The clear, tough, clear plastic tape about 1 1/2 inches wide used for sealing cardboard box seams coats paper "things" just about as durable as if they were a plastic card.
I do this all the time to make little paper items last a long time - including in my wallet.
My undergraduate degree is in Electrical Engineering ... and as a result, FWIW, I trust electrical and electronic gadgets/gizmos/systems a-ways lower than 100%. Backups can turn out to be very important when things come crashing down.
We use Benchmark map books, our phones, our laptop, our Garmin navigator, and our Garmin texting/rescue device when traveling in the RV.
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