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00:00 Intro
00:50 Bellroy Slim Sleeve
01:29 Nomad Card Wallet Plus
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I've tested over 50 to 60 different
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wallets at this point, giving me a
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unique take on the wallet industry,
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giving me insight into what is a good
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wallet, but more importantly, what is a
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bad wallet. One of the biggest growing
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segments in the wallet industry is the
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slim leather wallet for those people
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that really liked biffold wallets, but
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want a more compact size. And I'll be
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ranking my favorites from what I've
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tested now. But first, a couple quick
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things. Number one, all of these wallets
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were given to me by the respective
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brand. Number two, if you have interest
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in purchasing any of these, I have paid
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links down in the description, which do
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give me a commission if you guys make a
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purchase, which helps me in making
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videos like this. We do also retail some
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of these wallets, so you will find those
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down in the description as well. And
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number three, we actually do have quite
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a few discount codes for these wallets,
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and you'll find those in the same place.
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So, let's get to the wallets. Number 10
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is the Broy Slim Sleeve. Now, this is
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very similar to your standard biffold.
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Some things I really appreciate about
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this wallet is really its build quality.
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Broy does a fantastic job with pretty
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much all of their wallets. I also
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appreciate their color options. I think
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this one specifically is pretty unique
1:06
in the industry for leather. It also is
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very, very compact, especially
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considering you have a biffold style
1:12
design. And then my favorite feature,
1:13
which is going to be kind of a trend in
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this video, is this pull tab, which you
1:17
can pull and get your cards out really
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easily. Now, the major downside to this
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is I have to say the quality isn't quite
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as nice as some of the other
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alternatives that are very similar to
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this wallet, but we'll get to those a
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little bit later in this video. Now,
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number nine is this Nomad Card Wallet
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Plus. I really, really like the Horowine
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leather on this one. It's a very, very
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durable style of leather. Really high
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quality, and it's very heavyweight. So,
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if you're somebody that likes a heavier
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biffold wallet, but looking for
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something a little more compact, this is
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an awesome option. I also appreciate on
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the inside of the wallet, each card has
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its own separate sleeve, meaning none of
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the cards are touching while they're
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inside the wallet, which means unlike a
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lot of the other card holders and
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minimalist wallets out there, these are
2:01
not damaging each other every time you
2:03
put them in. Another feature I really
2:05
liked is the external card slot right
2:07
here. You can easily have kind of like
2:09
your, I don't know, Costco card or
2:10
something like that on the back of the
2:12
wallet. So, you don't even have to open
2:13
up the wallet to get your mostused card.
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And then finally, of all of the wallets
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on here, this thing actually has a
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pretty significant card capacity. It
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does come with a little bit extra bulk
2:22
over pretty much any other wallet on
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this list. However, it does have a
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higher capacity, and I appreciate that.
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And coming back to the size, that is my
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main downside to this wallet,
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unfortunately, is it is a little bit
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larger than really anything else on this
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list. Now, number eight is the Harbor
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London RFID card wallet. Now, this is a
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very similar design to the Broy we saw
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earlier, where it's basically a biffold,
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just, you know, more compact, except for
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I think the leather on this one is much
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nicer. If you like that more kind of
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smooth, less soft, more smooth kind of
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leather, this is an amazing option for
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you and is one of the favorite things
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that I have about it. It also is a more
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pliable wallet, so it kind of feels
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really nice in your pocket and forms
3:00
around a lot of the other stuff, unlike
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metal wallets. As you can see, it is
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extremely thin. The leather itself is
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not super thick or heavy weight, meaning
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it has a really compact size, even when
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there's cards and cash inserted in it.
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This is also the first kind of biffold
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style card holder that has magnets built
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into it where you can hear it sound
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really nice. And then, of course, like a
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lot of these other wallets, it does have
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a pull tab so you kind of access those
3:25
lesser used cards on this side of the
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wallet. The major downside to it, for me
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anyways, is the fact that it does not
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have an external card slot, kind of like
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what we saw on the Nomad wallet earlier.
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Now, number seven is the Trayvax Contour
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Light. This wallet is the first of kind
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of the more minimalist style wallet,
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that sandwich style wallet that you guys
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have seen. However, it features plenty
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of leather on it, and that's why I'm
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including it on this list. If you're
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somebody that likes that sandwich wallet
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style, but wants leather, this is a
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great option. It is extremely extremely
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high quality. Like ridiculously high
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quality, amazing materials. And that's
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the number one thing I really like about
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this wallet. It is also fully adjustable
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to your needs. You can easily adjust
4:06
pretty much anything on this wallet. If
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you want to add in more cash, you want
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to add in more cards or remove cards.
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You can just adjust the wallet to fit
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your needs just by adjusting it with
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some screws. Next thing I really like is
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it is made in the United States. I
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really appreciate that. I am based out
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of the United States and it is great to
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have products like this that are based
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in the United States and there is a lot
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of great quality control stuff that kind
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of comes along with that. And then
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finally, it uses this top grain leather
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that oh smells so good and honestly is
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going to last a lifetime. It patina well
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and just looks nice as well. Now the
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major downside really is that it's you
4:42
sometimes do kind of struggle to get to
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your cards. There's no pull tab but you
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can kind of slide up your main used card
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like that. Uh, it's not that big of a
4:51
deal, but it is a little bit more
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difficult than some of the competition.
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Now, before we move on to the final six
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wallets on this list, if you have found
4:58
this at all helpful, I do recommend you
5:00
guys subscribing as I have a lot of
5:01
videos coming out just like this. And
5:04
don't forget to comment if you've used
5:05
any of these wallets and want to share
5:07
your own experience or have any
5:08
questions. I'm happy to answer. And that
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brings us to the Extter Wallet Pro. Now,
5:13
I do not recommend the standard extra
5:15
wallet, but the new pro version
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completely changes everything and is now
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one of my most recommended wallets. With
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its new aluminum card holder, that means
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it has one of my favorite card holders
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of any wallet. And it also replaces the
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plastic ejector mechanism with now a
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full metal button and ejector mechanism.
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The leather feels fantastic. This is
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Italian leather. And now it finally has
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a really high quality build. And this is
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an amazing alternative if somebody's
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wanting to move away from a biffold
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wallet but likes that form factor but
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wishes it had a card ejector mechanism.
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This is going to be one of your best
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choices. That said, it isn't perfect in
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the fact that it is actually quite bulky
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still. There's really no way around it
5:58
when you add an injector mechanism and
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keep a biffold design. And it also
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doesn't like to fully close all the
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time. And that might change over the
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years as this thing flexes out more.
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Now, number five is this double oak slim
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wallet. Now, outside of the extra card
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holders, this is my favorite card holder
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ever. It feels really nice, is high
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quality, and is completely removable
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from the sleeve. And it should also be
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mentioned, this thing is magnetic and is
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Mag Safe compatible, so it can be
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slapped on the back of your phone
6:26
whenever you don't want to take this
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larger leather portion with you. And
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this also brings me to double oak, which
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has some of my favorite leather I've
6:33
ever had. It patina is really nice, and
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it's incredibly soft. I really really
6:38
like the leather that they use on their
6:40
wallets. And then the last thing that I
6:41
really like outside of it, you know,
6:43
just being a slim metal card holder is
6:45
the fact that it has a locking mechanism
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right here where you basically push the
6:49
button upward and the cards won't fall
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out. The major downside to this is there
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isn't a ton of capacity outside of the
6:55
standard card holder right here. Really,
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there's only going to be a slim slot on
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the back, which really only is good for
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cash and maybe one card. Now, my number
7:03
four choice is the Dun Wallet. This is
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being touted as the slimmest leather
7:07
wallet on sale. Now, I can't really tell
7:10
for sure if that's true because I don't
7:11
have every single wallet in the world in
7:12
front of me, but it is impressively
7:15
thin. And that is my number one favorite
7:17
thing about this wallet is just how thin
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it is for being a wallet that is very
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much a biffold in disguise. I also
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appreciated its very very simplistic
7:26
kind of styling and it has a kind of
7:29
cool way of storing cash that's both
7:31
secure but also easy to access. Now, the
7:33
major downsides I had with this wallet
7:35
is the card capacity. They say it can
7:37
hold up to eight cards because you can
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put two of each card into each of these
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slots. However, I have to say they're a
7:44
little bit difficult to get to if that's
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the case. So, really, it only is going
7:47
to hold up to about four cards, one in
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each of these slots. And then the other
7:51
thing I didn't super like about it is
7:53
the leather does feel nice, but it
7:55
doesn't feel quite as high quality as
7:56
some of the other wallets on this list.
7:58
Number three is the Broy card sleeve. I
8:01
really appreciate how easy it is to
8:03
access the interior cards just by
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pulling up on the tab, which also gives
8:07
me reliable access to my lesser used
8:09
cards. It has that same nice leather
8:11
build that Broy has. And unlike a lot of
8:14
the other wallets that are minimalist,
8:15
it has really reliable and worry-free
8:17
cash storage on the back right here, and
8:19
I appreciate that. And then it compact
8:21
sizing is really nice. You barely notice
8:23
this thing in your pocket, and it does
8:26
form really well around other things in
8:28
your pocket, kind of like keys. You
8:30
don't really notice this in your pocket
8:31
all that much just because of its very
8:33
pliable and small nature. Now, some cons
8:36
to it. It is still going to be a little
8:37
bit larger than some other minimalist
8:39
wallets that are size of a credit card.
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And in comparison to some of the other
8:42
wallets, you don't quite have as easy
8:44
access to as many cards. Now, these last
8:47
two wallets were really, really hard for
8:48
me to decide which one should be number
8:50
one and which one should be number two
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because they both are amazing options
8:54
and they really just cater to two
8:56
different types of people. So, I put the
8:58
number two as being the proof wallet
9:00
leather specifically. I have to say the
9:02
leather version of this wallet is
9:04
fantastic. There are other materials if
9:05
you do choose to get those, but the
9:07
leather is by far my favorite. Now, just
9:09
like the double oak wallets, this has my
9:12
favorite style of leather where it's
9:13
kind of that softer, a little bit more
9:15
kind of grainy feel of leather. The pull
9:18
tab on this get access to the cards on
9:20
the interior. Works really, really well.
9:23
There is metal on the back that kind of
9:25
helps it get its rigidity. And that has
9:27
been extremely durable. And with a
9:29
capacity of up to 25 cards, this has one
9:33
of the highest capacities of any wallet
9:35
I've ever tested. And even though it has
9:37
a high capacity, it's not much bigger
9:39
than the credit cards that it stores,
9:41
making it one of the most compact
9:42
wallets on this list as well. Even
9:44
outside of just leather wallets, this is
9:46
one of my favorite wallets I've ever
9:48
used, and I can't really think of many
9:50
downsides to it. So, I'll leave that to
9:52
you in the comments if you can think of
9:54
any. And that brings us to number one,
9:58
and that is the Double Oak Cloud Wallet.
10:01
It wins out as the best leather slim
10:04
wallet I've ever used, and that really
10:06
comes down to its leather. I think this
10:08
thing is incredibly nice. It feels
10:11
really nice. You can get the nice
10:12
scratches in it, that kind of patina
10:14
into it. It also keeps really, really
10:17
compact for being that biffold wallet
10:20
style. I think it's a fantastic value
10:22
for the price as well. It's not a crazy
10:25
price considering the full grain leather
10:27
and the build and all of that. And then
10:29
its interior cash storage is something I
10:31
think a lot of people will like. You
10:33
only have to fold them once and it's
10:35
kind of hidden behind, but it's super
10:36
easy to access. And really the only
10:39
downside that I can think of on this is
10:41
that for some people, if you are
10:42
somebody that has a lot of cards on you
10:44
at any point in time, you may not have
10:45
quite enough storage in this wallet. But
10:47
otherwise, this is an amazing wallet
10:49
that I keep coming back to and using as
10:52
a daily driver. Now, if you liked the
10:54
minimalist wallets in this video, you
10:56
might also be interested in my best
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