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Our leather is the strongest we can find (full-grain boot leather, but thicker), and the pigskin lining is stronger than cow leather. If I'm ever president, I will pass legislation that all leather briefcases are made with full grain leather. Our hardware is made of 316 Stainless Steel which is over-the-top strong. The thread is a strong industrial marine-grade polyester thread in which the sun doesn't deteriorate like nylon does when it hits it.
Full Grain Leather is used because it's the toughest leather we can find. It is the strongest leather that money can buy because none of the grain has been shaven off to get rid of blemishes and scars. Instead, we leave all the grain on there and cut around the bad parts of the hide.
The lining material we use in our briefcases is also super tough. We line our briefcases with pigskin leather. Pigskin is much stronger than cowhide. It is also smoother, so your laptop will easily slide in and out.
The stitching of our leather briefcases is done with the strongest thread available, marine grade polyester thread. This type of thread can withstand the elements and will not deteriorate in the sun as nylon thread does. Polyester is horrible as a bed sheet, but it doesn't get any better for an application like this. It is like hot sauce; it's great to dip your chips in, but not so great as an eye drop. That analogy might be a little out there, but I think you'll get it.
It is as simple as unhooking the leather shoulder strap, then pushing it through the O-ring on the top, and then connecting the ends to the bottom D-Rings, and now you have a leather backpack. These backpacks are perfect for times like a long hike, if you are also trying to carry your luggage, or if you just want to give your shoulders a break.
The large front pocket can fit smaller laptops, tablets, notebooks, files, and other paperwork. Behind that exterior pocket is a hidden pocket with almost just as large a capacity that you can use to carry another device in.
Inside, you will find that we placed two small side pockets for pens, pencils, pocket knives, etc. We put one on each end so it would be easier to grab whatever you need without fumbling around.
There is a side pocket to slide your water bottle right into without having to open up the whole bag. This makes it easy to carry and access your water without even taking the briefcase off your shoulder. And it is not just for water bottles; you can also use it to hold your phone, power hub, or whatever accessories you feel fit in there.
Below your main interior compartment is a strip of leather that makes a false bottom. This serves to add strength to support your laptop, as well as a hidden area. You can keep extra cash, a passport, ID, a gold coaster, whatever you like can go down there, and if you get robbed, they might take everything out of your briefcase, but they usually will not take the briefcase.
We placed a key strap that falls right into the briefcases, so it will be super easy to grab your keys and go. No more fishing around for your keys at the bottom of your bag.
Slim Leather Briefcase Explained by Dave
The Slim Leather Briefcase description and explanation of the design
How to Knock Off a Saddleback Leather Co. Briefcase
I spent a lot of time looking at competitors and wrestled with saving a couple shekels versus getting "the real thing". Ultimately I pulled the trigger and could not be more pleased, thus far it's been to London, York and Edinburgh in the UK for leisure and Shanghai, Fuzhou and most of the Fujian province in China on business trips. A few notes on the briefcase itself, a 13in laptop (in my case a dell XPS 13 fits in either the front sleeve or the divider area within the main storage compartment of the briefcase. In addition a 15in laptop (dell XPS 15) fits with the main area of the briefcase but not in the front sleeve and not in the divider area. Honestly things do get a little bit tight if you've got a 15in laptop in the main area in addition to tablet, chargers, cords, noise canceling headphones etc but it is doable. Bottom line is it's bulletproof, it ages beautifully the more you use and carry it and I'm already eyeing additional Saddleback purchases.
This is probably the best leather bag I've purchased from Saddleback..Great design with simple yet distinct look! Tobacco color is excellent as time goes by. By the way, great customer service when I was waiting for a stock.
After two years of agonizing over which SBL briefcase was right for me, I took the plundge and bought the slim laptop briefcase. It is perfect! All my stuff fits in nicely with no room to spare. Everything you need and nothing you don't! The colour (tobacco) is better in person than it shows on the website. I was worried that it wouldn't stand up on it's own but it does sit upright full or empty. The construction is solid and it even has the key holder tab which is not shown on the website pictures. I love this briefcase and I'm sure it will be my only one for the rest of my life...then my kids can fight over it lol.
I'd venture to say that 90%+ of the buyers of this bag work in Corporate America (vs. drilling water wells for indigenous peoples, or finding the Ark of the Covenant). And likely 60%+ travel a fair bit, and therefore need a good briefcase. Starting there, I'd recommend: - Downsize this bag just a slight bit. I have a 13" MacBook Pro, and my SBL choices are a 15" wide bag, or a 10-11" wide bag. - Put a simpler buckle on the front of the bag. It takes two hands to operate the buckle, and unless the bag is overstuffed, the leather end of the buckle hangs below the bottom of the bag. - The shoulder strap is huge, and fairly unworkable. Unless you have it rigged up as the backpack (which a corporate type would just about never do), the strap length as a shoulder strap leaves over a foot of leather strap hanging in space, and getting in the way of everything. The strap also significantly adds to the weight of the bag. - Reinforce the handle to make it horizontally rigid. As is, the handle pulls your fingers down on either side. Think of how easy it is to grab a rigid bar to lift something, vs. those plastic grocery bags full of stuff, that crush your index and little fingers. Don't get me wrong - I love the bag in so many ways. Hope this feedback helps in your design process.
I'd been waiting for a thin bag that had pockets for my laptop and large tablet. Great for carrying those, the medium notepad holder, cable bag and a book or two.
