Details
- 100 year warranty
- 4-7 Days of Travel
Dimensions (W x H x D)
- 27" X 19" X 9"
MATERIALS
- Full Grain Leather
- Pigskin Lining
- Custom Stainless Steel Hardware
- Industrial Marine-Grade Polyester Thread
They'll fight over it when you're dead
- NO BREAKABLE PARTS
- 100 YEAR WARRANTY
- OVER-ENGINEERED
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The Grandfather Suitcase in Africa
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Large Tobacco, newer version
Great suitcase. Only problem is I saw youtube videos of the earlier version with rollers on the strap buckles and d-rings that allow locking the case shut, so I wish mine had those features, too. You do have to pull hard on the straps for a tight closure, so the rollers would come in handy there. I'm not sure how much savings there are in leaving them off, but I imagine production costs were the reason for the change.
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need XL size
i have 3 of the old style. great for traveling and catch a lot of attention overseas, but i wish their was a larger size than L. the owner doesn't seem to get it.....and i am not sure he is traveling on a 50lb suitcase ticket anyway?! i think a lot of the customers buying these are traveling on a 70lb ticket.....thus, we need more space.
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Well suited traveler!
Well back again and here with what I believe to be a well-qualified review. May 2013(?) I bought a large tobacco suitcase from SBL and love it more than I probably should. Next to the briefcase I bought 4 years ago it's probably my favorite piece of leather I own. Last week I had a (very) weak moment and bought a small DCB suitcase I have been pining over for ages because, truth be told, the large suitcase is way too large to travel with on the average or even above average trip. If you were leaving somewhere for two-plus weeks, then it might work. To the not-so-great: I'm fortunate to be able to have two of them side by side and can notice very identifiable quality/standards differences between the two suitcases a full year and change apart. My first suitcase was manufactured before the change in leather colors, the EIEIO thing, and the change in logos. The only reason I say that is because many believe there has been a slight dip in quality/standards since that time. I'm rambling now though - apologies. The noticeable differences...things that I hope SBL take from this review: the large suitcase had rollers on the metal squares that helped facilitate the tightening of the leather straps for closure, the corners were reinforced and made more durable by metal "feet" on each corner pad on the LG suitcase, the LG suitcase's pigskin lining is slightly more durable than the the new "natural" pigskin lining (but I like the color against the DCB better than the old pigskin lining), there are no guided D rings for the middle closure strap to go through. Those are the biggies that I can tell from a side by side comparison. There are a lot of smaller nuanced differences - and I still love, love, love SBL products and will continue to buy them - so I'm sure there are plenty of good reasons for some of these changes. I'm also fairly confident most are not cost-savers for them either, so there may very well be good reasons for these changes. An answer from SBL would go a long way in further boosting my confidence in their great company! Hope this review is helpful to all who are considering spending the incredibly large chunk of change it takes to afford one of these great pieces. Truly, buy one because you WANT to...not because you think it'll change your next big trip with the family because they're way too incredibly useless for the 345 days it'll be sitting in your living room...and you can buy enough throw away suitcases to last your travel needs for the next 100 years for $1,200. All this coming from a man who owns two of them - and wouldn't sell or return them for anything.
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Speedster accoutrement
Bought this suitcase specifically for the luggage rack of my '55 Porsche Speedster (okay, so it's really a replica). The car gets lots of compliments but have gotten lots on the luggage!
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Medium tobacco
I was finally able to purchase the medium suitcase in tobacco. I got it to add to our collection of saddleback products in addition to fly home for our wedding in May. After our wedding Im sure my wife will place this somewhere in our house to add as a decorative piece. The suitcase is nice and sturdy. You can tell there was a lot of handmade work that went into this case. The stiching is nice and even, the rivets have a nice copper look to them. I havent weighed it yet but the UPS tracking said the entire package was 21 lbs. The main strap has an eyelet re-enforced with a metal grommet. The only negative thing I can say is that it looks so good I hope the airline doesnt misplace it on our travels. Someone may want it more than me! Other than that Im sure this will stay in our family for generations.
