We here at the Art of Manliness love partnering with the Saddleback Leather Company because we’re both passionate about the same stuff: things that are classic, timeless, made to last, and can be passed down to the next generation. Saddleback channels that passion into making rugged, top quality leather bags, bags that your grandchildren will fight over when you’re dead. Here are the Art of Manliness we’re dedicated to sharing and spreading the virtues, skills, and manners every man should know and which never go out of style.
So we figured it was time to bring together our passions for the timeless and classic things in life.
We’ve had giveaways with Saddleback before, but this is by far our biggest and best. We’ve got multiple ways to enter and multiple prizes up for grabs.
We’ve touted our new book-The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man-as a way to take your manliness on the go. The book is full of short sections of essential man knowledge that are easy to read in snatches wherever you travel during the day. But it’s pretty uncomfortable to try to shove the book in your pocket. What you need is a bag, a bag manly enough to carry the world’s manliest book. You need a Saddleback Leather Bag!
Are ready to get your hands on one of these epic leather bags just in time for the holidays?
There are two ways to enter this contest and 3 prizes up for grabs:
- Grand prize: Limited Edition Art of Manliness/Saddleback briefcase+3 $25 gift cards to the Saddleback online store.
- How to enter: Submit a photo of yourself in a manly location or doing something manly while reading the Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man.
- Second prize: Saddleback laptop case+2 $25 gift certificates to the Saddleback online store.
- How to enter: Leave a comment under this post, join the Man Bag Group in the Community, or email the contest to a friend.
- Third prize: Saddleback passport wallet+1 $25 gift certificate to the Saddleback Leather Company online store.
- How to enter: Leave a comment under this post, join the Man Bag Group in the Community, or email the contest to a friend.
Ready for the details? Read on!
The Grand Prize: A Manly Bag for Your Manly Book Photo Contest
The Prize
Saddleback Leather Briefcase
We’re awarding one winner a Limited Edition Art of Manliness/Saddleback Leather Briefcase. It’s an extra large light tobacco brown briefcase with The Art of Manliness boxer logo laser etched onto the bag. Indiana Jones will envy you when you win this bag. It’s a $600 USD value. Saddleback is also throwing in 3 $25 gift cards that can be used in their online store.
How to Enter
To enter, you must submit an awesomely manly picture of yourself reading The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man while doing something manly or while in a manly location. Here’s how to submit your photo:
- Step 1. Join the Art of Manliness Community.
- Step 2. Take a photo of yourself doing something manly or in a manly location while reading The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man
- Step 3. Upload the photo to the Art of Manliness Community photo page.
- Step 4. Tag your photo with “Saddleback.” This step is important! If you don’t tag your photo with “Saddleback,” we can’t tell that you entered. If the photo is not tagged correctly, you’re not entered!
If you’re a visual learner, check out this quick screencast I made during our Case pocket knife contest. View it here.
How to Win
We’ll be judging photos on 1) creativity and 2) quality of work. We want you to have fun with this contest, so let your imagination run wild. You could take a picture of yourself reading The Art of Manliness while straight razor shaving or splitting wood. Or perhaps you know of a manly location that would be a great place to read The Art of Manliness. Be creative.
What’s nice about a contest, as opposed to a giveaway, is the more effort you put in to your entry, the more likely you are to win. So go for it!
Deadline to Enter
Deadline to enter is Monday, December 7, 2009 at 11:59PM CST. You’ve got two weeks to get a photo in!
Second and Third Prize: The Random Giveaway
In addition to the photo contest, we’re giving away two other Saddleback Leather company products in a random drawing. Here’s the rundown on the giveaway.
The Prizes
The first name we draw will receive a Medium Dark Tobacco Brown Laptop Bag ($256 USD value) and 2 $25 gift certificates to the Saddleback Leather Company online store.
The second name we draw will receive a Light Tobacco Passport Wallet ($43 USD value) and 1 $25 gift certificate to the Saddleback Leather Company online store.
How to Enter
- Leave a comment under this post sharingsomething that you think is classic and/or timeless. This can be an object or a bit of wisdom or knowledge.
- Join the Art of Manliness Community’s Man Bag Group. In order to join the group, you have to be a member of the AoM Community.
- Share this post with your friends using the “Email Story to a Friend” button in our “Share” Box at the bottom of the post. For each friend you email this post to, you’ll receive one entry in the contest. This means the more friends you share it with, the more entries you get. You can only send 10 at a time, but feel free to come back and send some more. We cannot see your friends’ email addresses, so we won’t be sending them any mail whatsoever.
Increase your chances of winning by doing all three!
How to Win
We’ll randomly select two entries. The first entry we draw will receive the laptop bag. The second entry we draw will receive the passport wallet.
Deadline to Enter
Deadline to enter is Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 at 11:59PM CST
Please read our official rules for more details about the contest.
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“Better to be silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
“The consciousness of good intentions disdains ambiguity.”
- Alexander Hamilton
“It is better to dwell in the wilderness than in a wide house with a contentious woman.”
“You cannot be disciplined in great things and indiscipline in small things. Brave undisciplined men have no chance against the discipline and valour of other men. Have you ever seen a few policemen handle a crowd?” -General George S. Patton
“If you had fought like a man, then you wouldn’t hang like a dog.”
And odd choice of quote for this thread, I’ll grant. Being as it was said by Anne Bonney (a pirate woman) to Calico Jack (a pirate man) on the night before his execution. Hardly the stuff of gentlemen, but these words have value even to those of more refined tastes. In short, don’t cower, don’t give up. And if you fight for a cause, fight to the end.
“Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.”
Mark Twain
“Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you’ll live… at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin’ to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take… OUR FREEDOM!”
I love this one, I still get goosebumps during that scene.
I’m not sure I’ll nail the translation from Hungarian, but here you go: “Permanent is not that which resists time, but which wisely changes with it.” (Peter Muller)
One of the most manly and timeless things I can think of are two version of man’s drinking cup, whether is a Double O cut crystal drinking glass, for whisky or scotch while sitting in his chair reading, or something a simple and mundane as a glazed tin cup for drinking coffee on cool mornings out camping, a man needs to intake liquid and how it is done says something. Both of these are timeless and manly for different reasons, which in themselves have qualities of a well taught man. One is utilitarian and will hardly ever break and last for years, while other is refined, classy, interesting yet not over done, and serves its purpose without fail, all of which are important aspects of being a man.
I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
– Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
“Never confuse movement with action.”
- Ernest Hemingway
This company rocks.
Death is only transcended by Honor. Honor alone is truly timeless.
“Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it.”
Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
“Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for ‘The righteous shall live by faith.’”
Galatians 3:11 (quoting Habakkuk 2:4)
Work ethic is timeless. I am reminded of my grandfather who worked hard for everything he had.
Duty, Honor, Country
Do, or do not. There is no try.
— Jedi Master Yoda
“Well remember, you’re either going to marry her or break up with her, so if you figure out it should be one or the other, go ahead and take care of it so the one you want happens.” -Dad (every time I start dating a different girl)
The human brain is more afraid of losing something than gaining something. Make the change you fear.
“I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part.”
Love never goes out of style.
These bags are great! I need to pony up the money and get a few of their pieces!
Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mistakes are part of life, everyone makes them, everyone regrets them. But, some learn from them and some end up making them again. It’s up to you to decide if you’ll use your mistakes to your advantage.
If only I could have received a copy of the new book before I shipped out here to Afghanistan, I could have some extremely manly photos.
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – FDR
Sweet briefcase, would make a great christmas gift.
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And do not forsake your mother’s teaching
Proverbs 1:8
I am a man bag!
You’ve got to stand for something or you will fall for anything.
I carry a Saddleback Bag everyday. Discovered A of M through Saddleback. Great concept and content. BTW I’m a Tulsa native myself.
I could use a manlier bag.
“Fortes fortuna adiuvat” I understand that to mean Fortune Favors the Bold… or Brave.
Strike out and grab the great fortune that is calling you!
“When others do a foolish thing, you should tell them it is a foolish thing. They can still continue to do it, but at least the truth is where it needs to be.”
—Dukhat, Babylon 5, “Atonement”
“At rejse er at leve.”
A Danish saying by the famous poet Hans Christian Andersen that, roughly translated, means: “to travel is to live.”
For a bit of timeless Romance (that’s with a capital R): “I could not love thee dear so much loved I not honor more.”
The road to happiness on Earth ain’t just for high acheivers. – Brooks & Dunn
great prize drawing. manly bags indeed!
There are spiritual adventures, physical adventures, geographical adventures and adventures of the heart. But for something to be adventurous, it has to be unpredictable.”
-Wade Davis
“I ask not for a lighter burden, I ask for broader shoulders”
Man to win the grandprize, but I guess I will conform with the Laptop bag, both of which are quite nice.
“Listen, Robert, going to another country doesn’t make any difference. I’ve tried all that. You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another. There’s nothing to that.”
“You don’t want to mix emotions up with a wine like that.” (both, naturally, from the sun also rises)
what a lovely laptop bag – it would be absolutely perfect for my brother (if i can bear not to hold on to it for myself)
Man, those are some seriously nice bags. I mean, honestly, it’s so rare to see things that quality these days.
I’m from Kentucky, and I think our bourbon is a very classy and classic product. If you’re ever around the Louisville/Lexington area you should take a tour of these bourbon producing sites. I’ve been on the Maker’s Mark tour in Loretto KY and the scenery/history/craftsmanship you see is remarkable! There is also a tiny historic toll road house on property with an amazing BBQ sandwich that I HIGHLY recommend.
I have told my kids I only want three things from them:
Be Smart
Be Kind
Love God.
The rest will take care of itself.
Every generation needs to help the next generation go one
step further… individually, and/or by government action. It will
build stronger communities, which become stronger cities,
states, and a stronger country. It begins in the family…
superb, count me on
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Florence McClellan (among others)
Think twice before speaking once.
What the winner of the bag is going to need is a real pen. A bag like that deserves to have something besides a bic carried around in it. My I suggest a nice classic chrome ballpoint from Cross?
Love the bags – I’ll be buying a briefcase in the spring. I showed Mrs. Handsome Devil the Saddleback website and she was very impressed.
By the way, “Slap Shot” is *the* classic sports movie.
I dug up my best picture, wrote up a whole narrative then posted for all to see in order to win this prize only to realize I had to have The Art of Manliness in the shot in order to win.
Ha, I guess the joke is on me!
Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present. (Wittgenstein)
The Thin Man – I’d say you’ve earned the right to do a brutally unsubtle Photoshop edit there.
“Cock your hat. Angles are attitudes.” –Frank Sinatra
A simple yet very true little pearl from The Chairman of the Board. Besides numerous images of a hat wearing Sinatra, look at any old image of people like Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, John Wayne, James Dean, Al Capone, The Shadow, even Neal Caffrey (the character on the new tv crime drama “White Collar”). These all wore their hats with attitude.
“The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche
“I like a man who grins when he fights.”
- Winston Churchill
A grandfather clock. My dad and granddad both have one, and they are quite a stately addition to the living room. Not to mention hearing the Westminster chimes became one of the things I remember from growing up!
Timelessness….hms…Something I have found to be a timeless tradition is the decorating of the Christmas tree. Perhaps on an item that is timeless, but for me, year in and year out, regardless of my situation, I have always helped put a a tree at home. We would string the lights and hang the ornaments while watching the Redskins play football.
This year is my first year on my own. I was always home in time to deck the tree while in College, but this year is the first that I won’t even be going home for Christmas. But as I type this, I’m participating in the time honored tradition of decorating the tree. My girlfriend and I went out to a tree lot and found a sturdy Scotch Pine. We’ve strung the lights, and are even now putting on the decorations, while the Redskins lead the Saints.
Thats Timeless to me.
The best quote I ever learned…
“Your lack of preparation, doesn’t constitute an emergency on my part…”
Number 12 from Evil Overlord List .
-One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before implementation.
Applies surprisingly to most other facets of life – even the non-diabolical ones.
Classic wisdom: Sometimes in life, when nobody has your back, you have to move your back.
“What is a real man? He’s not a bully or a wimp. He transcends his own ego, his own fears, his own selfishness, and sacrifices himself as a gift to those he’s called to protect.” – Philip Mango
Manly men carry bags. I’ve been carrying one for nearly a decade. None as cool as these though. It would be awesome to leave this bag to my son when I stop needing a bag with me on a daily basis.
I was hoping to get a briefcase for Christmas, but after finding saddleback, I don’t think I can settle for anything less.
I love these bags, i hope to win one since it will be a long time before i can afford one. I love this blog, it has so much great advice on it. I learned how to shave properly and my face has been extremely healthy since then.
I sent my fiancee the link to Saddleback and told her that I wanted one for my graduation gift. I have been carrying a Kenneth Cole manbag for years and it would be gracefully retired for the Saddleback one.
Stephen – You know, that’s a great idea. I too think I have earned it!
It may not be as perfect as some of the other Photoshop guru’s but, I’m handy enough with a mouse to be dangerous!
Thanks for the suggestion.
Those are some fine bags!
Chuck Taylor’s: classic.
Nice.
It’s A Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve…Merry Christmas Charlie Brown and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer any time in December…classic prep for Christmas
If you have the ability to help someone in need, do it!
Hmm, classic . . . a 1976 BMW 2002. Well, maybe the car itself isn’t timeless, but the skill my boyfriend has acquired while working on ours is. He needs that beautiful laptop bag to go along with our beautiful car.
One of those laptop bags would go swimmingly with my steampunk portable computing device. Bully.
The original green Thermos from Stanley. I had to bring mine out this weekend, and my 10 and 8 year old boys loved it….and loved hearing the stories of my dad filling his and taking his to work when I was a kid. Functional and nostalgic at the same time.
I’d rather be a dead man than be a two-faced sort of man who had to awake every day and look at myself in the mirror knowing what kind of man I really was in my heart. Be a man, toe the line, stand your ground, and take your lumps if you deserve them. That’s what being a man is all about.
-My grandfather.
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Da Vinci
Oh, I so wanted to enter this and got some pictures of me sailing in freezing temperatures on Saturday. However, I don’t yet have the book and couldn’t possibly be reading it while racing a dinghy.
“It is the individual only who is timeless. Societies, cultures, and civilizations — past and present — are often incomprehensible to outsiders, but the individual’s hungers, anxieties, dreams, and preoccupations have remained unchanged through the millennia.”
Eric Hoffer
I’m purchasing a new laptop this holiday season! Sure would like a Saddleback bag to carry it to Graduate class in…
You win some you shouldn’t win, and you lose some you shouldn’t lose.
I hope i’m not too late to enter! The Saddleback bag would be a great replacement to my current laptop bag that’s falling apart, and I would look great on campus.
Didn’t see my last comment go through….But I’d love to wine the Saddleback back!
I think it’s wise to invest in a nice Umbrella. Not only are they normally more resistant to things such as wind, but they last longer and become something that you can hand down.
Timeless:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9XBAxdKVRE&feature=player_embedded
My timeless thing is my dad’s old worn out Chilton manual. It’s super thick and held together by duct tape, which is also timeless, but it always brings up great memories of my dad working on cars when I was a kid.
A timeless treasure that I discovered a few years ago was the act of collecting pocket watches. My mother and grandfather loved to go antique searching and I developed the love for it as well. One day, I decided that pocket watches were going to make up my collection. I have only begun my collection but I have two pocket watches from the Civil War era and another pocket watch that is newer that I actually use. As ironic as this statement sounds, collecting time has become my timeless treasure.
My bit of wisdom for the day comes from Joseph Conrad’s short story “The Secret Sharer.” Long a favorite of mine, it is a story of a rookie ship captain. Near the beginning of his maiden voyage, the young captain battles feelings of inadequacy:
But what I felt most was my being a stranger to the ship; and if all the truth must be
told, I was somewhat of a stranger to myself. The youngest man on board
(barring the second mate), and untried as yet by a position of the
fullest responsibility, I was willing to take the adequacy of the others
for granted. They had simply to be equal to their tasks; but I wondered
how far I should turn out faithful to that ideal conception of one’s own
personality every man sets up for himself secretly.
If this isn’t true of every man, I don’t know what is. Wondering, when faced with any new challenge, just how faithful we’ll be to the success we’ve created in our own mind’s eye.
Classic or timeless: It’s corny I suppose, but – the Classics. There’s something spectacular about the study of Greek & Latin, the literature, the culture (which shouldn’t be sugar-coated, it’s not necessarily very nice most of the time), the ornate structures of dead languages… It’s passé to say so, I suppose, but I’ve always felt that classical study should be reintroduced to regular education. If nothing else, it teaches a certain degree of rigor.
A little cliche perhaps but something that is timeless is that of being a man itself and the continual search for what it means to be one. Because while the details may change there is always a need for men and the manly ethos.
It has been pouring all day, and just stopped. You cannot beat the smell of the outdoors after a rainstorm.
When I think of timeless wisdom, I think of my dad’s most common quote from when he was raising us… “There’s a time and a place for everything.” And there truly is.
Character is more valuable than brawn, yet the two combined make quite the man.
Ok, so I made it up on the spot. I am really glad I found this site! Thanks for all the valuable treasures on manliness.
Quiet humility…classic and timeless.
I wish there were more companies like Saddleback that make things that really last.
My Schrade knife would go good in that bag !
Winning this prize would almost make me as manly as changing my name to Rock Kickass!
What a great contest! If I win that bag will be taken with me all over the world. I’ve been to Morocco, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Bolivia, Turkey, and several other countries. I was sad to retire my other “world bag” this year and althis would make a great replacement! Thanks for a cool giveaway.
I’d consider selling a kidney for that bag…. that and to save a life
“Our difficulties and our dangers will not be removed by closing our eyes to them.” Winston Churchill
I truly deserve these bags!
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