"Thin wallets" have now become a huge category in themselves, but the market is flooded with similar designs and cheap imitations, making it difficult to judge which one is good. Many users are misled by the "several millimeters thin" figure and end up regretting their purchase when they find it "inconvenient to use" or "quite bulky." With so much information available, what criteria should you use to choose the right one?
1. Has it attracted a large number of supporters through crowdfunding? <br> Most thin wallets have seen explosive growth since 2019. If it hasn't become that popular through crowdfunding, then it's unlikely that many people are using it.
2. When was it developed and announced ? This is also easier to understand if you use 2019 as a dividing line. Since SOLAHANPU first announced Tenuis in Japan in 2016, the number of thin wallets has gradually increased through crowdfunding. Products that were successful and garnered a lot of support around 2019-2021 can be seen to have a certain level of popularity by looking at their crowdfunding pages and websites. Products that have not raised the same amount of money or attracted the same number of supporters since then can be said to be manufacturers that have come along later.
3. Take a close look at the design .<br>There are now many more wallet designs where cards and coins don't overlap. In other words, it could be said that almost all similar structures have already been exhausted. Once a market reaches saturation, slightly changing the details won't produce anything new. At a glance, you can tell if it's another imitation of this type.
SOLAHANPU also has a wallet called Tynd, which has a structure that prevents cards and coins from overlapping, but as in the example above, it is in a pre-saturation stage and I think that the overall design is more stable than that of newer manufacturers. At the same time, I do not consider it to be SOLA's most distinctive wallet. Rather, I believe that the Tenuis series is the pioneer that has opened up a new path in the thin wallet category, and even further, in a direction other than the structure that prevents cards and coins from overlapping. The Tenuis name itself has such a strong presence that it feels like it has taken on a life of its own, separate from the SOLAHANPU manufacturer. The use of goatskin that is thin yet strong and stretchy, which is rare in the industry, further strengthens the characteristics of the Tenuis.
Tynd Small Slim Wallet
https://solahanpu.com/products/tynd-cv
Tenuis 3rd Generation:
https://solahanpu.com/products/tenuis-third
Tenuis 4th Generation:
https://solahanpu.com/products/tenuis-fourth
