My new pair of Bushnell Elite Custom Compact 7x26 have fogged up. They were in my jacket pocket while out walking and it rained, and although they didnīt get directly wet, the jacket was damp. I tried putting them in the hot-press/airing cupboard, but it hasnīt helped. I "googled", and followed the advice of putting them in a zip-loc bag filled with rice (as a desiccant). Has anyone any better ideas?
Edit: I added two sachets of silica-gel to the zip-loc bag, closed it, and sat the bag on top of a radiator on low heat. The rice insulates the binos from direct heat. I just checked and the fogging is diminishing, one barrel is clear again and the other is on the mend. Hopefully the patient will make a full recovery.
Hi Sancho, Good luck with this. Sounds like it is going ok so far. I think I would let the zip-loc bag slightly open to allow any vapor out. A plus here for WP binoculars I would say. My Brother-in-Law has one of the older Custom Compacts and as far as I know he never had moisture problems, he is in the outdoors wet or dry, but wears WP clothes while doing it.