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4.5
I bought my tote bag a year ago for use carrying files from office to car, and working on the road about 3,000 miles monthly. Mostly I carry client file folders, various application packs, laptop & cables, tablet, spare power cords. This bag has been to the road wars. I can't count how many miles I've put on it or in-and--outs from the car to office or home it has run. All through that it has held up remarkably, especially for the price, and even after the wear and tear it still looks pretty good.Why did I get this? I have too many files and application packages for a briefcase or backpack, not to mention the office equipment we have to lug around now. Putting this all in a cardboard bankers box doesn't work well, doesn't really come with handles, and is nothing more than one big compartment for things to slide around in. With the Tote you can move the compartments around so everything is in place.Rather than use a briefcase or backpack, I just carry this back and forth from office to car to home to car to office. When at client location I pull out files I need and just carry to the facility and don't take the entire tote (of course).Tote has never slipped off front seat, also I've never used the tie-down section to secure it to the seat. Unnecessary.I put a LOT of stuff in this bag and it has taken a beating. One corner is a little frayed, but its really nothing given the workload it has carried not to mention the abuse I give it banging it into doors, throwing it on the ground, etc. Contrary to other posts, the sides are very sturdy. My pictures show the bag to sag a little but if you look closely I didn't quite pack it properly so what do you expect. (Plus its a year-old!) Its neat going out the door but by end-of-day it isn't as organized as I'd like.While I haven't weighed it when full, I've fit at least 50 files in there along with applications, and my computer/tablet/cords along with a section I made for a book, medications, thumb-drives, etc. You can move around the interior sides as you wish, but I pretty much use the front and back for folders and save the interior for other items. It seems to work better when balancing a big bag, carrying it, and also maintaining the bag's construction.I don't bother to use the black cloth cover. If I'm worried about security when I'm out of the car I'd just grab the bag and put it in the trunk.Overall, this is the sturdiest car tote I've had and for the price is a steal. I've purchased these as gifts to other road-guys and they love them.
