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Our leather is the strongest we can find (full-grain boot leather, but thicker). The top layer of a leather hide has all of the grain in it, and the grain is the toughest, most protective and longest lasting part of the hide. The grain is like the shingles on a roof. Most companies shave off the top layer (grain) of the hide to get rid of scars so they can use almost every inch of the hide in production and therefore save money. But in doing so, it's like they're shaving the shingles off of your roof. Kind of insane.
The thread is unbelievably strong industrial marine grade UV resistant polyester thread. It's what they use on sails and parachutes (things your life depends on). We use it to hold together leather briefcases.
This mid-1800's English style Gladstone Bag closure is just plain cool on this leather briefcase. It opens wide and stays open until you say otherwise. Pilots love this feature to put next to their seat. For closure, I chose a single leather strap with holes punched all the way out to the very tip, just in case your bag is way overstuffed or you want to stick your umbrella or blueprints under the strap horizontally or leave the laptop bag open to stick your stuff out vertically. The front pockets are built and then sewn on, so there are hidden pockets behind the pockets.
We use tough, but soft pigskin lining, which is stronger than the cow leather, instead of some pretty shiny fabric with a world map on it. There's also a false bottom inside that serves two purposes: First, it adds an extra layer of reinforcement. Secondly, you can hide cash, passports, etc. under there, but please don't hide drugs. Drugs are bad.
Our custom hardware is the amazing 316 Stainless Steel (please please google it). A metallergist told me that it was way overkill and that I really didn't need it to be so strong. I guess it's like killing a fly with a shotgun for a leather briefcase, but we NEVER have problems with our hardware.
The removable, adjustable shoulder strap is a handy feature. You can take it off your briefcase to tie the Christmas tree to the rack of your car. The strap on this briefcase is as tough and durable as our quality full grain leather belts.
This is more than a leather laptop bag or briefcase for pilots — it’s a legacy piece designed to be fought over long after you’re gone. We believe your bag should outlast your career, your travel miles, and your wildest adventures. Buy it once. Break it in. Pass it down.
If something does go wrong, we’ll fix it under our 100-year warranty — because your leather bag shouldn’t give out before you do.
The last small plane we were on was from Nairobi to Lamu. From there we took a 2 hour small boat ride to an island off the Northern Coast of Kenya, next to Somalia where a Kenyan friend of ours told us was a really super cool place for holiday. We didn't know about all of the Al-Shabaab terrorist activity and kidnappings in the area or we probably wouldn't have chosen it for our family vacation, but ignorance is bliss? The last night there was a little freaky. Okay, a lot freaky hanging out and discussing theology with the witchcraft practicing angel prophet of Islam, but that's for another place and time (or bag description).
So we finally get to our destination called Mike's Camp, run and owned by a British Kenyan named Mike. A charming chap who had made a barefoot luxury Gilligan's Island resort built almost entirely from woven reeds. The walls and floors were 100% woven and the ceilings were thatched. All of it was supported by branches and sticks.
It was SUPER COOL. Unbelievable. And that's why billionaires fly in to stay there all the time. Since we're not billionaires, we flew into Lamu and then took the little skiff to the island, but there are people who fly in at low tide, land on the beach and walk up the sand dunes to the camp. It's where you completely unplug. No laptop bags allowed. To read about the Angel prophet of Islam and our walk through the terrorists, go to the Slim Leather Briefcase page.
Anyways, each of those small plane bush pilots that land on the beach or take people to Lamu, have a smaller flight bag briefcase next to their seat. It's just what you do when you need all of your things in one small cramped place.
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I opted for this briefcase after going to work with a book bag for several years and before that lugging around a rapidly deteriorating canvas shoulder bag that was well-suited to my role as poor graduate student at the time. But now I feel like a person, you know, a real person, someone who goes to work and works during the day-light hours and then goes home to a home. And what more could you want to schlep your work items to work than such a handsome bag as this, that, if the marketing accounts are even somewhat correct, will outlast the years that I am working and perhaps even living, whether in this home or another. So yeah, if you need a briefcase for work that you already have, this is a good one. If you need the work, get that first, then get the case.
I am really liking my Flight Bag Briefcase. It looks fantastic. It does scratch more easily than I thought, but I was forewarned. I love the opening and the fact that the bag stands up on its own. I travel a lot and the bag fits nicely against my seat, under my legs, and I can just open the top and grab whatever I need. My previous bag would just fall over and wallow all over the floor. This bag is almost perfect and deserving of 5 stars, but it's not perfect from my perspective. I wish it had more internal organizing ability (for example, no where to insert a paper document). You basically just toss all your stuff in there and dig for what you need. Also, for a travel "Flight Bag", it is unfortunate that the bag does not have a strap to attached it to your luggage handle when navigating through the airport. I bought the luggage strap accessory from Saddleback, but it doesn't really fit this bag. I definitely don't think the bag (or frankly any leather bag) was worth what I paid for it, but I wanted it anyway. Go figure.
i freaking love this bag. i was promoted, as a gift, i spoiled myself. my flight bag is stuffed to the gills with crap. it happily accepts everything i can throw at it. i travel way too much for work, it's an easy bag to carry through the airport, and with the luggage strap, easy to cinch to my carry-on luggage. i get complements on my bag all the time, i've had it for about 2 weeks. very, very happy. incredible product, incredible workmanship, incredibly happy customer. i'll say it again, i love this bag.
Impressed all around. Meet or exceeded expectations and delivered as advertised!
I’ve been wanting to get the flight bag for quite some time and finally decided to take the dive and went for it and never regretted it! This bad boy is exactly what I was looking for, easy to open without the flaps in order to get to items you need quickly. Plenty of room inside as I was able to fit my 15” MacBook Pro and Mini IPad 5 and other assortments in there easily. Love the front pockets for storage of cables and other Knick knacks. Overall, once filled up with the items I need, the weight wasn’t too bad for a well made flight bag. Got to tell you, I was amazed with the construction of the bag and the quality of the leather; beautiful, soft but durable! This bag will definitely last a lifetime!!! For my recommendation, in order to maximize the use of the bag, add some side pockets for small items or for a small bottle of water to fit.
