Shopping for Gear

Today's swimming trip highlighted how much gear I am really missing, just for the swimming portion. When I bought my first goggles, I bought them from an on-line store called SwimOutlet. Their website is slow and seems to not load well sometimes, but they do have a good selection of basic products and reasonable shipping fees.

On today's shopping spree (if you could call it a spree with as little as I spent), I picked up a case for my goggles (impulse buy - saw a girl with one this morning and realized it would be handy), anti-fog spray, and a swim cap. All the guides are telling me the spray and the cap are a must. My first goggles were listed as anti-fog, but this has not been my experience with them. I have read you can use spit, but haven't had a chance to try it yet. I am going to try the spray and the spit both and see which one is more reliable. For $2 for the spray, I'm not out much if the spit is just as effective.

I have seem some, but not all sources suggesting a second pair of goggles. I have put this on the wish list with another case for them, flippers, and a new gym bag. Trying to haul all the gear plus clothes to the gym really put the backpack to the test. I've had the packback almost 5 years; it wouldn't hurt to upgrade.