UPDATED REVIEW
I have been using this bag and it's really holding up.  I purchased another one, at the same time, from a different site. That bag split my first use!  As far as the feel of the material, it did soften when I washed it.  This is a good bag.
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I was somewhat disappointed in the feel of the material, but I should have read the description better.  It's a basic bag.