Australian Bag Outfitters Cobber Messenger Bag - Leather

The bag is great overall, love the look, but after only one week the metal clasp that clips the strap on to the bag broke. I have not carried heavy items in the bag only papers and keys!!! Will return for a replacement as I really do like the bag.

I love the look and the quality construction.

I travel a lot for business and pleasure and wanted something that didn't scream a brand or country. This works very well and serves my needs.

Purchased for nephew for college - to carry computer, etc. Very well made.

I am a student, studying Clinical Trials Research, so it's great for books and such! When completing school, I can use this for my job, business and travel for my laptop, documents, etc.. This is a professional looking messenger bad that will hold up under the most rugged circumstances. [...]

Very sturdy AND stylish. The handle is attached to the flap so you must snap it shut to carry it. If you're in and out of it all day it would be a drag. I chiefly use the outside pocket and occasionally the stuff inside so it works well for me.

Over the last ten years, I've had to abandon two perfectly good bags because my laptop computers outgrew them. They had built-in laptop compartments, and all sorts of specialty compartments for floppy disks, modem cables, and so on. Well, of course, we've outgrown all that old stuff, so this time, I wanted a bag with an open design. This messenger bag from Australian Bag Outfitters fits the bill perfectly. It has just enough organization to hold my stuff, but it doesn't force me into a particular setup. Mind you, since it doesn't contain a dedicated laptop sleeve or compartment, you'll have to buy a separate sleeve. I did that for my new MacBook Pro 15" and it fits in just wonderfully, allowing room for additional items like the power supply, extension cord, and mouse. It then still has room for 2 really fat books, 4 chunky paperbacks or up to 8! thinner books. Another nice feature of the bag which is sooo important to me is that it stands up regardless of what is in the bag. If it's just the laptop, or the laptop, accessories and a ton of books, the bag is always upright. Now, I have the leather version, so maybe the canvas ones don't stand up like this, but it's great that the leather is so stable. I have one complaint, though: the bag contains no keychain dongle. It means I don't have a place to easily clip my keys for quick access. I throw them now either into the front zipper pocket or into the one of the smaller pockets up front that are meant for cell phones, etc. It's a pain having to burrow for them, though.

Use to carry inordinately heavy textbooks and laptop. Waterproof feature is excellent in northern snowy and rainy weather.

This briefcase/messenger bag is excellent in construction, heft, and internal features/capacities. The matte and water resistant waxed leather is tough and will take wear in its stride. It holds a laptop if needed in padded safety, has lots of space for wallets, checkbook, cell phone, small stuff to be at easy access rather in your pockets. Definitely a quality item, and at a great price at STP.

As a teacher I will use this bag for all my teaching materials