tough, old school, functional and reliable or new age, retro, fashion whoredom?
something like [url= http://www.marksandspencer.com/Collezione-Leather-Holdall/dp/B002TBP602?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_3&nodeId=53809031&sr=1-3&qid=1297196990#CustomerReviewsHeader ]this[/url] for travel rather than leather satchel style btw
Tough, old-school and functional, every time.
Something like this?:
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http://www.saddlebackleather.com/categories/123-Waterbag/products/3793-Leather-Waterbag-Medium-Chestnut
Pricey, but with the warranty that it has, your great-grandchildren will be using it.
um 'pricey' doesn't come close but then I can't think of anything else with a 100 year warranty!
Yeah, I know, it's a family heirloom from the moment you buy it, but to put it into perspective, how much would someone pay for a fashion bag by Hermés or Lois Vouiton? There's these daft bints who think nothing of spending £1000 on some stupid little bag because it has a different colour label to last season. Buy something like that Waterbag, if it lasts sixty years that's ten bucks a year. I've got a leather travel bag I bought thirty years ago, and it's a lot flimsier and cheaper than that one, and still perfectly useable...
Still chuffing pricey, tho' 😯
Some good looking 'classic' ones [url= http://www.queensleather.co.uk/holdalls.html ]HERE[/url] and [url= http://www.leathercrafts.com/small_cargo_bag.html ]HERE[/url].
I picked up one of these 10 years ago, and it just keeps looking more dapper, but I am rather partial to wearing suits and proper shoes. It has been pretty much around the world on most modes of transport, and every scuff just enhances it looks to me;
[url] http://www.maxwellscottbags.com/p/Leather-Luggage/Leather-Garment-Carrier.html [/url]
My mate has one of these though, in tabacco, a fair bit cheaper and to be fair it looks pretty good and seems well made;
[url] http://www.essentials4travel.com/mall/productpage.cfm/e4t/colovbg/Colombia_Overnight_Leather_Bag [/url]
But I have to say that bag the count has found has given me angry tight pants and an itchy wallet, afterall a chap should have appropriate attire.