What People Think
A note about the leather quality
The leather on mine (coffee) is very thick and smooth -- it's just as nice and just as thick as the leather on my satchel and other SB stuff. I would suppose leather has natural differences in texture, but I don't see any sign that they are skimping with this product -- it's wonderful leather.
Excellent for travel and daily use
It will hold 2-3 passports easily -- you could add more, but it would take a bit of time for the leather to stretch so they'd fit comfortably. I use it for my passport and my son's -- my husband wanted his own wallet. :) I put blank 3x5 cards in that section when I'm not carrying my passport. I can also fit a Midori "passport"-sized notebook (the refill that goes into the Midori Traveler's Notebook) in there very neatly. There's no pen loop, though, and there's not a good way to attach one that I can see.
I love that you can get any kind of currency into the bill area. I travel enough internationally that I like not having to have a separate wallet when I go overseas.
Doesn't hold coins (I got a SB coin purse too, and mighty nice it is). For currencies with high-value coins (EU, Canada, etc.) that might be a downside.
One oddity -- I got the coffee because I wanted the lighter pigskin lining, I thought that would look cool. (Kind of a "black and tan" thing going.) But this wallet doesn't seem to have any pigskin -- at least, there's no lighter colored anything on the wallet. So maybe I got old stock, or maybe the design just doesn't have pigskin. It's awesome either way and I'm happy with the coffee color, it's very classic.
It's bulletproof, of course, and I like the RFID shield, esp. as I have a Global Entry card. It will last forever, of course. It's beautiful, of course.
Solid but not as nice as the one I bought last year
compact and versatile
Product Details
Dimensions (W x H)
5.25" x 4.50"
Weight: 0.30 lbs
This is a wonderful way to keep your passports together, along with some cards and cash. The slim leather passport wallet can securely hold two passports, credit cards, boarding passes, vaccine cards, cash, receipts, and other travel documents. This is the best gift for the world traveler or anyone who wants to keep documents organized and together.
It is even great for a family traveling together and wanting to keep all of their important documents together. But don't be caught in a foreign country and trusting little Johnny to keep up with his documents.
Why you should use a Passport Holder such as a Passport Wallet
A leather passport holder, such as our Slim Passport Wallet, is a great way to keep all of your important documents organized and together while you travel. If you have your regular wallet, plus a boarding pass, plus a vaccination card that may or may not fit in your regular leather wallet, you have a lot to remember. With a passport holder, you can organize everything in one place.
Plus, it just looks nicer. Many people think a passport holder is only for people who travel a lot, but that's not true. If you are carrying your passport with you, why not do it in class? Plus, when you pull your boarding pass out of this, you will surely get bumped up to first class.
Materials in the Full Grain Leather Passport Wallet
When you trust something as important as a passport holder, you do not want the maker to go cheap. You can go to the mall all day and get a cheap personalized passport cover, but it is just that, cheap passport covers. We design this to keep your belongings safe in other countries. With a passport pocket, internal card slots, and RFID blocking technology, you can get to your hotel safe and sound with your travel documents and cash. We do this with everything we make, so it makes sense that we would make something so important.
Leather-
This leather passport wallet was constructed with full-grain leather. All leather has grain, tough fibers, and pores in the top part of the hide. Most companies pay less for the leather that has had a lot of the grain shaved off to get rid of scars and blemishes of the leather, but in doing so, they shave off the grain, which is the toughest part of the hide and what makes a leather passport wallet so durable, get a nice patina and be super water-resistant. It's like the shaved off the shingles from your roof. When they remove some of the grain, it's called top grain leather. When they remove ALL of the grain, it's called genuine leather. And they do it to save leather while taking away the strength of the wallet and durability of the leather. Leather is expensive, and they don't want to waste any of it because of a scar or bug bite. It's why this full grain leather passport wallet is more expensive than some cheap passport case.
The Lining of our Passport Wallet-
We line this leather passport wallet with pigskin, which is tougher than the cow leather. It's why we feel comfortable offering a 100-year Warranty.
Thread for a strong passport wallet-
We sewed it with our really strong German marine-grade polyester thread. It's the only thread they sew parachutes and ship sails with. So if your life depends on it, use Polyester thread.
Passport Wallet with RFID Blocker-
And for extra security, we put a thin layer of RFID (Radio Frequency ID) blocking material between the pigs and the cow. This is to stop low life scumbag thieves from scanning your leather passport wallet in a crowd and stealing your identification from the cards in your passport wallet. The RFID chip on the front of the passport itself is harder to scan because it's a different frequency. So keep your data safe with this RFID blocking technology; these are travel essentials.
Passport Wallet Design
The reason customs agents and cashiers will compliment you on your leather passport wallet is that the full-grain leather ages so nicely. I designed it to stay slim and flat when it's stuffed full by putting only two even credit card pockets to stack your cards, business cards on one side and personal cards on the other. Because you stack them, there aren't layers of leather adding thickness between each card. And it stays flat in the two interior pockets. The size is wide enough to fit a couple of passports comfortably, and yellow cards or uncomfortably fit four passports, but only two securely. It seems simple, but it is a very well thought out leather passport wallet.
More than a Leather Passport Holder
You are taking a trip out of the country, you might even do this all the time, but most people don't. Either way, you have the best travel gear, luggage, bag, money, passports, boarding pass, and other important documents. You review your flight, hotel, and everything you can to make your next trip the best it can be. You do not want to trust that the trip will not get ruined by a low-quality passport case with a snap closure that just broke and dumped your documents. It will not happen at a convenient place, and you show up at your hotel with nothing. Our passport wallet is exactly what you need for quality and extra security. Oh, and it smells great and will always work correctly, for at least 100 years anyway.
