Watched a guy pull out his wallet with two fingers at a gas station in Reno, and now my front pocket carry makes sense | Daily Carry Gear - Guest Forum
Watched a guy pull out his wallet with two fingers at a gas station in Reno, and now my front pocket carry makes sense
For about three years I stuffed a fat bifold in my back pocket and just dealt with sitting on a lump every time I got in the truck. Last month I was filling up in Reno and the guy at the next pump grabbed his wallet out of his front pocket with two fingers, flipped it open, paid, and slid it back in, all in maybe four seconds. I asked him about it and he said he switched after his back started hurting from sitting crooked all day, which is the exact thing I had been ignoring. I went home and moved my cards and license into a slim front pocket wallet that cost me $22, and the difference was instant because I stopped tilting to one side in the seat. The weird part is I also stopped losing the thing, since a front pocket actually keeps it in place when I hop out of the cab. If you have never carried up front, try it for one week and see if your back notices. What finally got you to ditch the back pocket, or are you still loyal to the old way?
Front pocket carry also fixes that lean you don't notice until you see yourself in a store window, hunched over like your spine is glued that way. I used to get the same crooked back after long drives and blamed my seat for months. Once the wallet moved up front, my posture straightened out on its own within days, no chiropractor visits needed. The other plus is winter, because a back pocket wallet turns into a frozen brick when you sit on it in a cold truck. Give it one full week and your body will tell you way faster than your brain will.