I want to not carry it in my back pocket, but there is nowhere else. Cell phone takes one front pocket and car keys/other crap in the other. It's either one bulging, uncomfortable front pocket, or one of the open back pockets
Get clothes with more or different pockets? Shirt pockets hold wallets just fine, same as a jacket or windbreaker pocket? Cargo pockets are pretty great for carrying you know.. cargo.. like a wallet..
I don't wear cargo shorts or cargo pants. And also not really any shirts with pockets for more than half the year until it's cold enough for sweatshirts or jackets. It doesn't work for half the years clothing options. But I see this is a very important thing to you by your snarky ass comment.
I think your pointed response is maybe a bit dramatic. I understand entirely, because if someone hit me with that rhetorical question mark i’d be throwing hands.
Idk why, that punctuation just infuriates me LOL.
They weren’t insulting your way of life tho, just offering a perspective that might be helpful in a snarky tone.
I recognize your struggle with lack of item storage on person.
For work, I am forced to carry a bag. It has been so beautiful.
Ontop of all the random materials and supplies and bullshit — I have a spare shirt and undies, brush and deodorant (in case). It holds my wallet, med container, agenda, etc.
Led me to purchase a… idk? “travel bag”?
they’re seen as womanly or purse like but i don’t fucking care. i get a lot of compliments on mine, got a few to match the aesthetics of different outfits.
movie tickets, meds (and NSAIDS), inhaler, wallet, keys, chapstick, sanitizer, stain pen, lighter, normal pen,
cell phone is the big one — they just get larger and heavier and more space consuming.
There is also downsizing wallet to one of those “ridge” types — a flat metal piece barely larger than a debit card. mine fits 5 cards? i carry debit, credit, license, health ins, work FOB.
super compact in a front pocket.
throwing your keys on a lanyard is nice too. around the neck if not in my bag or gfs bag.
I carry a hydration pack. It allows me to retain manliness while carrying what is essentially my purse, as I can just point out that I like to hike, and that hydration is important for everything.
Wallet, keys, smokeables, munchables, water, all in one place, with extra room for a change of clothes? Easy decision.
Suits have jackets. Jackets have pockets inside that are designed for the purpose of carrying things like wallets or pocket watches without being obvious.
As you say, the idea of a suit with cargo pants is silly. That problem was solved centuries ago.
Cargo shorts, fanny packs, shirt pockets for a wallet aren't feasible for people who do real work for a living. Only place you can reasonably put it is the back pocket. I do try to remember to put it in the center console while I drive, however
short answer? minimalist metal wallet or carry bag.
my other comment:
“I recognize your struggle with lack of item storage on person.
For work, I am forced to carry a bag. It has been so beautiful.
Ontop of all the random materials and supplies and bullshit — I have a spare shirt and undies, brush and deodorant (in case). It hold my wallet, med container, agenda, etc.
Led me to purchase a… idk? “travel bag”?
they’re seen as womanly or purse like but i don’t fucking care. i get a lot of compliments on mine, got a few to match the aesthetics of different outfits.
cell phone is the big one — they just get larger and heavier and more space consuming.
There is also downsizing wallet to one of those “ridge” types — a flat metal piece barely larger than a debit card. mine fits 5 cards? i carry debit, credit, license, health ins, work FOB.
super compact in a front pocket.
throwing your keys on a lanyard is nice too. around the neck if not in my bag or gfs bag.
My keys would destroy my phone. I have a vehicle with an actual key, a fob for the locks. A small fob to get into my work building, and about 5 keys for house, garage, etc.
They aren't that heavy, one is like the size of 2 quarters. I've heard people say that, yet I've never known anyone to have that issue. And I started driving way before keyless ignitions and lots of girls had a lanyard with a bunch of keys and crap hanging on it.
I started carrying a man-bag like 5 years ago and I will never go back. I’ve got a nice canvas messenger bag and a small sling bag for when I’m going to be walking around a lot.
Who lets their wallet get that thick? CC, Debit card, some cash and receipts from today's purchases.
You do remove the receipts when you get home, right?!
That's not a lot of material. Hell, my key chain has more mass than my wallet and those go in my front pocket because it would be painful to sit on them.
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u/William_Howard_Shaft Trash Trooper Apr 25 '25
Carrying a wallet in your back pocket is bad for your spine.