Description
The text describes the Bladsak, a shoulder bag made of heavy duty cotton canvas and oil-impregnated leather. The bag is designed to be used on the farm or in the office, and is big enough to carry all of one's personal essentials for the day. The bag is leant to the author by David Herold, a Karoo farmer who made the bag during World War II while serving in Italy. The bag depicted is the author's original copy of the bag, which has been used on the same Karoo farm for over three decades.
Fits all sorts of useful daily paraphernalia, from a wallet to a workbook, spanner to a cell phone. As at home on the farm as it is in the office.MATERIALMade from heavy duty 510g 100% cotton canvas, Oil impregnated pull up bovine leather. Our bags are lined with interior pockets and feature solid brass YKK zips and heavy duty buckles.
Dimensions:Length 27cm | Width 10cm | Height 31cm | Weight 0.8kg
In The Field
Blad is Afrikaans for your web cage. Sak is bag. The bag is traditionally worn over the shoulder and slung above the belt line under the arm.
The semi arid Karoo region of South Africa is home to many legendary sheep farms. On account of low carrying capacity none of these farms are small. 10,000 hectares plus is not uncommon. So a day out on the farm means literally that. You dont exactly pop home for lunch. This is where the Karoo farmers bladsak (shoulder bag) tradition began. A day bag big enough to carry all ones personal essentials for the day the most important one being lunch.
The Herold family are well known Grasff-Reinet (Karoo) farmers. Our original Bladsack sample was leant to us by David Herold. Hed fashioned it out of webbing while with the South African forces in Italy during WW2. Sadly that steadfast original was lost in a farm fire. The bag depicted is our original copy of it now into its 3rd decade of service on that same Karoo farm.
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