Lightweight Dyneema Wallet Aliens vs. Monsters Style
In the middle of October, I found that Hilltop Packs offered a humorous Halloween-inspired stake bag (Vampire Killing Kit), and recently I saw that they offered a Dyneema wallet with an Aliens vs. Monsters theme. I love a company that offers funny outdoor products such as these. Plus, it weighs only 0.3 ounces, which is less than the wallet that I’ve been using for canoe tripping.
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot more organizing of my gear in my pack. I’ve been slightly annoyed that my cards and cash, while in a wallet it still floats freely away from my car keys and other stuff in the big bag that I stored them. Because everyone in my family accesses their books, games, and headlights in that same bag, I was a little worried that we’d lose my wallet or keys.
I’ve been using other Dyneema bags to organize my other gear, so I thought that it would be worthwhile to get a wallet (and Hilltops Packs sent this one over for the cost of shipping) to hold my keys, id, credit card, and cash. This one does the trick. It fits all that stuff, with some room to spare if I wanted to add another valuable. It’s also a good place to stash a permit.
Plus, it has a humorous Aliens vs. Monsters theme printed on it. There are plenty of other pattern options available, such as Funky Franklin, RIP Penny, “I’m Broke,” and patterns, and other options like one with cats.
I’ve had great luck with Hilltop Packs gear. I’ve been using their Dyneema bear bag, line, and line winders for years. I love the stake bag that I bought, and this wallet is great.
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2 Comments
beersjonathan55
Brian, I missed the window to watch your Base Camp video about photographing from a canoe or kayak. Do you have a way of accessing similar advice if I send you some money? Maybe you could sell your distilled advice online to other paddlers? I enjoyed your Canoecopia sessions, especially the story about sledge hammering the IXP layup from Northstar.
I mostly use my Pixel 7a to shoot photos and videos while paddling, so I\’m not interested in fancy SLR advice. The Pixel does much better video than my 12 year-old TG2 Tough.
The River Alliance of Wisconsin has used a lot of my donated photographs over the years, and I was a volunteer judge for their 2024 photo contest. Here\’s a shot from Coldwater Canyon on the Upper Dells that I like, using your \”near/far\” tip: [image: image.png]
Thanks for all you do for the paddling community, Jonathan Beers 608-516-7915
Bryan Hansel
Hi, Jonathan,
The image didn’t attach. I believe that you’d have to email me it, and I’d have to add it that way. You can still access the presentation by buying the full event package. Everything is recorded. You can get it here: VIP Package. You’re right though. Maybe I should rerecord the video and offer it for sale via PaddlingLight as some sort of class. Ad revenue is down on PaddlingLight because I turned off all the annoying Adsense popups and such, so maybe I should try a new approach.