Wanted to love this bag for various reasons, but I can't.  The opening, even when fully unzipped, is too difficult to spread open, so it's hard to get things in and out of the bag.  And then too, even empty it's ridiculously heavy due to all the excess hardware.  I should have thought about that before ordering.  Lastly, you see the metal rings on the short handles?  Totally cool, and insanely painful when hand-carrying or slipping the handles over a wrist.  Sending this back to Amazon.<br /><br />On the positive side, it appears well-made; the leather is quite substantial, and the hardware is bold and beefy. (Though that does contribute to the problem.)