I love this bag it's super cute. I use it mainly for school and it fits many supplies. It's also perfect for just daily tasks such as going to the grocery store.

When looking for a new bag I wanted a bit of a drab look for preventing theft, large but comfortable carrying capacity, and something durable that could handle rough treatment, and this bag does the trick!

For reference for yourself, I'm able to keep:
a 10 inch tablet, 6.8in chefs knife, bench scraper, thermo, 2 notebooks, pens, 2 chargers, medication, cliff bars, wallet, phone, keys, in this bag, plus having plenty of extra space left over.

Pretty much all my personal essentials for work and travel, with space to spare if I ever need to carry my uniform in my bag too.

One thing that might be a con for some folks is there is a gap at both ends of the main zipper, leaving some space open, I personally use it as something to tuck & pull my keys out of, as their attached to the bags ring strap. That aspect is small but really makes me love this bag.

I lose necessities constantly, so a good bag is a life line for me to keep track of my stuff, and this bag checks all my boxes!

The media could not be loaded. My babes. If you're a fan of industrial strength messenger bags but looking to down size- look no further! I'm a big fan of the army-surplus style canvas bags that can fit a small toddler (or a large pizza and two bottles of wine), and have been since I was in high school (MANY a moon ago).

THIS bag"¦ is not that size. It could fit 8.5x11 letter paper but not much else. It's not truly a messenger bag. BUT it IS messenger bag style, which I love.

I'm going on vacation next week to a pickpocket-heavy location. I've spent ages looking for one of those cute little half bag things with theft resistant features. Absolute AGES.

And then I realized"¦ I'd much rather have a version of my emotional-support-giant-bag. So once again, I went hunting. I needed something sturdy (I don't baby my bags, they gotta be tough enough to survive me clumsily dropping them fairly often) and relatively secure.

Dolls- I have FOUND IT!

This bad boy is my fave olive-drab color and has the crossbody strap which I love- crossbody is way harder to steal from you, especially if the strap is sturdy and the bag is canvas, both make it hard to slice through. Even when I'm wandering around here, I still love crossbody. I'm in the habit of packing everything but the kitchen sink, so crossbody is way more comfortable than weighing one shoulder down with a half ton of random stuff.

This bag is SECURE- just look at all those pics! And the video, but be gentle with my skills, I've never tried to open everything with one hand while holding my phone with the other.

Anyway- yes. Secure!

-The top flap has a snap-button strap at the bottom to lock the whole shebang down.
-Under the flap are two square pockets, each with a snap of their own.
-Almost-full-sized zipper pocket above those
-Fully-full-sized zipper pocket for the inside of the bag
-And finally, a smaller zippered pocket inside the main space, big enough to fit a thick-ish standard size wallet and my insurance card.

LOVE this bag, it's awesome. The only thing I would mention is the size- I took pics with the measuring tape but if you're like me, reading those numbers won't give you an accurate mental image.

I read the other reviews, I knew it would be smaller than I guessed- that's great for this trip! I have weight/volume restrictions on what all I can take, so a smaller bag is definitely a perk.

Having said that, my normal bags are ginormous and it would've been a let down.

There's a couple pics of a full-sized Bath & BodyWorks lotion for scale. Hope this helps!

for my needs. I needed a bag to carry various items when walking my large dog. I love that it's canvas with a long adjustable strap and lots of pockets. I can carry lots of dog poop bags, tissues, my large phone, collapsible dog water dish, and even a little can to put the full, used dog bags to carry back to my garbage can. I know it will last a long time.

We ordered the Gootium Canvas Messenger Bag in the army Green color. It arrived in the expected time frame, nice and on schedule!
Let me start by saying first, that we ordered this bag several months ago and I decided to wait to write this review until I had plenty of time to use the bag and see how it wears after some use. Secondly, I have been looking for a good quality messenger bag for YEARS now (at least ten years)- and have looked in just about every store I could think of. I just wanted a basic, well made, messenger bag that zipped closed for security.
When I found this Gootium bag here on Amazon, I was very excited to finally find something that met my requirements, seemed well made, and was not super expensive!! (I have since come to believe that $30 or $40 is a GREAT DEAL for this awesome bag!!!)
When I got this in the mail, this first thing I noticed was how nicely it was packaged. Also, I was so excited to see that it really did appear in person just as it appeared in the pictures! The army green color does look a bit different in person (a little more of a khaki/brownish green color) but that was not something i was very concerned with- and also, it is not unusual for army greens to have that brownish hue to them. Also it really is a very minor difference from the picture, not very noticeable.
I started using the bag right away, and I am still using it every day! I have to say-- this is the nicest bag/purse I have ever gotten!!!! I am a typical female who loves her bags, and I have had all sorts of bags over the years... I have gotten things from army surplus stores, etc, and still have not had anything that has been made so well and with such quality!!
I was hesitant to order a purse online, but I am so very glad I tried this Gootium bag-- i know that this is a bag I will get a ton of use out of, for years to come!! (I also plan to post an update after more time has passed, to let shoppers know how it has continued to hold up)
The quality of the canvas is great- nice and thick, without being all stiff (in fact, it even has a softness to it). The seams are nice and secure, and the strap is sewn directly into the bag. In my experience, the places where most bags go wrong is where the strap connects to the body of the bag (especially since my bags tend to be rather heavy since i carry so much stuff with me! =D )-- this strap is not only made of a thick, strong material (even thicker than the canvas in the body portion)- but the strap is also soft for how thick and strong the material is (it is also a nice thickness/width and does not dig into my shoulder). It is reinforced by the square and X stitching in the place where it is sewn to the body, and in addition to the extra stitching, it also has a round, metal piece that is reinforcing the strap to the bag!!
The metal hardware appears to be brass and is of superior quality. Also- I am in love with the zippers!! They are also brass, and zip very smoothly-- they have not caught once since i have used this bag. They are sewn in very well, just like the rest of the stitching. Also, the leather pulls are very nice and are holding up very well.
The size of this bag is also perfect! It is not a small bag, but also not huge either!! I carry one of those large check-book-sized wallets and this bag accommodates my large wallet, coin purse, make up bag, small notebook, several sets of keys, tons of charging cords/cables, bottles of advil, and tons of other small items that organize nicely in the pockets.
I LOVE that it isn't overly organizer-ish, yet it also isn't just a big pocket either... It has the perfect number of pockets to keep things orderly, yet still open enough to find everything easily!
I could go on even further about how much i love this bag, but i am sure you get the picture by now! XD
**I would highly recommend this bag, and I would definitely purchase from this company and seller again!!! **
~~I am continually impressed by the quality of this bag
***Review Update July 26, 2022**
Just wanted to post a quick update to this review... It has been over 4 years since I got this bag, and I am still using it regularly. It is still in wonderful condition... actually, it's pretty much in the same condition as when I got it brand new. It has broken-in a bit, canvas has softened up somewhat. I have swapped out to some different bags in that time frame, but I find myself going back to this bag again and again- when I just want a reliable, SECURE bag that will hold the necessities, plus a few extras. (Again- this size is great cuz I can keep everything I need, and it also helps to limit how much stuff I cram into my bag and then forget about! lol!)
Over the past four years, I have been so impressed with this first bag, that I have since bought several other Gootium bags. I have two other messenger bags from them, a backpack, the little wristlet bag, a duffel bag, and two other purse-style bags. Needless to say, I am thrilled with this brand.. and whenever I need a quality, reliable, secure bag.. this is my go-to.
I know I probably sound like a spokesperson for them at this point.. but I really am just a basic consumer and i am not being incentivized in any way to say this stuff. I am just really impressed to find this quality for the money. These days, it isn't easy to find something that lasts and is made well. And I have wasted too much money on junk bags and purses that don't hold up.
Oh- one more detail- i have not tried washing any of these bags yet. I have had major issues in the past with washing bags and purses in the machine (a lesson i learned the hard way!)- so that will be a major test as to how well they hold up! When i cross that bridge, I will come back and update this again and let you all know how it goes.
Anyways, hope this was helpful! Shopping online can be difficult, especially when you are trying to find something specific and you need to know the actual quality of an item (especially something like this, that you really rely on for day-to-day, and you need to be able to trust that your wallet and valuables are stored securely)
God Bless!!!