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asdfman
49
Nov 14, 2015
wow.. Kyle from Massdrop responded to my initial customer service email literally within 10 minutes, seems like this won't be so bad after all
sudo
172
Nov 18, 2015
asdfmanI just sent an email to Massdrop too; I hope they can help. The waxed twill looks fantastic, but I wish full grain leather was used. Mine separated.
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edit: Massdrop customer service reached out to me very quickly. Fingers crossed. edit2: case closed and MD customer service gets high marks. The "leather" quality on the bag is thumbs down.
Hiph-fu
0
Nov 19, 2015
sudoFirst thing that I noticed when unwrapping was the superb quality of the waxed canvas. The second thing I noticed was the cheap top grain leather. Mixed emotions on this one.
sudo
172
Nov 19, 2015
Hiph-fuThis came so close to being great, but I travel a lot and know I would completely wear out top grain leather sooner than later. Don't want to think about what it would look like after a year of use. I ended up returning...
looking for something similar with full grain leather. I may have found something... but at a price.
Hiph-fu
0
Nov 19, 2015
sudoYea I think I'll be returning mine as well but dang that waxed canvas is nice. If only the leather was like on the Navali bags. Sudo what did you find? (nice name btw I'm a nix admin)
sudo
172
Nov 20, 2015
Hiph-fuHeh, well I am a basis admin but I've behaved enough to sit in the sudoer files. I prefer the configuration of the Langdale weekender, but I am about ready to pull the trigger on Dustin Spencer's 20" duffle. Looks akin to a Filson duffle, but better to my eyes: https://instagram.com/vermilyeapelle/ and http://www.vermilyeapelle.com/products/20-waxed-canvas-and-brown-chromexcel-weekender-duffle
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Hiph-fu
0
Nov 23, 2015
sudoThat looks like a solid choice for sure. I'm debating on this bag from Navali. I bought one of their messenger bags off of massdrop and it is of great quality, with full grain leather.
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sudo
172
Nov 23, 2015
Hiph-fuCame looking for closure. That's a nice replacement for the Langdale. I came within a hair's width of buying the Vermilye weekender I linked earlier, but something just wouldn't let me. FYI here is a cheat sheet of my comparisons since (unfortunately I did a terrible job of staying $200 or less):
*Vermilye weekender is on Ebay under the RJL brand for only $300 http://www.ebay.com/itm/RJL-LTD-20-Waxed-Canvas-and-Brown-Horween-Chromexcel-Duffle-Bag-/111808155700?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368
* JW Hulme manufactures duffles (some virtually the same, some slightly modified) for Allen Edmonds at a lower price (possibly just a holiday promotion) e.g. http://www.allenedmonds.com/sale/accessories/leather-goods/weekend-satchel-carry-on-bag-by-jw-hulme-exclusive-for-allen-edmonds/SF501AE.html?dwvar_SF501AE_color=501AE#start=14
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$1495 versus $836.50 (there are some nice & cheaper options too including waxed canvas)
* I almost went full crazy and bought this Coronado duffle. I may still regret not getting it but it seems slightly too small for my purposes. http://lodgegoods.com/products/coronado-horween-leather-boston-bag
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* but I ended up going only half crazy and buying this Korchmar duffle in a darker pull up leather and a plaid lining not shown on their site, which is slightly larger than the Coronado but probably not as over-engineered. Allen Edmonds also sells some Korchmar duffles. Got mine for $518 shipped with coupon code Holiday2015 http://www.korchmar.com/index.php?level2=catalog&level3=item_detail&item_id=764
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They also make this in waxed canvas. I called Korchmar and they were reluctant to let me know which tanneries they source from, but I *think* their pull up leather is Horween Dublin (same as Coronado) based on some of the verbiage used describing this bag. They only go so far as to say texas steer hide, oil (vegetable) tanned leather... all USA made. Their Twain duffle as they continue to call it seems to have evolved for the better over the years in terms of leather and provenance, so I'm pretty interested to see what I get next week.
IanAnderson
2590
Nov 23, 2015
sudoNice list! I'm a big fan of TBBC Langdale at this price point, but if you're looking for something that's an upgrade from it I recommend the Ernest Alexander Bedford. It's what I use :)