Paging All Commuters

[BeksNY]

Paging all commuters who are still going, in spite of the smoky conditions. Are you riding with a mask under your helmet? If so, what's working for you?

I commute a little over 90 miles a day and was doing the bandana under full-face helmet and that's been mostly OK. (Yeah, yeah, I know bandanas don't filter out the particulates in the air.) This morning, though, was horrendous and I'm thinking I need a new set up so I don't end up coughing my way through my morning meetings while we still have smoke in the forecast.

 

[dangerzone02]

I'm wearing a mask today. Just kinda stuff it under my helmet and make sure its as tight as my face as possible.

 

[tfkrocks]

Yep. Currently using an RZ Mask with their F2 filter. Fits way better than the standard hardware store N95 mask I previously used, although the latter still does the job if you need an immediate solution.

 

[R3DS!X]

Nope.

 

[davidji]

No. Though I stayed home today. Annoying cough, probably from the smoke.

I guess I could try to get a mask under one of my FF helmets. Doesn't seem promising.

 

[KnifeySpoony]

Nope I figure the cagers are still much more dangerous to me than the smoke.

 

[Bay Arean]

I can't do it. I was home sick yesterday, I think from it. Today, rolled the cage with cabin-filter.

 

[Raj]

I’ve been wearing a balaclava due to the cold and it’s been working as far as not smelling any smoke so far. Going to try and wear a mask over it and under my full face cause I don’t think the balaclava will really help in terms of particulates.

 

[belarus94]

Yep. Currently using an RZ Mask with their F2 filter. Fits way better than the standard hardware store N95 mask I previously used, although the latter still does the job if you need an immediate solution.

Is this the one you're using?
https://www.amazon.com/RZ-Pollution-Mask-Laboratory-Black/dp/B0054LH4W2

 

[glooey]

>50 miles roundtrip up and down the peninsula on 101, 5 days a week on the moto. ~60-90 minutes total exposure time per day.

I haven't been using any masks/filters under my FF helmet. Probably not the wisest thing, but that said I don't feel like I'm any worse off than I am when I'm NOT riding in the smoke.

One (disturbing) thing I've noticed is I seem to be getting more dinks and doinks of itty bitty things bouncing off my helmet at highway speed. Assuming that's the larger particulates from the fire...

 

[bgamebiker]

Have you all heard of Respro? They're a UK brand that started with an anti-fog mask for use inside the helmet. They also have anti-pollustion masks that Velcro into one's helmet.

Here's a link:
http://respro.com/pollution-masks

 

[Surj]

Nope I figure the cagers are still much more dangerous to me than the smoke.

:rolleyes

Presumably you make it home without being hit most days, yes? You're still breathing super-shitty air those days, so your logic is rather flawed.

 

[FreeRyde]

Riding 6+ hours a day, mask up buttercups!

 

[Krooklyn]

With my windproof neck gator thingy, I can't fit a mask under my helmet. I am wearing an N95 mask at work because our HVAC filters are complete shit though. :mad

 

[Entoptic]

Nothing will block the smoke unless you get a proper mask. Riding/Driving is the same as sitting in your house. You're house can't filter out the bad air. Might as well just except this smoke unless you want to wear a mask 24/7.

Heck I'm sitting in a brand new multi million dollar facility and we can smell smoke in the building.

 

[tfkrocks]

Is this the one you're using?
https://www.amazon.com/RZ-Pollution-Mask-Laboratory-Black/dp/B0054LH4W2

Yeah that's the brand, although I'm using the M2 model. I think it was cheaper through their website than going through Amazon. Looks like they're running a sale now too.

 

[P.SON]

Put a mask on! Even if you don't smell smoke, the particulates are in the air and you're breathing them in.

I'm using a standard 3M N95 mask under my FF.

 

[FreeRyde]

Got a few of these rigged up at home, don't smell smoke at all inside the house.


youtu.be/kH5APw_SLUU

 

[joeberentsen]

I use the Respro. It fits just barely under my full face but there's a tight seal. Even in smoke-free seasons, I don't like to breathe exhaust fumes splitting lanes 2 hrs a day.

 

[FreeRyde]

I use the Respro. It fits just barely under my full face but there's a tight seal. Even in smoke-free seasons, I don't like to breathe exhaust fumes splitting lanes 2 hrs a day.

Uhhh, that mask does not filter harmful exhaust fumes, just particulates.