To start, Im very particular with my backpacks. I wanted one that had durability, functionality, and aesthetic appeal. This backpack delivers in spades - especially with the functionality and aesthetic appeal. Functionality: the big pocket is great for holding a laptop (I have a 15 Macbook) plus several books. The abundance of small pockets on the front is great for carrying all the supplies I needed for work and school. I especially loved the pen pocket on the front. Aesthetics: I love the look of this and I get compliments on this everywhere I go. It has a rugged look that only looks better as you use it. People are always so surprised I got it on Amazon - they assume it must have been from some backwoods leatherworker. Also, the company, Texbo, had great customer service and were very prompt when I ran into an issue with it.

Love the sturdy hand crafted quality and workmanship. 10/10 recommend

Im a college student, so money is something I have to be careful with (which is bad because I looove shopping!). Im a dedicated fan of leather bags and leather products and by far, this takes the cake. Its high quality (especially with the zipper I keep seeing bad reviews about) and more than worth the money. If youre on the fence, buy it! And for future note: but from Texbo! Their products are a much higher quality over other sellers on this site.

beautiful quality.

I bought this backpack for several reasons, the most notable being that: 1. Its genuine leather. 2. It looks awesome. 3. Ive been wanting a nice quality backpack that I could put all my stuff in. And let me say it was totally worth it! PACKAGING: Great product, arrived packaged nicely and undamaged. SMELL: You can smell the leather before youve even opened it all the way, and though Im sure some might find it repulsing or too strong I love it and cant get enough. Ive had it for a few weeks now and I can still smell the leather. STRAPS: The straps are adjustable and really long, so you dont have to worry about it not fitting if youre a larger (or smaller) person. The backpack itself is a little on the smaller side, so if youre a big person it might look a bit odd, but people will be so blinded by how awesome you look wearing it that no one is really going to notice. POCKETS: Like other reviewers say, the front pockets are indeed hard to use/find a function for (though they do look ridiculously attractive on the front of the backpack, so even if you couldnt find a use for them youd still look cool wearing it). If you stuff one thing into one pocket, it makes it kinda hard to open up the other pocket and get into it, partly because of the size of whatever you put into it and partly because of how close together the pockets themselves are. The only pocket I have no problems with out of the main four is the tiny zippered one. I have found a use for all four, though, finding that I can fit my wallet, Batman knife, iPod charger and cord (I put those in the zippered pocket), and change purse (which Im not gonna lie is a pretty good size) into each of them respectively. I put my Apple Pencil and pens and whatnot into the topmost pocket and it all fits with plenty of room to spare. Also the metal parts you see holding the front straps of the pockets in place are indeed metal, and not plastic. The pockets on the sides for water bottles and such are pretty narrow, so I wouldnt expect anything more than a pop can or regular-sized water bottle to fit in either one of them. Theres actually an extra zippered pocket on the back of the backpack as well, which you can use to store relatively flat things (like cards, cash, notepads, etc). ZIPPERS: Let me first say that ALL the zippers on this backpack work like a dream. Ive read countless reviews on this thing from other brands/sellers (like Polare and S-Zone) saying that the main zipper is absolute crap. I would be lying if I said this didnt make me wary of purchasing because of this fact, but I know that there are differences in design between the Texbo and S-Zone (and Polare too, probably) because the front pockets on the S-Zone are only held together by the leather straps and the ones on the Texbo have velcro patches on the flaps for extra security (which is nice, but it tends to scratch my hands whenever Im reaching in for something). I find that the zippers thus far are fairly good quality, they glide easily with no snag whatsoever. The only thing I could see being a problem is the little flap covering the main zipper, which Im sure is there to protect it from getting gunk and whatnot in it. I have to bend it back all the way before I unzip it, otherwise I feel like it stresses the zippers. So I could see it coming undone pretty easily and needing to be replaced/fixed if someone continuously tried to unzip it without getting the protective flap out of the way first. Most people said they had theirs for either a little over or under a month before theirs broke, though, and Ive already surpassed that mark with no problems to speak of as of yet. THE INSIDE: They werent kidding when they said it would fit a 17 laptop. I have a 17 that is quite heavy, and it slid into the larger pocket, no problem. There are two main pockets, one large and one small, both with a stretchy sling over the middle with a velcro patch to keep whatever youve got in there...well, in there. I use the larger one for my laptop. the smaller one for my iPad and journals, and the main middle pocket for my sketchbooks and art stuff. I use the zippered part to hold my bag of art tools (pens, pencils, erasers, etc). I dont really use the two pen holders, but Im sure theyd hold up to their purpose. The two open pockets below the zippered part are a nice touch for things you just want to throw in there (I use them for nail clippers, chapstick, candy, and a little compact mirror), but I kinda wished they were deeper. The things I have just kind of fling around in there. BUT theyve always stayed in place and Ive never had a problem with anything falling out thus far, so I guess they knew what they were doing when they put them in. STAINING: A couple reviews I read said that wearing the backpack stained their shirts. I wore it loaded up with everything I wanted in it and walked a mile in the sun on a relatively hot day, and didnt have any such problems (the leather actually kept my back nice and cool). Though to be fair, I didnt try going out with it on a rainy day. But of course, I cant imagine why anyone would want to go out with a backpack on a rainy day in the first place, except maybe for hiking in all kinds of weather. Ive never gotten any kind of residue or anything like that when I touch or handle it, though, so Id imagine itd be fine in light to moderate rain (just dont head out into a storm and youll be fine). OVERALL QUALITY: The quality of the backpack itself is pretty undeniable. I mean you can look at it and just know that its topnotch. The leather is nice, heavy, and sturdy, the stitching is reinforced and neat, and you can just tell that its at least a $100 backpack. WORD OF CAUTION: I bought the dark brown one and its a tad bit darker than in the picture. I ended up giving that one away for Fathers Day and buying myself another one, going for the light brown since I figured that one was probably a bit darker than pictured, too. It does NOT look like in the picture at ALL. The picture looks like a nice light-ish brown, but the actual color was more of a bright yellow-ish brown, like the color of construction workers boots. Its more of a bright mustard brown. Im sure that may be the color some people would like, but it wasnt for me so I sent that one back and got another dark brown one, though it seemed just as durable as the first one I bought. Just a word of caution in case you decide to get the light brown one so you know what to expect. OVERALL IMPRESSION: 5/5 stars. Extremely pleased with the quality of this backpack, as well as the fast shipping of the seller and painless return/exchange of the second backpack. Would buy again from them in a heartbeat!

Excellent quality leather and craftsmanship. Love the magnet equipped flap straps. Comfortable to wear.

Distinctive, stylish and well organized, this is my favorite laptop bag of all time, so far. I get lots of admiring comments, it really does fit comfortably my way too big laptop. It rides very comfortably for me on my back, is rugged and has already completed one circumnavigation of the globe at the time of this review. After a couple of months of near constant use i could not be happier.

Great backpack for a 15 laptop. Anything bigger would be forced to be in the main compartment and not the padded sleeve. Leather is good quality. Stitching looks fine but Ive encountered some strength issues (I carry a laptop and 1-3 textbooks every day).