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4.5
For me this bag is not quite as large as I'd prefer being as it does not sport a double large main compartment area. However, it is made with such unparalleled excellence as I have ever experienced before, which is the reason for the 5star rating.The strapping as well as the zippers are made of what I deem military grade material. In fact, I believe the entire bag is made to military grade standard. Nothing of it speaks of inferior materials. This bag was definitely made to last a lifetime and then-some.As for the outside side pockets built for water bottles & drinks, forget it. They will not accommodate such things. However, they will accommodate 2 pair of reading glasses on either side in their cases. I have on the other side a soft eyeglass case filled with 10 ballpoint pens of different colors just to keep them corralled. The bottoms of these 2 outside "drink sacks" are much wider than the upper portion. The upper portion does not open enough to fit a drink into it. But the bottom is wide enough to put other things in, like your device's charging block, locks, coins, even a flashlight, flip-phone, iPod, etc.. So outfitted right these 2 side pockets can do double duty. The soft eyeglass case helps with that. So despite their not being able to actually carry a bottled drink of any kind that I've found, they are still exceptionally useful.The strapping material is far superior to any vehicle/towing/tie down strap or belt you've ever come across. And the zippers are not like any regular zipper we're familiar with either. You don't have to worry about the zipper catching on itself & getting stuck. Which, by the way, the material of the zipper is again of heavy duty material. And its constructed in such a way that the zipper literally disappears in itself when closed. The zipper teeth & closure as well as the pull tabs are a plastic coated steel construction. They're too strong to be a metal alloy or cheap plastic. You can tell they're made of steel. It's just that the steal is coated with an extremely durable plasticized coating for silky smooth zipper functioning.Nothing about this bag screams cheap construction using cheap materials, not even its interior nylon fabric. It is that heavy duty. That said, there's not much give to it. It's tight. It's so tight you won't be yanking it apart no matter how hard you try. This bag will hold up through harsh conditions.Whatever this bag is made of, it's what folding chairs, tents & sleeping bags, even suitcases, military & all essential worker uniforms should be made out of. Even regular living room furniture fabric, curtains & car seats & inside car ceilings, floors & visors should be made out of this material. It's that tough ... and easily to clean. Would make for strong hammocks as well, (and possibly even dog beds), as it would definitely hold up to either a cat or dog's clawing & scratching.I've never come across anything made with such quality & durability before. I've never come across such fabric before, or zippers. This is next-level industrial fabric material stuff. This is the kind of material you'd put to a test with construction worker's tool belts, vehicle towing & tie down straps. Heck, this is the kind of material that reusable shopping & cooling bags should be made out of. Because let's face it, those reusable bags you get from the store for your groceries, they are not made to hold up. And when you buy them, you expect them to last. But they don't last. You have to keep buying more & more & more. So just like the regular plastic bags, they still end up in the landfill. But with the material this bag is made from, the landfill issue becomes a non-issue. In fact, the landfill issue becomes a non-issue with all fabric furniture forms & structures. Same is true concerning tenting, and even RV & window fabric awnings, even kites & umbrellas.I can see a plethora of uses for the material used in creating this bag. It's material I've never even seen used in outside furniture pillows & coverings. I've never even seen it used in any kind of industrial setting. Whatever it is, it's unparalleled quality that surpasses even military grade excellence. The only thing I know of to come even close to the materials used in this bag is the military's duffel bag, which unless they've been seriously upgraded & vastly improved, still does not compare to the exceptional quality this bag.The best part about this bag, with all of its unparalleled exceptional quality materials & construction ... somebody like me could actually afford it. I can say that, since there's most of us can't afford mid-range, let alone the best of anything. But the price of this bag makes it possible for a lot more of us to actually attain something of exceptional quality. Thank you very much.The only thing I'd do different with this bag is make it bigger. It's big enough for most. But some of us still need a bit larger bag - a bag with 2 or 3 large main compartment areas. The other thing I'd do different with this bag is flip the zippers around. It's like they were put in backwards. Instead of zipping from front to back, they zip from back to front. That's the only annoying thing about this bag - the zippers working from back to front instead of from front to back. But otherwise, this is a top-notch, unparalleled quality of excellence bag I highly recommend.
