Big Manitou Shoulder Bag

Well-designed! excellent craftmanship. Multi-purpose; I gave it to my godson and his wife a diaper bag for their newborn son. It works well for that!

I purchased this bag in 2013 as the answer to hauling around the new parent supplies. It excelled at this application. I transitioned it to an art bag. Some thoughts moving from the back to front of the bag.
1. The back zipper pocket is excellent for sliding notebook size papers which frees up space in the main compartment. Because of the flap, this bag should be seen as directional. Because the flap itself is two layers, a “stash pocket” can be accessed from the back zipper. I never use this but it is a function worth noting.
2. With the flap open, this bag takes on characteristics of a shallow, open duffel or an “open desk. Depending on how you utilize the front zippered pocket, the general vibe is slouchy and open. I think this is due to the box panel sides continue unbroken across the bottom. This gives an almost accordian function.
3. The main compartment is laid out great for a classic dump of stuff. The accesory pockets are great for stashing implements upright, and the back pocket is great for papers as it sort of echoes the outer zippered pocket.
4. The front zippered pocket is definitely the purse of the bag. Envelope style & not too deep. This can be abused and the interior space & structure of the bag suffers. It is great though to have the ability to manage something that needs to be securely stashed while wearing it.
5. The outer two pockets, Meh. I have a love/hate relationship with the Sam Browne Posts. I think I embraced them year 5 after it was an art bag, and the leather accepted them without frustration.
6. The strap. I think this is where “keep it simple stupid” comes into play. I have found I am hauling this around to & from the car, around the house, & the personal item for a flight.

This is the Ultimate Cat Lady Man Purse. You can overload it and your shoulder can get pissed. It does look great but has a presence. It gets plopped down next to me, takes up space/seat, 1/4 of a table, etc. Cheers from North Idaho, Jensen

Big Manitou Shoulder Bag

this bag is made for men who need a top quality bag to carry items for work or for leisure.

This bag adds a touch of my favorite things to hauling a computer and drives around for work. There’s still room left for a book, a jacket, and gentleman’s writing utensils. Well done FR, it’s a welcome addition to my collection.