CastlegradeReviews of castlegrade.com

So happy to finally have a Castle Grade G9 mask. I have been looking at these for a while and finally purchased one in preperation of starting to do business air travel again. After having COVID twice in the past year I am finally vacinated. This mask will give me additional peace of mind while flying and spending time at the airport. The seal feels solid and the fit is mostly comfortable. My favorite feature is that my glasses do not fog up. This will be important when navigating airports and reading on flights. I do hope that they release a slightly deeper size at one point. My nose is a little larger than most so the tip of my nose contacts the point where the stiff plactic filter holder conects to the silicon mask. This is slightly uncomfortable. This is the only reason for the 4 stars. I will place some surgical tape over this area to smooth it out. Other than that it is a well made product and has two great strap options. **revised review 8/25/21** After using my G9 mask on two cross country flights I now have a revision to my original review. Wearing the mask for airport and flight time totallying 10 hours each flight I feel that I need to mention a couple things. First this wearing this mask in the airport and flight made me feel extremely safe and confident that I was breathing in filtered air and my exhale was filtered as well. No other mask I have owned has made me feel this confident and safe. Unfortunalty this comes at a trade off for comfort. As I mentioned in the original review if you have a larger head/ nose this mask is uncomfortable especially during long periods of continuos wear. The tip of my nose felt raw after 10 hours of wear. Castle Grade really needs an XL version. If they release one I will get one. If you fit inside this mask and your nose tip dose not contact the mask then this is by far the best mask...period. The over the head strap is extremely comfortable for long periods of wear especially with over the ear headphones on. Despite what other reviews say you can expect your voice to be very very muffled. The less you have to talk wearing this mask the better. Most people Had a hard time understanding my words. I will recomend having a cloth or surcical mask with you to wear over the G9 when clearing security and boarding the plane. Three times I was told I could not use this mask in the airport and aboard the plane because vented masked are not allowed. After trying to explain the mask construction at the TSA checkpoint the first time I found it easier just to double mask if questioned and remove the second mask later on. Most people still look at this as a vented mask even though that is the furthest from the truth. Perhaps front grill design change could aleviate some confusion. I know they have a letter stating the construction and filtration ratings of this mask to present to TSA and airline officials but at Newark airport and most major airports it is extremely chaotic and busy, so trying to convince the officials that this mask is constructed better than anything they are wearing is not easy or conveinent. Especially when your voice is muffled under the mask. Bottom line this mask made me fell confident and safe no matter how crowded the travel conditions were. Unfortunatly it is very uncomfortable for my facial features and I will use it very sparingly.

Snug fit with adjustable straps. The filters that come with the mask and can be purchased separately seem ok and they must be used as the holes in the mask are too large to effectively block germs. I have been using 2 filters in the mask. It may seem that it would be difficult to breathe in a silicone mask but that is not the case.

The mask is a little small as others have said, but I feel like its so light because of it. It does not cover the chin but rather rests on it making speaking difficult and breaks the seal when one does talk. The ear loop bands are more comfortable than the one that wraps around the head and I strongly recommend them. I also feel like the two anchor points that hold the mask to your face needs to be expanded to four to prevents leaks around the nose when exhaling. It's possible with glasses fitted over the mask the leaks would stop, but I don't wear glasses. When you inhale the mask forms a vacuum which is great because you can feel the filter working. This mask is by far the most comfortable n95 I've ever worn and I am extremely happy with the purchase. I'd be interested in a new model addressing the few points above, but I really do feel Castlegrade has revolutionized the N95.

Well the sold out of the color I wanted but they made the change pretty quickly to the blue one and got it out to shipping. So I will just wait and see. Meanwhile my black one has been great!.. Took a while to get it but its to be expected with all this post office and UPS and FEDex hold ups. So I'm just waiting to get this new one its a bit larger (medium) so I'm anxious to see how it fits my face... The other small one is just a bit small but still useable

Fast shipping and as ordered... Did think the shipping was too high tho!

I felt very safe in this mask while traveling, though it is not the most attractive and the material gets pretty uncomfortable after a while (though this is pretty true for the majority of masks). All considering, protection and reusability are both 100%!

What I found is that I can't wear this design of face mask, because I need more air circulation coming in. It probably is okay for other people though.

This mask does a better job than any mask I have tried so far of keeping my glasses from misting and also making sure that unfiltered air is not coming in or going out around the edges. That is very reassuring. But I have to agree with negative reviews that say the size of the mask is too small for me (adult male). The large sizes should be larger. This one is adequate, but a little cramped.