Ekster Forged Carbon Fiber Cardholder Review: My Daily Driver

Today we are going to be talking about the extra carbon fiber card holder and this is the carbon

fiber version of their aluminum card holder. They are essentially the same thing however this one's

just a different material so if you are interested in the aluminum version there's not much difference

outside of the materials. So with that let's get right into it. The extra card holder is a minimalist

wallet that basically forces you to be able to choose what exactly you want in your wallet and

nothing more. The biggest issue with a lot of different wallets out there especially those bifold trifold wallet is you end up with receipts that have been there for like eight years and then

you finally get them out of your wallet you realize all of the text is just worn off anyways and it's

been pointless that you've had it in your wallet all that time so minimalist wallet is awesome and

helping you only carry around exactly what you need as you can see it does a great job in holding

cash and cards and that is about it and that is all you really need i used to have bifold trifold

wallets all that kind of stuff you know about a year year and a half ago or so i figured out i

needed a minimalist wallet and so I ended up with a Ridge that was gifted to me and I used that for

about a year until I ended up with this wallet which has now become my daily driver because I

think it is the best wallet out there right now. So as for the features of this wallet the main

thing about it is this feature right here where it splays out the cards. Basically what you do is

you push this button right here and it fans the cards out in front of you. This is really really

nice because a lot of the other wallets are actually kind of difficult to get to the card Whereas with this extra being like fanned out like that

you're able to easily access cards that are in the middle, not just on the outside

So a lot of times you'd only be able to get into a card here and a little bit right here. However, it would be difficult to get the cards

that are in the middle, and that's kind of a pain. So while you have easy access to about six cards right here if you want to have more cards in it you can easily put some in right here So basically there a little plate right there where you able to put more cards They are still reasonably easily accessible

by just pushing right there and it pushes them up. You can put your lesser used cards back there

And of course the cash strap goes around to the back where you can keep your extra cash

So really that is all you should have and all you really do need in your wallet

Awesome thing is because it is so thin and so compact, you are able to fit it in your front pocket

whereas having to put it in your back pocket. I'll say for myself anyways, that hurt my back. And I never realized how much of a difference

it made until I started moving my wallet into my front pocket. And this is a great solution for that

While it is a little bit larger than other wallets on the market, just because it has that mechanism

you can see this push button right here has the mechanism in the bottom here. So it's not the exact

same size as credit cards, as you can see right here, that's, that would be about that size. You

can actually see I have my Ridge wallet right here, you can see the difference between the two wallets. So this is a little bit larger, I will say it's not super noticeable in my pocket, which

is why I'm willing to go with something that is a little bit larger just for that added functionality

So that is the features. I'm going to now go through the things that I do like about it and

then I'm going to go through the things that you know I don't necessarily like about the extra card

holder. So let's talk about the first thing I like about the extra card holders is just ease of access

to cards. I've already alluded to it a little bit and just being able to push a button and you

automatically have your cards out that is extremely extremely nice. It works really really well. It

doesn't fail on me. You're able to easily access it whenever you need it. It's super

easy to use, no problems. And then having access to your cards on the back is also

very nice as well to be able to have easy access to cards that you don't normally

use quite as much And also another thing that I like is how lightweight this wallet is While it is a little bit heavier than my Ridge wallet having the carbon fiber does lighten it up a bit which is nice And it really isn a heavy wallet whatsoever The next thing is more of a characteristic of minimalist wallets in general

is just not being able to carry more than you need. As I talked about before, this minimalist

wallet makes it so that I had to get rid of all those old receipts, got rid of all those things

that I didn't need in my wallet. Now I only carry what I need. And then finally, I actually really

like the way this looks. I like that it's a little bit more intricate than a lot of the other wallets

like the Ridge wallet and that kind of stuff. It just has a little bit more of an interesting

design to it. Having that plate, having the band, it has a nice extra logo right there. It just

looks a little more interesting than a lot of the other simplistic wallets out there. And of course

it being forged carbon fiber, I like the way that looks as well, which actually brings me now into

the things that are actually, I think, the shortcomings of this wallet. While there are very

few of them, that is actually one of the shortcomings of this specific wallet actually

is the forged carbon fiber. It actually looks like fingerprints. Pretty much everyone I've shown this wallet to

thinks that this thing has fingerprints all over it. However, that is actually kind of the forged carbon fiber

that you see there. It looks a little bit like fingerprints to people that don't know what forged carbon fiber is

which is a little bit disappointing, especially when I like showing off my stuff. However, I like the forged carbon fiber

So you kind of got to weigh that as to what you want. If you are worried about that

I would just go with the weaved carbon fiber or go and put on other aluminum card holders

features between the aluminum version and these carbon fibers are nearly identical

So everything I'm talking about other than the carbon fiber related stuff, not a big problem

Then the other thing I don't like about it, while I don't personally mind it a ton

is you know, you can't get away from the fact that it is a little bit larger than the competition

If you are trying to completely get minimalist and just get as much stuff out of your pockets as physically possible you are adding about that much bulk to your pocket So if you are wanting to do that I would recommend going a different direction However what I have found is it not super

noticeable. And just having the additional features of being able to fan out your card like that is

just really, really nice. So with that said, while there are upsides and downsides, I have been

testing out tons of different minimalist wallets lately, including an Axwell. I've been using the

Ridge wallet for a year. I've been trying out Xter and I can say I actually really really really like

this wallet. This is my daily driver. This is the one I immediately go to. I do switch between

wallets just kind of testing them all out. However I consider this one my daily and I don't really

see that changing anytime soon. I think it does a great job of weighing all the different features

you need out of a wallet like easy access to cards and just styling all that kind of stuff

and I do really really highly recommend this wallet and if you are on the fence of what wallet

to get. I'd probably get this one, honestly. You just can't go wrong. I think it just works really

really, really well. It's really well thought out and has all of the features you would want out of

a wallet like this. There are, of course, other wallets that Extra makes, including some that you

can put an AirTag on. So if you are interested in tracking your wallet so that you don't lose it

or if it's stolen, that kind of stuff, you can actually attach an AirTag to it. Anyway, so

make sure to check out their website. I do have an affiliate link down in the description

honestly it's just a fantastic wallet and you should check it out what do you guys think about

this wallet is it too complicated is it too large or is it something that you really really want if

you have any comments any questions or anything like that make sure to leave them down below

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