Outer Vinyl Sleeves, is it a good idea?

Dual pocket outers in crystal clear sleeves from vinyl storage solutions in Canada. The new dual pocket gatefolds are superb as well. Their inner sleeves without any writing on them (as opposed to Mofi etc.) are another wonderful item they carry. About 1,700 records.

I've sleeved my albums since my teen years in the 80s. Changed everything to VSS sleeves about 3 years ago. So worth it.

I like the dual sleeves with single flap. The flapped side receives the outer cover bottom up, flap down. The no-flap side gets record in inner sleeve plus printed original sleeves, lyrics sheets, booklets, hype sticker, artists's notes etc. To get a record out, a grab the record by a bottom corner, and turn it upside down. The record slides out into the waiting palm for the edge of the record, finger on hole.

In theory, dust could settle into the top crack, but as our home is reasonably clean and records are in shelves with top, I have not noticed any problems. 

@oberoniaomnia Checking for Dust is Very Easy

I use this for checking my Record Cleaning Brush for Dust.

I have Teflon Tools to remove the dust

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B095LPT8RL?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

Were I a serious record collector like @whart and others here, I’d use outer sleeves, too. Truth be told, I don’t have many LPs that are all that valuable in my 1500+ library. Lots that I love but few worth more than maybe $50. I’m fastidious about the vinyl, but I don’t care much about jacket wear.

@wrm57 - I wish I could take myself seriously. I’m really a dilletante with a lot of different interests. Lately been focusing on motorsports again after a long hiatus.  

FWIW, after trying virtually all the different inner sleeves available including the MA Records product, I'm using the Japanese round bottom ones- they seem to shed the least. 

Inner Sleeves are the most easy to work with when having a thickness that does not let them collapse.

I have purchased Albums that have been supplied with a Gossamer Thin Anti-Static Inner Sleeve. Putting the LP into such a flimsy cover is not my forte.

I swap the supplied inner sleeve for ones from a batch of anti-static sleeves I bought many years past.

I have Albums stored within an Outer Sleeve and stored without an Outer Sleeve.

When infrequently visiting the used Market for LP's the LP's storage methodology is a non-issue to current market value.

Vinyl Condition is the main concern, hence a Vinyl LP that is still Cellophane Wrapped as when purchased at the release time is the one that really bumps up the price.

In the past I was a little like @whart, I had quite a few interests and kept Audio as a strictly social activity when participating.

The time spent not listening took the edge of needing to listen, hence certain purchases were buried and overlooked for ling periods, hence my Original PULSE Album along with a selection of other Vinyl Albums has substantially benefitted from being retained in the condition of being Cellophane Wrapped. It would be nice if the HMV Bags and Invoice Slips contained in the Bags added to the value as well.

God Bless the Vinyl Collector and the Obsessed Analogophile