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Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

Just curious, what kind of wallet do you guys prefer?
Also, what kind of things do you keep in your wallet other than various cards and cash.

Personally I'm fine with either a bi fold or a tri fold but I like the way a bi fold keeps the cash creased in half. Also I keep a couple razor blades in my wallet, for when the box cutter where I work gets lost or I need to cut something and I don't have my knife on me.

Joined: Aug 04 2009 Posts: 2515

I have no idea what a "walet" is.

Mine is bi-fold.

EDIT: read this wrong. I keep: money, my cards, my ids - driving license, electoral card etc, bus tickets, various receipts.

Wizard Joined: Jun 12 2009 Posts: 4209

Tri-fold. Just used to it.

I tend to keep a lot of junk in mine, too.

Posted: Dec 29 2011 09:32 pm

I don't ever keep cash in my wallet and my cards are kept in a money clip, yet I still carry the wallet. I do keep a spare key for my truck in it, I highly suggest you do the same, it will save your ass one day.

Posted: Dec 29 2011 09:50 pm

Mine's a bi-fold, the tri-folds are too damn bulky to have in your back pocket. Not that I tend to keep my wallet there very often lately, during the winter it goes in the inner pocket of my coat and the rest of the time it hangs out in my backpack so I can't forget to take it with me. I really don't keep much in there though, some cash and my driver's license mostly.

Posted: Dec 29 2011 09:57 pm

Tri fold. i keep mine very clean, just cash and cards.

Jack Slater wrote:

I don't ever keep cash in my wallet and my cards are kept in a money clip, yet I still carry the wallet. I do keep a spare key for my truck in it, I highly suggest you do the same, it will save your ass one day.

I always tell my brother to keep his spare in his pocket or wallet. He keeps it on the same key ring with the other one, what is the sense in that?

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

Jack Slater wrote:

I don't ever keep cash in my wallet and my cards are kept in a money clip, yet I still carry the wallet. I do keep a spare key for my truck in it, I highly suggest you do the same, it will save your ass one day.

I'd keep a copy of my car key in there, but I have one of those stupid transponder keys.

Posted: Dec 29 2011 10:34 pm

^ might be worth it to drop the 80 bones on a copy of it anyway, a locksmith would cost just as much and you can use the copy more than once.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

I went to wal-mart and it's 60 for my car...
I also already have two copies, my dad and mom both keep a hold of those.

Posted: Dec 29 2011 11:40 pm

I have an awesome black eel-skin bi-fold. I keep cash, cards, a key and a book of matches.

If I ever get lost in the woods I always have a knife and matches on me. Cool

Posted: Dec 29 2011 11:44 pm

Waterproof ones, I hope.

Posted: Dec 29 2011 11:54 pm

Jack Slater wrote:

Waterproof ones, I hope.

I have to change them out periodically, so it depends on what I have at the time. But I do live in a very desert-like area so unless I fall into one of the ankle-deep creeks there isn't much to worry about. Laughing

Posted: Dec 30 2011 12:02 am

i have a bi fold. usually i just get whatever is on sale at ross.

if you have bulky wallets, you can always get this, but its pretty big
http://www.clinchwallet.com/

Posted: Dec 30 2011 12:07 am

Etch wrote:

Jack Slater wrote:

Waterproof ones, I hope.

I have to change them out periodically, so it depends on what I have at the time. But I do live in a very desert-like area so unless I fall into one of the ankle-deep creeks there isn't much to worry about. Laughing

Consider a cheap bic lighter or two in a small baggie. Bulky somewhat, but it would give you a lot more fire.

Posted: Dec 30 2011 12:13 am

I have a bi-fold. Inside, I keep my driver's license, my bank card and spare keys for my car and house. I never put cash in my wallet. Cash I carry goes in the pocket on my leather wristband/watch. I always carry one 100 dollar bill for emergency use only.

Posted: Dec 30 2011 12:39 am

Jack Slater wrote:

Etch wrote:

Jack Slater wrote:

Waterproof ones, I hope.

I have to change them out periodically, so it depends on what I have at the time. But I do live in a very desert-like area so unless I fall into one of the ankle-deep creeks there isn't much to worry about. Laughing

Consider a cheap bic lighter or two in a small baggie. Bulky somewhat, but it would give you a lot more fire.

Well, I keep spare lighters in my truck with other emergency supplies (blankets, bandages, water, food, etc) the matches are just last-ditch super-emergency type stuff. Smile

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

atomjacked wrote:

I have a bi-fold. Inside, I keep my driver's license, my bank card and spare keys for my car and house. I never put cash in my wallet. Cash I carry goes in the pocket on my leather wristband/watch. I always carry one 100 dollar bill for emergency use only.

I keep cash in my wallet (guess I've been lucky not to have it pick pocketed) and I always have a $20 stowed away for emergencies.
Also, what kind of watch do you have that you can carry cash in it?

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

I have a trifold. I like to have my license, credit cards, and membership cards separated. I also don't like how bulky bi-folds get.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

Here's something weird I did with my tri-fold
I'd keep my money seperated by value, like I'd fold all my ones in half and place them in vertically in one spot, same with 5's, 10's, 20's and so on. For me it was an organization thing so I could get my money out quickly without having to flip through looking for a certain bill.
It actually worked out pretty nice. I'd do it with the bi-fold I got today, but there's not enough space.

Also do you guys like separators in your wallets? Like in the cash area.

On a side note I never really keep more cash in my wallet than I'm okay with losing.
Anything else is kept in a magnetic money clip in my front pockets or the chest pocket in my coat.

Posted: Dec 30 2011 12:52 am

^Pretty smart but some people probably thought you were blind Smile

Posted: Dec 30 2011 01:00 am

I am a girl but I hate purses/wallets. I lose things so easily and they're annoying to tote around. Until I started driving, I just shoved things into my pockets. Now that I'm an adult, I'm trying to be all responsible and yada yada, I try to carry a purse with me so I don't lose my crap. Still find them annoying, tho.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

You could be like a guy and just get a regular wallet. Not one the size of a brick that holds three checkbooks, $200 in change, $2000 in bills, every credit card you can get, every business card you've ever seen, and every coupon from 3 years of newspapers and mailouts.

Or you could get one of those wallets that's meant to only hold cards. Those are pretty cool.

Posted: Dec 30 2011 01:07 am

Hacker wrote:

atomjacked wrote:

I have a bi-fold. Inside, I keep my driver's license, my bank card and spare keys for my car and house. I never put cash in my wallet. Cash I carry goes in the pocket on my leather wristband/watch. I always carry one 100 dollar bill for emergency use only.

I keep cash in my wallet (guess I've been lucky not to have it pick pocketed) and I always have a $20 stowed away for emergencies.
Also, what kind of watch do you have that you can carry cash in it?

It's a two inch wide leather strap that has a place for a watch on one side and a small zippered pocket on the other side.

Similar to this: http://www.tworiversjewelry.com/genuine-leather-celtic-cross-bracelet-with-hidden-zippered-pocket/

except with a thing to hold a watchface instead of the cross design on the one side.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

atomjacked wrote:

Hacker wrote:

atomjacked wrote:

I have a bi-fold. Inside, I keep my driver's license, my bank card and spare keys for my car and house. I never put cash in my wallet. Cash I carry goes in the pocket on my leather wristband/watch. I always carry one 100 dollar bill for emergency use only.

I keep cash in my wallet (guess I've been lucky not to have it pick pocketed) and I always have a $20 stowed away for emergencies.
Also, what kind of watch do you have that you can carry cash in it?

It's a two inch wide leather strap that has a place for a watch on one side and a small zippered pocket on the other side.

Similar to this: http://www.tworiversjewelry.com/genuine-leather-celtic-cross-bracelet-with-hidden-zippered-pocket/

except with a thing to hold a watchface instead of the cross design on the one side.

Huh, that actually looks pretty cool.

Posted: Dec 30 2011 01:46 am

FEAST YOUR EYES ON MY GLORIOUS WALLET:

It's a tri-fold, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I love how many little compartments it has on the inside for various things. I really need to get a new one, though, it's the only wallet I've ever had and I've had it for almost eight years now. (And it's looking pretty battered; I've taken it to amusement parks and gotten on water rides, and it is totally not waterproof)

I really wanna get this:
http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hill-Nurse-Logo-Wallet/dp/B0037CIY4M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I22FRIFY7LGDIF&colid=1G4SCZ1HC6VNK
Yeah, it's only a bi-fold, but I already have a Silent Hill necklace and a Silent Hill keychain for my USB drive, I really just want as much Silent Hill accessories as possible. Razz

I also wish it was socially acceptable for men to carry purses, as I carry a crapload of stuff in my pockets at all times (which is why I love coats with pockets on the inside as well as carpenter jeans). I rarely go anywhere without a pencil, a pen, a small notepad, my lucky flashlight (haters gonna hate), my cell phone, my wallet (which always always goes in a front pocket), and usually a portable game console of some sort (usually my GBA SP as it's the smallest, but depending on whether or not I'm wearing a coat or carpenter pants or something I'll take my DSi with me).