Product: OBSTRUCTURES A4 Wallet
Rating: 6/10
Cost: $22
Would Recommend?: No, there are better tactical wallets available on the internet.
My old wallet was 26mm full. I have 16 cards and a little cash in there. My last wallet was a money clip type, made of leather, and already very thin designed. It had two externally accessible pockets and a clip inside. It was easy to get stuff into but getting a card, normally meant pulling out several and then sorting through them for the right one. I used it for 13 years so it was quite stretched out and cards were falling out if I wasn't careful. I boiled and reshaped it to get more life out of it, but it was time to buy a new one.
Pros:
The aluminium is very good quality, as is the finish. The o-rings do seem strong. I was concerned with them breaking. The A4 is very thin. The O-Rings add a bit of thickness to it but they also add grip so it doesn't fall out of my pocket. The O-Rings hold everything secure
Cons:
Cash carry is kind of inconvenient. You need to fold in thirds to fit in, but quarter folds works better. Since it is more of a floating design, the OCD side of me wants to constantly try to align the layers :) No attachment points to secure it in rougher environments.
So now, I'm sure everyone wants to know how thick it is in comparison to the old one... 24mm, including the O-Rings. I saved 2mm. Weight was about the same. Loading the walled it easy, except the triangle side. It does better with fewer items in it than the rectangle one. Getting stuff out is pretty easy. The O-Rings hold secure but when you stretch them to get inside, the cards lightly fan and make it easier to pull out just one. I wish it had a hole in it for a carabiner, but that is my only wish. It would be helpful when climbing, hiking, or doing other things that put wallet loss at risk.I may drill a small hole myself. Other than that, I am satisfied with it. It functions well and is thinner than any other I have had or researched. I'm adding pictures for size reference and so you can see mine in actual use configuration.
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