Riders
Configure once, trust it everywhere. On the bike the bag rides the hip or the leg under a jacket, with wallet, phone, tools and documents where a gloved hand can find them at a fuel stop. No tank bag to unstrap, no backpack to shrug off, nothing left on the seat.
Off the bike it goes cross-body in one clip and becomes the bag you walk into the diner with. The leg strap keeps it planted at speed; the magnetic gate opens with one hand at a light and shuts itself when you let go.
The Saddleback is the rider's pick for its leather pulls, which are easier to grab in gloves than a zipper tab. The Sportsman is the all-nylon option for wet rides. Both are 1000D nylon with a water-repellent finish, and both fit under a riding jacket.
Cross-body
Alaskan style
Swing it to the front for a passport, back for the ride.
Days out and conventions
Airports, festivals, con floors and Christmas lights with three kids in tow. The same bag goes backpack for the walk in, hip for the queue and cross-body for the ride home, and the magnetic gate means tickets, a phone and a charger come out one-handed while the other hand holds a child or a coffee.
Ten pockets sort the small stuff: passport, cards, cables, lip balm, dice. Nothing rattles around the bottom of a tote. The strap zeroes once to your frame and every carry after that is clip, lock, go.
The ConBag is the show-floor favourite and the one people stop to ask about. The Saddleback and Brookshire are the quieter choices for the airport. All of them fit under an airline seat with room to spare.
94% recommend on Facebook
From people who carry one
It's the closest thing to a bag of holding I've seen. Practical, sturdy, loaded with pockets, versatile, and stylish.
— Tony V.Bought a second one at Dragon Con
Wore it every day of con, so much easier to wear than the crossbody bag I had, carried everything I needed.
— Kris O.Easier than the crossbody it replaced
Accessories
Straps and spares
Replacement belt and leg strap. Every bag ships with both.
Try one on at the next show
Equine Affaire, November 12 to 15, West Springfield, Massachusetts