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Big Mouth Leather Backpack

8.00 lb

18.00

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$679.00
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100 Year Warranty
  • 14" X 16" X 7"
  • Weight: 5.5 lbs

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  • 5
    i have several bags and

    i have several bags and briefcases love this one for the easy access design as usual built like a rock. The only thing i would have done different is cover the reinforcement for the handle with pigskin like the other bags i own, looks a little strange and slightly unfinished with it exposed, great bag love your products.

  • 5
    This is the backpack I

    This is the backpack I have been waiting for. The gladstone closure makes it perfect, as I am able to get to needed items quickly. It has become my go to EDC.

  • 5
    If you love the Flight Bag and want a backpack . . .

    I have had (and will never part with) SBL’s Large Classic Leather Briefcase and the Flight Bag. The Flight Bag was a game changer for a lighter, everyday briefcase. I wanted that Gladstone and flight bag experience in a backpack. SBL delivered with this new design, and I jumped at it. Here’s my review after only two days. I can revisit if longer use changes anything. I purchased the bag in DCB because I love how DCB marbles and shows battle scars from wear and tear. The main topside Gladstone opening is brilliant for a backpack. It opens wide and stays open, so you can keep it next to your desk on the floor and reach in and get what you need easily when you need it. The bag sits straight up, no wobbling or leaning. Makes loading it up easy. The shoulder tubes are new to me, but I can already see the advantage they have over the older shoulder “pad”. They are comfortable and easier to move where you want them. They’ll take some time to break in and become more flexible and soft, but that’s SBL quality at work. The front mini Gladstone pouch is working out fine for quick-grab essentials. The two buckle straps are a little annoying, but I’ll probably just let them hang unfastened, until I’m walking around in a crowd of strangers. The pouch stays closed fine without them. I like this feature more than a pocket with a flap and buckle — the bag has a slimmer, cooler profile and access is quick. All of the interior pouches are made of soft, flexible, but obviously tough material (pigskin?). A killer feature for me: because the interior side pockets are made from this soft, flexible material, they can, if empty, be pushed essentially flat, or forced to give more space to what you throw in the main storage area. Thick leather interior pockets don’t have this flexibility. This allows me to put a stuffed letter size Redweld file folder in the bag horizontally, not vertically. This makes the bag far more versatile for work. I hate when file folders have to go into a backpack vertically, as the file contents fall out and the papers get crushed and bent, or you have to add rubber bands, etc. to the folder. This makes the bag a perfect briefcase-backpack hybrid. (I never took advantage of the briefcase-to-backpack conversion offered by the Classic Briefcase by re-rigging the straps through D-rings; I always thought that made for a cool SBL video, but was unrealistic for everyday use). My 16 inch MacBook Pro laptop slides comfortably into the rear laptop pouch. The pouched slot in front of the laptop slot is surprisingly helpful. It holds folders and small storage bags just fine. The shorter keychain in the interior is a nice design choice; I’ve always disliked the long chain that forces the keys to the bag’s bottom, where they get in the way or the expensive car fob gets crushed. The interior storage space is substantial. I use separate little storage bags for computer gear and cables, etc., so I have no need for lots of interior pocketry and zippers and velcro like other bags — SBL gives me what I need: just a big chunk of space. I get as much in this bag as I did the Flight Bag, plus room for more work papers/files, a sweatshirt and lunch. This will easily double as an overnight bag when not for work. I’ll probably get little use out of the exterior side pockets. Large items there can interfere with the Gladstone opening. They do indeed hold my water bottle, though. No doubt a small umbrella will fit fine. Glad they are there for when I may need them. I’ve seen criticism that the shoulder straps are not detachable. Doesn’t bother me at all. I bought a backpack with the intention of keeping it a backpack. The only real negative for me is the weight of the loaded bag. It’s going to be heavy when carrying over one shoulder, the way I like to do. But I’ll take a heavier SBL bag any day over a lighter nylon bag. I would have liked to see two side D-rings near the top of the exterior pockets, towards the back of the bag, that could function to secure a luggage strap. I need those D-rings more than I need 4 on the bag’s bottom. Overall, I’m really impressed with the bag and glad I purchased it. The quality and construction I’ve always gotten from SBL in other bags is here, too.

  • 5
    Big mouth

    Purchased a big mouth backpack. It was money well spent.

  • 5
    The tank with an upgrade

    Recently purchased this for my wife. She has been a "tank" user for quite some time. I am a flight bag enthusiast and doctors bag when traveling. I love the gladstone closures. I initially wanted to purchase in DCB for myself. I am a DCB person and all my SBL stuff is DCB. I either missed the initial allotment or they haven't been released yet. My wife is a Tobacco fan, so she received her first. It is an awesome bag to say the least. We have 6 kids so my my wife packs her "purse" the tank quite full. Having the Gladstone closures makes it easy to access contents and locate the Basketball jersey, random mouth guard etc. with plenty of room for her items. I cant wait to get mine. Hurry up SBL I need my DCB Bigmouth.