Good size "man" bag for wallet, phone, keys, sunglasses, gum, etc. I found very few bags that are this elusive size with various pockets for gear. That said, I really wanted to love it, except a few things really stood out after a careful review of the bag itself.

The corduroy and nylon are decent quality materials that offer the bag a mix of flexibility and durability. These choices were likely used to keep the cost of the bag down to a minimum. The bag makes a great first impression until you put it on, only to discover it has absolutely no rigidity, and is ultra light, and flimsy with no overall weight to keep the bag from bouncing around your body when you wear it. This really brought an awareness within me that these bags have to have some weight to them sans content. With what I personally carry around, the bag was just light enough to move around my body and the shoulder strap kept slipping off because the bag wasn't heavy enough to be held somewhat still. You could say that it's almost too good that you'd forget you're wearing something that has your valuables in it. In my use, I probably wouldn't know if I lost the bag somewhere. I suppose I could put more stuff in it to weigh it down, but why unnecessarily load it up?

The bag strap is removable via a thin clip design. I think a slightly thicker hook and clip could've made this a little more "manly" looking, but it works nonetheless.

The pockets are great. Tiered so you can put everything in its place. I'm really a fan of enclosed designs with zippers so having zippers for all the pockets scored it some needed brownie points. These wonderful zippers also sealed its fate with me making it an Amazon return. Why? For the silly reason that this Manhattan Portage Bag is jingle-bells loud! The zipper components are super lightweight so the simple act of zipping, unzipping, or moving the bag itself causes the whole thing to jingle. And it's annoying. It reminded me of my dog's old collar with two metal tags that clinked together whenever he walked around. Imagine using this bag and having to deal with the background noise equivalent of a dog collar with multiple metal tags rattling around. I think not.

I so wanted to love this bag with it's great design and size. However, the decision to use the materials the company did to make the bag turned what potentially could've been a great bag for men into a cheap, quirky flawed bag only dog lovers can wear.