Just wanted to share an idea with some of you fellow prescription eyeglass wearers. I usually leave a pair of spare glasses at the office and in my vehicle, but as an ultralight minimalist, I rarely carry a spare set when on foot, relying on public transport, or camping/backpacking. It’s just too bulky, heavy, and fragile for something that’s not likely to see any use.

On the other hand, I can imagine how bad things can get if something were to happen to my primaries while off-grid, or in an emergency situation. So I pulled a set of lenses from some old glasses and made these. Everything wraps up quite nicely within a business card.

Well OK, so they look nerdy as hell, but they work pretty  good, and I hope to never have to use them anyways. If nothing less there’s a couple feet of string and packing tape, and a short piece of coat hanger in there that I might be able to use for some other purpose.