A canvas weekender with leather trim, 54 x 42 x 23 cm and 1.1 kg empty, with two buckled flap pockets on the front and a zipped pocket at each end. The listed capacity is 44 L. The outside of the bag encloses 52.2 L.
- 54 x 42 x 23 cm (21.26 x 16.54 x 9.06 in). Owner-confirmed.
- 1.1 kg (2.43 lb) empty. Owner-confirmed.
- 44 L capacity. The exterior box those dimensions describe is 52.2 L.
- Canvas body with leather trim and brass-tone hardware.
- Twin webbing top handles joined by a riveted leather grip wrap.
- Removable webbing shoulder strap on swivel snap hooks.
- Main compartment closes with a zip that runs the length of the top.
- Two flap-over front pockets, each held by a leather strap through a buckle, plus a zipped pocket at each end.
The measurements
54 cm long, 42 cm tall, 23 cm deep. In inches that is 21.26 by 16.54 by 9.06. These were confirmed by the owner of the business on the day this page was written.
The proportion to notice is the height. 42 cm is tall for a duffle. Most weekenders of this length are shallower and longer, built like a tube; this one is built more like a box, and the extra height is where the volume comes from. One owner describes it as slightly shorter than an average duffle but making up for it in height, which is exactly what these three numbers say.
That shape has a real consequence. A tall bag stands up on its base and stays open while you pack it. A long shallow one folds over and has to be held. If you have ever tried to pack a duffle on a hotel bed with one hand, that difference is the whole experience.
44 liters, against a box that measures 52.2
Multiply 54 by 42 by 23 and you get 52,164 cubic centimeters, which is 52.2 L. The listing says 44 L. The difference is 8.2 L.
The exterior box is the space the bag occupies in the world. The listed capacity is the space you can put things in. Between them sit the thickness of the canvas, the lining, the seam allowances turned inward at every edge, the depth the zip track steals off the top, and the fact that the corners of a soft bag are curved while the corners of a box are not. Losing a sixth of the exterior box to those is normal. Losing none of it would be impossible.
If you are comparing this with another bag, compare the dimensions rather than the liters.
What 44 liters holds
44 L is a long weekend for one person: two pairs of trousers, three or four shirts rolled rather than folded, a knit layer, underwear and socks for four days, a wash bag and a pair of shoes in the base. Shoes are the item that decides it. A pair of leather brogues takes up 6 to 8 L on its own, so packing them means dropping a layer somewhere else.
For a two-night trip it is generous enough that things do not need to be compressed, which matters if you are arriving somewhere and wearing what you packed. For a week it is not enough unless you are doing laundry.
Canvas with leather trim
The body is canvas. The trim is leather: the pocket flaps, the grip wrap over the handles, the strap ends and the reinforcement at the corners and stress points. That combination is the traditional way this kind of bag has been built.
Canvas is light and it does not crack. A leather bag of this size would weigh two to three times what this one does, and 1.1 kg empty is the direct result of choosing canvas for the panels. But canvas abrades where it drags, so the places that drag are the places that get leather: the base corners, the points where the strap hardware pulls, the edges of the flaps that get opened and closed several times a day.
Both materials age, and they age differently. The canvas softens and pales at the folds. The leather darkens and takes on a shine where hands touch it. After a year the two are further apart in tone than they were on the shelf, which is the intended effect and not a fault.
Rain, and what the canvas does
This bag is not waterproof. Canvas of this weight sheds a light shower and wets through in sustained rain, and even if the fabric held out, the water would not stop there: the seams are sewn, which means they are perforated by needle holes every few millimeters, and the zips have no gaskets. Those are the two routes water takes into every bag of this construction, ours included.
Treat every pocket on this bag as water-resistant at best, and put anything that must stay dry inside its own bag.
If the canvas soaks through, let it dry away from direct heat. A radiator dries the leather trim faster than the canvas and shrinks it.
Carrying 1.1 kg before you pack it
Empty, the bag weighs 1.1 kg, which is 2.43 lb. That is genuinely light for its size and it is the payoff for the canvas.
Two carries are built in. The twin webbing handles meet at a leather wrap held with rivets, so they hold together as one grip instead of splaying apart in your palm, and that wrap is the difference between a comfortable hand carry and a bag you keep shifting. The webbing shoulder strap clips on with swivel snap hooks at both ends and comes off entirely; it is adjustable, and it ships in the box rather than as an extra.
Packed for a weekend, expect the loaded bag to land somewhere between 6 and 9 kg depending on shoes. At that weight the shoulder strap stops being an option and starts being the point.
The pockets, and how they close
The main compartment opens along a zip that runs almost the full length of the top, so the bag opens wide rather than through a slot. With 42 cm of height under that opening you can see the base while it is standing up.
Two large pockets sit on the front, each under a leather flap held down by a leather strap through a buckle. Buckles are slower than a zip and that is the trade: they hold a flap shut under load and they do not fail, but you will not be getting a passport out of one while walking. Use these for things you need at the end of a journey rather than during it.
At each end of the bag there is a zipped pocket. These are the fast-access ones. A phone, a charger, a book or a boarding pass goes into an end pocket and comes back out in a second, without opening anything else.
One owner describes it as having many compartments and being simple to clean and maintain, which matches the layout: the pockets are all on the outside, so they empty and wipe out without unpacking the bag.
The laptop question
This bag holds a laptop along with a couple of days of clothes.
There is no padded laptop sleeve in this bag. The main compartment is 23 cm deep and easily long enough for a fifteen inch machine laid flat, so a laptop will physically go in. It will be sitting against a single layer of canvas with your shoes on the other side of it, and it will slide when the bag tilts.
It fits, it is not protected, and a machine you care about should travel in its own sleeve inside this bag.
What owners say
The useful comments cluster on three things. Several describe the material as authentic and the bag as solid or substantial in the hand. One picks out the leather on the handle as the detail that makes it comfortable to carry, which is the wrap described above. Another calls it medium-sized and taller than expected, which the dimensions confirm.
Questions
How big is it exactly? 54 x 42 x 23 cm, which is 21.26 x 16.54 x 9.06 in. Confirmed by the owner rather than copied from a supplier sheet.
Why does the box work out at 52.2 L when you list 44 L? Because the exterior encloses 52.2 L and the interior you can pack is smaller by the thickness of the fabric, the lining, the seams and the zip. 44 L is what you can pack.
Will it fit in an overhead locker? Cabin allowances differ by airline and change, so check your carrier. The figure to compare against their limit is 54 x 42 x 23 cm.
Does the shoulder strap come off? Yes, at both ends, on swivel snap hooks. It is adjustable and it is included.
Is it waterproof? It is not waterproof. Canvas, sewn seams and ungasketed zips all let water in eventually.
Does a laptop fit? It fits. It is not padded and there is no sleeve. Use your own sleeve.
How heavy is it packed? Empty it is 1.1 kg. A weekend's clothing and one pair of shoes typically brings that to somewhere between 6 and 9 kg.
How do I clean it? Brush the canvas dry, spot-clean rather than soaking it, and treat the leather trim separately. Our leather cleaning guide covers the trim.
