Dave’s Deals

These are items that have arrived from the factory that are fully functional but with cosmetic defects. Some people call them factory seconds. They are still good items that come with our warranty, and we're just knocking down the price because they don't pass Dave's quality and inspection standards. Some Dave's Deals may be stamped with the letter S. Photos shown are stock, the product style and logo may differ.

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Design of the Side Pocket Duffle

This Side Pocket Leather Duffle Bag is over-engineered to not break. No zippers, snaps, buttons, etc. and each of the spots that get stress are reinforced with rivets and hidden polyester strips. This leather overnight bag is built with just a few pieces of very large leather to have as few seams as possible. At 20" wide, it's carry-on approved and fits in airplane overhead bins. It's the ideal leather duffle bag for a two or three day trip.

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Materials

Our leather is the strongest we can find. Imagine leather is like a roof. First, you put down the plywood, then the tar paper and then on top you put the tough water-resistant shingles. The shingles are the same as the grain of a hide of leather. It's pretty much the top 25% of the hide. It's the toughest most watertight part with all of the tight hard fibers. A lot of companies sand or split off the top of the hide with all of the grain to get rid of the scars and blemishes but remove all of the grain. It's like taking off the shingles of the roof. You still have a roof, but it won't last long. And then lined the thick leather with pigskin, which is stronger than the cow skin. And if this leather overnight bag weren't strong enough with that, we sew it all together with our strangely strong industrial marine grade and UV resistant polyester thread. Nylon thread is cheaper but it deteriorates when the sun hits it. Our custom hardware is maybe a little overkill. It's 316 Stainless Steel (please please google it). The clasps have been tested to hold up to 750 lb bags of cats without breaking. When we put the next cat in there, it broke. There's really no other leather leather duffle bag like it. 

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Functionality

I designed this one with a good amount of pockets in it relative to our other leather duffle bags. And it has a big spacious pocket on the interior backside to keep dirty things apart from not dirty things. There is a back pocket on the outside for tickets and magazines and a pocket on each side with a hidden pocket behind it. The side straps can be removed to be used as a belt or tie down for the duffle bag itself.