Occidental Leather 8581 FatLip Fastener Bag

Most of my coworkers have this bags, they are truly great, cant wait to take them to work tomorrow!

Excelente lo mejor que hay

Just like always the best

Its hard not to give this a 5 star because it is so well constructed, and the pocket layout is perfect. But I cant, because the bag rides too low, making you have to bend to grab screws out of the fat lip pouches. Almost perfect. Currently looking for someone with leather working skills to modify it.

They are you need for construction

Its big, its bulky, and they couldve done a little more with the interior of the big bag. I honestly wasnt expecting it to be this big, that aside, its an Occidental pouch so youre getting great quality. The pouches are big enough to easily access even with insulated winter leather gloves. Im sure itll break in nicely

To begin with: Some of the negative/neutral reviews are absurd- the description says fastener bag so that top pouch isn’t designed for a tape, the right hand pouch is for tools, and has a specifically designed tape pouch that works awesome for a 25’. Anything over a 25’ tape is useless where I live, the rain will just trash them and I’m physically having to push the tape back the last foot or so, then it ends up in the trash. Anything over 25’ and I grab the 100’, and that’s not often. Too big? Like a purse? Do you even work as a carpenter??? It’s like reading reviews for work boots from guys that say they are too clunky to wear to the office (not a joke sadly). Thanks hipsters for driving up the price on American made quality boots to almost 3 bills, and thanks again homeowners and handymen for trashing quality stuff you don’t use as it was intended. These are designed for construction. Want something lighter/smaller, get some Home Depot bags, or if you want occidental leather’s quality, they make smaller sets for that. My review: I’ve been in remodeling for over twenty years, had lots of bags including all leather occy’s that I retired prematurely (they were far from worn out) because of weight for nylon CLC bags, and that was not a trade up to be sure. My previous set before these bags were CLC signatures, combo of leather/nylon like these, and though the layout was as good as I’ve found, they were the cheapest pos’s $130 will be wasted on. The leather trim on top of the pockets was thin and wore through quickly exposing the piping that eventually fell out leaving the bag like a wet paper sack. The padded nylon belt was unsupportive and thin, would defom and bunch pulling down my pants, and the whole setup lasted me 8 years. Worst of all, it wasn’t a comfortable 8 years and they were threadbare when I bought these new bags. I knew what to expect with these in terms of weight and quality, but the price tag was hefty so I waited a bit too long to pull the trigger on them. When I pulled them out to inspect them I was not surprised by their build quality, very thick leather lining the pockets, leather cats paw holder, very beefy and they will obviously give me a lot of use. I got the right side-tool specific individually too and a Gatorback padded belt, very nice, so my whole rig is around to $260. For a set of bags I expect to last me 10 years+, a very worth while investment. As a remodeling carpenter I have my hands in everything from concrete, demolition, framing, siding, decks, windows, doors, trim, cabinets, and all sorts of miscellany. I carry a lot of stuff and need a comfortable rig, so with the setup I have and some padded suspenders (the Gatorback belt has suspender attachment points, huge plus), I’ll be very comfortable for a long time. I can tell guys looking at reviews that are aimed at spending money wisely, these are a great set of bags from a great company. CLC makes nice stuff, but they are definitely a big step down. If you want bags to last you a very long time, these will suffice.

Very large. Bigger than I anticipated. In the large pouch, I can carry my meter, tape measure, plug tester, and still have room for a small kitchen sink.(NOT)! I clipped one of those small magnetic pouch onto the side of the top inner pocket. That gives me a top pocket for misc screws, etc, the magnetic pouch for romex staples, a large pouch for meter, etc., and two front pockets for small and large wire nuts. My markers and pencils fit in the small pockets on the side. Any more stuff and my bags would be too heavy. Not worried that the bag is fabric with leather bottom. I dont carry sharp tools in this bag so it shouldnt be a problem. Overall very happy. I anticipate having these bags for many years.

Great product!

Deep pockets