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DrFunkelstein
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Jun 10, 2018
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Jun 10, 2018
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DrFunkelsteinFirst off, thanks for supporting the Calhoun and the kind words! Also glad we got the clasp sorted out easily.
Anyway, I'll comment on a couple things to update the community. Since the drop in which you purchased your Calhoun we have widened it a little bit to more easily accommodate larger 15" laptops. Also as you mentioned we have updated the finish on the Chestnut - making it a little bit more robust. Another change we have made is that the detachable pouch now fits 8.5x11 paper.
Thanks again for the feedback and keep in touch !
Tyler CEO // LM
Anyway, I'll comment on a couple things to update the community. Since the drop in which you purchased your Calhoun we have widened it a little bit to more easily accommodate larger 15" laptops. Also as you mentioned we have updated the finish on the Chestnut - making it a little bit more robust. Another change we have made is that the detachable pouch now fits 8.5x11 paper.
Thanks again for the feedback and keep in touch !
Tyler CEO // LM
Regulith
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Jun 19, 2018
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DrFunkelsteinI was on the fence about this one, but this post along with the followup by Tyler about improvements is what ultimately pushed me over the edge. Thanks for taking the time to come by and write that up, longevity is really important for something like this and it's great to see that it's holding up. Looking forward to getting mine.
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The shoulder strap is still very comfortable and as you can see I added a leather catch loop to wrangle the free end of the strap as it tended to flop around otherwise. You can also see the "antique" finish is flaking off one of the attachment clasps, but the other hardware seems to be holding up for now.
With the leather I noticed the finish is coming off at some friction points, mostly over the magnetic snaps for the rear pocket. Tyler mentioned here that they recently changed the finishing on their chestnut leather so this may not happen going forward, but anyway it's worth noting if you think you're going to be very hard on your bag. Elsewhere the leather is holding up well and still looks great.
Usability-wise another thing you can see in the photos is that the shoulder strap is "pulling back" the sides of the bag out from under the main front flap. This has gotten more pronounced with use and is mainly an issue when the bag is not completely full. I believe this would happen with any bag that has its D-rings on the sides and the only way to avoid it would be to put the D-rings on the top or rear of the bag, which also creates some compromises. In terms of space the leather has stretched a bit over time and now more easily can fit my 15" MacBook Pro with sleeve, although it's still a tight fit.
In summary this bag is a champ and I get comments on it constantly. If you're hesitating on this bag I would say definitely buy it. In a vacuum it's a great bag but at the massdrop price the value is really untouchable.