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Tank Backpack

$579.00
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100 Year Warranty
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The Squared Leather Backpack (aka, The Tank) | Saddleback Leather Co.

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  • 12" X 17.5" X 6"
  • Weight: 5.50 lbs

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  • 5
    Brilliant

    This is the first saddleback product I've purchased but won't be my last. My expectations for this backpack were high before seeing the bag. I've seen the videos and read all of the reviews but nothing prepared me for the sheer quality and craftsmanship of this backpack. It's sturdy, heavy, and rock solid to its core. I thought the 100 year warranty was a bit of hyperbole but upon a thorough inspection of the pack I realized it could last a hundred years or more. I could list endless reasons why I love this bag but no video, testimonial, or written review can give justice to the greatness of this backpack. It has to be seen and held to be believed.

  • 5
    Exclusively my favorite travel companion

    This backpack is the most insanely well built leather product I have ever bought. It is the only product that I've come across that is Classy, Rugged, functional, beautiful, and tough all in the same package. This was my first purchase from Saddleback Leather, and the start of a long line of future purchases. I've now owned my backpack for about 1 year, I travel between the southern states, and northern B.C. Canada quite a bit and it has been, and will exclusively remain to be my favorite travel companion. Jeremy

  • 5
    Best Saddleback Product

    This backpack is, I think, the best product Saddleback sells. It fits my outdoorsy personality yet I use it for business most every day. Why be typical and carry a briefcase (although Saddleback's are awesome)? I choose to rage against the machine and carry this quality piece of man-bag instead. A whole lotta cow must of been used to make this ample-sized backpack. I've owned the old, original, discontinued backpack that this one was modeled after, and this one is far better. It holds a ton of gear but isn't overly huge or too stiff. The weight is just fine, and it's comfortable to carry. I use this when I go camping, to the office, or traveling. All-around great bag that is fun to carry. Quality is the best.

  • 5
    URBAN HIKER

    I have the Squared Backpack in chestnut and absolutely love it. It's my daily carry bag. I have had it for six months now and my love affair with this bag is still fresh as morning dew on fluttering daffodils in the breeze (thanks Willy) . It is something that you may love too if you are looking for a casual type of bag that can carry a good amount of stuff that has an urban and sophisticated air about it--think Crocodile Dundee in a corner office or "I think I'll spend the day hiking Manhattan." Some people bellyache that this bag is too heavy, but I think this is the trade off of having a bag that is much more durable and manly than the so called "European" styles--Seinfeld comes to mind. I for one, although a proper metrosexual male, do not take pride in my effeminate stylings, so I appreciate this masculine, functional, and fashionable accessory. Concerning its weight, I posit that this issue is easily forgotten to the fact that once this bag is broken in--quickly I might add--it feels very comfortable. The organic material of leather seems to hug my back. One final thought, concerning the straps at the top opening of the bag, I suggest simply removing them as I have done with my bag. I have seen one review of this bag where the Squared Backpack in the review developed a "lean" to it in the sitting position--I feel that this "lean" was a result of the straps pulling and folding the top of the bag in an asymmetrical manner (if you aren't anal retentive like me just ignore this part). I have no issue with water entering the bag as the front cover does a more than adequate job of keeping rainwater out. Instead, I loop the strap around a corner D-ring and use it as a key holder with a carabiner style clip. HAPPY URBAN HIKING.

  • 5
    Would love to see this is a size medium

    Beautiful update! I owned an original and this update takes into account any feedback I would have provided. I have also barrowed one of the round bags for multiple weeks which is close resemblance to the square bag and found it extremely comfortable. Would love to see this made in a medium for those of us with smaller frames or who need something a bit more compact for city life. Te front pocket is a great addition pulled from the original version. I am sold. Put me at the top of the preorder list for a medium, cash in hand!