Hey Old Farts Who Can't See Up Close

[Ben]

Have any of you tried Thin Optics?

https://www.thinoptics.com/?gclsrc=3p.ds

I just now saw them talked about on a Tactical Hyve EDC video. It has been going on ten years that I've needed reading glasses and I find I am still too vain and/or self-unaware to recognize that I should take reading glasses with me wherever I go. I have like 50 pairs spread around the house and the vehicles, but still can't manage to bring a pair into a store or whatever. If you ever run into me at Home Despot, you'll probably see me with my phone out, using the camera to read some small print. 

Depending on how sturdy these are, I'm thinking they might be an option for me. I'm going to investigate further, but wonder if anyone here has tried them?

[Kingcreek]

I had a pair for awhile. The nose pads deteriorated pretty quick and then they wouldn’t stay in place.
I liked them at first but wouldn’t get another pair.

[Ben]

Thanks. "Ruggedness" and surviving pocket carry would be a major concern for me. Maybe these are more for people who have sit-down jobs or walk around with their phones in their hands (illustrations seem to show a "phone holster" for them).

[Perd Hapley]

If you start carrying around a monocle, make sure to complete the look with a top hat.

[RoadKingLarry]

If you start carrying around a monocle, make sure to complete the look with a top hat.

Nah, he's German, He needs a pickelhaube.

[Ben]

Nah, he's German, He needs a pickelhaube.

I really do.

[RocketMan]

Nah, he's German, He needs a pickelhaube.

I really do.

The mental image of Ben tramping around his property while sporting a pickelhaube made me chuckle.  Be sure to post pictures if you ever do that, Ben.

[Ben]

The mental image of Ben tramping around his property while sporting a pickelhaube made me chuckle.  Be sure to post pictures if you ever do that, Ben.

There are a surprising number of reasonably priced choices at Amazon. 

[RocketMan]

There are a surprising number of reasonably priced choices at Amazon. 

You should find a matching one that would fit Steve.  The two of you patrolling your property wearing pickelhaubes would be hilarious.

[lee n. field]

You should find a matching one that would fit Steve.  The two of you patrolling your property wearing pickelhaubes would be hilarious.

and a real little one for the cat?

[Ben]

and a real little one for the cat?

Somehow it seems most appropriate for the cat. 

[MillCreek]

This thread is useless without pictures.

[230RN]

You guys talkin' about flat Fresnel lenses?

I had a wallet-card sized one I used to carry around,  was issued by the Post Office for some reason. Rarely used, but when needed, it was real great to have.  I still have it somewhere, but now I carry a small magnifying glass in my day pack.

[WLJ]

Somehow it seems most appropriate for the cat. 

Except the cat would probably kill you in your sleep if you tried to put one of those on his head.

[bedlamite]

You guys talkin' about flat Fresnel lenses?

I had a wallet-card sized one I used to carry around,  was issued by the Post Office for some reason. Rarely used, but when needed, it was real great to have.  I still have it somewhere, but now I carry a small magnifying glass in my day pack.

this is the best option, here's two choices:

https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Fresnel-Pocket-Magnifier-Starter/dp/B06WD3HSZJ
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013SZTHA2

[Kingcreek]

I find myself using the magnifier on my smart phone at times to read some small label or something if my cheaters aren’t handy.
So far, I have been unable to start a fire with it.

[K Frame]

I used to carry one of these around, a dual lens, I think it magnified up to 30X if both lenses were used.

My Dad and Grandfather had a ton of them as they were land surveyors, and even with perfect eyesight you needed magnification to read the transit bed.

Lost it, and I have no clue where.

[230RN]

Those look like the same thing the Post Office provided... and I still don't know why, but I wish I could find it again.

I find myself using the magnifier on my smart phone at times to read some small label or something if my cheaters aren’t handy.
So far, I have been unable to start a fire with it.

LOL.  Very asstoot sensa yuma.

I remember some guy claiming he could start a fire with the reflection from the concave bottom of some food or drink can.  Boy, that had to be one highly polished and perfectly curved food can, besides being big enough to capture enough solar energy to concentrate the rays to an ignition point.  And he had to live on the equator.

I didn't call him on it because I've seen enough "impossible" things over  the years, but my Doubting Thomas instincts sure came to the fore.   I too, without visual and manual demonstration, will not believe it.