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JT nFORCER Thermal Mask

Review Author:
Chris “EvaAngelofDeath” Lee (2nd August, 2004)

Info from the JT USA site
The Spectra™ nFORCER™ goggle system features the sleek, low-profile styling of the Elite™ nVADER™ combined with the superior range of vision of a Spectra™ goggle. The interchangeable vent covers interact with the mask to achieve maximum air flow and impact protection. The nFORCER™ accommodates the full range of Spectra™ accessories including the new Vortex™ fan, replacement straps and lenses.

I bought my mask at Power Edge for around $65. Yeah, I know that’s a lot, but that was the retail price of it. I didn’t exactly want to look around for any place local that had it for cheaper and I was already there. I know I could have gotten it off the net for around $44; I could have gotten a better mask like the JT Flex 7 for $60. But the price of shipping would have brought up the price, and I really didn’t want to wait a week or so for it to come in. Damn shipping prices for Hawaii are just unfair and often inflexible; some one needs to do some thing about that. It may not be so good for local business but its not like they have every thing we want cuss they basically only buy when they know they are going to sell it, another reason why some stuff takes months to get to Hawaii.

The mask came in a plastic bag with a JT cardboard label attached to it. I didn’t know there was a zip-lock thing at the top of the bag, so I just tore open the bag. At the time, I was playing at Power Edge, so I didn’t have much time to think if there was another way to open it. Inside the bag were: a JT nFORCER Thermal mask, a black nylon type of bag to put the mask in, and an instruction manual.

The mask has a nice, soft foam on the inside that doesn’t scratch your face; the only problem with it is that it seems to hold a lot of sweat and takes a while to dry. Don’t expect it to dry during your break. It also has a chinstrap that the manual says not to remove and to make sure that it’s securely fastened. The only reason I can think of for having a chinstrap is if you fall down on your face or if you are doing handstands and flips. Other than that, the mask seems to want to fall down. Something like a head strap on the top would fix that little problem. The mask has a nice, wide field of vision: I can see from side to side, though the mask does limit your downward vision. You can’t really see any of your gear that well. As far as looking upwards, the visor is the only thing visible.
The mask hasn’t fogged up on me yet, and neither did my friends’ nVADER fog-resistant masks (damn it). I just hope I don’t end up removing the anti-fog on the inside of my thermal lenses any time soon because I have to clean the sweat from my lenses at the end of the day. I can still look though my red dot scope on my MP5 RAS when the stock is extended, though you still can’t use the iron sights. Typical with just about all paintball masks out there. Well, maybe the iron sights on the M16s may be an exception but I am not sure of that; probably not though.

 

The few problems I have with this mask.
For instance, the lens is really hard to remove, especially when you get to the nose section. But, you can clean the lenses without taking the nose section out. And also like I said above the mask tends to fall down slightly.

 

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