Originally Posted by
Rick Imby
Not having a spare pair of glasses with you at all times when you are dependent on them is not what i would do.
When most people can get a second pair of glasses for $100-200 traveling without a spare seems silly to me.
I try to have duplicates (or triplicates) of nearly everything in my life----please don't tell my girlfriend (s)
Of course, I normally carry a spare pair. However, in travel you are usually strained from multiple sides. You end up having backups for 5 things but the 6th ended up in luggage you did not take along and for 2 you have double backups etc. It never is ideal. However, the more likely failure points are built in, the more often you will fail. You certainly remove those that you can take care of easily.