It's that time of year

[Die Judicii]

Alright,,,, it is definitely that time of year where commonly between 2am through till dawn,,,,,,, it is a constant battle to keep the ocular lens dry
and clear to view through.

What product recommendations would you blokes come up with to help solve this ????

[straightshooter]

Your question aligns with the modern mentality that there is a pill for every ailment.
What is happening is that at some time in the early morning you are going through the 'dew point' unless of course you are in a mist or rain.
The answer is for the scope lenses to be sufficiently warm that water in the air is disinclined to precipitate on the lens.
For example compare breathing onto a cold mirror with breathing onto a warmer mirror.
There are hydrophobic coatings available from welding suppliers or that massive hardware chain that has specials that put lesser operators out of business but gouges on everything else.
The drawback of these coatings is the resulting somewhat distorted image through the scope and that repeated use will eventually cause the fluid to seep by the lens seals causing internal problems in the scope.
Which brings to mind an admonition for any so called "waterproof" optical equipment. Never make any adjustment whatsoever if the instrument is wet.

[marksman]

if its just dew l will put a neoprene cover on till ready, if its rain l go home

[pomemax]

Experiment time :
Next time you are going out take an old scope with you but on half of the lens paint it with the juice from a potato ( cut spud use a soft brush) or better still if you have 2 old scopes paint one and compare to the unpainted
Dont paint right in to the corners of the lens
changes the surface tension of the lens so water runs off used to do it in cars front window before demisters . never tried
on a scope tho

[Die Judicii]

Your question aligns with the modern mentality that there is a pill for every ailment.
What is happening is that at some time in the early morning you are going through the 'dew point' unless of course you are in a mist or rain.
The answer is for the scope lenses to be sufficiently warm that water in the air is disinclined to precipitate on the lens.

Yeah SS,
I'm fully aware of what is happening, and how, and why.
I was however just wondering if,,,,,,, there happens to be a new beaut product that works, works well, and not detrimental to the lens, that I hadn't heard of.

Praps what I need is a 12v waterproof electric blanket.

[Stix]

Experiment time :
Next time you are going out take an old scope with you but on half of the lens paint it with the juice from a potato ( cut spud use a soft brush) or better still if you have 2 old scopes paint one and compare to the unpainted
Dont paint right in to the corners of the lens
changes the surface tension of the lens so water runs off used to do it in cars front window before demisters . never tried
on a scope tho

Nothing like a good layer of starch to clear things up for better vision...

Sorry pome..

[Blr243]

First time I went thar hunting in new. Zealand we carried toilet paper and were haveing to dry our
Lenses. every 5 mins it drove me nuts everything in nz is wetter than water ..... tissue paper is probably abrasive and bad for good glass but I was just useing a Nikko sterling gold crown so no matter really .....if u do settle on a cloth that u are confident will cause no damage consider the following idea ......chemical hand warmers or feet warmers , the type we use to sight in our thermal scopes. One of them wrapped in cloth might be ok , perhaps a heated cloth might work better than just a cloth .....last year I hunted for a week every month thru winter but not once had moisture problems

[Die Judicii]

First time I went thar hunting in new. Zealand we carried toilet paper and were haveing to dry our
Lenses. every 5 mins it drove me nuts everything in nz is wetter than water ..... tissue paper is probably abrasive and bad for good glass but I was just useing a Nikko sterling gold crown so no matter really .....if u do settle on a cloth that u are confident will cause no damage consider the following idea ......chemical hand warmers or feet warmers , the type we use to sight in our thermal scopes. One of them wrapped in cloth might be ok , perhaps a heated cloth might work better than just a cloth .....last year I hunted for a week every month thru winter but not once had moisture problems

Thanks BLR,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, At this time of Covid living you suggest using toilet paper,,,,,,