Waterbag

• Versatile - Can be rolled up and sealed or filled to capacity and carried open. It can be shut with three straps or just one. You can stick long tubes and tripods out of it while it's closed. There is a built-in handle and a removable/movable one so you can carry it in different ways based on the situation. It even has high and low positions for the shoulder strap based on how full it is. Comes with a short and tall stiff insert if you want to use them. Believe me, This is what you get when a creative guy has three years to perfect a piece of luggage. 
• 100 Year Warranty - If it goes before you do, we'll fix it or replace it for free. Heck, have your great grandchildren talk to my great grandchildren and we'll take care of them too. Only for 100 years though.
• Carry-on Luggage Friendly - I designed all my Waterbags to be nine inches deep. That’s about as big as you can go and still be able to slide it easily into the overhead compartment on airplanes.
• Made of ONE Solid Piece of Leather – A piece of leather cut out in the shape of a cross and then bent up and sewn together. The fewer seams, the stronger and more watertight because a seam is a place where water gets in. Also, the more seams the weaker the bag because a seam is where the needle tore a bunch of holes in the leather and weakened it.
• Full Grain Leather - Only thick Full grain leather; not weaker Top grain, Genuine or Bonded. The top layer has the toughest and tightest fibers of the leather (grain) and the pores that take in your oils when touched. That's why full grain luggage ages so nicely. It's a shame when they shave off that top layer and paint it to get rid of imperfections.
• No Breakable Parts - No zippers, buttons or any other breakable parts. How much is a billion dollar submarine worth with a cardboard hatch?
• Industrial Thread - Stout industrial marine-grade Polyester UV-resistant thread. It's used for airbags, sails, work boots and other heavy-duty applications. There's none better that I know of. I ought to keep an extra spool in my truck for towing.
• Fully Tanned Leather - Good tanneries remove all natural oils and preservatives from the hide and then soak and tumble it for up to twenty hours until the new liquids reach the middle. Cheap tanneries only tumble them long enough to color the surface and leave the middle to dry up and crack.
• Hidden Nylon Reinforcing Straps - A German leather craftsman told me that since leather stretches, he sews hidden nylon straps into his leather horse equipment. We do that on all stress points.
• Rivets - Kind of killing a fly with a shotgun, but any place that could ever come apart in 100 years, gets a rivet. Even rocks wear away.
• Hardware - High stress places get nickel plated brass because it's pliable and strong. The rest get high-grade equestrian hardware.

• Dimensions
• Medium - 20" (50.8 cm) Wide, 9 ½” (24.1cm) Deep,  6-18" (15.2 - 45.7 cm) Tall
• Large -  24” (61 cm) Wide, 9 ⅜” (23.8 cm) Deep, 7 - 21” (17.8 - 53.3 cm) Tall
• Weight
• Medium - 6 pounds (2.7 kg)
• With pigskin insert - 8.5 pounds (3.9 kg)
• Large - 7 pounds (3.8 kg)
• With pigskin insert - 10 pounds (4.5 kg)

• This item is currently shipping with the shoulder strap clasps pictured

• Lining - The bottom of the Waterbag is lined with pigskin. The bag also comes with a 6” (15.2 cm) and a 9” (22.9 cm) rigid insert lined with pigskin.
• Leather - 100% Hypoallergenic four to five ounce (2.0mm to 2.2mm) thick Full Grain chrome tanned leather. Usually, cowboy and work boots are made with 1.8mm - 2.0mm thickness. And, our leather isn't "buttery soft" (fibers separated and broken down by hours of tumbling and stretching at the tannery). It's your job to tenderize it with use.
• Construction - The body is made from one solid piece of leather. Seams are the weakest point and so the fewer the better. It would be much cheaper for us to make it with lots of smaller pieces, but it's all of the quality details such as this that separate us from the masses.
• Thread - The double zero continuous-filament Polyester thread we use is a little thicker than what is used on most boots. It's impressive and expensive. Common thread is made of short little fibers wound together into one long thread. This thread is made of long continuous fibers that won't fall apart in a strong wind. Polyester thread is the only thread I know of that doesn't deteriorate with exposure to sun.

How can I convince my honey that I need this?

So you want it. Now comes the hard part of convincing your honey that you need it. Maybe if you throw some of these phrases into the conversation, it'll help.

Her to Him

• You know, I feel frisky just thinking about that leather piece.
• I would just feel so sexy carrying this on my body.
• I don't think I'd need to go shopping for another thing all year after buying something like this.

Him to Her

• Looking at this case just makes me want to HOLD you.
• I don't know why, but owning a hope and a dream like this, makes me want to just sit down on the couch and OPEN UP about the hopes and dreams we share.
• Think of all of the extra TIME we'd spend TOGETHER on our long walks holding hands and showing off the leather.

Me to Both of You

You'll be more popular. You'll have more friends. What's wrong, you chicken? I might invite you to my birthday party. If you don't buy this case, then next year, when you're scouring the internet again looking for your next garage sale piece because yours is already torn or broken, your mind will drift back to my words. You'll slowly shake your head and say, "Man, was that guy right or what". And then you'll slightly squint, press your lips together and give a few small nods. I tell you what, buy it now or kick yourself later.
I've made this for you to break in. It'll take a few months until it really starts to look cool, and you'll have to use it a lot. In fact, the more you use it, the better it looks (and it already looks great). It'll eventually form to the places on your body it touches regularly. The edges will soften and round some to become even more chic and classic looking than it already does.
Where can I see one of these cases in person?
I don't have any of the items in stores and we're not big fans of folks coming to our home because of the weirdo factor. My sister, Patricia, and her husband (my Chess and Scrabble nemesis) send out the leather from their place near Ft. Worth, Texas. But again, because of the weirdo factor, they don't want you dropping by there either. If it helps, everyone tells me that they're much more impressed with them in person.
Which color should I get?

Pick the one that fits who you are. I've observed what the bag owners tend to be like by the colors they've chosen over the years. The category below that fits you best is probably the color you'll enjoy most. Remember, your first inclination is usually the correct one.
Tobacco Light Brown (Sanguine)

• Easy going
• Laid back and casual
• Likes old Land Cruisers
• Forgives quickly
• Creative (enjoys writing)
• Loves big dogs
• Traveler
• Never met a stranger
• Low maintenance
• Lots of random thoughts
• Inventor
• Funny
• Loves the outdoors
• Adventurous
• Only wears clothes because you have to

Carbon Black (Phlegmatic or Choleric)

• You look good in a thick black leather jacket
• Rides a cruiser type motorcycle
• Wear thick black framed glasses
• Drives a Volvo or Saab
• Perfectionist
• They know your name at the coffee shop
• Sci-Fi or Foreign Films are your favorite genres
• Are very interested in Oriental culture
• Prefer cats over dogs
• Loves modern contemporary style square furniture

Chestnut Reddish Brown (Choleric or Melancholy)

• Professional
• Highly educated
• Belongs in a Mercedes Benz or Jaguar
• Classier than most
• Perfectionist
• Has excellent taste in dressing and decorating
• Great sense of humor
• Intellectual
• Smokes a pipe instead of a cigarette
• Appreciates the finer things

Dark Coffee Brown (Phlegmatic or Choleric or Melancholy)

• Loves the outdoors
• Is the best friend of many people
• Reads a lot of books
• Loves big dogs
• Intellectual
• Loves adventure
• Independent
• Musical

If you still aren't sure, then just buy all four colors.

Are the animals tortured before they are slaughtered?
Absolutely not! With some pigs we do use waterboarding and sensory deprivation techniques previous to slaughtering them, but the cows do not require any special handling.

How much do these leather things cost you, Dave?
Well, I lived for three years in a $100 a month apartment in Mexico with no hot water, because of these bags. My dog, Blue, and I drove for thousands of hours all over the North American continent because of these bags. I had a crooked Federale sent to kill me because of these bags (I convinced him that Senor Alarcon would never pay him) and we became friends). I've shed gallons of blood and tears and sweat and at least a quart of other people's, because of these bags. I've slept in my car or on the rack of my old Land Cruiser at least 150 times because of these bags. I've lost weeks of sleep and have gone hungry for days because of these bags. I was broke for years and even had to trade two of Blue's little puppies for a month's worth of tacos in order to eat because of these bags. I've been detained by who knows how many Mexican police because of these bags. I've thrown away thousands of dollars and made hundreds of mistakes because of these bags. I've been stolen from, taken advantage of and robbed because of these bags (they even stole Blue once, but I got him back). All of these things and more have happened to me because of these bags. They cost me a lot.
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