Polare Cowhide Leather Multiple Laptop Backpack Day Pack Travel Bag Satchel For Men
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Bobby Mercer
> 3 dayThis is a very nice product. Very sturdy and durable. I would buy again.
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MCB
> 3 dayMy wife bought me this backpack for Christmas as a replacement for my Army assault bag...because its illegal to own camouflage when we travel to Trinidad (Im not making this up). The Polare leather backpack holds my laptop, iPad, cords, notebook, pens, and wallet. It looks great, wears comfortably, and is durable, so I may even be persuaded to completely replace the Army gear for this one. It could happen.
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A.
> 3 dayI bought this backpack to be my every day purse. The leather is lovely and I had hoped to carry it for many years. Ive had it for about two years now and the Velcro on one pocket is basically useless and the metal loops on two pockets are completely gone. Its too bad because its holding up great otherwise.
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Jodiann Black
> 3 dayThe bag is most talk about present I got for my boyfriend’s birthday. He loves that it’s goes well with almost all of his everyday wear. It’s very comfortable and durable. This was an awesome buy.
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AMSLEM
> 3 dayThis Product was packaged very well. This is the second product we purchase from POLARE. We loved the first bag, my girlfriend gifted me for my birthday (POLARE 23.6 Retro leather Duffel Weekender). She wanted a backpack to travel for work so decided we should get from POLARE again. This bag is larger and stronger than we thought. We love the color of this leather and the feel of it. No issues with the zippers! The material in the inside is strong and it is large enough for the work laptop/equipment while traveling. We love the bags we have purchased from POLARE, great material and products.
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J. Streeter
> 3 dayI feel like Indiana Jones when I wear it
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J L W
Greater than one weekI’ve given each of my grandsons one totaling 5 . They love it .
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Woolvarine
> 3 dayI bought this for my husband. He hasnt had it long enough to really speak towards durability, but he likes all the pockets and the 2 mug holder is nice. Theres plenty of padding for his laptop and its comfortable enough for his walk into the office. Hes happy with it and hopes to have it for years to come!
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Shannon Bourque
> 3 dayI bought this bag for my husband as a computer bag! It’s everything and more than I expected. He loves it.
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Steve
> 3 dayIve only had it for about a week now, but Ive used it pretty much every day since it arrived. I had originally ordered another brand which I really liked style-wise, but it turned out to be too small for what I needed to carry so I bought this as my second choice. What I like: The styling is nice. Its a little darker than I thought, but still good looking. Its leather, so of course it has that wonderful look and feel. The leather appears to be of good quality, and the stitching looks good. I like the top handle. Once it gets broken in I think it will be quite comfortable. It fits my Lenovo P50 with ease and still has quite a bit of interior room. The zippers operate smoothly and appear to be of decent quality. Straps: Even though they have redesigned the straps and added rivets, Im still concerned about their long term durability. I carry quite a bit of weight (if you have a P50 youll know what I mean) and spend much of the time with the pack slung over just one shoulder. That puts the full stress on one strap in kind of a sideways pull. While the straps appear to be pretty solidly attached, they also appear to be made of the same thickness of leather as the pack itself. There is padding which adds some strength, but I still think I would have liked seeing a thicker leather and maybe more reinforcement used in a place that takes so much stress. So far its holding up fine, but well see what it looks like a year from now. Pockets: There are 5 pockets on the back. This is both good and bad. On one hand, it gives a lot of ways to organize, but on the other hand, each pocket is quite small. The reason the photo shows all those things sticking out is because most of them wouldnt actually fit in the pockets they are shown in with the flap closed. I would much rather have seen two larger pockets instead of the 4 lower ones, at least one of which was big enough to hold the big brick power supply of the P50. Or even just replacing the two bottom pockets with one big one would have been welcome. But since none of the pockets are even remotely big enough for the power supply I have to put it inside where it takes up a lot of valuable space and is always in the way. Im undecided on the strap/flap closures on 3 of the pockets. They work ok now, but its really Velcro that holds the flap closed and the strap is a bit more form than function. As long as the Velcro doesnt wear out, theyll probably continue to work ok. Wish they had come up with something more traditional than Velcro though. The pencil pocket could have been a little bigger (deeper) too. It would be a great place to keep reading glasses and/or sunglasses, except that it can only really hold one pair comfortably, and depending on the style, even one might be a bit tight. I have both reading and sunglasses, and I can barely squeeze two pair of small reading glasses or the sunglasses, but I cant put sunglasses and even one pair of reading glasses in at the same time without crushing them. The water bottle pockets seem ample for a normal sized water bottle. I rarely carry a water bottle with me, but do occasionally throw a couple sodas in there to restock my desk. They of course fit easily. You could probably put an umbrella in one too, but I don’t like my umbrella on display all the time so I prefer to keep it inside. Back: The back is both good and bad as well. The breathable fabric is probably nice if you are wearing it around all day, but I use it just for commuting and think a full leather back would probably have better long term durability. Plus I think the fabric back somewhat detracts from the rustic look. As near as I can tell, there is no leather in the back at all other than the reinforcing band for the straps (it doesn’t feel thick enough to have a layer of leather sandwiched in there) and a solid leather back would have made a much more solid attachment for straps too. Interior: The interior is pretty good. There is a big divider with a Velcro strap which holds the laptop nicely, although the strap is of limited use and tends to get in the way as much as keeping anything secure (like all straps in laptop bags). Might have been nice to have one more large divider in there to keep papers and folders separate from the laptop. As is I end up putting them together and it gets a little tricky to slide things in sometimes. There is a zippered pocket which is much larger than any of the outside pockets, so it ends up as a catch-all for all the things I couldnt fit in the outside. The drawback is its not made of leather, but rather the lighter weight lining material, so I dont know how well it will hold up in the long term with everything crammed in to it. Another pen holder or two would be welcome. There are only two. I also would probably prefer to have them with bottoms so the pens would stay in without having to clip them to the pocket. They are made out of the same leather as the pack, but for this application that leather is actually a little too thick. I broke the clip off one of my pens trying to get it to expand enough to accommodate the thickness of the leather. Since they are just loops without bottoms, if you dont clip the pen to the leather it just falls through the hole and gets lost in the bottom. So Im either breaking pens or losing them. It may sound like Im nitpicking, and I am. But dont get me wrong - its a really nice pack. I have high hopes for it and I cant wait to see how it looks and feels a year or two from now once its broken in. (assuming it holds up) Just a few things that I wish had been thought through a little better on a pack that costs nearly a hundred and sixty dollars. Maybe the next redesign will incorporate a few of my suggestions… Until then, I’m going to continue using it and hope I don’t have to make use of the 1 year warranty. Update 12/31/19: Three months later its still going strong. The straps are holding up well and arent showing any signs of tearing yet. The handle has softened up nicely. Zippers still work smoothly. No signs of torn stitching or fabric yet. Still happy!