Product Details

100-Year Warranty

Fits a 16" Laptop

Dimensions (W x H x D)

12" x 17.50" x 6"

Weight: 5.50 lbs

Design of this Full Grain Leather Backpack

This is the 4th Edition of the Squared Leather Backpack and has been refined over the years to what it is now. You'll see old pictures with a fat flat handle, but the new one is high and thinner. And it's still over-engineered. It has no breakable parts like buttons, magnets, or zippers and it's still reinforced with rivets through and hidden polyester strapping at all stress points. In addition, this newest edition of this leather backpack is made from only two large solid pieces of leather instead of three, which means that there are fewer seams on this backpack to tear apart.

We only sew five stitches per inch, so there is more leather between the needle holes. All of this we factor into the quality of the bag. The fewer seam feet (A term we made up to talk about the number of seams a backpack has), the fewer perforations the leather backpack will have to tear. If we built the body with four pieces instead of two, you would end up with almost double the Seam Feet in your leather backpack and therefore double the perforations. I once found one leather duffle bag made of 85 pieces of leather.

Materials Used to Make The Best Full Grain Leather Backpack

Full-grain leather is the strongest and most water-resistant leather you can use for a backpack, and we use the thick version of it. Like boot leather, but a tad thicker.

And if that isn't enough to make it strong, we lined it with pigskin, which is tougher than cow leather. Finally, we sew the leather backpack all together with a very expensive German industrial marine-grade polyester thread that doesn't deteriorate in the sun as nylon thread does.

But what's really amazing is our custom 316 Stainless Steel hardware. I believe we are the only company in the world using such strong hardware to make a leather backpack. The buckles can hold up to a 750 lb. bag of cats without breaking. It's kind of like killing a fly with a shotgun, but I tell you this, you'll never have a problem with hardware breaking on your backpack. If it does break, it'll either be an excellent story or an unfortunate one.

Functionality Of These Leather Backpacks

This leather backpack has a laptop pocket on the front exterior and one in the back that can fit a 17" laptop. Both tall side pockets have a hidden pocket behind them for quick access or for sticking in longer things. You will be able to carry a lot more than some sling bag.

The lower and side d-rings on the backpack are great for securing on tripods, blankets, and or dirty and wet shoes. The shoulder straps are minimal, but with a comfortable and adjustable shoulder pad to distribute the backpack's weight where you need it. (Backpacks shipped may come with our Tube Pads.)

Benefits of a Leather Backpack or Any Full Grain Leather Bag

There are many advantages of a leather backpack. Let us start with a full grain leather bag will develop a beautiful patina over time and tell your story. The more you use this backpack, the better it looks. This will also protect your belongings from the elements better than some synthetic material. Full grain is the most water-resistant, so a little rain won't hurt it. That's what you get with high quality leather goods. Another significant advantage of our Squared Leather Backpack is that it's virtually impossible to tear.

The most significant advantage of all is highly debatable between these two. The first is the impression you are going to leave people with about you when you carry this classy high end leather backpack. And the other, this backpack will last longer than you, with a 100 year warranty. Sure, you can get a cheap dust bag, but it won't do much good.

Maasai Spear Throwing Bedtime Story for the Kids

The Maasai tribe is the most renowned tribe in all of Africa, if not the whole world. Ernest Hemingway and even H Rider Haggard wrote about them as a fierce warrior tribe, legendary with the spear. It's not an accident that they've survived for so long.

But as my mom used to tell me, "Talk is cheap son. Put up or shut up". So yeah, you'd think I was pretty tough too if I carried around a big long spear and talked about how I killed a lion with it to become a man. And how even my smell and the sound of the little jingly things on my skirt scares the lions away. Blah Blah Blah. But it's another thing to show it. So I took the family to the middle of nowhere Tanzania and demanded to see some action behind all the legendary schmegendary tough talk. And this is how it went down.

We drove in a cool Toyota Land Cruiser, which is the Saddleback Leather Backpack of the auto world, to this cold high elevation Maasai village near the Ngorongoro Crater. The chief was not there, but one of his eldest sons, Daniel, was and oh how he loved my leather backpack and satchel and insisted on carrying them. He spoke some English and so went on and on about my pig lined leather backpack and leather satchel. He couldn't believe such a thing existed made out of cow and pig.

He went on to explain and show us their daily lives and also how their multiple wife system worked. He only had two wives, but his dad had 10 because he was had so many cows and had proven his ability to protect and provide for them. And I thought just having Suzette as my wife was complicated.

So then I asked Daniel about their spears and how they protected their people and animals with them. He showed me how they hold their spears to most efficiently fight off the lions, leopards, and hyenas. I asked him about throwing the spears, and he told me that they throw their spears for sure, but only when they're in a group. Because if you're alone and throw your spear and you miss, you'll become fast food for the lions. That's when I announced the backpack spear throwing contest, and the winner got my Leatherman Multi Tool. The one who could best run a spear through my leather backpack from a distance was the winner.

So I hung my Squared Leather Backpack up on a tree, and the men took turns throwing their spears. But what they were competing for was not just the Leatherman. Daniel told me that part of what gets a man the most wives is by proving that they are the most capable of protecting and providing for the wife and children. How high they can jump, how far they can run and how many cows they have for milk are all factors. And how well they wield their spear to pin a leather backpack to a tree is another. From what I experienced, all of that talk about some fierce and highly skilled spear wielding African tribe called the Maasai, is all well deserved. And I've got spear holes in my leather backpack to prove it.

Makes a Perfect Full Grain Leather Laptop Backpack

This Tank of a backpack is not for the faint of heart. It's big but not pretentious, and it's built to last. This is the one if you're searching for a leather backpack that will allow you to haul around your 17-inch laptop and gear easily. It's also perfect for traveling as it fits everything you need.

A Perfect Carry-On Large Leather Backpack

You should not have problems getting through TSA with this as your carry-on backpack. It's a perfect size and has plenty of room for everything you need while still being small enough not to be a pain. This is an excellent backpack for a fun weekend trip, or work trip, with enough room for your laptop plus maybe a change of clothes, and whatever other gear you might need.

The Tank is the perfect large leather backpack for those who need a little extra room but you don't want to sacrifice on style or quality. It's rugged and tough, yet refined and sophisticated. If you're looking for a perfect backpack that will turn heads and last a lifetime, this is the one.