Half Mask Respirator with replaceable (New Version)

I live in Oregon and we have had a terrible fire season this year as have the surrounding states. For the last few days our Air Quality Index has been 300+ with spikes up to 479. I have asthma and for me this is a very dangerous situation. This Elipse mask is such a relief. The paper ones don't work at all and the disposable N95 ones help some. I had been using a full size 3M organic vapor respirator which works very well but compared to this is large, cumbersome and can be uncomfortable for long periods of wear because of how tight the straps have to be. Today I got my Elipse mask and was thrilled to find large soft straps that you can easily pull down to your neck when temporarily removing it as opposed to taking off my glasses and pulling the plastic headpiece of the respirator forwards. The area of your face covered in just enough without putting pressure on my big nose or prominent chin. Because it is a only particulate respirator you can still smell some things in your environment like the moisture of a recent storm or a spilled fuel which is a good thing in my book. Worth every penny!

The RESPIRATOR is Comapct, by design to fit under the welding HOOD. Its tight and compact like a Prius. But, it works. It fits under the welding HOODS easily. I'm Welding currently Galvanized Studs for Exterior Panels at Chester Hospital in PA. Welding Galvanized heavy gauge studs to Painted steel beams. See Picture.With this mask, I only can smell the filters. The image attached of the STOCK P100 Filter is after 3 days of working., Which is around 16 hours of actual welding stop and go. I'm attaching the panels to the building, at the floor. So that means i have to position my head in between the studs at the floor, with my head over wear i'm welding. See Attached Picture.The Mask with the P100 Filters keep me breathing clean fresh air. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008PN8Y3Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1This is the Replacement Filter here ^ Fits Perfectly.Looking to take care of your health., this is the setup. I have the medium, which is what i wear in mask sizes, and it fits.Note:Wearing a respirator with cartridges is better then that $1,000 fresh air hood, because you're guaranteed CLEAN AIR.I'll gladly KEEP buying Filters. Take care of your health., that Cancer is REAL!!!Sadly, its about 20 Welders on the Job-site, different trades, and I'm the only one with a Respirator. I plan on seeing my retirement checks with a clean bill of health.

I had to learn a lot about smoke, lung health, and particle masks this past week, as the NorCal fires were raging away about 30 miles from my house and it was raining ash on my porch.Even if you think you're some sort of super-lung BAMF, don't have chest pain, asthma, or lung issues, and aren't super noticing the smoke/dust, it's harming you. If air quality is bad in your area, you are doing yourself a serious disservice by not protecting yourself. On very bad days, poor air quality feels like a heaviness and difficulty breathing, but even on mild days of bad air it is exhausting and headache-inducing to breathe in tons of particulates. The cloth ones at the hardware store are fine in a pinch, but they're hot and hard to breathe in. If you're going to be wearing a particle mask all day/night because you're in a post-apocalyptic wasteland (or 30 miles away from a massive forest fire) something more serious is significantly more effective and comfortable. My GVS P100 mask arrived a few days ago and I'm SUPER happy with it. Even on hot but smokey days, the seal is good, not too sweaty, and it's easy to clean. I wish had had this when the smoke was REALLY bad last week, and now that I have it I plan to keep it in my car in case of emergencies in the future. Even wearing this on moderate smoke days has been helping me breathe again and I can feel my lungs starting to heal from all the smoke. A serious particle mask is kind of like insurance: you don't ever want to be in a situation where you need to use it, but if you are in that situation it's usually an emergency and you'll be super grateful that you thought ahead.

Having tried some of 3M's offerings, I found myself rarely wearing it.I do a lot of woodworking and am more concerned than many when it comes to controlling what I'm inhaling. The medical literature is a bit murky, but there's enough validity that I would rather be safe than stuffy or worse.What the Elipse mask corrects is that it uses thick elastic bands that pulls it toward your face and a more pliable plastic for the mouthpiece. The other masks on the market largely sit on top of your head and use rigid plastic. That design greatly limits face shapes that it can conform to and still create an air tight seal around your face. Otherwise, dust leaks in and/or you have it so tight that it starts digging into your face, or most annoyingly you start fogging up your safety glasses.The Elipse is comfortable. And I can detect no signs of dust leaking in.I started by saying that if you have a beard, this is probably the mask for you. That's true, but, I could just have easily asked: "Have a face?" This mask is for you.

Good shipping time, filters great, fits user my welding or grind shield, only problem is here three months after use the plastic the strap goes through snapped off so mask is useless