Epic Christmas Gift Advice Thread

[Chigworthy]

A question for the ladies and girly-men of .net:

I want to get my wife a "balaclava" mask for when we ride quads and/or rob banks during the winter. There are two kinds:
http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/images/orprod/160/m/mas_08_the_fac_pro_blk.jpg
http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/images/orprod/160/a/arc_09_fac_mas_bal_blk.jpg

One covers the entire head and offers more warmth, while the other one just covers the lower half of the face. My wife has long hair, and I'm wondering if the full one would be a pain in the ass to wear, especially when putting an MX-style helmet over it. Which should I get?

[Crispy123]

Looking at your pictures I would say the half face one. It appears to have nose holes which would be key if wearing this with a helmet and glasses/goggles. otherwise you (or your chick) are going to be getting fogged up with hot air.

[jennysmurf]

I agree with Crispy. Get the half one. And I'm a girl, so I should know.

[brettmojo]

Yeah the face mask. I used to wear one when I snowmobiled. The full head version sucks if you have lengthy hair.

[biggestmexi]

http://www.backstreet-merch.com/bands/bally/

[Chigworthy]

Thanks for the advices.