The "Diver Down" wallet.

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The "Diver Down" wallet.

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For a couple of years I've wanted to buy a MPI style diver down wallet. Primarily because of my love for the show, but also because I'm a certified NAUI diver. Problem is, my wife got me a beautiful Italian leather wallet for my birthday a few years back, and not only do I like it a lot, but I was kind of obligated to carry it because she bought it for me. Today she threw a pair of my shorts in the wash with the wallet in the cargo pocket. Aside from ruining the photos and a lot of the cards inside, it is going to dry very hard and brittle. Time to buy a new wallet.
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Perfect opportunity to buy one then! There is a shed load of websites that sell them. I've always wanted one too.
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I remember the wallet I had back then was a camouflaged velcro wallet. Got that one from my oldest brother that was in the army. I thought it was pretty cool. Definitely very "80's" though.
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I think I had a black velcro wallet in the 80's. Go for it with the Diver Down wallet!
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Come to think of it, I think I had a camo wallet in the 80s too. Hmmm....I know for certain I had an eel skin one though....LOL.
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I had a couple of camo ones and a few black ones in the 80's. They last forever, but they do seem cheap compared to nice leather ones.
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Watching an episode the other night it looks like TM also has a beige colored one with a black border.
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IKnowWhatYoureThinking wrote:Watching an episode the other night it looks like TM also has a beige colored one with a black border.
I saw that one also. Mine arrived. I'm less than impressed with it. Not enough card slots, and the ones that are there are a little too small. Oh well.
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N1095A wrote:
IKnowWhatYoureThinking wrote:Watching an episode the other night it looks like TM also has a beige colored one with a black border.
I saw that one also. Mine arrived. I'm less than impressed with it. Not enough card slots, and the ones that are there are a little too small. Oh well.
Yep, sounds about right, that's how I remember them from back then. Also, the plastic "photo holders" in the middle of the wallet always cracked and then fell off after some usage. Why I went back to leather bifold wallets.
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