My 30$ wallets seem to last about 4 or so years and then start to fall apart. I’m willing to spend some more If I can find something that will last for 10+ years. Ideas? Looking for a plain brown bifold or trifold.
I bought a Carhartt wallet about 5yrs ago, no signs of falling apart
I changed my ways about 5 years ago to a money clip and haven’t looked back. It forces me to NOT carry a bunch of BS and it’s secure in my front pocket. Mine’s an all metal Gerber clip. It holds my driver’s license, debit card, insurance card, DOT card, and a few $50 bills in a pretty tight neat package.
I know you asked about a traditional wallet, but the ridge wallet changed how I carry my cards and license. Much more secure in your front pocket and not sitting on a big lump in the vehicle causing back pain.
I like my carhartt wallet.
Not a wallet but I’m a huge fan of the phone cases that have the slot to carry a card or two. Under the case itself I stick my fishing/hunting licenses, drivers license and some cash just incase. I’ve tried the wallet thing but it seems like I always am forgetting it in the pants I wore the day before or whatever. I know I’ll always have my phone. Works good for me.
Moved to a Timberland Pro this last year, so far so good, a nice wallet that does not cost $ 100.00 …
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I had a stingray wallet that I picked up in Mexico for a song and a dance, had it ten years and it barely showed ware. After getting divorced I threw it away.
For the last 3 years have a croc, holding up like steel so far but I can’t remember what I paid for it.
I too have emptied out what I carry. No more Costanza, not needed.
2 CC’s, DL, Health insurance card and Fishing Lic. That’s it.
Money clip with tab money.
It’s been working well for me.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>TH wrote:</div>
I know you asked about a traditional wallet, but the ridge wallet changed how I carry my cards and license. Much more secure in your front pocket and not sitting on a big lump in the vehicle causing back pain.X2
I got a Ridge knockoff several years ago and will never go back. Holds several coils of 20’s and a ton of cards. It also has RFID blocker built in so people cannot bump into you and scan your cards. The cards do tend to get a bit more beat up, but I use my card for everything so that contributes as well. Paid around $30 off Amazon.
Slim Minimalist Leather Wallets… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077CSKYV3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share This made it 6 years for me . Cash cards , business cards . Front pocket . I always like the ideas of the clips but carry business cards and paper fishing license, range passes ect .. Probably still not an issue . .
Another vote for a Ridge wallet.
Been rocking a rubber band for almost 10 years now
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I just pulled my wallet out to see what all I had in it that could go to trash. There was a fishing license neatly folded up from 2000 and another from 2020. Then there was my donation card from May Clinic’s blood donor program, last donation was apheresis [platelet donation] in 2007.
In 1995 my then 12 year old daughter was stricken with a weird auto-immune disease. At the time Mayo had seen exactly one other such case in a pre-teen patient as the disease usually a geriatric one. She was hospitalized for a couple months and when release was receiving immune globulin infusions twice a month. I switched from whole blood donations to the apheresis donations to help put back what she was receiving. I could donate the platelets every 8 days. 4 hours each time in to strip the platelets from the blood then return the unused portion of the blood back to me. When I began this, they had a needle in each arm. They adopted a 4 needle in one midway through the span of years I did this type of donation. When my daughter was no longer getting globulin after 4 years, I kept donating since I have a blood type of O-neg, not common, but could be used by anyone with a neg blood type. I’d had all of the usual childhood illnesses and natural immunity to them which was preferred then for cancer patients getting blood component. Basically all of my platelets went to pediatric oncology until a had a slight stroke and was placed on blood thinners.
Finding that old card sure brought back some memories so thanks for this thread. The wallet might need replacing in a couple years but for now its still serviceable, but I did toss a few things.
Been rocking a rubber band for almost 10 years now
Same one?
Duluth Trading Co.-firehose wallet.
Ridge wallet for me.
Been rocking a rubber band for almost 10 years now
Gangster. 
Do you guys with the ridge wallet carry your fishing/hunting licenses in it along with your credit cards?
Do you guys with the ridge wallet carry your fishing/hunting licenses in it along with your credit cards?
Yes. I have them in one of the card protector sleeves that credit/debit card can be put in. I then sandwich that between a couple of lesser used cards.
Clip your license on the money clip. I never have cash anyway. Fishing license is on the phone.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>tswoboda wrote:</div>
Been rocking a rubber band for almost 10 years nowSame one?
Do you guys with the ridge wallet carry your fishing/hunting licenses in it along with your credit cards?
I don’t. I have a separate bag I carry with me whenever I am hunting/fishing that holds licenses and a few other things. I do have my license on my phone in the odd event I don’t have my carry bag with me.
I dont carry my license in my ridge wallet either. My phone case has a compartment on the back that I put it in.
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Veteran owned, made in the USA !
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If I spent a 100 bucks on a wallet, I wouldn’t have no money to put in the damn thing
Ridge guy here also, license in a protective sleeve. Got it for good deal on ebay.
You can always get a man purse.
I carry an Ekster wallet.
I have been using the same model tri-fold for approx. 40 years but they don’t make it anymore so Ill need to pick something else. Im sticking with a classic leather wallet for the storage space and I like them them to be compartmentalized.
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