Messenger Bag for Laptop Vintage Canvas Leather Crossbody Satchel Shoulder Computer Bag Travel Office Messenger Bag

I purchased this bag after eyeballing it and it's good reviews for quite some time. There are so many excellent reviews here that one might wonder why I would even bother, let alone a review packed with pictures and information. The answer is simple: the bag is so good that I wanted to write this review, regardless of it's value in a sea of good reviews. The pictures I have included show the 3 main scenarios I have for this bag. The first is my art jaunts. I like to go out in the world, into town, into nature, and sketch and do art. So I take multiple sketchbooks, drawing implements, binoculars, my iPad, charger for cell phone and iPad, my travel journal, little handy measuring tape, a big bag of copic markers, etc. The second scenario is my daily go-to. This is what I bring with me to work. Mixed Media sketchbook for finalized art, a smaller sketchbook for practice and design, my ever-present iPad, a small case of pencils and pens, my travel journal. I take this to work so I can spend my lunch break doing what I love, and sometimes on the way home I might hit my favorite trail and find a cozy spot to draw or read. Lastly is my Dungeons & Dragons gaming nights. I show one picture with this bag crammed with 6 D&D books (but more on that in a moment) and one with the stuff I actually take. This bag handles all three of my needed uses extremely well. It feels sturdy, the strap feels nice on my shoulder even when it is weighed down by heavy stuff. I love the look of it, the feel of it, how sturdy it appears and how durable. I love every part of this. SIZE: None of the things I carry are larger than a D&D book, and those fit just fine. I don't imagine this will fit laptops much bigger than a 15" as other reviews have said. But the size for me was what made me hesitate getting this. I didn't want it to be too big, but I also wanted it to carry everything. I take this to work every day, a 9-5 office type job, so I didn't want to be lugging around a massive laptop bag with my sketchbook and pencils just floating around in the void. But I also wanted a bag that could carry all the stuff I wanted to carry when I needed to, such as art jaunts and D&D games. I felt like I was asking a lot. For a bag to be big, yet small, and to be stylish yet rugged, and to be comfortable and light, even crammed with stuff. This bag delivers. The picture I included where it shows like 6 D&D books was just to show that as a DM it isn't quite enough. I need to carry several books, a huge bag of dice, a notebook with all my notes, several folders, and my collection of monster minis. Obviously ALL that wont fit. But I do have a separate bag that I have my minis and notebooks and a few books in, and I use this bag to carry the books I always need, my notebook, and my sketchbook (as I will sit and draw while my party chat or whatever). But during the games where I am a player it fits the few books I need, and my folder of characters, and my art things. I love how even crammed full this bag doesn't dig into my shoulder. It rests comfortably on my hip in such a way that it takes some pressure off the shoulder strap. I should also say that I am a big girl, so I was also concerned that this bag wouldn't fit comfortably with the strap across my chest. A lot of cross body bags I've gotten have usually ended up riding too high up on my side because the strap was too short, or not been able to be a cross body bag at all and had to be held like a purse. I hate that. So this one that rests right where it should when I extend the straps is PERFECT. DESIGN: I am a girl, but not a particularly girly one. And in recent months I've become more active and out and about. I've taken up hiking in an attempt to lose weight, and so will seek out new nature trails to traverse and bring this with me, so when I find a nice spot I can plop down and draw a bit. I bring binoculars and a camera and my sketch stuff, and this bag holds them well. I wanted a bag that wasn't particularly girly, because I am not particularly girly. But it is nice and looks cool. I've already gotten a couple compliments and I've only had it about a day! I purchased the Coffee color, so that is the color in the pictures. I am glad I did. I wasn't sure how accurate the colors of the pictures were for the product above, but I knew I wanted a rich brown color. My pictures make it look a bit lighter/more gray than it actually is, but it isn't quite the rich brown the picture makes it appear to be either. There is a bit of a grayish look to it when in bright or sun light, like my pictures, and a bit darker brown in normal room light. I'm not disappointed enough in the color not being exact enough to knock a star off, but be prepared for the color to not be exactly what it shows above. Rely on reviewers pictures to get a better idea of color. DURIBILITY: I may have had this just a little over 2 days now, but I've put it through some paces. I crammed it full of D&D stuff the other night and carried it on the mile walk to my friends house. My shoulder wasn't sore by the time I got there, and I received no impression that the bag wouldn't be able to handle the strain. I did drop it in the gravel driveway by accident, and nothing negative resulted. Though it isn't at all padded so I was worried about my iPad getting broken. I will be getting a protective padded sleeve for my iPad soon. The straps appear to be real leather, and the stitching looks exceptionally good, both as a design element and as a sturdy stitching that will hold up. The front straps just magnetic snap in place, making it super easy to open the bag. You could unbuckle it instead, the buckles do function. I almost wish they hadn't had them snap in place and did just use the buckles as that would have been kind of aesthetically neat, but I can understand why they did because having to undo buckles might have become an annoyance to some. The front pockets are spacious. They can fit my iPhone 7 plus and still close, though getting to it there can be difficult if you snap the pockets closed, so I just let them flop so I can reach under and pull my phone out, as my phone is also my wallet. My 7 plus can also fit in the little side pockets but just can't close the pocket. A bottle of water can also fit in those pockets. Surprisingly, they don't snap close but you actually have to undo the buckles to get to something. MATERIALS: The canvas of this bag is nice. I was looking at all leather bags but glad I decided to go with this canvas one with leather accents. It's very nice. The canvas allows it to be the size I need but also be smaller. If I don't fill it full it doesn't look like its folding in on itself, it maintains it's shape well. So even with just a sketchbook and my ipad this bag looks nice. The leather straps are very nice worn leather look. The stitching is a nice accent with thread that is just a bit lighter and more color saturated than the bag. Almost an orange color. The effect is nice. The interior is lined with a thinner greenish-gray color interior. The zippers looks pretty strong, and I'm not too worried about them breaking (though I do have bad luck with zippers in general). Where the straps connect to the bag looks very very durable. They knew people would want to cram stuff in this bag and it would be heavy and I think they made the straps accordingly. It feels very strong, and even tugging on it, it feels solid. I have very little fear of these straps fraying or breaking or coming apart from the bag. Honestly I think the canvas would tear before the straps come apart. CONCLUSION: This bag is perfect, at least for me and my uses. There are a lot of questions about size, and many of the poor reviews are because it wasn't big enough for the person's needs. This wont fit a massive laptop. It wont fit a ton of school books. This bag would be ideal for high school if you're a student that actually utilizes their locker. If you want to carry everything in here all day, it probably wont work (if school books are still as big as I remember). I think it will fit a binder or two. For me, as a "traveling artist" in a sense, it's perfect. The one smaller zippered pocket on the inside is enough for a few loose ends, my iphone charger, the little case with my Bluetooth earbuds, my eraser and little measuring tape and any other little things (I don't carry like chopstick or lipstick or any of that but it would fit in there if I did. I also think it would fit a phone and and a wallet for example). I can take stuff out and put stuff in depending on what I am doing and where I am going. I intend for this bag to be my constant companion, to go with me practically everwhere. And I will update this review in a few months to see how it's held up. I have high hopes and look forward to the adventure. This bag is amazing, and if you are on the fence as I was, wondering if this is the bag for you, putting it in your wishlist and coming back to it again and again...wondering. Just get it. You wont regret it. And hopefully my pictures do a good job of demonstrating the size for you, so you wont misjudge and get something that is too small. I love this bag.

Other than not being the brand specified, this bag is exactly as pictured. I was afraid the canvas would be thin and just for show, but it's not. It's actually thicker than the bag that I already have, the leather is PU, and this is an odd personal thing but I kind of wish it hadn't come pre distressed (Oh well *Shrugs*), the leather is also darker than I thought it would be, also a little bit of sad point, but I'm a little picky on my bags aesthetics. The two front straps are snaps. The magnets are pretty strong. The two side straps are actual buckles. I would have preferred if the leather were a little stiffer just to make it easier to handle as well as for long term uses. One thing I really like about the bag is that the shoulder strap adjusts from both sides, it's a neat feature that I've never seen before and it makes the bag hang a little more even. I do wish it were a little wider and had bottom reinforcement if just to make it hold shape. It fits all of my things that I carry with plenty of space and pockets to put them all neatly. That's not an empty compliment, I'm a very involved student and at the time have four note books, two separate macbook airs, computer charger, earbuds, wallet, two folders, small can of hair spray, hair brush, makeup bag, water, sheet music, and a carp ton of pens. Seriously not kidding, my pen/ highlighter/ white out collection could put a lot of secretary drawers to shame. I'll add an update after about a week of use to see how it holds up. So far my hopes are really high.

This is a very high quality bag. The color I got was Slate, now the color shown here is a dark grey with orange leather straps but the bag I got the dark grey with dark grey leather straps. It's not a huge deal to me, but you should not be advertising something and then send the wrong color. To me it's not a huge deal, and honestly the black on black is kind of neat, so it's not a deal breaker for me but kind of a big problem for those wanting the color. Now on to the actual review. This is a rather hefty and durable bag. I can put a good amount into this bag and it not feel like it's going to fall off or break. I like that the shoulder strap is not to long and hold close to my body making it easier to carry. There are a good amount of pockets outside and inside for a variety of sizes of devices and books. I also love that there are magnetic button on the outside where I can open the bag without having to unstrap the bag itself. That is a neat little extra feature. I was expecting but a nice addition to make this a overall wonderful bag to use.

I have been dealing with full pockets for far too long. One morning, while juggling my phone, tablet, charger, coffee, keys, work id, and headphones, it occurred to me that there must be a better way. I don't know why it took me so long to think of carrying a bag, but it did. I began my search on Amazon and found lots and lots of options. My criteria was simple: It must be smaller than a laptop bag, but deep enough to carry my dslr if need be. This one fit the bill perfectly, and looks good while doing it! The zippers and leather bits are on par with other backpacks and bags in its price range: Nothing great, but perfectly usable. The canvas feel sturdy and well stitched. Right now, i have my camera, 2 lenses, gloves, hat, small tripod, keys, wallet, usb cables, chargers, extra sd cards, pens, small tools, and all of my keys in it with plenty of room to spare. I dont see any part of this bag that strikes me as a huge failure point, besides the possibility of a zipper failure. I picked the Coffee color and it looks just grown-up enough to not be out of place in meetings, but casual enough to carry every day. The orange stitching was not overly noticeable in the product pictures, but doesn't bother me one bit. I would absolutely buy another one.

This bag is great, I bought it for my d&d supplies and I'm heavily debating buying the smaller version for my man purse (don't judge me my wife isn't always around and I like to be prepared). The pockets are large and secure on the sides, face packets are just as large and relatively easy access. Interior is well crafted and roomy with a nice, questionably useful hidden pocket with a zipper. Material is hardy and sewing seems well done. Zipper on main pocket feels like a redundancy, but it's also pretty high quality. Very comfortable to wear. I'd buy another one for the price, no question. Great for any college student circa 2000's

The bag I received was actually a nicer quality than I had anticipated for the price I paid. It has a bit of heft and the canvas feels fairly sturdy. The interior lining seems like it may shred with hard use bit it's still a soft relatively quality material. It has magnetic clasps for the main compartment, so you don't have to unbuckle it, though strangely the small side compartments require unbuckling to fully open. There is enough leeway there to poke small items in and fish them out without unbuckling. Size wise; it's about the size of my old laptop bag, roomy enough for everyday carry items but not quite "overnight" bag size, and it easily bows out to accommodate bulkier items than a binder or laptop. I typically carry it to work with a 1.5 liter of water, a couple energy drinks, and my ereader. I believe I bought the "coffee" colour and it looks pretty snazzy to my eyes. Utilitarian pseudo-vintage-military-style with enough heft to not just look like a "murse".

Ok, I have such mixed emotions about this bag so let's start with likes. It holds allot! I have diabetes, asthma, neuropathy and arthritis which requires me to carry a plethora of medicine, I also travel away from home weekly and I needed a go bag, not necessarily for clothes but to make sure I have my medical essentials with me, along with some tool i.e. flashlight, knives, small ratchet set, gloves in the winter, two way radio and several other items and the Gearonic 17 inch messenger bag handles all that with room to spare. I have had several compliments from both men and women asking where they can find the bag for sale. The material is quite durable, I caught my cat trying to sharpen his claws on it and I'm pleased to say that the bag has no imperfections and when I chased him away with a water bottle nothing inside got wet. Now to the negatives and there are only two but they really bummed me out. One is the color selection, I first bought the 14 inch bag in khaki and fell in love with the look, so much so that three months later when I realized it wasn't big enough I went back to buy the same bag in the larger size I found that the 17 inch bag couldn't be found in the same colors as the 14 inch bag, the colors are not even close! Now I'm not sure who made that decision but WOW what a brain fart! If I wanted the 17 inch bag I had to choose from colors that I didn't really like, I ended up getting coffee and I don't hate it but I definitely don't have the same love for it as I do the khaki. The second negative is the stitching on one of the leather buckles came apart and I lost the snap and I can't close the bag. Allow me to summarize: for the money I truly don't believe you can find a bag that can compare, as long as you can find the size and color that you like I truly believe you will love your purchase, just keep and eye on the stitching. I hope this helps someone!

It's absolutely a well made item, the feel and look of leather is the best. Everyone ask were i bought it from. Very spacious, going to get alot of use.

¡El tamaño y los materiales con que está hecha esta mochila messenger son perfectos! La uso para transmuter en la bicicleta en la ciudad; se amola al cuerpo perfectamente y conserva la figura si algun artículo de sus dimensiones es colocado dentro, sirve como mochila para guardar llaves, teléfono, documentos, dinero; tiene todos los compartimentos que necesito, cuatro exteriores para telefono, dos pares o tres de lentes, compartimentos mas pequeños para un buff y para guantes y cubrebocas y, al interior, un compartimento oculto para documentos importantes y dinero. Es amplio su interior, pero no se nota si trae pocos artículos y es super cómoda para echarla atrás mientras se pedalea ¡Buenísima, volvería a comprar por supuesto, y la recomiendo para uso personal y de regalo es fantástica!

It's an excellent bag, I cannot express with words how happy I am with the quality of this item and the condition it arrived in. It is a Chinese made product, which is probably how the value for what I paid is so astoundingly high. However, take not that I bought the 17 inch version for around 29.5 USD. The price may go up over time due to high popularity, so don't overpay for this bag.

Nice product. Magnetic buttons are not so strong.

Excellent achat, exactement comme sur les photos, sauf pour la couleur qui est légèrement plus pâle. Mais il est très beau et je suis très heureuse d'avoir acheté ce sac.

Apart from stitching coming away from a side pocket closure, this bag is one of the best I have had.