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How many products do you own that you stalk the company's website 4-5 times a week hunting for the next purchase? Outstanding Quality and craftsmanship do not come close to describing this bag. Buy this bag and you will not regret it. I have had this bag for 4 months and it is great. I travel alot; about 100-120 nights a year mostly by car and at least one trip a month by plane. I was worried this bag would not be big enough. The first thing I did after I got over the initial coolness / beauty of this bag was to take my fully loaded airplane overhead luggage and empty the contents into this duffle. I was excited when I quickly found out that not only does it have enough room but there was room to spare. Also, it is ideal as a carry on because you can place your toiletries in the side pocket for easy access without opening the entire bag. Dave is right! Stop thinking about the one time purchase cost and focus on how long you are going to own this bag. If this bag is your first purchase from SB it will not be your last. It took me about 60 days before I ordered a matching briefcase. In fact, I ordered mine off of Dave's Deals and I can assure you that Dave is much pickier than I am because I am still not sure what the issue was for my bag (10% discount). It is amazing to see, watch, and hear the response when a friend or a traveler notices your SB bag. The most negative question I have ever gotten was, "Are you afraid someone is going to steal it?" Yes, Yes I am!
I am probably one of your biggest fans, purchasers and advertisers. Seriously, nearly everywhere I go, either on camp here in the sandbox, or flying back and forth to the states, it almost never fails that someone will approach me and ask "where did you get that bag"?...whether it's in airports or here on camp, this happens almost every day. Outstanding quality speaks the loudest and in the land of the cordura nylon backpacks, my stuff stands out for many reasons. I've referred one of the bus drivers here on camp to your site and she purchased alot of her family members some of your products. I have the duffle and the backpack that I'll travel with. In camp I use the backpack for my laptop and the duffle for my workout gear...helluva nice gym bag huh...lol. I have the small dopp kit that I'll use if I'm only shaving that day (hot water runs out quickly during the winter...lol) and I just got the large "Gadget Bag" that I use to take everything to the common facilities when I shower, shave, brush my teeth, etc. in the event of having enough hot water. I have the phone sleeve for my BlackBerry and I have the wallet that I use as well. So yes...I recommend SBL.
I often travel with my duffel and matching classic briefcase. I get compliments on them every single time. It's a beautiful bag that's made very durably. The only issue I have is with the stiffness of the inside pocket. I don't use this pocket and the stiff leather doesn't easily fold flush with the side to be out of the way. Creates a small amount of unusable space for the way I use the bag.
The quality of Saddleback Leather astounds me everytime. I can't get enough of the smell, look and feel of each piece I own (thin classic briefcase and side pocket duffel). A couple things to note on this bag: 1. It's not extremely large. I just recently travelled to CA for an extended weekend and it was my first time actually traveling with this bag as my main piece. It turns out that you can pretty much fit 2 pairs of pants and 4 shirts (you have to fold the dress shirts up pretty small/tight as well) into the main compartment of the bag, a handfull of socks and underwear in one side pocket, and an extra set of tennis shoes/sandles in the other side pocket. That's not a ton. However, I can vouch for the duffel fitting in Southwest and AirTran's overhead compartment. So, as a carry on, this is pretty wonderful. 2. Like most reviews, I'm not too crazy about the inside flap pocket. It seems to get in the way and I can't really find a reason where I would need it. I hear about cutting it out, but that scares me... 3. When I received this bag, I went on a quick 2 day roadtrip to AZ. Upon walking my bag to my Hotel, the entire top handle fell off! It turned out the rivets weren't secured properly and the handle just couldn't stay connected. As disappointed as I was, I sent the bag back (completely under warranty of course) and got to deal with some of the absolute best customer service I have ever experienced. So, even though it took awhile to fix, it was completely free and the people were just wonderful. Anyway, hope this review helps! I definitely love this bag for what it should be used for: a weekend duffel.
I have an older version of this bag - the one where the side pocket buckles were atttached to the main compartment lid. I thought this was inconvenient at first; but after having traveled quite a bit, I actually prefer this design. The duffel makes an excellent carryon for travel in the U.S.A. (where most carryon restrictions are size based), and also checks very well if traveling internationally (where carryon restrictions are often weight based). My main wish for this bag was that it had a backpack option like the waterbag and the beast duffel bag.
