Coghlan's Featherweight Shatterproof Acrylic Mirror

Love it, compact and great to use

Owned this for 9 or 10 months, over time the coated back surface will get scratched unless you protect it. In my case I painted it with a textured wrinkle finish black spray paint. It took all of 2 minutes to paint and is saving the back face from being scared. Scratching the back surface removes the reflective properties so it should be protected. Either that or you can use contact paper instead of painting it. Heck for the price plus a touch of spray paint it's fine. Pocket sized and no worries about dropping it and it's very light weight so it perfect for travel, camping, a second hand held lavatory mirror or simply driving the neighbors cat nuts (hahaha) it's worth it. Perfect for Morse Code between groups hiking on a hillside or simply signaling. For being acrylic plastic I was surprised to see it reflect nearly as good as glass.

. REASONS WHY I WENT WITH COGHLANS: The mirror is "good enough." And it's the lightest. Though it loses merit regarding its reflectivity, it gains it in its weight. (heavy items get left behind, this one is light enough to carry anywhere) Protected in the middle of a book, I carry it everywhere in my pack. So far so good.. only for personal hygiene use, not for emergencies or Morse code communication. (it's not glass but close) I am scrupulous to keep weights down, and debate the likelihood of use (emergency and otherwise) Generally I limit activities/locations with the potential need to flash a plane/boat for help. However, I am prepared with 95% reflectivity of glass. (which is 100% more reflectivity than 'not' carrying a mirror altogether) PROBLEMS WITH OTHER MIRRORS: *The Pro-Star models like (Ultimate Survival Technologies StarFlash Signal Mirror) still had some poor reviews making it 'not' as effective as stated. *The Stainless models seemed to be the most durable, but in time 'not' the most reflective. (Its weight also a problem) *The Glass ones/Military ones seemed Best and most reflective and best for emergency use, and yet can break and are heavy. In all my travels, the downright need for a real glass mirror, or need for the durability of stainless instead of the Coghlan's 8501 plastic mirror hasn't come up..

It works well and is very sturdy. It is flat and about the width of a cell phone but not as tall so it will easily fit in your pocket. A fellow nurse advised I get a “camping mirror” for showing my patients how to care for their ostomy. I needed a sturdy plastic mirror and this was the closest product that came up in my search results (it looked exactly like hers). Unfortunately, I forgot to check the dimensions first and it is way too small for my needs. I was able to find what I needed by searching for a “teaching mirror”. I just hope it will be as durable as this one!

Purchased for the gym and other outdoor activities. Perfect size. Fits in toiletry bag. Buying again.

Best travel mirror on market. It is very clear, VERY big for a purse mirror, and more light weight than any other purse mirror out there. One problem: I bought my first one of these maybe 5 years ago. I put it in my purse makeup pouch. The makeup pencils and sticks rub up on it, and it gets cloudy and unusable. So then I began keeping the mirror in a tiny zip loc bag. It STILL got clouded up. So I ordered a new mirror , this order, and I am going to try keeping it in a harder plastic packaging. I had old plastic from a small umbrella, so I am trying that. But don't let this problem deter you. The mirror is so cheap, you can afford to keep replacing it if necessary. Also, maybe my new packaging will work. My message to the manufacturer is, they should provide a stiff, clear pouch for it, themselves.

Great purchase for travel

As others mentioned, this mirror is shipped pretty basically. The plastic cover only lines the edges leaving the full face of the mirror exposed to everything. Not to mention it didn't take much force to remove it from the package. This is bad considering it got a scratch from me just using the built in hole punch. The saving grace was that it was shipped in a bubble mailer. I fear what would happen if it was with other items. With that over, it is super reflective and light to carry. Durability can be questioned since it got scuffed up from just using the pre-made hole punch. My only advise would be make sure you keep it away from hard/sharp edges or risk it getting scuffed to no return.

It is just what I needed, small, unbreakable, great price

No hay mucho que decir, un espejo flexible para llevar en mochilas sin miedo a que se rompa. Cumple perfecto su cometido.

E de acrílico, não quebra. Muito bom!

Es de buena calidad y muy accesible Lo que si veo es que su tamaño es pequeño

Was soll man groß sagen – es ist ein Spiegel, aber perfekt für unterwegs. Mit nur 15 g Gewicht und aus Acryl gefertigt ist er superleicht und geht im Rucksack nicht so schnell kaputt. Ich nutze ihn auf Touren, vor allem zum Einsetzen meiner Kontaktlinsen, und dafür ist er perfekt geeignet. Kleine Kratzer sind inzwischen vorhanden, stören mich aber nicht. Kompakt, funktional, zufrieden.