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WaterField Designs

“We design and make bags and cases for laptops, tablets, phones, gaming devices, and other tech gear locally in our San Francisco workshop.”
From WaterField Designs’s About page

We compare 13 WaterField Designs products across 2 categories: 4 sling bags and 9 messenger bags. In-stock prices run $129 to $479.

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Founded
1998
Based in
San Francisco
Founder
Gary Waterfield
Made in
San Francisco, USA
Products compared
13
Categories
Sling Bags and Messenger Bags
Price range
$129 to $479

Founding and location facts are quoted from WaterField Designs’s About page; the rest is computed from the products we compare.

“We make products to meet specific needs, not to create a lifestyle.”
WaterField Designs, on its About page

Sling Bags

WaterField Designs sling bags

4 sling bags, 1.6 to 4.5 L, $129 to $309. The 3 below are the most popular still sold.

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  • WaterField Designs

    Shinjuku Sling

    $129

    • 2 L (100 cu in)
    • 0.7 lb · 318 g
    • 1680D
    WaterField Designs Shinjuku Sling colors

  • WaterField Designs

    Traverse Sling

    $159

    • 3 L (155 cu in)
    • 0.6 lb · 250 g
    WaterField Designs Traverse Sling colors

  • WaterField Designs

    Sutter Tech Sling

    $219

    • 5 L (275 cu in)
    • Weight not published
    • 1050D
    Either side
    WaterField Designs Sutter Tech Sling colors

View 1 more WaterField Designs sling bag

Messenger Bags

WaterField Designs messenger bags

9 messenger bags, 3.6 to 15.65 L, $129 to $479. The 3 below are the most popular still sold.

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  • WaterField Designs

    Packable Messenger Bag

    $129

    • 6 L (365 cu in)
    • 0.7 lb · 301 g
    14" laptop
    WaterField Designs Packable Messenger Bag colors

  • WaterField Designs

    Vitesse Messenger Bag

    $179

    • 15 L (885 cu in)
    • 1.9 lb · 862 g
    16" laptop
    WaterField Designs Vitesse Messenger Bag colors

  • WaterField Designs

    Shinjuku Messenger Bag

    $229

    • 4 L (220 cu in)
    • 1.7 lb · 771 g
    • 1680D
    WaterField Designs Shinjuku Messenger Bag colors

View 6 more WaterField Designs messenger bags

Where this comes from

Specs, prices and photos come from WaterField Designs’s own product pages, and every value on a product page links to its source.

The quotes and founding facts above come from WaterField Designs’s About page, checked Oct 5, 2026. We only keep facts we can quote word for word from it.

Prices are the lowest in-stock price we found on Oct 25, 2026. This is a spec comparison, not a hands-on review. Read our methodology.