After being shamed in to buying a new wallet after being accused of having a "Costanza Wallet", I decided I needed to get something that would limit the amount of stuff I carry around, without having to actively manage what's in my wallet each morning.

I've owned several Timbuk2 messenger / laptop bags and have been really happy with the quality, so I thought I'd put my leather trifold to pasture.

I opted for the brown / black / brown color, and I have to say that it's not quite as nice-looking in person. It's a few steps up from "my grandchild made this at summer camp", but it has a kind of "old man" look to it. At 34, it inched me closer to my midlife crisis.

The edge material seems to be the same ballistic nylon that's used on other Timbuk2 products, and the center stripe is somewhere in between faux leather and vinyl. It's pretty durable, but feels a bit odd. The wallet itself also feels a bit odd. After owing this for a couple of months, the nylon hasn't softened a bit, so it's still quite rigid, and can be uncomfortable at times.

What has softened is the elastic strap. After a week or two, it basically flopped around. I'm kicking around cutting it off, because it serves no purpose now, and only adds to the "old man with a rubber band around his wallet" mystique.

Going back to the material, it's surprisingly bulky. If you carry around any appreciable mix of credit / loyalty cards, This definitely isn't the wallet for you. If you're not carrying around cash, you can fit about two cards in each pocket. (For reference, I'm counting a drivers license / ID as a card, too)

For what it cost, I'm not completely disappointed, but in retrospect, I think I should have returned this and bought a different wallet.