i feel a little more relaxed carrying my passport about in...questionable environments...when it's in this pouch. and there are places in this world where i'm inclined to snatch at every little crumb of relaxing thought i can find.  :)

if i'd shopped more carefully before buying, i would have gone for the version of this pouch with the cut-resistant neck cord (i was preparing for a trip to a high-crime country); as it is, i just cut the cord off this one - both so i wouldn't be tempted to use it and just to keep the cord out of my way - and kept the pouch and its contents in my pocket or securely ensconced in my luggage whenever i didn't need it in my hand. i was still glad of its protecting my passport from unauthorized readers though.