Balaclava Ski Mask 2 Pcs – Windproof Warmer Fleece Adjustable Winter Mask for Men Women

Warm, durable, adjustable
These adjustable masks are perfect if you are going on a ski trip, work in cold conditions, or if you want a little extra coverage of your neck and head. I love that you can make this mask act as a hood or you can pull it down to make it into a scarf. This is great for both men and woman. Definitely purchase if you are a person that is always cold like me. The thickness of this mask holds in your body heat well allowing you to stay warm in cold weather conditions.

A solid 4/5
So, I like to bike to work. In weather ranging from 30-50F with a movement speed of about 15-20mph (yes freedom units here), it is a decent baclava. Not perfect, but decent. The three points of detraction for me are honestly pretty petty. The top isnt long enough to save your forehead unless you stretch the material a bit. This can be solved with a beanie underneath, but I feel that defeats the point. Honestly there are other styles but I got this specifically because it is of a warm material (I wont name names but this is the 4th baclava I’ve gone through and best option for me personally). The other detraction point is the cords. Its different from what most people expect but the plastic bits are the adjustments, not the cord itself. This isnt a bad design but if you’re tightening it up, like myself, this leaves awkwardly hanging loops of cord just there on the side. No means of tying them back unless you’re awkwardly tucking them in a spot near your cheeks. The last bit is just me being picky. The back of the thing is just a smidge too short. Not really a big deal unless you’re turning your head or looking down. It will leave a bit of a gap in certain positions. Likely not an issue for a smaller person but on myself, 5’11 – 175lb male, it is noticeable.Still a solid 4/5 baclava; and I feel there is not really one out there that deserves a solid 5.

Passible, but not remarkable (or close to it)
SummaryOverall, it’s a fine mask that’ll perform at its highest potential when it’s not toyed with a great deal. Activity, especially the kinds of movements a skier or snowboarder experience, will likely result in you playing with it, repositioning it and just wrestling with it when you’d rather be focused on the task at hand.Would I buy this again? No. To know why, please read on on.Look, Feel & FitIt’s a soft, fleece garment that loosely fits over and around a typical head and face. I got the two-pack for my 18-year-old son and his girlfriend. They tried them on in front of me and they each appeared to have significant space to manipulate/adjust the mask to their nuanced face and head measurements. The drawstring assembly that permits the wearer to synch-up the mask to achieve a sealed fit around the parameters of the face just plain suck. They do not draw-down tightly, but worse, tend to reorient the face hole in such a way that it bunches inconsistently and in places awkwardly around the rim of one’s face, rather than form a smooth, flat seal. Using the drawstrings will ripple in the end and vaguely accomplish a snugger seal, but a far from strong seal.Snow Recreation/SportsThis mask is far to bulky and as I mentioned above, bunchy to be easily worn beneath one’s ski/snowboarding helmet. My son attempted to place his helmet on his head, overtop of the mask, and he immediately shook his head, “no.” The mask is simply not thin enough to make wearing both the mast and a helmet physically/mechanically possible in any way that is feels natural. Were you to use both at the same time, from my experience, you won’t achieve comfortable wearability.WarmthThey are quite warm under reasonable cold conditions. It’s fleece, so if winds reach top-of-mountain severity, I would not expect this mask to fully shield your ears, neck and face from bitter gusting. Though in its defense, what mask will really do this perfectly. It seems quite capable of warmth, as fleece garments tend to me, no more or less than any experience you’ve had with other fleece clothing. I guess I’m saying, have you used fleece? Then you know what to expect from this mask’s warmth quotient.Durability and ConstructionThe drawstrings are not assembled correctly. There is a single photo left by another reviewer that expresses perfectly how the drawstrings only synch one side, yet the drawstring emerges from the mask through two separate eyelets, making that it can only be drawn-down on only one of them a clear design and/or manufacturing QA issue. Other than that, it seems like a well-stitched fleece mask.

Great price great quality
I put this on my head to go outside in the cold cause I got some horses that are acting like fools and I was like oh wow my ears aren’t cold and it felt like my head was in a nice warm sleeping bag. I was so excited that I wasn’t gonna get frostbite and that I only had to spend under $10 for two of these lovely comfortable Hoods. I definitely will be buying more of these. They’re very economical cheap and the material is great if you don’t want your little head to get cold buy one of these thank you friend.