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SKU 01-30-0030

Front Pocket Leather Satchel

3.75 lb

12.00

12.00

4.00

(82 reviews) Write a Review
$279.00

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What People Think

5

The Best Small IT/iPad Bag Ever!

I work out of my truck everyday so I'm in and out, on site, or traveling the back roads of Mississippi, I needed somewhere to keep my iPad, iPhone and all the cables and chargers that go with them....Enter, The Saddleback Tablet Bag! I keep my iPad Air 2 in the main pocket along with a composition notebook. iPhone in the rear pocket for easy access, all the cables, chargers, earbuds, pen, pencil, and iPod in the front pouch, with plenty of room to spare! Needless to say this bag will be with me everywhere I go for a long time to come...until my son takes it from me, at which time I will have to buy another or upsize to the Messenger Bag or Briefcase(I actually can't wait for that to happen....).



Thanks for a great bag, and for keeping the lore of the handmade leather good alive and well.
2nd Dec 2015
Brett R.
5

Murse

I have become something of a minimalist in my middle age and do not want to carry things in my pockets so I have carried a tablet bag for several years. A friend has been talking up saddleback for sometime for a real bag - not the others that just keep wearing out. I got my tablet bag in three days by regular mail. Wow. Opened the shipping box and the smell of leather rushed through the room. I ordered the tobacco after much internal wrestling and I am ecstatic that I did. The bag is beautiful. I don't care if you call it a man purse. All I can say is you wish you had a murse this gorgeous. The quality of the craftmenship is magnificent. The color works for both casual and professional settings. Now for the negatives. I wish I had ordered the messenger or laptop bag. There really is not much more room in the bag but the essentials. Your tablet and cords and that is it. My fault though for not going up a size. My Surface Pro 2 with keyboard is a tight fit. I am hoping that with time the leather will stretch to more easily accomodate it. The exterior pocket, which is what drew me to this bag over the messenger bag, is difficult to get your hands in and prevents me from putting pens and other small items into it. A pen holdler and a key chain hook would be great additions to prevent you from having to fish them out of the bottom of the bag. Despite the negatives I will definitely order another bag.
22nd Nov 2015
Walnut B.
5

A Great Purse

I'm pretty much the Goldilocks of purses. I wanted something not too feminine, not too heavy, not too big, but big enough to carry my planner. It had to handle getting wet or getting banged around without ripping or staining. The cross body option had to be adjustable for my long torso and it had to be quality. Although I've had this bag on my wish list since it came out, I don't have a big budget so this was an investment piece for me. I rewarded myself after reaching a long-term goal. After using it for a few days, I quit looking for anything else. This bag is just right.



I have a SBL Messenger Bag, pouch, and Bible cover that I use as a planner cover, so I knew the quality would be excellent. It works great as a purse. I can fit my planner and wallet easily in the main compartment with accessories in the front pocket. The front strap was a little hard to open at first, but has loosened up with use. My usual color is the Tobacco, but I went with the Coffee Brown on this one and am not disappointed. I'm glad it has the lighter interior. The weight is right for everyday use. The bag will stand on its own, so there is no dealing with a floppy purse. Also, the handle on top works well even if the bag is not latched in front.
5th Nov 2015
Bri W.
5

The Saddleback Leather Addiction Continues....

2014 was a big Saddleback Leather year for me. My first piece was a dry bag, followed a bit later by a front pocket briefcase. Later in the year, I purchased a leather pouch and 3 more dry bags as gifts for friends. Finally, as an end of the year gift for myself, I ordered a business card case and the tablet bag. The tablet bag is yet another outstanding piece of utility, craftsmanship, and art. My wife calls it my man-purse, and I am fine with that. Plenty of space for more than an iPad - room for chargers, plugs, etc. A nice mini alternative to my front pocket briefcase when I don't need to take my laptop with me for the day, but I want my iPad and accessories and still want to be hands free. The business card case is gorgeous, but a tight fit for business cards - I'm sure it will loosen up over time and will allow me to stuff a few extra cards in there soon.



Oh, and I have not mentioned this before in other reviews, but I really appreciate the long shoulder straps with all of the pieces. As a big man, often times shoulder straps make the bag ride up higher than I would prefer. Saddleback's generous straps allow even a big guy like me to wear them cross body like a bandolier and still not ride up to high. Just one more example of the quality and value of Dave's designs!



So far, all of my personal pieces have been in tobacco, the dry bags I gave as gifts were chestnut and black. All the colors are gorgeous, but I am drawn to the tobacco. As I got on the site to right this review, I found myself eyeing the wallets...... hmmmm, maybe a nice large bifold wallet in chestnut would be just the thing to start the new year and add a little color variety to my personal collection.....
31st Oct 2015
Brian
The leather used in this leather tablet bag is full grain cowhide, which is the strongest and most durable type of leather available.

Design Of The Front Pocket Leather Satchel

This leather satchel can also be called a Man Bag. And rightly so. It is over-engineered with no breakable parts like snaps, buttons, zippers, velcro, etc. Anywhere there is a stress point, it is reinforced with polyester straps and rivets. It's built with just two main pieces of leather, so there are fewer seams. And the stitching on this leather satchel is purposeful with only five stitches per inch, so there's as much leather as possible without it looking weird, so it won't be perforated and shortly tear. This satchel makes the most incredible Leather Tablet Bag.

Materials To Make The Coolest Leather Tablet Bag

The leather used in this satchel is full grain cowhide, which is the strongest and most durable type of leather available. The lining is made of pigskin, which is stronger than cowhide, and the thread is a marine-grade German Polyester thread that is UV resistant. The hardware is made of 316 Stainless Steel, which is the metal of choice when your life depends on it. You can not find the quality of materials used anywhere else.

Full Grain Leather

Our full grain cow leather is the strongest there is. And it's thicker than boot leather. It's not Top Grain or Genuine, but natural Full Grain leather. Low quality and life companies shave off their grain, the toughest and most resistant top part of the hide, to get rid of the natural marks of the cow, so they don't have to cut around them and throw so much leather away. They can use almost every bit of that hide.

Their target customer will shop by price rather than care about the critical information about the materials used. They are trying to reach the uneducated, those that will take less time to research quality before they order. To make our leather satchels, we must throw a lot of leather away because we refuse to shave the grain off. Imagine someone shaving the shingles off of your roof. They'd get arrested, and these people should be too.

Lining Of This Tablet Satchel

The pigskin lining is stronger than the cow skin, and that's why we use it to line our leather satchel instead of some pretty shiny nylon fabric with a neat world map on it.

Thread To Keep Your iPad Pro Safe

The thread is strangely strong. It's a marine grade UV resistant German thread made of Polyester. It's more expensive than all the other threads, but for a reason. When someone's life is on the line, you can depend on it. They sew parachutes, sails, and other important things with this thread. If your life ever depends on this leather satchel staying together, you'll live to tell that story because of this thread.

The Best Hardware

Our hardware is custom, and it's overkill. People who know told me it's unnecessary, and we're wasting money using 316 Stainless Steel, but I tell them that we have never once had a problem with our hardware. It's the metal of choice when your life depends on it.

Functionality Of This Leather Tablet Satchel

This leather tablet bag, or leather iPad bag, depending on your preference for Apple products, or android products, will protect your device just as well. It's big enough to fit an iPad Pro and several other items. As a full grain leather man bag, it will help you have a place for all your stuff, so you don't have to load your pockets down or have your wife carry everything in her leather purse or tote.

The straps are adjustable, so you can make it as tight or loose as you want.

I chose a buckle closure to be able to overstuff (with a hole at the very tip of the strap, just in case). Or you can put it at the tip of the leather satchel to secure an umbrella under the flap but over the main compartment. And the front pocket under the flap is fantastic for keeping things separate.

Product Details

100-Year Warranty

Dimensions (W x H x D)

11" x 8.5" x 2.50"

Weight: 3 lbs

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  • Posted by Brett R. on 2nd Dec 2015
    5
    The Best Small IT/iPad Bag Ever!
    I work out of my truck everyday so I'm in and out, on site, or traveling the back roads of Mississippi, I needed somewhere to keep my iPad, iPhone and all the cables and chargers that go with them....Enter, The Saddleback Tablet Bag! I keep my iPad Air 2 in the main pocket along with a composition notebook. iPhone in the rear pocket for easy access, all the cables, chargers, earbuds, pen, pencil, and iPod in the front pouch, with plenty of room to spare! Needless to say this bag will be with me everywhere I go for a long time to come...until my son takes it from me, at which time I will have to buy another or upsize to the Messenger Bag or Briefcase(I actually can't wait for that to happen....).



    Thanks for a great bag, and for keeping the lore of the handmade leather good alive and well.
  • Posted by Walnut B. on 22nd Nov 2015
    5
    Murse
    I have become something of a minimalist in my middle age and do not want to carry things in my pockets so I have carried a tablet bag for several years. A friend has been talking up saddleback for sometime for a real bag - not the others that just keep wearing out. I got my tablet bag in three days by regular mail. Wow. Opened the shipping box and the smell of leather rushed through the room. I ordered the tobacco after much internal wrestling and I am ecstatic that I did. The bag is beautiful. I don't care if you call it a man purse. All I can say is you wish you had a murse this gorgeous. The quality of the craftmenship is magnificent. The color works for both casual and professional settings. Now for the negatives. I wish I had ordered the messenger or laptop bag. There really is not much more room in the bag but the essentials. Your tablet and cords and that is it. My fault though for not going up a size. My Surface Pro 2 with keyboard is a tight fit. I am hoping that with time the leather will stretch to more easily accomodate it. The exterior pocket, which is what drew me to this bag over the messenger bag, is difficult to get your hands in and prevents me from putting pens and other small items into it. A pen holdler and a key chain hook would be great additions to prevent you from having to fish them out of the bottom of the bag. Despite the negatives I will definitely order another bag.
  • Posted by Breyenna H. on 15th Nov 2015
    3
    Man Purse - Consider Medium Satchel
    I just received my new Tablet Bag. As always, I was very excited to receive the new addition to my Saddleback armamentarium (the opening, smell and unveiling is an experience that only an affectionado will appreciate) . This is the seventh addition to my collection. I needed a day bag that I could cary a few books, planner, phone and possibly a tablet and this seemed to fit the bill. Because this is a relatively new piece there were not a lot of reviews or you tube un-boxings. I struggle with the visualization. My concern was size and appearance. Unfortunately for me, the size and style is a bit feminine. I asked several friends as well as my wife their opinion. The look and chuckles said it all. (Unanamous agreement - Man Purse)



    If a Man purse is what your after you will be very happy with this bag. Quality and price are right. If your a Gal and the style is right it might work. I think if they had a larger option like the satchel collection this could work for a dude. As a tablet bag it will fit a tablet but not much more, needs to be larger all round, key holder would be a plus as well as a side water bottle holder. I think the water bottle holder would make it less purse like. I would give it 5 stars it it had the above or was called the woman's purse.



    My recommendation: If you are a medium framed guy or larger and looking for a day pack check out the medium satchel. The downside is the satchel is double the cost but worth the extra money.
  • Posted by Bri W. on 5th Nov 2015
    5
    A Great Purse
    I'm pretty much the Goldilocks of purses. I wanted something not too feminine, not too heavy, not too big, but big enough to carry my planner. It had to handle getting wet or getting banged around without ripping or staining. The cross body option had to be adjustable for my long torso and it had to be quality. Although I've had this bag on my wish list since it came out, I don't have a big budget so this was an investment piece for me. I rewarded myself after reaching a long-term goal. After using it for a few days, I quit looking for anything else. This bag is just right.



    I have a SBL Messenger Bag, pouch, and Bible cover that I use as a planner cover, so I knew the quality would be excellent. It works great as a purse. I can fit my planner and wallet easily in the main compartment with accessories in the front pocket. The front strap was a little hard to open at first, but has loosened up with use. My usual color is the Tobacco, but I went with the Coffee Brown on this one and am not disappointed. I'm glad it has the lighter interior. The weight is right for everyday use. The bag will stand on its own, so there is no dealing with a floppy purse. Also, the handle on top works well even if the bag is not latched in front.
  • Posted by Brian on 31st Oct 2015
    5
    The Saddleback Leather Addiction Continues....
    2014 was a big Saddleback Leather year for me. My first piece was a dry bag, followed a bit later by a front pocket briefcase. Later in the year, I purchased a leather pouch and 3 more dry bags as gifts for friends. Finally, as an end of the year gift for myself, I ordered a business card case and the tablet bag. The tablet bag is yet another outstanding piece of utility, craftsmanship, and art. My wife calls it my man-purse, and I am fine with that. Plenty of space for more than an iPad - room for chargers, plugs, etc. A nice mini alternative to my front pocket briefcase when I don't need to take my laptop with me for the day, but I want my iPad and accessories and still want to be hands free. The business card case is gorgeous, but a tight fit for business cards - I'm sure it will loosen up over time and will allow me to stuff a few extra cards in there soon.



    Oh, and I have not mentioned this before in other reviews, but I really appreciate the long shoulder straps with all of the pieces. As a big man, often times shoulder straps make the bag ride up higher than I would prefer. Saddleback's generous straps allow even a big guy like me to wear them cross body like a bandolier and still not ride up to high. Just one more example of the quality and value of Dave's designs!



    So far, all of my personal pieces have been in tobacco, the dry bags I gave as gifts were chestnut and black. All the colors are gorgeous, but I am drawn to the tobacco. As I got on the site to right this review, I found myself eyeing the wallets...... hmmmm, maybe a nice large bifold wallet in chestnut would be just the thing to start the new year and add a little color variety to my personal collection.....