Hartwell Leather Rucksack

Cowhide, cut larger than most leather rucksacks dare to be.

Leather at this size is heavy and expensive, which is why most makers stop at a day pack. This one carries a laptop, a change of clothes and a pair of shoes, with a drawcord throat under a buckled flap so an overpacked load still closes properly.

Crazy horse hide takes the wax unevenly by design, so the grain and the figure fall differently on every bag.

Features

• Drawcord throat under twin buckled flap straps
• Deep single main compartment that takes a weekend
• Interior sleeve for a 15-inch laptop
• Twin buckled front pockets
• Crazy horse hide — no two bags marked identically
• Doubled stitching and rivets at the strap roots

Specifications

• Material — cowhide, crazy horse finish
• Laptop — interior sleeve for a 15-inch machine
• Compartments — main compartment, laptop sleeve, twin front pockets, interior slips
• Closure — drawcord under a buckled leather flap
• Hardware Finish — antique brass tone, riveted
• Comfort — adjustable leather shoulder straps, stitched grab handle
• Colours — Dark Coffee, Brown

Perfect For

• Weekends away and overnight trips
• Travel
• Work days that carry more than a laptop
• Anyone who wants a leather rucksack that is not a token one

Why You'll Love It

A drawcord under a flap is the oldest closure there is and still the best one for a bag whose contents change size day to day. Loaded light it cinches down; loaded heavy it still buckles shut. Because the finish is a wax pull-up rather than a pigment coat, the figure in the hide stays visible — which is why the leather on a bag this size is worth looking at closely.