Depends what kind of welding you are doing. Indoors for MIG and TIG it seems like a good option. Outdoors for pipe welding I would get either a pancake hood or a pipeliner. Also I like to have a hood that has a standard viewing area like 2 x 4 and then buy the auto darkening lens separately. This way if the hood breaks or the lens I can simply by a new one and replace it. Also the clear cover lenses are more widely available.