Wallet Review · May 2026

Ridge Wallet Aluminum Review: Honest Carry Notes After a Month

The Ridge Wallet is a minimalist plate-style cardholder — two aluminum plates held together with an elastic band, RFID-blocking, with either a money clip or a cash strap on the back. The aluminum version has been Ridge’s hero SKU since the original 2013 Kickstarter, and the company has had ample time to iron out the manufacturing.

If you carry a fat-folded leather bifold and you’ve ever sat on it and stood up lopsided, this is the fix. The Ridge holds 1–12 cards comfortably. It won’t carry coins, photos, or six receipts, and that’s the point. It’s the wallet for someone willing to give things up to get the slimmer pocket back.

Specs

Material	6061-T6 aluminum
Capacity	1–12 cards
Weight	2.0 oz (57 g)
Dimensions	86 x 54 x 6 mm
RFID	Yes
Cash carry	Money clip or strap (both included)
Warranty	Lifetime
MSRP	$95

What we liked

• The fan-out card access feels good every time. Push the cutout, cards splay, pick the one you need. A year in, it still hasn’t gotten old.
• The aluminum frame absorbs sit-on-it abuse that destroyed our previous bifolds. Two years later there’s a satisfying patina but no structural wear.
• Swappable plates and bands mean you reconfigure instead of replace. We’ve gone from money clip to cash strap and back twice.

What we didn’t

• It is still a bulky little brick in the front pocket if you carry a phone in the same pocket. The leather/carbon-fiber Ridges are slightly slimmer but not dramatically.
• 12 cards is the optimistic number. Past 8 the elastic band starts to look stretched and tired.
• $95 is real money for a wallet. The off-brand Amazon clones at $25 do 80% of the job. The Ridge does feel meaningfully better, but the gap isn’t four-times.

Verdict

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