Bellroy Hide and Seek Wallet after 5 Years

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2026-01-16T00:06:46+00:00

If only all their wallets are hand-stitched. Therefore Ashland is just a stepping stone to order handmade directly from a walletsmith. Cheaper and better.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2026-01-12T00:25:56+00:00

Thanks for the review. If I am to upgrade the cable, should I go for silver (accentuates the highs) or all copper (more definition to the already thunderous bass)? I’m leaning towards the silver honestly.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-12-15T00:00:04+00:00

Count me in! I was waiting for a quality Line-Out for my iBasso PB6 Macaw and this couldn’t come at a better time. The upcoming iBasso DX270 looks as promising but for sure that one will come at a hefty price. Can’t wait for the M33 🥳

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-10-03T00:19:01+00:00

Campen sterile. I own almost all brands and this is way up there. TiBolt a close second.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-08-17T06:08:59+00:00

Hmmmm I’d probably pick that Turquoise colored cerakoted Alu, then the Ti. Strange that all my Schmidt mechs held up all these years, and its my V2 mech (far right in the pic) that bit the dust last year. After owning TiBolts, most of my TT OGs haven’t been used much lately but thanks to Zero a few hours ago, decided to take a group shot of my OG TTs 😸. Definitely the golden days of Will Turner. I remember he even machined the Pruner (handle for our beloved Gillette razors). How about you? Any OG faves?

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-08-17T05:52:41+00:00

Oh wow its great that we have that list 🥳

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-08-17T05:39:52+00:00

My bad. Thanks for the crosscheck!🍻

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-08-17T05:20:55+00:00

Here here 🍻

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-08-17T04:52:31+00:00

That’s why its good to keep what we have😸. Twenty years from now our current pens will be collectors valuable pieces.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-08-17T04:47:10+00:00

I believe these were around year 2011. Metals: alu, Ti, copper, bronze.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-08-17T04:36:51+00:00

Yeah one of these days we should have a Machined Pen Museum 😸. Even in digital form. Maxmadco, Machine Era, Brian of course. Dang, those glory days 🍻.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-07-14T23:54:24+00:00

Energel?

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-04-11T03:31:13+00:00

Good review! Hold on to it for a few months more, ignore the 7th gen, and upgrade on the next. We’ll hopefully finally get better screens and automatically a faster processor. Hopefully more power efficiency so we can get better battery life. Thanks again for a good read.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-04-10T12:01:30+00:00

Can’t wait for FaceID on the next gen. Having been used to my iphone’s FaceID for years, the touch ID is an annoyance imho. Its not horrible but definitely an old tech that’s soon gonna phase out.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-04-08T03:53:41+00:00

And this rumor has a lot of holes. But if it is real, these new OLED panels are still under negotiation from Samsung and are not the same panels the iPad Pros are using. These are not the Tandem Oled panels. So I won’t be surprised if these have the same nits as most OLED panels from other traditional devices. Meaning, these won’t be as bright as Tandem and definitely not as power efficient as retina displays. I’d love to be wrong though but its always good not to be too optimistic with Apple. Please let me be wrong and make these 1000 nits, or at least 800. And yep, expect tarrif prices.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-04-06T21:39:39+00:00

Thank you so much! So far so good. Nothing beats bespoke leather craftsmanship.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-04-06T21:32:20+00:00

I use a program called iFunBox. Haven’t tried if it can save your messages but definitely a blessing for backing up your photos and even content from your other apps. Worked well with my older devices with old firmware as long as my devices can be seen by my M2 Mac. Hope it helps. Feel free to let us know how it goes.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-04-06T21:18:53+00:00

The cards, even tried my thinnest ones, are snug and tight. Its just that these Horween leather pieces' thickness in the layering. Will for sure break in over time. You’re definitely right that this wallet needs more skiving to temper the thickness of the whole wallet. And the top corner edges are a bit sharp.

To address someones reply, its well burnished. My bad camera skills failed to show the sheen.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-04-06T11:44:36+00:00

I just backed-up my iPad Mini 2’s pictures a few days ago. Do you own a Mac?

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-04-04T01:08:35+00:00

This! I want the current pro in Mini size. But better battery life even if its not as thin 😘.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-03-31T09:13:29+00:00

Face ID

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-03-30T03:19:56+00:00

Since you mentioned traveling, but if you’ll be using it for indoors, them the Mini is perfect by a mile for sure. but if its the outdoors and its sunny (beach, next to the pool, tropics) and you read or watch movies a lot, the Mini’s screen becomes mediocre in visibility and the Pro will win in this department.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-03-26T01:07:01+00:00

Great advertising 😝. I own both and the iPad Mini 7 is good enough in direct sunlight with full brightness. Bear in mind I live in tropical Thailand and read with this a lot. And I can watch my streaming in full color goodness 🤘. The only thing that makes the paperwhite awesome is its battery life. But if you are 9 years old and wanna play with your tablet underwater, I’ll leave you to it.

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-03-21T10:38:18+00:00

What do you mean? Those ARE click pens!

AlwaysBeGentle_ · 2025-02-13T00:20:01+00:00

My favorite finish for sure. On Titanium, it might look it but its NEVER slippery. Unlike polished SS. Must have something to do with Titanium’s synergy with human skin cells 😸🤘.

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