I must confess that I have no comparisons with other masks. But what I know is that my towels or scarves before the face first, to be constantly damp and therefore uncomfortable, and secondly, that I quickly get the feeling that I would not get enough air. Neither of these problems I have with this mask. It keeps me warm when I turn with my dogs one more round at the field in the middle of an icy night, they do not feuchtelt and especially I have no air shortage, not even an imaginary. Perfect :)