Saturday, June 21, 2003

Levenger Three-Day Briefduffel Overall, I'm pleased with the new Three-Day Briefduffel. However: The pictures clearly show the duffel standing up and retaining its shape. The canvas material is far too soft to support this -- the bag collapses onto itself from its own weight and won't stand up. The inset photo showing the mouth is actually deceptive, since it's impossible to get the bag to stand open as shown. The brown nylon shoulder strap doesn't match the bag. It should either be made of leather (like the strap fasteners) or canvas (like the body of the bag). The nylon webbing strap seems like a cheap afterthought addition. Given the amount of attention paid to other details, it's a disappointment. The workmanship is excellent, and I really like the mouth closure and how evenly the weight of the bag is distributed across all the of the straps and fasteners. At its introductory $99 price it is a good value. Given the strap and my expectation that it be able to hold its shape (as shown in the catalog) the list price is a bit too high. 7:08:50 AM    comment []

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