Top quality product, good for search and rescue, fishing, hiking, backpacking, school and first aid. Very comfortable to wear. Has a nice older type of look but yet modern enough for when your stepping onto your private LearJet.

While I love the backpack look (and really WANT to love it), it so far has a few details that are lacking, no doubt as a result to keep the price point down. First of all, the back pocket straps are only tension closed (there is no snap, velcro or whatever) - but the leather that goes through the connector is too thin to actually have tension, thus the pockets want to open all the time. I knew this from reading other reviews, so it wasnt a deal breaker for me. Today I wore the pack for the first time to work, and am a bit irritated that the shoulder strap tension doesnt stay put. The cloth material is apparently too thin and/or slick for the rings to stay firm, so the backpack constantly wants to slide down my back, and you have to continually pull the tension back, or hang on to the strap ends. Perhaps some form of loop to keep the strap ends close to the straps themselves would help (they dangle loosely). Overall, not a bad bag, but a few details would really help bring up the quality in terms of usability.

I was looking for a heavy duty but beautiful rugged looking backpack that would hold my laptop, iPad, phones, lunch, and the usual contents of my purse to take to work. I ordinarily buy everything in black, but this was too hard to resist. The quality of the leather is wonderful. Heavy duty, with plenty of pockets for storage, and it just LOOKS great. I originally balked at the price, but now that I have it, I can see that I have purchased an extremely high quality product that I will be using for years to come! Really love it!

Ditch your run of the mill highschool back pack and enjoy compliments every day. Top shelf leather that smells great (not overpowering) doesnt bleed onto clothing and reflects your STYLE. The stitching could be heavier guage -- like a saddleback -- and it NEEDS a key leash desperately-- but besides that its a bag for life. Bought my bf one for valentines day n hit order again as soon as it arrived. Interior lsyout is functional n i love the safe zipper against your back. & the 5 front pockets are sick. Youll love it -- just dont tell anyone where ya got it!!

Great bag. The leather is soft, yet it feels very sturdy. The stitching is very uniform. Overall, the bag has a very high quality feel. I love all the compartments and pockets that it has. I bought this to carry all my gadgets, and it can house my macbook, ipad, camera, and all the accessories, and still have some rooms left. I use this for only one week so far, and am loving it. It has already got quite a few complements from people. I would recommend this product for use as laptop backpack because it is quality and beautiful. Highly recommended!!!

This backpack has really led me to understand the value in quality workmanship. Its really well made and it looks super sharp. I am very pleased with this purchase and could not be happier. The leather is pliable enough so that you can get odd shaped items into the pockets without fear of rupturing the zippers or straps. The leather look works in a commercial business setting, whereas a typical backpack would look too informal. Regardless of your age this bag is impressive and your kids will be asking to borrow it. Im close to 50 years old and my high school daughter and grade school son both have asked for their own to take to school to show off. I recently took the backpack to a conference and had several people stop me and ask where I found it. It was refreshing to look at all the other backpacks on peoples shoulders and know I had the best looking one.

At first I was skeptical about ordering this bag. I travel a lot for work and have worked my way through many bags in the last year. Ony last trip to Europe my other bag started tearing. So I ordered this bag to be there when I got home. I cant say enough good things about it. This is made from top quality leather. It is thick and robust. The pockets and zippers are of sturdy quality. I knew when I opened the box that this bag was worth the price. It can be used as a backpack or carried by the top handle, the back pack makes it nice when you have two suit cases and a laptop bag running through the airport. I highly recommend this bag. I am not getting ready to take it to the Philippines. It has pockets for everything I need as well. On the front and inside. It is definitely a bag made for the traveling business men.

My wife purchased this bag for me as I was in the market for a new computer backpack since I had been using her Swiss Gear backpack for the past 6 months for work. When she first showed me the order online I wasnt that thrilled as its not what I am used to seeing in a laptop backpack. The day it arrived I opened up the box and was surprised at how well packaged it was for shipping. It was in a breathable cloth bag that was in an airtight plastic bag...nice. Opened the packaging and was immediately hit w/ the awesome smell of new leather, its like new car smell :) which is the best! I transferred all my gear (laptop, charger, dongles, headset, mouse, usb keys, notepads, padfolio, pens, phone charger, medicine, etc) out of the Swiss gear bag into my new bag and found that I had more room in this bag than in the Swiss gear bag! I really love all the pockets on the front as it accommodates all my work gear and is great for organizing it. All my dongles and chargers fit perfectly in the top outside horizontal pocket. The main compartment for the laptop is like a cavern, so much stuff can go in there and it provides more organization with two pen holders and two medium size pockets. There is also a zippered pocket in the inside top, which is great for storing my desk keys and usb keys. You have both a laptop and tablet holder, I use the tablet holder to keep my loose papers in for better organization. Another great feature is that this backpack stands up on its own and doesnt slouch or fall over like every other backpack I have seen/used as its sturdy. I also prefer this over the Swiss gear as when I wear it on one shoulder the bag stays in place, I dont have to hold the strap to keep it from falling off my shoulder, and the bag stays on my back as opposed to falling in between my arm and side like a normal backpack would. All in all you cant go wrong with using this as your laptop backpack, it has great features and organization, its not your run of the mill backpack that everyone at the office has, its well built, and it looks and feels amazing. This bag will hold up to a 17 laptop. I tested with a 15 Dell Precision 5520 and a 17 HP Envy. The 17 is snug and sits right below the main zipper, no issues closing the zipper though. With either the 15 and 17 I was also able to fit a 13 Dell Latitude e7240 in the tablet holder! I was able to fit a 16.9 fl oz water bottle in one of the side holders and a 15.9 fl oz thermos for coffee in the other side holder. Seems to hold up with the weight of two laptops and two drink containers.

This was my first Polare purchase after reading a lot of the reviews. It wont be my last. I was very pleasantly surprised when the bag arrived. It smelled like leather & it was high quality nice think & durable. The pockets are all velcro and attach fine with the leatherc lasp there for additional security. Ony nifty thing I like is this bag has a compartment up against your back where you could store passport/cash etc without it iether being uncomfortable while at the same time maintaining complete security. The lining is nice and soft and all well stitched. Again, the interior is abreadth with compartments, pen holders, sleeves etc. I took this on my first trip & had three people ask where I got the bag & when I referred them they were surprised at such a great quality & value. Polare great quality & from others the warranty & support seems outstanding although as well constructed as this I expect not to need anything for years to come.

So I read the reviews and for the most part it had great reviews but the zipper was an issue for some. I sent an email to the company before purchasing and they quickly replied at but my unease to rest, so I made the purchase and have taken the bag on a trip to China and so far no issues. the bag fits well under the airplane seats and as far as I can tell is a great product. I will update if issues arise.