The Value of Masks

[juskom95]

With L.A. recommending/demanding that everyone wears masks when out in public, it made me dig out my old N95 masks I have sitting around. I'm not sure how many of you have used those masks, but they're flimsy cotton material, and they're good for maybe a day or two of use, until they're a mess or beyond usability.

Thought I would query for thoughts?

[MountainGirl]

IF I go to town over this next couple months - I'm doing this:

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[TJC44]

I was watching Chris Weatherman (Angery American) doing a Faceplant Live last week. He kept harping on the fact that any mask short of a Bio rated N95 was basically useless against the COVID-19. It needed to be something like 0.001 micron, which would make it difficult to breathe through, and it would be useless from breath moisture in about a day. But he kept saying if you used anything else, you were just fooling yourself. (paraphrasing his words)

[StratBastard]

I had these in my preps, Honeywell N99. They have a great rubber seal for the face which fits nice and snug, and replaceable filters.

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[BucketBack]

Plain old N95's here with no breathe thru. My glasses phog the eff up as usual.

[juskom95]

Everything I'm seeing, their use seems to be preventing someone from touching their face and not spreading it if they are asymptomatic.

With the shortage, it might be moot?

[BucketBack]

Well, I've been touching my nose about once a minute. Removing the mask each time makes zero sense, so I'll just do the


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOh8wJx1PMc