Meridian Leather Travel Backpack
Cowhide Rucksack
Materials & care
Material — cowhide · Hardware — antique brass tone · Care — Wipe with a dry, soft cloth. Treat occasionally with a neutral leather conditioner and let it dry naturally, away from direct heat. Do not machine wash.
Dimensions & specifications
Laptop — up to 15 inches, padded sleeve · Compartments — main compartment, padded laptop sleeve, interior organiser, rear slip pocket · Closure — zip closure
Shipping & returns
Delivery
Free UK delivery on every order. Orders are normally processed within 1–2 working days. After processing, standard UK delivery typically takes 10–15 working days — please allow approximately 11–17 working days in total.
Returns
You have 30 days from delivery to return your order.
See our Shipping Policy and Refund Policy for full terms.
Product details
A backpack built for both travel and everyday use has to do two jobs that pull against each other: hold enough for a trip, and still look right walking into an office.
The Meridian is cut for both. Cowhide, a padded sleeve that takes a 15-inch machine flat against your back, and straps reinforced at the anchor points because a bag packed for travel weighs three times what a bag packed for a commute does. The silhouette stays clean — no external webbing, no technical detailing.
Features
- Padded 15-inch laptop sleeve against the back panel
- Reinforced strap anchors for travel loads
- Cowhide throughout
- Clean silhouette with no external webbing
- Interior organisation plus a rear slip pocket
- Padded, fully adjustable shoulder straps
Specifications
- Material — cowhide
- Laptop Size — up to 15 inches, padded sleeve
- Compartments — main compartment, padded laptop sleeve, interior organiser, rear slip pocket
- Closure — zip closure
- Hardware Finish — antique brass tone
- Comfort — padded adjustable shoulder straps, reinforced anchors
- Colours — Black, Brown
Perfect For
- Business travel
- Daily commuting with a laptop
- Office and client-facing days
- Remote working and conferences
Why You'll Love It
The failure point on almost every leather backpack is where the strap meets the body. It is the one place the hide is asked to carry the entire weight through a single seam, and it is the reason cheap leather backpacks sag at the shoulders within a year. Reinforcing that anchor costs more and shows less than any other decision in the bag. It is also the one that determines whether you still own it in a decade.
Materials
Made to move with you
Every KHAL GOLD piece has to answer the same question before it earns a place in the range: will it still perform, and still look right, after years of daily use? We choose materials for how they age, construction for how it holds up, and details for how little they ask you to think about them once you're out the door.
Our story