Has anyone found a comfortable face mask?

[Buck]

I have a homemade mask, a cowboy bandana, and a camo gaiter. Don't like any of them.

[d4]

The pleated blue surgical type disposable masks are pretty good IMO. When you're heading home, just chuck it in the nearest trash can before getting back in the car. It's 50cents. Nothing to wash.

Because of the "stay at home" order you don't even need that many. In the past month, my wife and I have used maybe 15 total.

I just got back from a shop. Was in the store for 30 mins chatting with the owner. Had the blue surgical mask on the whole time while talking. It was fine for me.

[ka jowct]

I bought one of these:



It is soft, washable cloth, with an inner pocket that allows you to insert a filter. Very comfortable. I have a similar cloth one that my sister-in-law made and sent to me. It doesn't have the area for a filter.

I also have a bunch of the disposable ones, which work fine except when I am using my camera: then my right lens keeps fogging up. But most of the time, they are OK.

[rgG]

ka jowct wrote:
I bought one of these:



It is soft, washable cloth, with an inner pocket that allows you to insert a filter. Very comfortable. I have a similar cloth one that my sister-in-law made and sent to me. It doesn't have the area for a filter.

I also have a bunch of the disposable ones, which work fine except when I am using my camera: then my right lens keeps fogging up. But most of the time, they are OK.

That poppy the opossum sure is cute.

[rexs]

I have an N95 with valve that breaks my skin out and makes me want to rip it off my face. wrote:

I found that I am allergic to some chemical used in particular brands of masks. I would start to feel like my face was burning. The nurses would bring me a different brand mask and dI would be fine.
I'm also allergic to Downey and laundry detergent with perfumes and dyes. I've wondered if there is a common substance used in each of them.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

It can get fogged up, but this looks interesting. Glass pot lid, pull hoodie drawstring around it.

[jdc]

Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
It can get fogged up, but this looks interesting. Glass pot lid, pull hoodie drawstring around it.

miley-laughing001:

[S. Pupp]

DeusxMac wrote:
FWIW, those masks with the exhale valves allow an already infected, asymptotic wearer to infect people around them (no filtering on the exhale).

Excellent point. Deserves repeating in a large, bold font.

Edit:
Bold works; can't get a large font, though.

[rgG]

S. Pupp wrote:
[quote=DeusxMac]
FWIW, those masks with the exhale valves allow an already infected, asymptotic wearer to infect people around them (no filtering on the exhale).

Excellent point. Deserves repeating in a large, bold font.

Edit:
Bold works; can't get a large font, though.
I did know that about the valve.

[NewtonMP2100]

.....Waiting.....to.....Exhale......???