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Front Pocket Leather Backpack

$579.00
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  • 12" X 17" X 7"
  • Weight: 6 lbs

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  • 5
    My bottomless pit "purse"

    I absolutely LOVE this bag! I bought this bag in the Medium Tobacco Brown last February for my birthday and I'm in love! I use this bag as a an everyday purse. I cut the four sides of the lining and just kept the bottom part for durability (it makes the bag less bulky and heavy). I have a lot of designer bags and I love that this bag costs about as much, but is much better quality. I love the thickness of the leather, the durability, and the design. Honestly, my two Saddleback bags are my favorite bags (I also have the 2012 small briefcase in Carbon Black) . I own roughly 20 or more leather designer bags/purses (I'm a woman who collects bags :). The Saddleback bags are the BEST! For Christmas, I'm buying myself another Medium Dry Bag in Carbon! Suzette, I hope you have more designs coming out for the ladies because you definitely have the market!!

  • 5
    Wuss

    You'd be a wuss if you even think about not adding this to the cart! just buy it trust me! how can you even sleep at night knowing this bag exists and you don't have one?

  • 5
    Best. Purchase. Yet.

    Handsome bag that ages well beyond words.

  • 5
    Older Model, but 3 years later

    I bought the large backpack in 2015 while I was deployed to Romania. I went through the rest of that deployment (with a great deal of traveling using the backpack), a trip to California, a month and a half traveling through Europe, and now 2 years of a Master's in the Netherlands with this backpack. I use it every time I leave my room, and have traveled multiple times using this as a carry-on and no other baggage. Here are my takes: The bag works well as a carry-on. I prefer putting it under the seat in front of me so I have access to my items without bugging other passengers. I typically leave the front and side pockets empty for this, so it fits better. My last travel was with a 17" gaming laptop, clothes for a weekend, and some smaller gaming systems, with space to spare (though now that some airlines are weighing bags, that became an issue, mostly due to the heavy laptop). This bag will work as a carry-on, and I don't believe I have yet had any airline ask me to put it in one of their test boxes for size. My biggest issue with this is that my closure for the large flap is on the front pocket, making it stick out a bit, which causes it to be harder to squeeze under the seat in front of me. I see that the new bag has moved it, solving this issue. There is a lot of space in this bag. My initial travel through Europe looking at universities left me with about 45 days of this bag holding EVERYTHING I needed . Laptop, clothes, sleeping bag, nice set of shoes, notepad folder, and occasionally a large amount of food. I don't think I have yet to have a time that I've needed to use the last hole on the closure strap. The spaces between the side pockets are great for holding my water bottle and e-reader. I rarely even use the front pocket. About that... As mentioned, the model I have has the large flap's closure buckle on the front pocket. This is inconvenient, as to properly open the font pocket, three buckles need to be undone, including the main flap. This is the biggest reason I don't use the front pocket. Again, the closure has moved, so this issue has been lessened (it is still 2 buckles compared to the single buckle on the sides, but the width of this pocket warrants the two. On the issue of problems I have with my bag, the bottom of the bag has developed a bit of a crease that digs into my lower back, depending on the load in the bag. I don't think they've solved this yet, but I'm not sure how I would. I use some of the tighter settings on the shoulder straps, and this has left quite a bit hanging off the bottom. This may be because the same straps are (or were) used for the smaller and the larger bag, so the larger bag didn't need the extra strap length. I remedied this by folding the hanging ends under and buckling them in as well (so the buckle goes through both the very end of the hanging end, as well as the appropriate hole for the size. My main buckle was damaged when a friend was trying to pull it out of an overhead compartment on a plane, it got caught and the rind just pulled too hard, bending it. It is still completely functional, and I could probably send it in to get it fixed, but it isn't bothering me enough yet. I do wish mine had a separate laptop sleeve and inner pockets, bu t again, I see they've added these to the new bag. With all the improvements, I'm almost tempted to get a new one. I got mine from Dave's Deals, and have no idea what issues they noticed to make it cheaper. I just conditioned the leather, I use a brand other than Chamberlains, but other than the softness and slack of the leather (which is not present when it is new), I don't think you could tell that I've had this bag for 3 years if you were more than 5 feet away. This review was me being picky about the bad parts of the bag. It is a great bag, I love wearing it and using it daily, and would highly recommend the bag. Chances are, in three years, you won't have the weight in the bag that I've had for the amount of time that I did, and its no worse for the wear.

  • 5
    Great Coffee Cup

    One of my favorite coffee cups. It's a very unique hand crafted coffee. A must own if you are a Saddleback Leather Fan!