r/gasmasks

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I thought share my experiences with the different half masks Ive used over the years. I am immunocompromised so I wear them quite often, as well as for DIY projects.

3m 6200: Very comfortable when used with lighter weight filters like the 7093 series filters, but gets uncomfortable after awhile when you use heavier combo filters. Least durable in my experiences. Works the best with the 3m GG2891-SGAF goggles.

3m 7500: Overall most comfortable mask for all filter types, and is more durable then the 6200 mask. Doesn't work as well with goggles however. The type of silicone has been found to absorb certain contaminates in my experience like tear gas or Pava pepperball powder (journalism experience), and those types of things will not wash out of the mask no matter how hard you try.

3m 6502 quick latch:

Most durable 3m mask, but works best with heavier filters in my experiences as the silicone on this mask is the least comfortable out of all of them, and will dig into your face if you arent using the heavier combo filters that help to pull some of the weight off the seal. Hard to use with most types of goggles.

3m secure click: Even softer silicone them what's used in the 7500 masks, but the mask is Overall heavier, so I found its best used for longer periods with lighter p100 filters. Its the best everyday wear mask so far as it has a speech diaphram , and like with the other 3m masks, you can get p100 filters that also filter nuisance smells. Also hard to wear with goggles. This mask can be annoying to wear with glasses but it still works. Thinner metal frame glasses generally work better with all half masks.

Msa comfo: Also a very comfortable mask for those who have smaller thinner faces. Works well with most goggles, but when putting the mask on quickly, the snaps tend to pop off. Because of the poor packaging that the combo filters come in, they always arrive already expired, so the comfo mask is really only good with the comfo p100 filters.

North honeywell masks are also comfortable, but its very hard to find filters for them in person, so for preparedness purposes , 3m masks generally work better as the filters are easily accessible.

I think Klein electronics makes a p100 respirator? Haven't tried that one yet though.

I know there’s a little bit of discussion about faceblanks eventually being more expensive than getting a full M45 kit, but I honestly don’t mind it, since I’m just happy to have one. I have a fascination with this mask, and I’m just happy to be rounding out the family of American masks from the early 90s and late 2000s.

This M45 in particular has been around for quite a while, likely since the early 2000s, given its inspection date was 06/08. But, it’s in beautiful shape and has just been unsealed for the first time.

After struggling for nearly 4 hours to reinstall the eye rings on my FMJ-08, I finally got sick of it and went to my shop. Cut out holes to fit around the bumps on the inner ring in order to apply even pressure when pushing the ring against a tabletop. Turned a 4 hour operation into a 5 second one, best project I’ve ever done, and took like 10 minutes to make.

Hi! I need help figuring out what gas mask the image is based on. I think it's based on a Z-56 german civil defense gas mask, but it's not the same color.

bought this bag the other day, there’s some sort of yellow residue going on in one of the interior pockets. new so I’m not sure what it is- should I wash it?

Would love one with 40mm connections on either side. Dunno if anything like this has been made, sorry if this is LQ.

My favourite outfit.

Saw it some hours ago at Militracks so I only have this picture

Vector from Resident Evil: operation racoon city has a very unique style of gasmask. I think its similar to the fm12 or possibly a S10 with slanted lenses. Are there any other masks it possibly looks like?

It's got the face part too so thats cool

I bought this gasmask at a flea market for 8€ and would like to know anything about it thank you

Ever grateful to the fellow collector that sold me these.

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Genuine Avon tinted outserts for the FM12. As of May 2026, I've only ever seen three pairs of these over the last two years of searching. Making them quite a rare accessory. All three pairs I've previously seen where attached to CT12's, and very expensive. Never seen any that were listed as a standalone item. I passed up on them, thinking the outserts would be more common. But, boy was I wrong about that.

Some of you might be thinking "They aren't rare at all. I see them online all the time!"

Unfortunately, almost all S10 and FM12 outserts you see for sale online are fakes. I actually made a post a while back detailing the subtle ways to spot the real ones here:

Genuine vs fake S10/FM12 outserts

As far as I know:

S10 outserts only come in red and black/tinted.

FM12 outserts only come in clear and black/tinted.

Any other colour you see, is fake.

Also, genuine outserts have a slight convex shape, which will distort any reflections you see in them. A very subtle detail, but one that will pretty much guarantee you're looking at real outserts.

That's the trick I used to confirm the listing for my red and black S10 outserts were the real deal.

Got this M17 Bag with my PMG gas mask. I have a M17 Gas mask bag that looks very much like it, so please help a brotha out