Front Pocket Leather Backpack

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$649.00

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Design of the Front Pocket Leather Backpack

There is no luck in making a quality leather backpack. And this leather backpack with pockets is no exception. It was purposefully designed with no breakable parts like zippers, snaps, or velcro. And any stress spot is reinforced with Polyester straps hidden beneath the leather and riveted. The body of this leather backpack is built with just two big pieces of leather, which means there aren't many seams. The fewer the seams, the stronger the backpack because backpacks come apart at the seams before anywhere else. And then we only sew 5 stitches per inch, so there are as few holes as possible. Quality can be measured in Seam Feet (how few feet of seams a bag has. We made that term up).

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Materials used to create this Leather Backpack with Pockets

This backpack is made out of strong materials. The full grain leather is very tough and more resistant to water. The lining is made from pigskin, which is even stronger than cowhide. The hardware is made from 316 Stainless Steel, which is very strong and will not rust. The thread used to sew the backpack together is Polyester, which does not deteriorate in the sun as nylon thread does.

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Full Grain Leather

The leather of this backpack is the strongest and most water-resistant we can find (full grain), and then we line it with pigskin, which is stronger than the cow skin. It's rare for a low-quality company to use full grain to make a leather backpack because it's so expensive. When I say "Full Grain Leather" I mean that it still has all of the tough, tightly woven fibers on the top of the hide.

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A Genuine Leather Backpack is Missing the Strength

Most companies shave off the scars and blemishes from the top of the hide (watch how they shave it here at minute 6:30) and shave off the strongest and best part of the hide (the grain) while doing it. They shave it down to genuine leather. They do it, so they don't have to cut around the marks and throw those pieces into the trash as we do. We throw away 25% of the hide. They don't throw hardly anything away. But since it still has leather, they can call it a genuine leather backpack. It will not last nearly as long and is missing the beauty.

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A Vegan Leather Backpack is Plastic Garbage

Vegan leather is ridiculous. It doesn't even make sense. It's usually polyurethane or PVC, which is a plastic. Do you want to wear a plastic backpack? No? We don't want you to either. You and I both know that will not last longer than your carebear backpack as a kid.

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Seriously Strong Hardware in this Leather Backpack with Pockets

I know using 316 Stainless Steel custom hardware is kind of like killing a fly with a shotgun, but we did it anyways. Check that one off the list of potential problems. Our large pieces of hardware on our backpacks are rated strong enough to hold a 750 lb. bag of cats before it gives. Seriously, I hope you google it to understand more. If your life is going to depend on any metal, let it depend on 316 Stainless Steel.

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The Best Thread to Hold it all Together

We sew it all together with thick and strong Polyester thread. It's industrial strength and doesn't deteriorate with exposure to the Sun's UV rays like Nylon thread does. This Leather Backpack is very strong from the nature of the materials we use.

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From a Brown Leather Backpack, to a Black Leather Backpack, you have options

We know not everyone has the same style. So this leather backpack with pockets comes in four different colors. The light tan color (called Tobacco) develops a beautiful patina over time. There's also Dark Coffee Brown, Chestnut (reddish brown), and Black. So find the style that will suit you.

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Very Spacious Main Compartment

The interior main compartment has enough space for your 17" laptop, a charger, other electronic gear, some personal items, your passport, a book, or possibly a few books. You could probably even fit a monkey in there if you had to. But we wouldn't recommend that. This is a very durable leather bag with plenty of room.

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Adjustable Shoulder Straps

We want this leather backpack to be easy to carry on and off your back. So we made the most comfortable straps that are easily adjustable. This makes for easy access as you take it off to grab something out and toss it back on your back.

Details

100 Year Warranty
Fits all 17" laptops
Hidden Pockets Behind the Pockets

Dimensions (W x H x D)

12" X 17" X 7"
Weight: 6 lbs

MATERIALS

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

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!

Posted by David P. | Oct 08, 2018
3
Great backpack minus one detail

The new design comes with these two clips to secure the main pocket together. They are so close together that it literally does nothing to tighten it together. As a result the back pops outside of the rain flap on the edges. So your laptop in the laptop flap will 100% get wet. You can take a few moments to adjust the bag then work the leather each time you close it to be underneath, but it doesn't naturally close that way no matter how many times you do it. I am massively disappointed in this oversite as they switched from the design that is presently on the thin version of this bag, which does tie it up tight and is perfect for keeping the hole under the rain flap. I intend on trying to get sbl to fix this and if not ill pay for the mods cause its a really annoying oversite. All recommendations have been to send it to this guy named Men on the facebook group to put a draw string mod on it. So be advised that youll spend $600 for a bag that then needs a few extra hundred dollars of mods on it so your laptop doesn't get wet.

Posted by Beatrix W. | Sep 29, 2018
5
Incredible Backpack, But I Hope the Clip Closure Works after it Breaks In

I bought this while my wife bought the thin front pocket backpack. For couples that are looking to get some proper backpacks together the thin front pocket is a perfect size for her (she's 5'2) while this was perfect for me. For guys debating between this and the thin I'd recommend this as the size is more appropriate. Breaking it in reminds me of my days playing baseball and I'd sit around slamming a baseball into my leather mitt. The only negative is the clip closure on the main pocket. It leaves the bag too wide open so that bits of the bag are popping outside of the flap. So if it were to rain, rain would get in the bag. I hope with time the closure will get soft and would naturally fit under the flap. For laptop carriers I've got a 15'6 Gigabyte Aero 15 that is a beast of a gaming laptop and the flap is literally a perfect fit for this. Any smaller and the flap wouldn't work. No regrets, incredible backpack.

Posted by Kyle | Sep 14, 2018
5
Buy it. Now!

Love the bag. I got mine off daves deals. Couldn't find anything wrong with it. Would reccomend rivets on the front pocket straps or it would be cool to have the enclosure system from the canvas bags to make it a bit faster to open. Also wish it came with the old cinch at the top of the bag rather than the clips. Who knows. Dave designs things with longevity in mind so there must be a reason. I love it. Opening the box is the best part. People always wanna know where i got it so i beg SB to send me a ton of business cards with my purchases so i can hand em out. Stands up to the rain well and im sure itll last longer than me on this earth.

Posted by Michael | Aug 18, 2018
5
A true work of art...

As a coffee addicted I have developed quite the collection of mugs through the years. None of them have come close to the quality of this piece of art. This mug looks amazing next to my tobacco desk pad and feels extremely well balanced in the hand. I have waited a long time to get my hands on one of these and it is well worth the wait. Thank you to Saddleback Leather and Firehouse Pottery for creating this masterpiece!

Posted by Jordan R. | Aug 17, 2018

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