--- title: For the Intrepid Wayfarer description: Through the holidays, we'll be highlighting pieces from our collection that are perfect for all the different types of people in your life. Today, here's a look at our Sling Backpack and Mini Sling Backpack, the most perfectly versatile bags around. image: http://blog.lotuffleather.com/hubfs/sling3.jpg --- [** ](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/for-the-intrepid-wayfarer#) [![black_Lotuff_logo.jpg](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0213/4994/t/13/assets/logo.svg?10524817447150324571 "black_Lotuff_logo.jpg")](http://lotuffleather.com) ## Gifts with Personality:   For the Intrepid Wayfarer By **Liz Silvia** on Dec 14, 2017   •   Topic: [Gifts with Personality](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/topic/gifts-with-personality) --- - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Lotuff Leather Sling Backpack in natural](http://blog.lotuffleather.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sling3.jpg?width=1126&name=sling3.jpg "Lotuff Leather Sling Backpack in natural") Every type of bag out there has a defining characteristic: backpacks are easy to carry, tote bags are roomy, and handbags are beautiful. Good thing we have two designs that cover all those bases! The Sling and Mini Sling are the best picks for your friend who’s off to somewhere different every day and doesn’t want to switch bags for each separate occasion. Just ask [Sea of Shoes](http://www.seaofshoes.com) blogger [Jane Aldridge](https://www.instagram.com/seaofshoes/?hl=en) or Instagram fashion partnerships director [Eva Chen](https://www.instagram.com/evachen212/?hl=en): their own Slings have served them well (for years, in Jane’s case) across many travels and busy city days. Big or small, the one thing you’ll never hear about the Sling is that it isn’t versatile enough!   ![Lotuff Leather Mini Sling in black](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sling2.jpg?width=1126&name=sling2.jpg "Lotuff Leather Mini Sling in black") The two straps on the Sling and Mini Sling can easily be pulled up or down to create a closed backpack or open tote which can then be carried over the shoulder or in-hand. The interior drop pocket and closure strap on each one help to keep items both big and small safe, and the double-layered leather base ensures their durability through any number of adventures. Between these features and the beautifully clean lines of the Sling and Mini Sling, they’re both wonderfully suited for anything life throws their way.    ![Stitching the Lotuff Leather Mini Sling backpack in electric blue](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sling-4.jpg?width=1126&name=sling-4.jpg "Stitching the Lotuff Leather Mini Sling backpack in electric blue") Neither member of the Sling duo is quite as difficult to make as some of our other bags, but one unique challenge is presented in the first stage: [cutting](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/cutting-the-mini-sling). These designs rely on their fluidity to make them what they are, so being extra certain each piece is cut to the perfect dimensions sets them up for success as they’re [ground](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/grinding-and-polishing-the-mini-sling), [polished](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/grinding-and-polishing-the-mini-sling), [assembled](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/grinding-and-polishing-the-mini-sling), and [stitched](https://blog.lotuffleather.com/grinding-and-polishing-the-mini-sling). 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