How to Choose a Men's Leather Wallet

Take a look at your old wallet. It is beat up and stretched out of shape? Wallets take a lot of abuse, especially men's wallets. Men like to carry their wallets in their back pocket and ten to overfill them with credit and business cards. If your old wallet is an embarrassment, the perhaps it is time for you to purchase a new wallet. This guide will help you to pick out a good quality men's wallet.

Wallets are can be made of many materials. Perhaps the most popular are leather and nylon, although you can find directions online for making one from duct tape or an uncut sheet of dollar bills. A leather wallet has a much more professional appearance than a wallet made of any other material.

Wallets come in many styles. Wallets are available in checkbook style wallets, ID wallets, bifold wallets and trifold wallets. You will need to choose the style of wallet that works best for you.

Bifold and trifold wallets are the most popular choices. Bifold wallets are often flatter but larger in other dimensions. Trifold wallets offer more credit card slots and work better for some people.

If you carry checks, a checkbook wallet is large enough to hold a standard checkbook. Just note that this wallet will stick out of your hip pocket and be an easy target for a pickpocket.

Part of the decision in choosing a wallet is determined by how you carry the wallet. If you carry it in the back or hip pocket, the bifold or trifold is usually a better choice. If you wear a jacket often and will carry the wallet in your jacket pocket, you may find that the checkbook wallet is your best choice.

The choice of the kind of leather also determines the quality of the leather. Split leather is the lowest leather quality. The hide has sliced into and split grain leather is the lower layer of the hide. It has no pattern of its own and is the grain has been embossed onto the leather. It is generally very thin and not long lasting.

Top grain leather is the remaining portion of split leather. It does have a natural grain pattern to it but is still very thin leather and may not be long lasting.

Full grain leather is thicker than the other two types of leather. It has a natural grain and makes a long lasting leather wallet. It will hold up and keep its shape for several years.

All leather products should be conditioned and cleaned on a monthly basis. The best cleaners and conditioners are all natural. When you clean and condition your wallet, be sure that you allow it to dry thoroughly before you use it again or you may leave a stain on your pants.

If you purchase a quality leather flat wallet and take care of it by cleaning and conditioning, it should last for several years. It will securely hold your credit and business cards as well as any cash you choose to carry.