Comes with matching Rookery Leather Mr Gripper with Gun Metal Snaps

• FIT: 16″ MacBook Pro & Smaller
• DIMENSIONS: 11″ Wide x 5.5″ Deep x 17.5″ High
• COMPUTER SECTION: 10.5″ Wide x 16″ Highwith a Large zippered pocket, Closed-Cell Foam padded
• EXTERIOR MATERIAL: Horween Essex Rookery Leather
• INTERIOR MATERIAL: TexWax 5.6 oz Buffalo Plaid waxed cotton canvas
• BACK PANEL: MIL-SPEC Ballistic Nylon for no-slip on the body, allows for airflow, and ensures theres zero chance of leather dye transfer onto clothing.
• CLOSURE:2″ AustriAlpin COBRA
• HANDLE: 1″ MIL-SPEC Webbing
• STRAPS: Closed-Cell Foam Technology padding wrapped in 2″ MIL-SPEC Webbing
• ZIPPERS:Easy to access Water-Repellent YKK VISLON AquaGuard Zippers
• WEIGHT: 4.20 lb
• EXTERIORADJUSTABLE POCKETS: Fit up to 32 oz. Nalgene bottle. (3.5″ diameter) Hold most bottles small + large
• VOLUME: 18 Liter

Some bags are tools. Some are trophies. This ones both, and more.

The Menace: Rookery Leather x Buffalo Plaid Wax Canvas is the rarest beast weve ever unleashed. Horweens oil-tanned hide, dark and supple and built to scar beautifully, fused with Buffalo Plaid Wax Canvas thats pure Americana rebellion. Its the same combination that made the Rover and Bucktown sell out like lightning, now reborn in a form thats pure menace.

This is a bucket-list bag. The kind of thing youll strap on your back and feel history humming through the leather. The kind of thing your kids will argue over in your will when youre gone. It doesnt ask to be worn. It demands it, with a primal scream that echoes every time you sling it over your shoulders. The kind of bag that turns heads and stirs envy from Williamsburg to Paris to Tokyo.

We obsessed over every detail until obsession broke into madness. The balance. The hand-skived edges. The padded comfort that makes 30 pounds feel like nothing. And according to our head leather craftsman, Mr. Lee, this bag has now officially surpassed the Leather Rover as the single most time-consuming build in DEFYs entire catalogue. Youll forget its there, until you remember its the most dangerous bag in the room.

This isnt just a backpack. Its a dare. To walk farther. To wander streets and country roads. To climb mountains you have no business climbing. To menace mediocrity every single day youre alive.

Each Menace requires over 3.5 hours of expert craftsmanship to create. But youll have a lifetime to carry it.

We built the back panel from MIL-SPEC Ballistic Nylon. Not just for comfort, but for performance. Its non-slip against the body, allows for airflow, and eliminates any chance of leather dye transfer onto clothing. Pair that with Horweens oil-tanned Rookery Leather and Buffalo Plaid Wax Canvas, and youve got a backpack thats pure heritage rebellion with zero compromise.

And yes, this is an $898 bag. But its one youll own for decades. Its the sum of rare materials, endless prototyping, and human artistry. Its our ode to leather, rebellion, and the kind of craftsmanship that refuses to take shortcuts.

Limited. Relentless. Menace.

Proudly Hand-Crafted in Chicago Since 2008. DEFY or DIE.