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How It's Made | The Saddleback Waterbag Leather Duffle Bag
How to make a leather duffle bag like a cow. With as few holes as possible
I love this bag. The versatility is its best feature. When it is packed, and buckled up for a day or more, you can pull the belts to make it even smaller. The color (tobacco) was rich. It is well made and gets better looking with the miles. I've received a lot of compliments.
I've had my eye on this bag for about a year now. With an African trip coming up I felt it was prime time for a new purchase. Sadly, both sizes of the Tobacco Waterbag were out of stock. While on the page ready to purchase the Utility Duffel, I thought, eh what the heck, I'll check the status of the Waterbag today just to roll the dice, you never know. Lo and behold, the medium was in stock in tobacco flavor! I immediately maneuvered a remove-and-add and waited a few days for it to arrive. This is my second SBL purchase, the first being a DCB Thin Front Pocket Briefcase, which I adore. The tobacco is gorgeous, and the build exudes superlative quality. I have no doubt this will fit over a week's worth of clothes and sundries. I'm also confident that it will last a century--it's a rugged piece that is sure to endure years of use and abuse. The multiple configurations and size make for a very versatile piece that will be your favorite bag in no time. Stop waiting and deliberating, it's worth the extra money, you'll never need another similarly sized bag in your life! Also, it's true, just looking at it is enough to give me a dose of wanderlust. I'm in love!
I love Large Dark Coffee Brown water bag! Wherever I travel I get comments on it. If you plan on using it as a carry-on I would recommend the medium instead. I have flown a ton with it as a a carry-on, but I usually have to sweet talk a gate agent to get them to look the other way for my very slightly oversized piece of carry-on(don't try to put it in the sizing bin, it wont fit). It travels every week with me in my car, a touch big for me as a true overnight bag.
I own a medium Waterbag in Tobacco. My purpose in purchasing was to have a bag that could be used for 2-3 days trips to see family and for short business trips. This bag will definitely work for such trips. But this bag will also do more. I recently took a week long (seven days) trip to China to visit friends and see the land. Because I wanted to be unhindered, I did not want to have checked luggage and only go with carry on. So I pulled out my medium Waterbag and packed it with seven days worth of clothes (using packing cubes). I cinched the the three straps down and the final dimensions were within carry on guidelines by the airlines. The medium Waterbag fit within every one of the three planes' (ranging from a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 to a Boeing 787) overhead compartments. For some people the only downside will be carrying the bag through the airport. It has a handle and strap. I carried the bag throughout the Beijing airport for three hours when transferring from international to domestic air travel. I was tired at times, but never burdened. If you are looking for a bag to see family for a few days or to see the world for a week, the medium Waterbag is your travel companion.
I'm from Switzerland and have been looking for perfection in leather work for a long time. Finally I found it here at Saddleback leather. I use this waterbag for all sorts. Gym .... school, travel bag and even when I'm on customer tour. if you open the package then there is a WOW effect. The bag is so beautifully processed and above all very rustical. there will never be any tearing or the like. I do not regret the purchase. It even went so far that I ordered more items. in my 2nd delivery. I thank the Saddleback team for the great work. best regards from little Switzerland
