Best material to make a wallet

[Warren Maslowski]

I'm looking into making a light weight wallet, so here's the question what is the most durable YET light weight material for this project. And cost really isn't that big of an issue at the moment.

[A Wilson]

Wallets are made of leather for a reason: it's very durable. A good leather wallet can last for decades of daily abuse.

For occasional use hiking, or traveling, however, I've made a silnylon wallet and am quite happy. It's almost waterproof, weighs next to nothing, and helps me keep organized when I commute to other countries (something I do weekly). Making it myself allowed me to custom size it for exactly what I need, which was determined by the size of my passport. It's not the most durable, but the slickness actually helps it out quite a bit. I don't expect it to last forever, but it only took about an hour to make.

If it's only for hiking, well, anything will do. A rubber band around your cards and cash is about as light as it gets.

[Warren Maslowski]

Andrew, I was thinking of something like silnylon.

I don't need something thats going to last forever, I just need something to carry my bills, drivers license, and maybe a credit card or two, that's kind of waterproof. Where do you get your supply from?

[Brian Barnes]

Simblissity makes some UL wallets… See below for some ideas:

http://www.simblissity.net/litefold_productpage.htm

[Art …]

just use a ziplock plastic sandwich baggie.

[Jack G]

Tyvek works well. Below is link for making one out of a tyvek fedex express envelope:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Tyvek-FedEx-Wallet-with-Change-Pocket/

[Jim MacDiarmid]

I know this isn't MYOG, but I have this wallet. .49 oz empty. They also make all spinnaker ones that are even lighter.

[Bill Fornshell]

Duct Tape:

Duct Tape Wallet

OR Cuben Scrap

If you do a really good job Ryan may re-design it to weigh 2 pounds and add it to his growing line of Super Heavy Gear (SHG).

[Dale Wambaugh]

I use a rubber band for driver's license, debit card, medical insurance and a little cash.

[A Wilson]

I made mine of scraps from a tarp project.

It's water resistant, and doesn't sog-up with body sweat when I wear it in a money belt. But forget about waterproofing it, there are to many seems in too small a place. Plus putting sealer on it would be like putting grip strips on a slide.

Forget waterproofing if its for backpacking; all currency is made of very high-quality, basically water resistant paper. It may absorb some water, but otherwise it will remain perfectly fine. If you insist, a sandwich bag (or if you're obsessive, and alosak) will work just fine.

[Roger Caffin]

> my bills, drivers license, and maybe a credit card or two, that's kind of waterproof.

AFAIK bills, credit cards and drivers licences are all made of plastic these days. You don't need 'waterproof'. A simple silnylon bag slightly larger than the CC is enough. That's what I use, anyhow.

Cheers

[Scott White]

I have the same as Roger, a simple silnylon sleeve just thick enough to hold a license, bank/credit cards, and a couple of bills. It shows no signs of wear after two years of daily use.

[Peter Fogel]

Chisco Wallets

Chisco Floating Marsupial
Chisco Surf

[George Matthews]

Has anyone ever sewn currency bills together?

Maybe make a wallet out of money.

Just a thought.

Could actually be worth more as a wallet.

Hmmm, maybe a new pack or shelter made from money.

[Roger Caffin]

> Hmmm, maybe a new pack or shelter made from money.

Try Cuben fabric?

Cheers

[Patrick Caulder]

Which would be pretty close to making it out of money.

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[Jared Dilg]

"I know this isn't MYOG, but I have this wallet. .49 oz empty. They also make all spinnaker ones that are even lighter."
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I've had that exact wallet for less than a year and all the corners have worn through from daily use. Well at least I now have a template to make some replacements..

[Thomas Gauperaa]

Here's a couple of patterns:

http://www.andersj.se/planbok1.htm
http://www.andersj.se/planboken3.htm

Both in swedish, so you need to use Google translate or the like.

[Roger Caffin]

> I have this wallet. .49 oz empty.

An empty walker wallet … Sad :-)

Cheers

[Jang-Tian Shieh(Syoten)]

I usually use this to be my wallet since it's light, strong and waterproof. It weighs only about 3 gram, 0.1 oz. Besids, I might bring some other ones to store stuffs such as lighter, battery, cotton swabs etc..

[Tom Caldwell]

"Maybe make a wallet out of money."

How about some Zimbabwean currency? You could have a wallet that cost a billion, and it would probably be cleaner than an American bill.

[Steve Small]

My duct tape wallet has lasted surprisingly long. I think that I've been using it for 2 or three years, but it is due for replacement. I think that when I get the chance, I'll make one out of silnylon scraps that I have using the pattern for the duct tape version.

[j emery]

I picked up a swimers wallet on promo at Wallgreens. Paper pad, golf pencil, and pockets for cash and cards for free. 78 grams wt.

[Jeff Levison]

Material: Tyvek (barrier material used to wrap houses with)

I can't take credit for this, as the other day I was searching for the same topic and came across this:

http://www.dynomighty.com/product_detail.php?Explorer-Mighty-Wallet%E2%84%A2&d=mighty+wallets+DY-502

they make these out of tyvek, but would be simple enough to get hold of actual the material yourself and sew a wallet together with. seems to be a great solution to a durable and ultra-light wallet.

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