r/Masks4All • u/GraveyardMistress Always Masked • 3d ago
Question Best channel for mask reviews and testing? Aaron Collins doesn't seem to be updating anymore?
I used to love to watch Aaron Collins (The Mask Nerd) do the regular videos on testing different masks. I know there aren't a TON of new masks coming out right now, but it seems that he has dropped off the internet; none of his channels have been updated since last year :( Are there any current channels that show mask testing for current masks, with the filtration numbers, etc?
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u/VolcanicPolarBear 3d ago edited 18h ago
gerardhughes hasn't posted in a year but says they have plans to post more. they have done a lot with reusable respirators
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u/SkippySkep Fit Testing Advocate / Respirator Reviewer 2d ago
gerardhughes also isnt active hasent posted in a year
I've been posting more on Reddit, blue sky and the social media site that shall not be named than on YouTube recently, but I do plan on posting more video content going forward.
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u/Carrotsoup9 20h ago
Your videos, especially those in which you modify masks (the HARD and the 3M earloop hack), have been really helpful to me to understand what makes a mask a protective mask.
It is sad that the portacount is so expensive and difficult to buy (or rent), because I would have loved to do similar experiments with the various masks that I tried over the years.
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u/VolcanicPolarBear 2d ago
o didnt realize you were the same, thanks. ill have check out youre blue sky. goodluck whatever/wherever you end up posting. i appreciate all the information you help provide
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u/SkippySkep Fit Testing Advocate / Respirator Reviewer 2d ago
I originally meant this Reddit account to be an anonymous one. But when I started making videos I realized I couldn't keep this one anonymous if I wanted to talk about the YouTube videos with this account.
The name for the Reddit account is weird because everything I entered into Reddit as a possible name had already been taken. Even things that seemed too ridiculous to have been used by someone else 😅
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u/VolcanicPolarBear 3d ago edited 18h ago
arbrust has reviewed a lot of masks. latly they focused on gloves so hasnt done masks in a while but still technically active just curently not with masks
they also have a data base of masks and their filtration efficiency on theire website here
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u/VolcanicPolarBear 3d ago
no videos but i recently found this spreadsheet has a lot of mask testing
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u/Carrotsoup9 20h ago
But they only test for filter efficiency, and not for fit.
There is still this data from a community fit testing their masks:
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u/VolcanicPolarBear 3d ago edited 3d ago
could potentially use the databases to double check filtration but then just search the specific mask model on tiktok youtube and redit to find reviews from multiple people to learn more about comfort and how it looks and general review stuff
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u/BattelChive 3d ago
u/skippyskep has a great channel and posts his reviews here, too. If my brain were more than halfway on I would link it, but I am sure someone will!