Need recommendations for glasses case + lighter headlamp

I made this – silnylon bag, 1/8 inch foam, 0.4 ounce:

There was a thread where someone recommended a type of rigid plastic tubing for glasses cases. You could buy by the length and add endcaps.

Here’s four forum threads for eyeglass cases to get you started:
One
Two
Three
Four

Hope this helps.

My current case is 2.3 oz and relatively bombproof (hard plastic); it was a gift, don't know the origin. I have a 1.0 oz. zippered case similar to yours, but wouldn't trust it not to be crushed in a pack.

For me, Jerry's DIY case would not offer enough protection for my glasses (I'd be completely blind without them), but I wonder if his setup plus a "U" of titanium sheet (lined with a thinner foam, perhaps) might offer both lightness and protection?

I must say that I now have plenty of bathroom reading as I ponder the fate of the zipper sunglasses case. Love the tube idea.

Thanks to all!

@Curtis, I use one of these for a headlamp –

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-ULH-LED-Clip-Light/714840.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dcabelas%2Bled%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=cabelas+led&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products

5 LED's, less than 1 ounce, and they are selling them for $4.99.

I got my hard plastic glasses case at a dollar store. I checked there on the recommendation of someone in another thread here a while back. I don't know the weight and can't weigh it right now, but it's much lighter than any other hard case I've found. I tried a soft-sided case once, and my glasses got bent.

These are good quality. I measured them on my digital scale, and they weigh 1.25 ounces, including the hard shell case.

I can slip them into the pocket of my pack for easy retrieval. For those people (like me) who only need reading glasses, they are a nice UL option.

microglasses

+1 on the micro readers. I also added Optix 20/20 stick-on bifocals to my regular sunglasses. They work well and I don't have to swap things around for a map-reading session, camera adjustments and the like.

I've tried soft cases and they are okay, but you know that a hard case is a better bet— something actually crush resistant. I'd love to see an aluminum or Ti case with slip-fit halves.

Outdoor Research makes a "padded cell" pocket that can go on your shoulder strap. I like it for a "trail office" and it does the trick with even wrap-around style glasses.

http://www.outdoorresearch.com/site/padded_cell_1.html

You could do away with your glasses entirely for the low, low cost of Lasik.