionally fog them for a minute or so.

 

[Why not?]

All three of my current scopes (VXII, Elite 3200, Banner) fog up if I breath on them.....

There must be something wrong with your 3200. I have five of them and cannot make them fog. Even breathing on them at -20C, the image dims a bit, but still very shootable.

Have shown this to a few guys at the club during winter shoots. It just works!

Ted

 

[archie_james_c]

There must be something wrong with your 3200. I have five of them and cannot make them fog. Even breathing on them at -20C, the image dims a bit, but still very shootable.

Have shown this to a few guys at the club during winter shoots. It just works!

Ted

Hm, thats weird . The Elite and Banner were bought new and dont seem to fog up any other way than by breathing on them. I haven't tried the VXII out in the field yet but if I breathe on it in the house it fogs .

Maybe I got fawked LOL.