ABikerSailor
Diamond Member
I get that people like to think face masks will help, and they will, if they are made out of the right materials. And, most cloth that I see people using is not really useful, as it looks to be 10 microns or bigger in filtration.
The purpose of cloth face masks is to protect others from sneezing and coughing, not to protect the (low-risk) wearer.
The N-95 protects the person wearing them. That's why I'm anxious for them to manufacture enough of them for everybody.
Double folded paper towel inside works.
I have N-95's only because I saw this coming and then went back to get more but they were already gone.
I just checked the date on my sales receipt and it shows I bought them on 2/25/2020.
I'm in a little better shape now. My niece in Florida made masks for everybody in our family. I don't know what it's made out of, but given she has a biology degree, I couldn't trust anybody more. I picked it up from my sister yesterday, and used it today for the first time. I'm still going to use facial tissue or paper towels inside because there is no such thing as being too safe.
Hey Ray, use Kleenex and not paper towels for your inner liner. Not only does Kleenex filter better, but it also has an ionic charge (static) that even if a virus particle does make it past your mask, the kleenex and the static charge will stop it, because it acts like a magnet for the particle.
And, Kleenex is disposable, and cheaper, than paper towels.