Our hope is that you'll be proud of your bag
because of the compliments you get and how long it lasts. But our deeper hope is that you
join our community of those nurturing the vulnerable and loving the unloved. We do more
than just quality leather bags; we do quality in all areas of our business.
A front pocket wallet is a must-have accessory for any man. This minimalist wallet was designed to be unnoticeable in the front pocket. To give it the smallest profile of any wallet like it, I designed it with the top and side unsewn so cash folds and then slides in and is easy to pull out without pulling out your whole wad. There are two card slots to stack up to 5 or 6 cards after the leather stretches. So you have one spot for cards or a fishing license behind the ID window and then space enough to slide cards in behind the ID. That's where I keep a folded up $20 bill that my wife can't find, just in case.
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Materials Used to make the Best Front Pocket Wallets
Everyone knows Saddleback Leather Co is all about over-engineering, made to last. We can do this because we do not go cheap on our materials to make the best leather wallet. We only use the toughest materials we can find.
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Leather, the Most Critical Part
Cashiers will compliment you on your front pocket leather wallet because we made it with full grain, so it ages way more nicely because it still has all of the pores on it. The leather will only get better looking over time.
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Lining the front pocket wallet
Instead of using a thin, shiny, pretty nylon fabric for wallet lining, we line this leather wallet with real pigskin, which is tougher than cow leather. That attached to our super tough full grain leather is how we can offer a 100-year Warranty.
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Thread in our front pocket wallet
We sewed it with a marine-grade polyester continuous filament thread, which is strong and resistant. This type of thread is used to sew ship sails and parachutes because it cannot break easily. Even though it costs more than nylon thread, this kind will last much longer.
I ordered this after seeing many great reviews online and recently reading a blog on a EDC knife site, where someone asked for suggestions for a minimalist wallet. Although some folks suggested other wallets, the majority recommended the Saddleback and the discussion kept coming back to this wallet. I previously had Smallets from a competitor and was satisfied with those overall. My regret is that I didn't discover Saddleback earlier because this wallet tops my others by far. It is very well made and sturdy without being too stiff and bulky. I really like that the ID window is not covered because those tend to distort the view. I also like the extra pocket behind the ID for a secondary ID or whatever.
Carbon wasn't my first choice in color but DCB and Tobacco weren't available at the time. Carbon is actually nicer in person than in the pics where it tends to look more smokey and washed out. In person it looks like a slightly worn black and has a nice texture. The Small Bifold is my choice for now (front pocket) but I like to switch once in while and will go to this wallet at some point in the future when I'm feeling extremely efficient. Thanks again!
Posted by Brian
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Nov 01, 2015
5
Like all good things, it takes time
When you first start using this wallet, you'll be tempted to jump to the conclusion that it's too small and doesn't hold more than an ID and a couple of cards. This is true. Because this is some stout, sturdy leather. It needs to break in.
The product description mentions the number of cards it will hold after breaking in a couple of times, and for good reason. I've had mine for several weeks now. When I first used it, I struggled to get more than my DL, work security card and a couple of debit/credit cards. But after some use, I've found that I have been able to add a card here & there as the leather softens a bit. I now have 7 credit/debit cards, my DL, work security card, and medical insurance cards. I'm using an extra credit card and insurance cards to help break in the money slot so I can carry a few bills. But I rarely carry cash, so I'm in no big rush.
My only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that with several items in this wallet, my DL in the ID window bends quite a bit. Like I said, this is a minor complaint - it's a DL, and I haven't been 16 for longer than I care to remember, so the appearance of my DL is about as low on my list of things to be concerned about as possible.
I'm looking forward to getting old with this wallet.
Posted by Brian A.
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Oct 15, 2015
5
Awesome sauce.
This is my second SBL purchase. Last year, I bought three gorgeous luggage tags. Truth is, I want very much to buy a medium water bag, preferably in tobacco. I'm in the military and travel a lot, and try to get away with my family whenever I can beyond that. The water bag would do wonders replacing my crap multi-hundred dollar, wheeled luggage bags from London Fog that are rapidly disintegrating under normal wear and tear, let alone baggage handler abuse. But, sadly, $720 is a steep hurdle on a government salary, so I'll have to keep saving for the water bag. In the meantime, gotta do my best to "leatherize" the London Fogs by adding some SBL luggage tags to replace the ugly-branded frequent flyer tags, or the paper stick-ons from the airport. The SBLs sure looked awesome and are incredibly durable, so I thought I'd take the next step and replace my black Fossil ID wallet with a SBL ID wallet. I bought the SBL Front Pocket ID Wallet in Dark Coffee Brown, and let me tell you, it rocks. It is true, unadulterated awesomeness.
I bought the ID wallet intending to replace that three or four year old Fossil ID wallet that was losing its stitches and whose ID window had fallen completely out. Little did I realize, in buying the SBL, I probably just bought the last ID wallet I will EVER need to buy. Yes, the quality is that good. And yes, it is that noticeable as soon as you open it. And yes, it is even more noticeable with age and use. I've been using that wallet every single day since March 2015 when I bought it. It looks better with age, it feels better with age, it's functionality improves with age, and I can't imagine I'll need another one any time soon.
The ID window easily holds 2-3 cards; I hold 3 in there without unreasonable stretching. There are two credit card slots on the exterior. I only store one card in each slot -- a charge card I pay off every month, and an ATM card. That's it. I suppose you could fit more than one into each of those slots, but I haven't tried it and don't plan to. I prefer ultra-slim wallets and the carrying of as little plastic and excessive paraphernalia as possible. I did find these slots were probably the most stiff when I bought it, and it was difficult to get cards in and out of. A week or so of use changed that and it's never been a problem again. Then there's an interior pocket which holds a little more.
The ID wallet isn't perfect, as no things in this humanly world are. Except, of course, for dogs. My gripes, though that sounds stronger than I really feel about it, are two-fold:
1. The leather area that covers your IDs is thick, measuring from the border edge of the wallet to where you can see the visible part of the ID. It makes much of the ID itself not visible without pulling it out. You can see this in SBL's photo above where it chops off half the face, and much of the information on the sides of the driver's license they show. Is this a problem? Not necessarily. I'd much prefer most of the ID be visible--I always carry my military ID outermost, my driver's license under that, and a permit or other ID card behind that. It'd be ideal to be able to show the whole wallet with the military ID showing without taking it out, but really, it's not a biggie. And with just a little tiny bit of aging -- 4-6 weeks of daily use -- the leather had softened enough and shaped the ID window enough around the thickness of my standard three cards to make it easy to slip the IDs in and out easily.
BTW -- I don't understand how some other reviewers found ID cards slipped too easily...? If you've overstuffed it for a long period of time and then reduced the number of ID cards in that slot, perhaps I can see it happening. Or maybe their product was defective. Mine does not allow the cards to fall out even by shaking. They are easy to put your thumb on, however, and slide out the end whenever needed.
2. The interior compartment holds very little cash. Anything more than five or six bills will really stretch its usefulness for cash carry. I rarely carry a single dollar anymore (bad habits in the age of charge cards and finally being able to "thumb a hundred bucks" with a phone...props to anyone who knows what movie that's from). When I need to carry more, I'll use a full size wallet or a separate money clip, but in general, I'm fine with a few to several bills in the center compartment or, more commonly, just storing a couple extra cards instead. Cash, btw, sticks out just a couple centimeters from the edge of the wallet's interior pocket. I presume this is for ease of pulling it out. I wish it was just a tad shorter, but again, not a deal killer at all.
Final verdict: 4.5 stars. it doesn't allow halves, so I round up for great products and down for bad ones :)
Posted by Brian B.
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Sep 07, 2015
2
Too Tight for Cash
The idea behind this wallet is great but it's just too tight to be usable for anything beyond a handful of cards. The cash slot is basically useless because the money isn't stiff enough to push all the way into the pocket. You have to fold the bills into 4ths in order to fit all the way and to provide enough rigidity. But then anything over 2 bills gets too bulky anyway. If you just fold in half the bills stick up out of the top.
I realize this is a minimalist wallet which is what I like but there needs to be a little expansion in the pocket design.
Posted by Brian B.
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Aug 18, 2015
1
Too small
I bought a Front Pocket Classic ID Wallet and received it almost immediately.
It is very well built but it is just way too small.
I could not fit a Texas drivers license in the front compartment. It was too small.
I could only fit a single credit card in the credit card slots. They are not as big as shown on the website.
You cannot fit money into the money slot unless you fold it more than once. That makes no sense to me.
This product is just too small.
They are perfectly nice about returning their merchandise. One phone call and an email (I have not received it yet.)
It is a shame that the dimensions are off because it is a beautiful piece of leather. It's just too small.
