In 2000, I had my wallet stolen while on a business trip, and I've been paranoid about a repeat of that ever since. What worries me even more than having my wallet stolen is simply losing it, having it fall out of a pocket after hours of squirming in an uncomfortable airline seat.
When I met Kendra Kroll on Da Twittah, I was fascinated by her product, PortaPocket. I was checking the PortaPocket site at the same time Satchmo International (MSY) created a stir when they started to require taxis to all take credit cards. They don't want to pay the processing fees and such, but airports are cashless communities. PortaPocket is living proof of that--look at how little people carry with them. So, when I wrote about the cabbies, I put up a leg shot from PortaPocket. I'm not above such things here. :-)
Kendra appreciated the plug and sent me a basic PortaPocket. My trips to Salt Lake City and Zuerich the last two weeks gave me a chance to really try it out.
What a cool product! Since I'm not a skirt person, I wore the PortaPocket on my ankle. I usually wear nylon warmup pants when I'm traveling--no belt, elastic around the hems of each leg. That made me less paranoid about giving PortaPocket a try.
But I had no reason to be worried, the strap was nice and secure. I didn't like wearing the larger pocket on my ankle, but it makes a great protective sleeve for my iPod touch in my backpack.
When I got to Salt Lake City, I unpacked and was going to put the cards from the PortaPocket back in my regular wallet when I discovered that the velcro from the pouch stuck to the inside of the pocket of my pants. That settled it for me, the PortaPocket is a winner! Now I need the big wallet to hold my passport on the overseas trips.
PortaPocket can be purchased at http://www.portapocket.com
DISCLOSURE: Yes, @PortaPocketGal send me this wallet gratis. And yes, she calls me "cute." :-)
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