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I received my travel wallet today that I’ll be taking with me on my trip to South Korea. I’ll also be using it as a general replacement for my previous wallet.

In the picture is the wallet attached to my belt via its chain. I have the chain wrapped around my belt and latched onto itself.

If you pulled the links really hard you could probably break or otherwise ruin the chain, but a preliminary examination suggests that it would take a considerable, almost necessarily deliberate force to do so.

In other words, it’s not especially strong but getting it snagged on your pocket or something isn’t likely to break the chain. Just don’t try to lift yourself with it and it should be fine.

The main dollar area of the wallet has two bill compartments. If you’re the type that collects receipts and other papers then this should be quite handy for you.

The top of the billfold zips closed. This prevents items from falling out of either compartment. This is an appreciated feature for a travel wallet!

Here are the card slots.

The left and center each have 3 slots for cards. The third slot (the one in the back) is larger than the first two slots and can swallow a credit card, length-wise. Less than an inch of the credit card sticks out when you insert it this way. In other words, it’s about the length of both other card slots combined.

The cards slide out kind of easily, except for the card in the back which seems to snag on something. This snagging would be annoying to encounter each time that you wish to remove your credit or debit card, so I recommend that you put the least used card in the back.

The wallet itself fastens closed with a velcro strip. This is another feature that I appreciate in a travel wallet.

Of course, there’s the obligatory driver’s license "window" on the far right. These amuse me because cops always ask you to remove it anyway, but I digress…

The back of the wallet.

At the bottom on the right is where the chain attaches to the wallet. The metal loop is designed like a key chain, and can be removed from the wallet completely after a moment of deliberate work.

On the side opposite of the chain ring is another, empty loop where you can attach something else to the wallet. The packaging advertised this as a spare key ring loop, but you’re free to use it for whatever you wish.

Between the two loops is a somewhat wide band. The band stretches a little, but it does not fit particularly tight against the wallet. You could easily clip something to this, or just use your imagination.

The center square of the wallet is a pouch. It closes with a zipper and could easily be used for change or other items that you want to keep on you, but may not access regularly.

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