/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.231265]

ITT: Wallets and wallet tech.

Tell me about your wallets, /diy/. What kind of wallet do you have? Do you guys have any credit card tools? You know, things like knives and flashlights and phone chargers that fold up to the size of credit cards and fit in your wallet. Have you guys made any yourself? Pictures if you can!

Now, technically this isn't /diy/-related, but I felt that if anyone would have tricked out wallets filled with tools and gadgets, it'd be you guys. This feels right in your area.

I'm also looking for a new wallet but I don't know if /adv/ could help me like you guys can. Should I ask here?

[Anonymous No.231267]

My wallet is about 10 years old and holes are patched with electrical tape.

[Anonymous No.231269]

I picked up my wallet when I was on vacation in mexico 10 years ago... only paid like $16, and let me tell you, mexicans make good wallets. It's too bad I have to get rid of it on account of RFID scammers who can wave a wand over your wallet and steal info.

[Anonymous No.231270]

>>231269

Have your eyes on any new wallets you might like to share?

[Anonymous No.231271]

simple bifold wallet, leather
pretty boring actually, just ID, gift cards, membership/discount cards, debit/credit cards and buisness cards. occaisonally if the opportunity to get some action arises, i put a condom in my wallet
>inb4, don't store condoms in a wallet. i'm well aware that they expire faster that way

[Anonymous No.231273]

I'm looking for a wallet that can hold a single key, change, and cash, has a transparent ID window, and maybe 5-6 credit card spots.

What /diy/ recommend?

[parsley No.231293]

i'm the worst-- i just keep my money and cards loosely in a pocket of my messenger bag. it takes me about 2 minutes to find my bus card.

[Anonymous No.231296]

>>231293

Who else but parsley?

[hyde610 No.231310]

i just have a simple bifold. i hate tri folds just cuz they get all big and are uncomfortable to sit with

[Anonymous No.231322]

Leather wallets are the best. They can take quite a bit of damage compared to the alternative. Even duct tape wallets are more flammable than leather wallets. Just something to keep in mind. Also avoid clothlike wallets

[Anonymous No.231443]

Mother fucking tri fold hardly davison wallet i bought in 1990. Had a bad ass chain that fell off about 15 years ago. It had a hardly daviston patch on it with a eagle shitting fire but that fell off about 12 years ago. Its made from some sort of industrial grade cow peelings and still smells like a tough guy, well like the pocket of a tough guy.

My wallet is old enough to get into a barfight.

[Lizerd No.231446]

I've got the usual cards and a flat calculator.

[Anonymous No.231457]

The same grey eastpak wallet for 14 years. It's actually not grey anymore. It's brown/black.

[Anonymous No.231459]

>>231458
>forgot image

[Anonymous No.231458]

>>231457
here's an image. The eastpak logo is long gone, of course.

[Anonymous No.231465]

This one. Holds six cards total, two on the outside which is really handy. Bills and whatnot are a PITA to get out since the wallet gets it shape from the cards in it and really tapers near the bottom.

[Anonymous No.231516]

I have the one on the bottom

[Anonymous No.231606]

I messed with decoupage and made myself a Hulk wallet a few months ago. I don't expect it to last for as long a them fine ass leather wallets, but I was cheap making. Hold only two cards (i regret so hard) and I even made a coin pocket thing. As for gadgets, I sometimes have a smell petty flat scissor in there. Nothing special tho.

[Anonymous No.231607]

>>231606
Sorry forgot picture.

[Anonymous No.231611]

Never got into the credit card tools - they always seemed a bit too flimsy to be useful or too bulky to want to have them in a wallet.

That being said, I did print out one of these to replace all the store loyalty cards and such. Laminated it with packing tape and it's held up for a couple of years without any trouble. http://www.justoneclubcard.com/

[Anonymous No.231644]

>>231269
mexican here, what kind of wallet was that?

[Anonymous No.231656]

saddlebackleather.com makes some nice wallets. not as thin as I'd like but it lasts a looon gtime

[Anonymous No.231671]

BMFWallets belong in this thread lol.

http://pulpfictionbmfwallet com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=3

[Anonymous No.231679]

Most of the stuff that used to be in my wallet is now on my smartphone. I just carry a moneyclip for ID, credit/debit card and some cash. In a few years, these few items will also be obviated by an app, along with house and car keys.

Looking forward to the day when I only have one item in my pockets and that one item does everything I need (hopefully Apple teams up with Leatherman and soon produces the iPhone multitool with can opener and scanning electron microscope)

[Anonymous No.231712]

Duckttape wallet
what else
apart from the velcro that keeps the coin pocket closed, and the velcro that keeps the whole wallet closed its 100% duckttape.
Built it as a prototype a few ears ago, to try if it would stand up to some abuse, and to see how i could improve the "real" one.
turns out the prototype was quite solid already. But now its showing its wear. Also it does not like the tropics. Found that out the hard way. ducttape sweating its own glue in your pocket is not nice.

Also the abrasion brings out a quite nice texture, however it has gotten a bit too much in the recent months.

But other than that, i really like it. gotta built a new one soon.

[Anonymous No.231716]

The wallets made from stainless steel mesh look interesting, but I'd like to hear from someone who has owned one: http://www.amazon.com/Jobar-JB5839-Stainless-Security-Wallet/dp/B003VWFWLQ

[Anonymous No.231717]

not sure why this is on /diy/, but here's my money clip. I'm really happy with it, but the card slots need to be worn in some more, they're a little tight still.
www.brookstone.com/leather-magnetic-money-clip-wallet?bkiid=SearchResults|CategoryProductList|660837
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[Anonymous No.231719]

>>231717

OP here, it was supposed to be about credit card-sized tools but I didn't think it'd get much attention so I added the other filler so people would have reason to post.

[Anonymous No.231721]

>>231719
oops, I didn't read the entire op.

[Anonymous No.231732]

>>231265
I have a waxing comb for my surf in my wallet, in the shape of a credit card. It's quite useful actually. Other than that, a wet-wipe for any cases I would need it, a condom, money, some cards and sometimes pH indicators, clips, stuff like that.

[Anonymous No.231734]

>>231732

>pH indicators

I can see why you'd need to bring a condom, bad boy. Where can I find you on this wide, wild world?

[Anonymous No.231736]

What is a good RFID blocking wallet?

[Anonymous No.231738]

>>231736
http://www.amazon.com/Identity-Stronghold-Secure-Sleeve-Credit/dp/B004H9CPLC/ref=pd_sim_hg_5

I just use these with my cheap 10 dollars walmart brand wallet.

[Anonymous No.231741]

>>231734
Yurop.

Well jokes aside, I really have fun with those things. I measured the pH of a Cuba Libre once. It was 5! Never knew thought, always thought that shit was basic.

[Anonymous No.231742]

>>231741
What a badass.

[Anonymous No.231747]

>>231742

I know, right. I was only half-joking, too. He seems like a cool guy to hang out with.

But this isn't /soc/, so I guess I have to go back to talking about wallets.

[Anonymous No.231760]

I used to make all my wallets out of duct tape. A new one every year or so.

then I grew up and bought a brown leather one from kohls

function over form.

[Anonymous No.231763]

This shit guys:

http://www.sogshopping.com/tools/svc2bb.html

[Anonymous No.231766]

Besides the usual things, I always have band aids and a small drafting template in my wallet.

[Anonymous No.231778]

>>231763

This is the kind of thing I was looking for. Shit looks awesome.

I'm considering buying one of these but I'm not sure of the quality.

http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=2702

I damn hope this will fit in my wallet. 7mm is pretty thick though. :I

[Anonymous No.231781]

>>231766
what are those forms useful for?

[Anonymous No.231785]

>>231781
Theatrical and entertainment lighting.

For last minute quick and dirty lighting plots, and the ruler is very useful for reading 1/4" and 1/2" lighting plots and scenic drawings.

[Anonymous No.231791]

>>231781
Cool!

[Anonymous No.231792]

I like to keep things simple, and I don't carry that much around with me anyway. Most of the times it's just my ID, health insurance card and some cash money.

[Anonymous No.231849]

does anyone know of any wallets with a grommet?
i am very weird about my wallet, i lost it once an will never do it again
i put a lanyard on my wallet, and a paracord keyfob with a clip that clips to belt loop on keys

current wallet an old Black Label Society leather wallet i bought on
clearance at sam goody, it has snaps that have ripped the leather so im looking to replace it

i havent seen much

[noko No.231864]

i have a Tommy Bahama wallet my sister gave me for my birthday. i have had it for 12 years now. it Kok nearkybas goodbas thebday i got it.

[Anonymous No.231866]

>>231849

>wallets with grommet

[Anonymous No.231929]

I made myself a wallet with some tape (not silver tape) It wasn't very good and it was ugly. Since i made it just to procrastinate and not because i needed one i don't know where it is right now.
But now i have cards and cash and wanted to make myself a nice, practical and slim wallet.
Something credit card sized that had a small internal closed place for a few coins and small things and room for me to put money into too.
But i'm not very good at making things, the closest one to what i want i found to buy was this one

http://www.walletking.co.uk/men-s-wallets/card-wallet-thumbz-mike.html

Except i don't really like zippers, it doesn't have the enclosed space within or a place well fitted for money.


This one's a bit better but it's certainly not lean and it doesn't stay closed on its own.

http://www.walletking.co.uk/men-s-wallets/card-wallet-thumbz-coin.html

[Anonymous No.231935]

Come on thread! Let's stay alive, let's make a damn wallet if we can't simply talk about them.

[Anonymous No.232207]

bumpity
What do you guys think of those little "lightbulbs" that fit in your wallet in case you need a light?

[Anonymous No.232223]

>>231866
Holy fuck.

[Anonymous No.232383]

I have a bi fold leather wallet I got as a present for getting my eagle scout a couple of years ago

[Anonymous No.232405]

I am just using an old bag of minidiscplayer as moneysack. its pretty cool, since it is soft and just as big as you have a lot of money in there. not easy to steel or to loose. in case you loose it, it is less obvious than a wallet. For ID and creditcard i am having an extra "book". since there is no money in in is flat enough to sit on it, since it is in my back poket.
Can really recommend this solution.

[Anonymous No.232407]

>>232383
Woo! Eagle Scouts In the thread!

[Anonymous No.232792]

don't forget about chain. and carry it in frontal pocket. pickpockers don't sleep

[Anonymous No.232810]

I've had a duct tape wallet (pic related) that lasted 4 years, until I forgot it in my pants and ran it through the washer and dryer. Pic was taken a few days before it was washed, hardly looks worn.
One of the great things about using duct tape is that you can customize it much more easily than leather.

As far as RFID blocking, ran across this a few months ago (http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-RFID-Shielding-Pouch-Out-of-Trash/?ALLSTEPS).). Scalable, instructions work for a passport bag.

[Anonymous No.232814]

>>231763
damn son thats whats up! i'd be a serious badass knowing i always had my tweezers

[Anonymous No.232825]

>>231656
>>231656

This. I got one recently, and they are built like wallet-tanks. When you open it up the first time, there is a card in one of the card slots that has their logo and info on it and the slogan, "They'll fight over it when you're dead." It is pretty sweet. And it has a 100 year warranty.