The Bottom Line
Pros
- Classic style goes everywhere for any purpose
- Quality leather and good stitching will hold up to long hauls
Cons
- Shoulder strap could be just a bit shorter
Description
- Two exterior front zippered pockets; magnetic snap reinforcement flaps create cool cargo look.
- Right front exterior pocket has two pen holders, cell phone pocket and leather key keeper strap.
- Left front exterior pocket has interior bellows pocket.
- One large exterior back zippered sleeve and one front individual zippered pocket.
- Interior: four credit card slots, two leather pen holders and one large zippered pocket.
- Box-stitched and padded shoulder strap backed with non-slide material.
- Buckled leather loop threads through embossed leather id holder.
- Leather zipper pulls.
- Distressed brown leather; tan fabric interior.
- 12" H x 17" W x 4½" D. Three lb. 4.5 oz.
Guide Review - LL Bean Leather Travel Shoulder Bag
The leather bomber jackets the pilots wore are the inspiration for LL Bean's Flying Tiger bag, which I love as a travel carry-on; comfy adjustable shoulder strap makes it a handsome bookbag, and padded carry handles turn it into a briefcase. Vintage styling, including antiqued brass hardware, adds a classic touch and distressed full-grain leather suplies sturdy style to tough-on-luggage travelers.
Lots of strategically placed pockets keep all the crucial stuff handy; I especially like the whap-shut-with-authority leather snap flaps over the two front zippered cargo pockets. Leather touches everywehere (interior credit card pockets are even trimmed in leather) mean nothing is half-done on this bag. I found only one piece of velcro in the entire piece, and even that backed a leather strap on an interior cell phone pocket.
I'd fly anywhere with this Tiger.
