How-To: Make Your Own Desert Dust Goggles

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August 7th, 2009 14

It’s almost time for Burning Man, and you know what that means — no, not rampant nudity — dust. Lots and lots of dust. Tim Elverston decided to make his own pair of black leather dust goggles from an old leather jacket and some pieces of tempered and UV resistant glass from halogen ‘puck style’ lights. Tres Mad Max.

How to make Dust Goggles – Tim Elverston design and process [via Boing Boing]