i love this bag so much. it's been on boats, planes, beaches, and everywhere in between. In the pouring rain, in scorching sun. you get the idea. But I am so bummed about the life span of this bag. Because of the laminated canvas and welted seams, it kicks to bucket sooner than i want it to. First off, the lamination starts to deterioriate around the mouth. Today, i was at the beach searching for something and notices that the welted seam at the bottom busted itself open and how has a huge hole at the bottom.

Another feature that is unfortunate is that the coating at the bottom of the bag wears out pretty quickly. For me, that means in a couple of years. I have efficiently used various contact cements, shoe glue, etc to fix the bag DIY but alas. I may have to purchase URBAN XL for the 3rd time. Bummed because other than the small structural failures, the rest of the bag is FINE but it has mostly been rendered useless. I wish CHROME had a repair department. Consumer products wear out, yes. I think this one has had maybe a 8-10 year run with with me- Not of daily use but of "often" use with a few years taken off for the pandemic. So really, let's say it has lasted me about 5 years.

Another thing I am disappointed about is that I am almost certain the size of this bag has changed. a few times. Maybe there used to be a 28L? or 35L? Kind of confusing! They changed the design a few years ago- the front used to have 4 loops and now only has 3 pronounced ones. The straps also used to…