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Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag

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$759.00
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100 Year Warranty
Lifestyle interior truck view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Tan Brown / Tobacco
Here is the deep pocket leather duffle bag on the back of a motorcycle. Made by Saddleback
Angled view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Tan Brown / Tobacco
Opened and empty top view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Tan Brown / Tobacco
Back view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Tan Brown / Tobacco
Front view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Tan Brown / Tobacco
Close-up front deep pocket view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Tan Brown / Tobacco
Angled view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Dark Brown / Dark Coffee Brown
Opened and empty top view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Dark Brown / Dark Coffee Brown
Back view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Dark Brown / Dark Coffee Brown
Front view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Dark Brown / Dark Coffee Brown
Close-up front deep pocket view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Dark Brown / Dark Coffee Brown
Angled view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Red Brown / Chestnut
Opened and empty top view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Red Brown / Chestnut
Back view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Red Brown / Chestnut
Close-up front deep pocket view of Saddleback Leather's Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Red Brown / Chestnut
Here is the tobacco deep pocket duffle bag on the steps in front of a cabin. Made by Saddleback

Design of This Bag

I designed this 20" long leather duffle with 6" deep INSET pockets that stick out of the front an inch or two and sink in four or five inches. This makes it fit nicely into overhead compartments on planes. If the pockets were SEWN ON and stuck out of the front six inches, the duffle bag would be as much of a hassle as owning a boat, plane, or vacation home. Let a friend or relative own those things. You own this.

Details

  • 100 year warranty
  • Carry-On Approved
  • Fits 3-5 days of clothes
  • Removable Adjustable Shoulder Strap

Dimensions (W x H x D) 

  • 20" X 12" X 9"
  • Pockets: 7.5" X 8"
  • Weight: 8 lbs.

MATERIALS

  • Full Grain Leather
  • Pigskin Lining
  • Custom Stainless Steel Hardware
  • Industrial Marine-Grade Polyester Thread

Over-Engineered Leather Duffle Bag

The Deep Pocket Leather Duffle is over-engineered. The Gladstone closure eliminates breakable parts like zippers, magnets, snaps, and buttons from being used. Over time leather stretches, but we reinforce all stress points with rivets and hidden polyester strapping to prevent this.

The two front pockets also utilize the Gladstone closure, making them unlike any travel duffle bag we have ever seen. They can hold an excessive amount of things. Like all your mini travel size personal care bottles, all your charging cables, passports, and other important documents, or even socks and undergarments.

Materials

We only use the highest grade and strongest leather on this travel duffle bag, called full-grain leather. What is full grain leather, you ask? Well, the easiest way to explain it is that it doesn't have any top layers shaved off of it. A great analogy I like to use is comparing the top grain of leather to the shingles on a house. The top grain (shingles) is the toughest and most protective part on the cowhide (roof). We don't shave any layers off of our leather; we like the strength and character it offers. The leather we use is mineral tanned with Chromium (Cr). Chrome tanned leather is the most corrosive resistant leather you can get, which means your leather Front Door Duffle bag is corrosion resistant as well.

Our custom 316 stainless steel hardware can be used if your life depends on it. It'd be what you would want, as a matter of fact. If you google it, you'll be incredibly impressed, but metallurgists give me some pretty crazy looks when I tell them it's what I use on our bags.

The inside, opposite the two front pockets, has a big open pocket made from pigskin, which also lines the entire interior. Pig skin is even stronger than the full-grain leather we use.

We sew it all together at only 5 stitches per inch using incredibly strong polyester thread. We do this so that there is more leather between the needle holes and fewer holes to start a tear. And our thread will not deteriorate like nylon thread when the sun hits it.

Functionality

There are so many cool features on this leather duffle bag. First and foremost, the mid-18th century Gladstone Bag closure we used on the main compartment and the two front pockets is built for a lifetime of use. This came from a time when zippers weren't a thing yet, and they needed to keep the leather bag closed for travel. When opened, it stays open, and it's really wide, so it's easy to dig around when you're trying to find that surprise gift you brought to give your significant other.

I put holes all the way out to the tip of the three straps that secure the closures. This way, you can cram-pack every crevasse and still be able to strap it securely closed.

Videos

African Elephant Eats out of Deep Pocket Leather Duffle Bag in Zambia

What Fits - Deep Pocket Leather Duffle

The Deep Pocket Leather Duffle - How It's Made

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  • 5
    DEEP POCKET LEATHER DUFFLE BAG

    Saddleback never lets me down. I absolutely love the bag and it is my second addition to my Saddleback collection. My main love for there brand is the solid quality and I look foward to the aged patina of the bag as we grow old together. I wish I could own the collection, but we will see. Im just waiting until they release a side pocket beast. Then Im back in . Thanks Saddleback, you never disappoint.

  • 4
    No duster bag?

    This bag was ordered for my husbands birthday and he absolutely loves it. I purchase and use many luxury bags of my own. It was disappointing to spend $800+ on what I would consider a luxury purchase and it doesn’t even come with a dust bag or any nice packaging. We received the bag wrapped in plastic and that was it. I would think for that price it would come with at least a duster bag, a care instructions, a leather balm or something? The product is gorgeous but expected more of an experience for the price

  • 5
    Clean Design Lines, Big, and Beautiful

    So I received my limited run Dusty Carbon a.k.a. Groucho Grey on Saturday. I can't wait to fill this beauty up with my 4 days worth of belongings for my Saddleback Members trip to Guanajuato, Mexico in March. I now know why they call it Dusty Carbon - it looks like the bag just got dusted up from vehicles traveling along a dirt road - pretty cool. The large gladstone opening is great for packing and the two large pockets which lean inwards will be great for those items you want to keep secure but that you need to access quickly. The pigskin interior is velvety and the inside side pocket is nice for general storage or dirty laundry. Dave is right again, quality materials and craftsmanship are important but so is thoughtful design.

  • 5
    EXCEEDED my expectations!

    Boy did I agonize over this one. My objective was to have a duffle that looked great, for 2-3 day trips where I didn't want to use my business-oriented, boring, travel suitcase. Especially wanted it for driving trips where it was easy to toss it in the truck and carry it around vs the long walks at airports. First concern was the size. Even though the video showed the packing, the problem is I'm 6'4 290 pounds and all my clothes are XX or XXXL. So when I see videos, I'm always skeptical about my size clothes. First thing I did was just a little test to see how far I could push it. In my first test, I was able to pack: 1 Pair Cowboy Boots 1 Pair Jeans 1 XXXL Hoodie 5 XXL Sweatshirts 5 underwear & socks (shoved in the boots) I had to push down to close and pull tight to cinch, but sure enough, all that fit! And, it looked great on the outside even when that stuffed. With all that, even though the deep-pocket design is meant to go inwards toward the bag (and the inside was stuffed), I could still cram a few more socks and underwear into the front pockets with no sweat. That's not a practical packing list, but I wanted to test how many bulky things I could throw at it and it exceeded my expectations. It looks so deep when the Gladstone is open, but when closed, the profile is really unassuming and all that was still easy to carry. It's as wide as my carry-on is tall -- almost exactly, and no doubt designed that way to fit on airplane overheads. The weight is not bad at all. Lighter than I expected for a bag that can hold that much. On to color. Here, I agonized. I have a front-pocket briefcase that is 10+ years old and it's tobacco. Pictures are really hard to use for color because lighting changes the look so much. In the end, I wanted something that would fit the mood of a classy mountain resort hotel, which for me was either the Dark Coffee Brown or the Chestnut. The Chestnut seemed right, but in some of the pics it looked so... red! Well, I bit the bullet because some of the pics looked exactly like what I wanted and I could not be more happy with the choice! It is nowhere near overly red. It's beautiful, warm, and exactly what I was hoping for! (Though I know color perception and preference are so variable from person to person!) In summary, This bag is lighter than I expected, holds more than I expected, and the Chestnut Brown is as beautiful as I expected. The only thing to nit pick is, while the Gladstone opening is exactly what I want, it is obviously more narrow than spreading wide a cloth duffel bag. For clothes in my size, just means I have to turn the clothes as I'm putting them in vs putting them in flat through the opening. How small of a nit is that?! But just for completeness of the review, I figured I'd throw it in there.

  • 5
    What a bag!!

    Looking for a bag that I could use for weekend trips and as a carry-on when flying, I settled on this duffle. The gladstone opening was the feature that decided it for me; no zipper breakage to worry about, and a bag that stays open as your packing and unpacking. It can hold a great deal of items. The inset design of the front pockets also gives you a significant amount of additional space. A well thought-out design.