Sweetbriar Classic Vintage Messenger Bag - Original Heavyweight Cotton Canvas Shoulder Bag with Upgraded Features

This bag is perfect. It fits my camera, bottle, umbrella, sun jacket and hat without being too bulky. The shoulder strap has a padding that doesn’t chaff after a long walk around midtown and west end. Amazing for not just the price but as a genuinely good bag. Best of all; no branding so you can patch it with whatever you like.

Very nice messenger bag!Well made and good value! Roomy with plenty of pockets!Thanks JJ

This bag is what I was looking for: nice, perfect size, many pockets nice color, room for my bottle of water, and my thermos and room for folders and notebooks, and two books. Good product!!

Suprisingly durable and usable for such an affordable bag. Could use a zipper to keep internal contents more secure.

The bag is a much more high-quality material than I thought it was going to be. Price was really affordable considering it's extremely durable. Really big pockets, fits my computer very easily. The strap is adjustable, the padded section of the strap is nice and thick, exactly what I was looking for.

Had another manufacturer's version of this for about ten years before it wore out. This one is almost identical to that one - same materials, very similar design - but with a couple of improvements that I really appreciated. Firstly, there is a carry handle, and secondly, it has a padded strap that enhances comfort when it is heavily loaded - nice if you have to lug a gallon of milk or your big Yeti with it in a pinch. Generally, though, this is a bag for your keys, notepad/laptop, water bottle, flashlight, windbreaker, and a few sundries and that's about it. One final note: Sno-Seal will make the canvas relatively waterproof.

A well made shoulder bag for carrying artist sketch book,notepad, files and reading materials and a day-excursion eseentials.

I needed something new for carrying books, whiteboard markers and other materials to class. I saw this and liked the color so I bought it. I really want to like it but it has some drawbacks.First the good points: the material is sturdy and relatively durable. It has a decent amount of compartments without being overblown and gaudy like many backpacks/messengers/etc. The metal bits that attach the strap to the bag do NOT twist, contrary to what I've seen in some other reviews. Also it's big enough to carry one or two textbooks, a notebook and a binder as well as pens, markers, a compact umbrella (Florida) and calculator.The negatives: the hook-and-pile closure is terrible. Even with a nearly empty bag the thing just doesn't want to stay closed. With the aforementioned supplies in it, even though they fit without making it bulge or anything, the bag doesn't close at all. The strips of hook and pile just don't meet up properly. Another potential issue is that only one of the internal compartments has a zipper closure, all the rest are open. It would be less of a problem if the bag closed properly. Additionally (and this is the one that bugs me the most) is that the shoulder pad on the strap persistently squeaks as I walk around with this over my shoulder. I would prefer if my messenger wouldn't make it sound like I was farting every time I took a step.I would give it 2 stars but for $20 this bag is decent enough. For something you are going to use often, maybe spend a bit more and get something better.