Well here we go! My name is Scott Harrington and I am addicted to satchels. (Cue the crowd response: Hi, Scott!)

By the way, for those of you asking yourself what is a satchel, the official definition is: a bag carried on the shoulder by a long strap and typically closed by a flap. We here at the Satchelist will be a bit loose with our definition.

I am the guy that is always looking for the next great satchel to hold my stuff. The problem is I have a lot of stuff that I like to carry so I have a number of satchels for certain situations. A satchel to throw my laptop in to go to work. A satchel to carry my camera equipment. A satchel to carry my camera equipment and my laptop. You get the picture. And I am apparently not the only one that struggles with this as is evident here.

So we at the Satchelist came up with the idea to review the gazillion bags already over our shoulders. So right away we will be reviewing satchels from Booq, Brenthaven, Timbuk2, Marware, WaterField and Tumi. We will discuss a satchel’s usability, style, and reliability.

We will also be checking out the bags of today’s most admired figures in social networking and twitter fame. Keep checking back for new posts and the occasional celebrity satchel sighting.