Unlike disposable masks, P100 masks (found in the dust mask section of construction/home improvement/Home Depot/Lowes stores) are heavier and much less comfortable to wear for 8 hours. However I might be wrong about that because the structure of my face is unusual.
It might be worth it to look at the seal of the mask and see how sharp it is. A softer rubber edge, with a larger surface area, is more likely to be comfortable if you wear it all day (with a break every hour). I’ve worn 3 p100 masks total and two of them were pretty uncomfortable to wear for more than an hour. The key is to go outside, eat outside whenever you aren’t wearing it, to take breaks once every hour, and idk how cold it is in your city. It’s also hard to talk and be heard when you are wearing them. They’re an absolute must for crowded places though, and most people don’t know that the government/military actually have several capabilities that could theoretically allow them to halt the spread of the virus at any time, even at 30% of the population (especially when combined with targeted lockdowns), but the technology is new and secret so the odds of success are unclear. Furthermore, some of the strains might be mostly harmless and mainly give people immunity (like a vaccine), or might already have done so, maybe to 40% of the population for example. So it’s too early to tell whether it’s futile to avoid the current strain.
Unlike disposable masks, P100 masks (found in the dust mask section of construction/home improvement/Home Depot/Lowes stores) are heavier and much less comfortable to wear for 8 hours. However I might be wrong about that because the structure of my face is unusual.
It might be worth it to look at the seal of the mask and see how sharp it is. A softer rubber edge, with a larger surface area, is more likely to be comfortable if you wear it all day (with a break every hour). I’ve worn 3 p100 masks total and two of them were pretty uncomfortable to wear for more than an hour. The key is to go outside, eat outside whenever you aren’t wearing it, to take breaks once every hour, and idk how cold it is in your city. It’s also hard to talk and be heard when you are wearing them. They’re an absolute must for crowded places though, and most people don’t know that the government/military actually have several capabilities that could theoretically allow them to halt the spread of the virus at any time, even at 30% of the population (especially when combined with targeted lockdowns), but the technology is new and secret so the odds of success are unclear. Furthermore, some of the strains might be mostly harmless and mainly give people immunity (like a vaccine), or might already have done so, maybe to 40% of the population for example. So it’s too early to tell whether it’s futile to avoid the current strain.