Classic Military Messenger Bags

I love this bag...it is very high quality. The bag is completely black, its not faded as it may appear in this photo. The bag is also a decent size, about the size of a large purse or a small backpack; there is a zippered main compartment underneath the flap and then 4 peripheral pockets on the front and each side of the bag...in addition, there is a Velcro pocket on the backside of this bag that is more like a partition rather than a pocket; sort of like a sleeve or envelope... the inside of the bag is nylon and there is another hidden zippered pocket on the inside of the bag as well. I was able to fit clothes, an i pad, chargers and other gadgets, and more into this bag, no problem. The strap is very durable, the entire bag is made of thick woven canvas material, with a brass strap bar and rivets/buttons on the bag itself. The entire bag is completely plain (which i love) other than one small red tag on the main flap which is stitched into the canvas. If you are into patches, this bag is an open canvas (literally and figuratively). I love the style of it also, it is exactly what i was looking for, its just an outstanding all around bag that is high in functionality and quality. I have not seen many bags like this, eventhough the design is so simple and classic, it is rare to find one like this. Great value too, i would have paid twice as much for this quality.

This is a great bag ... but it's actually sturdier than I wanted. I wanted a bag that was a little slouchy and this one is pretty structured. But I have to give it 5 stars because it is well-constructed, feels sturdy/durable, has zip pockets unlike many similar bags where I'd fear things would dump out, etc. In other words, it's actually a really great bag that I'm going to keep, but I'm also a little bummed that it's not quite what I wanted. It's a little heavy without anything in it because the canvas is so thick (good for durability). The strap is so long, I think a 6'5" dude could easily use it (but it is fully adjustable for me (5'7"). To answer a question that many others have (because it's hard to determine with just the measurements provided), my 15" x 10" laptop will fit in it width-wise (but barely because of the width of the zipper opening), the zipper won't close (height-wise) because obviously the bag interior isn't 10" high. So if you have a 15" x 10" laptop, your laptop will fit in but you won't be able to zip the bag closed. Okay though because you can flip the flap closed & it velcros, so all is not lost. I can't speak to any other dimensions of laptops, but since I think 15"x10" (closed laptop) is sort of big, many other people with smaller laptops could probably use this as a laptop bag. However, I was planning on using it as a substitute purse, so it's sort of big for that. I'm a medium-sized person, and it sort of overwhelms my body as a purse (like when you see a little 5-year old wearing a backpack on their first-day to kindergarten & it takes up half of their height). Okay not that extreme, but bigger than I was looking for. But again, it's really a well-constructed bag, so I'm not returning it. I'm sure I'll use it in some capacity ... just not the one I was planning on.

I used to use a backpack on my daily bicycle commute to work; unfortunately I was struck by an impatient mom in a minivan. One fractured humerus and elbow later my physical therapist informed me that I could not wear a backpack until I had progressed further in my recovery. I asked him if I could use a messenger bag for my new commute by bus, he said yes. So my search began for a suitable replacement. One of the reasons that I love Amazon is the REVIEWS. Since I am now crippled and did not feel like going to the mall I logged into my account and started reading. The Rapiddominance Classic Military Messenger Bags, Khaki had the best reviews so I went ahead and ordered it. It is sort of an unknown when ordering something online but the reviewers gave consistently good reviews and Amazon has a great return policy so I had nothing to lose. I received the bag on time. Once I opened up the box I knew I had made a good purchase. The bag is lightweight compared to leather and it is very well constructed. I chose khaki because I feel like it is more stylish than black and black would fade. Khaki will show dirt more readily but a quick trip through the washer should restore the bag to like new appearance. The main compartment is roomy enough for my Pyrex glass container for my lunch to heat up at chowtime. Next to it I loaded it with 2 small clear plastic organizers for my daily doodads. Finally there is room for my Acer 8" Windows Tablet [purchased from Amazon :) ] It is lined with polyester and has a zippered compartment for documents. The bag has 2 front zippered compartments that catch the rest of my daily necessities such as USB hard drive, AC adapters, my wallet so no one can pinch it out of my back pocket while on the bus, snacks, etc. The large front flap covers both compartments for added security plus it makes the bag look sleek and stylish. This is secured by Velcro and has 2 pull loops on the outside to break loose the Velcro. On either end are 2 compartments for water bottles. I use only one for my stainless steel water bottle. There is a large compartment on the back that is suitable for a few documents that is secured by Velcro. The carrying strap is long and wide enough to fit comfortably over my good shoulder and clear my arm sling on my injured side. I attached a large carabiner clip to hold my cane while on the bus. All in all this is a very good bag that fits my needs exactly. Way to go Rapiddominance!

I got this with the intent to use it as a combined laptop bag and purse (to avoid carrying two bags everywhere), and so far it has worked pretty well. -Inside Pockets- There is one roomy interior compartment that easily fits my 15" laptop and a variety of other items (charging cable, travel mouse, tablet, my checkbook wallet). It probably won't fit a laptop much (if any) larger than that, because the zip closure at the top is just a little smaller than the interior pocket, so you have to angle the laptop just a little to get it in (if you have one of those tiny USB extensions for a travel mouse that are flush to the laptop -- the kind that are meant to stay in the USB port at all times -- beware that it can hang on the zipper and get yanked out if you aren't careful about sliding your laptop in). I could pack a lot more items into this compartment than I have been, as it is quite decently sized. There is no included liner for a laptop or tablet. There is also a zippered pocket on the back interior of the bag that is deep enough to hold a small makeup bag with the barest of female essentials (pads and tampons, lipstick, powder, a travel hairbrush), but not much else. I feel like this pocket would be more useful if it was a lot larger. It strikes me as a place you're meant to toss extra keys or change, but there is a lot of wasted interior space (if you're like me, anyway, and don't like everything rattling around loose in your bag). -Outside Pockets- There are two very roomy, zippered bubble pockets on the front, that are revealed when the purse flap is pulled up (as if you are accessing the main compartment). These are fantastic and massively proportioned (I typically keep my smartphone, glasses case, a pistol, a full-size multitool, and a variety of other items in the pockets, with room to spare). On each end is a pocket that is probably meant for a water bottle, but they are built so flush with the bag that, when a laptop is inside the main compartment, it doesn't allow for anything rounded to fit. I feel like this is a poorly designed part of this bag -- these pockets really should have bubbled out like the front two, so you could stick a water bottle in it when there is something wide on the inside. As it is, I use one side to store a knife and taser, and the other side to store clipped pens. The pockets are deep, but they are so flat that they are really not good for much else. Curiously, inside each of these pockets (maybe 1/3 the way down, on the wall connected to the main interior compartment of the bag) is a canvas loop with the male part of a snap button stitched onto the outside of the loop. The female part of the snap is on the opposite wall. They are so far down that I can't imagine they are meant to close these pockets, and I really have no idea what they are useful for. Because the bag lacks any decent place you can clip keys to (if you use a carabiner or eye bolt snap key hook), I just attached a large split ring to one of these loops and am using it for my key snap place instead. Keeps the keys from falling down into the depths of the pocket, but hides them from view. On the back, accessible when the flap is closed, is a long, flat pocket that runs flush with the length of the back of the purse. Because I carry my laptop in the main interior compartment, this keeps this pocket pretty flat, so it is only useful to me for a legal pad, or as an occasional place to quickly stuff my tablet. -Construction- The outside flap is very large, and has velcro hooks on the underside. One large velcro loop pad is on the middle of each exterior bubble pocket, to catch the flap at a variety of bag widths (so if it's very full, you can still close it). The strap is wide and heavy, sewn to the bag at one end and attached via a brass buckle at the other end. It is a long enough strap that it is adjustable to suit any torso size, to lay along the body at whatever height is preferred (thigh, hip, waist, right up under your arm, whatever). The outside is heavy olive green cotton canvas, the inside lining is polyester in the same color. Both are very durably made. Heavy stitching, heavy fabric, heavy zippers. I've been tossing this thing around for over a month with nary even the slightest signs of wear. There are a couple places that had flyaway threads, but that's just from not cutting them off closely enough during the sewing process, and a pair of scissors fixed that right up. -Complaints- I really wish there was some kind of key ring stitched into the main interior compartment. There is enough room at the top edge for it. Alternately, it could go under the large main flap somewhere, or on one side above the water bottle pockets. I'm considering adding this myself. The outside side pockets aren't quite wide enough for a 20 oz water bottle to be inserted into if a 15" laptop is on the inside (this, in my opinion, is the only major failure of the bag). The loops and snap buttons inside them are a little odd, but useful if you improvise. The zippered pocket inside the main interior compartment is too small to be useful to me. It could be improved either by making it larger, or by including two side-by-side interior pockets of the same size, rather than the one in the middle. There is plenty of room for it. -Overall- Large, durable bag. It isn't really designed to carry a laptop, but it'll tide me over until I find something that's perfect. For people who don't carry a lot of stuff, or who have a smaller laptop (like a netbook, or combined tablet/keyboard), this is probably as close to the ideal as you can get in this price range.

I was looking for a new bag to carry my art/urban sketching supplies. I originally purchased the Rothco Ammo bag but outgrew this and was looking for something bigger but still similar in style. This bag fit the bill. It also is lined (which gives it some structure) and has great pockets! Large and roomy, one on the back to carry an ipad or small laptop, two big pockets in the front and two pockets for water bottles on either side of the bag. The Ammo bag I had, was not lined, it was only one layer and I had to cut a cardboard strip to give it some structure on the bottom. It had 2 small pockets in front but no other pockets. This bag is very soft, cotton canvas but sturdy. The bag was put together and sewn well and I can see it will last a long time. The straps are also comfortable to wear on the shoulder or cross-body, they are made of cotton instead of nylon. My only gripe are the zippers. Both outside pockets in front do not zip close and I had a little trouble with the large zipper in the main compartment too. I was able to get the large compartment to zip properly in the end. Unfortunately, the two outside pockets are another story. It's unfortunate that where they chose to place/sew the zippers on these pockets, they cut the end where the zipper stops. This may be one factor the zipper can't grip the two strips of teeth and get them to join. The 2nd factor could be a loose slider. I tried clamping the slider as it might have widened or perhaps it was wide to begin with. Still no success in getting those zippers to close. It might have been better to just sew flaps on the top and secure with velcro to keep the pocket closed. I love the size and the quality of this bag so much, I am going to keep it anyway.

Seems like a really nice bag so far. The heavy canvas construction is confidence-inspiring and hasn't immediately shown distress or wear, although only time will tell if it holds up. Zippers are similarly beefy, but the square loops of the zipper pulls tend to bind, making them slightly awkward to use. Overall it seems very well built. All hardware is an 'aged' brass that's pretty attractive, although I might have preferred all-black components if available. The front pockets are pretty roomy with nice gusseting, and the side bottle pockets are surprisingly big. A 16oz can will disappear into them. The main pocket is zippered, with a single smaller zippered interior pocket inside the back. The lining of the main pocket is nice and soft, and it's quite roomy. It holds plenty of big books without issue, and could fit a couple changes of clothes and make a decent overnight or light travel bag. I feel like it could do with more interior pockets, maybe an 'organizer' section, but there's plenty of space to carry a separate organizer inside that fits your needs. There's also a fairly large pocket on the back with a small Velcro closure that's easier to access than the multitude of zippered ones, but it's less roomy due to being flat and doesn't seem as secure. Overall it's very versatile, could do anything from range bag to travel bag, and it's a very solid pick if you're after a messenger-style bag. Great bang for the buck.

Definitely had a vinegar smell when it arrived but as another review said this is a vinegar wash that apparently helps the color stay. The bag is a very deep, dark black and it hasn't faded at all, and the color never rubbed off onto lighter colored clothing so I guess the vinegar wash worked well. The smell went away after about a week so if you think it'll really bother you (it's not that strong a smell) just order it a week ahead. It feels very sturdy and serves well as a travel bag. It survived a weeklong trip without showing any wear. All the pockets zipper shut and it has a zippered pocket inside the main zippered pocket which really keeps wallets away from pickpockets. The side pockets hold a full sized 1-liter Nalgene bottle. I do wish the bag came with a small pad on the strap but the bag is cheap and it's easy enough to buy a pad separately, and it's not an issue unless you have a lot of heavy stuff in the bag.

This is a great bag for a low price. I use it when I ride the bus & light rail to work and it's comfortable to wear even when fully loaded. I've only had mine for a couple of months but I can tell it will last a long time - the canvas, hardware and stitching are all heavy duty and free from any sign of manufacturing defects. It's held up well in the rain as well - the outside gets pretty wet, but so far even walking a mile in a downpour all contents (except anything exposed in the side pockets) have stayed dry, and it dries quickly with no special treatment. I use the canvas padfolio included by the seller to keep the back rigid so the other contents don't shift when I'm walking a long way. The only drawback is I wish it had a pad for the strap - it's comfortable enough over my winter jacket, but I think it might dig into my shoulder when I'm wearing lighter summer clothes if it's loaded up with a lot of stuff. But it's so inexpensive and I know I'll get enough use out of it that this isn't a big deal, it's worth buying a shoulder pad if I do end up needing one. **I'm editing to add that I've now carried it plenty of times over just a thin T-shirt and it's not at all uncomfortable without a shoulder pad, even when heavily loaded. And after months of carrying it everywhere rain or shine it still shows zero signs of wear & tear. It also arrived very quickly - I chose the standard free shipping which I thought would take at least 5 days given it ships from the other side of the U.S., but the seller shipped it 2-day and even included a free canvas padfolio, a nice one too that matches the quality of the bag. I would definitely order from them again.

Es una excelente mochila de mensajero, con gran espacio y de lona de calidad, es pesada pero se entiende por lo que brinda de espacios, los cierres son de seguridad, cosa que muchos no entienden; se traban porque son para que no se abran con facilidad; si buscas una mochila para llevar muchos documentos, libros y demas es excelente... ojo que para laptops no es; no tiene compartimientos para mantener el equipo quieto.

كبيره وما تشيل اغراض كثيره وثقيله يعني بس ثقل على غير فايده

Esta bastante bien, parece sólida y cumple. Lo único malo que le veo es que es mas grande de lo que esperaba por fuera, y por dentro hay menos espacio de lo que parece, no lo aprovecha todo lo que podría. Aún así no es exagerado y es cómoda.

Dispose d'une bonne toile qui respire la solidité et la confiance. A voir son comportement dans le temps niveau usure

Sehr solide schöne Tasche.