WANDRD Travel Wallet Review

The WANDRD Travel Wallet has extra features, like magnets and a pocket for an AirTag, to make your life easier while traveling. However, it’s essential that features are done well, so they are easy to use. Will these additions make our lives easier while abroad? Let’s find out!

The Rundown

The primary material on the WANDRD Travel Wallet is P900D tarpaulin. It looks and feels like leather, but if you inspect it heavily, you’ll realize it’s synthetic. Still, we’re happy with its appearance and how it feels to hold. In our experience, synthetic materials like this aren’t as durable as genuine leather. Still, they’re often more sustainable and can last for years, so long as you aren’t too rough with them. WANDRD says that this wallet offers RFID protection, too, which isn’t something that a traditional leather wallet always has on board.

There’s a logo on the bottom left-hand corner of the wallet’s front side. It blends in nicely, though we aren’t huge fans of logos on leather-like wallets. It feels wrong; however, we don’t hate the look since it’s subtle enough, so it gets a pass this time.

Another unique aspect of this travel wallet is its magnetic closure. We’ve noticed magnets becoming more popular in the travel space in recent years, so it’s only natural that companies are putting them into wallets now. We know what you might think: What about my card’s magnetic strip? Will it damage those? We aren’t scientists, but our research says no.

The closure is snappy and is a nice inclusion for those worried about keeping the contents of their wallet safe. Nothing will likely pop out if you drop a standard billfold and it stays closed. Unfortunately, billfolds don’t always stay closed when you drop them, and that’s typically when we see things fall out of them. With the magnets, this isn’t a problem.

Inside the wallet, there are two large side pockets for passports. They’re a little tight but will work for a standard document. If you have a passport with extra pages, it might not fit inside nicely. If you only have one passport to stow, you can place other items here, like folded cash, cards, or similar-sized things.

Under the right side, there are two card slots. We could fit three standard-sized credit or debit cards inside each. If you’re using something thicker or thinner, you might be able to accommodate more or less inside here. If you have metal cards, you may only be able to fit two.

The left side has a similar flap but no place to stow cards. WANDRD’s demo video shows nothing stowed here, and we haven’t figured out how to utilize this space. You could stow a passport here, but if you’ve already got the wallet loaded with two, it’ll be tight, and there’s nothing stopping it from sliding out.

The cash slot is long and tall enough to accommodate every kind of currency we tested, which is a perk. We’ve had issues with this with other minimalist wallets. However, this isn’t a minimalist wallet!

Inside the cash slot, there’s a hidden pocket. There’s a flap on the top of the compartment. Stick your finger underneath, and you’ll find a divider that segments the area into two places for cash. This is handy to separate currency but isn’t a theft deterrent unless you’re lucky enough to be robbed by someone who just takes your money and not your wallet.

Inside the hidden pocket is a spot for an AirTag. We dig this, as you always want to know where your passports are. If your wallet is lost or stolen, we recommend you track it immediately, as potential thieves will likely dump the physical wallet as soon as possible, including the AirTag. You might get your wallet back if you start tracking it right away.

The AirTag pocket is on the same side as the cards, which we don’t quite understand. It adds slightly more pressure on the materials, making it more challenging to access cards already struggling to fit into the card slots. We wish it was on the other side without the space to stow cards, as the AirTag would have been out of the picture entirely.

Packability

When closed, the WANDRD Travel Wallet measures 5.38 by 4.25 by 0.38 inches, or 13.7 X 10.8 X 0.97 centimeters. It isn’t very thick, but it’s a lot larger than your standard billfold. It isn’t going to fit in many pants pockets, at least not comfortably, and may not fit into some smaller coat pockets. It isn’t something we carry daily, but some users may struggle to carry it at all without bigger pockets, a sling to stow it inside, or the ability to carry a travel daypack.

In testing on a trip to a Detroit City Football Club match, the wallet wouldn’t fit inside the Moment MTW Mini Fanny Sling 1L alongside the other gear that was necessary for the game while still providing a comfortable carry, so we had to take a different sling to the match. Seriously, this thing is beefy.

For travel, we recommend leaving this at your hotel with your passport inside if you can. In some countries, this won’t work, as you’ll need to always have your passport on you by law. If you can leave your passport at the hotel, lock it up in the safe and bring a minimalistic, versatile wallet, like the Chums Surfshorts, to use as a daily driver while your passports are safe back at the hotel.

The WANDRD Travel Wallet comes in at 3 ounces, or roughly 85 grams, which isn’t too bad considering the wallet’s footprint. Compared to a minimalist wallet like the Chums we mentioned earlier, it isn’t even close (seriously, the Surfshorts has less than a quarter of the mass). However, as we’ve gone over, this thing has a ton of features that will be helpful while traveling with a passport. How does it compare to other wallets designed to do the same thing?

Quick Comparison

The Bellroy Travel Wallet is one of the most recommended travel wallets online and very similar in design to the WANDRD Travel Wallet, so it’s worth comparing the two.

The list of similarities is quite long: they both hold two passports, have a hidden cash pocket, offer RFID protection, and have a large footprint.

In terms of actual size, the Bellroy measures 3.82 by 5.9 inches (9.7 by 15 centimeters), equating to an area of 22.5 square inches, which, when compared to the WANDRD’s 22.87 square inches, is pretty darn close. The Bellroy has less width, which makes it easier to pocket in some pants, which is a plus.

The Bellroy model is genuine leather, which feels and looks more professional. However, it doesn’t feature magnets, so the closure isn’t as secure as the WANDRD’s. Plus, the WANDRD has an AirTag pocket, which will be helpful for some travelers who are constantly losing things or worried that they might get robbed.

Overall, either of these wallets will offer a solid solution for those traveling with two passports. The Bellroy feels and looks more professional, but marginally so. The WANDRD model has extra features, but not all travelers will find these add-ons essential.