I love this small size, perfect to fill with maps, triptik etc and sits in between the the two front seats in our Roadtrek van on camping trips, the larger sizes are too big for this small space.
I have had the medium tote with leather trim for several years now and love it...shows no wear at all.
I love all my LL Bean products - exceptional value. Customer since I was a child. My ONLY complaint re: the canvas bags are that the inside of my off-white tote has stains from some make-up, etc. and there really is no way to dryclean it, etc. It's a big 'ol mess so I don't even use it anymore. I think they said to 'wipe with a damp cloth' or something which was ridiculous - it just smudged the dirt around. Just DON'T spill anything that will stain on it! :(
The Boat and Tote bag is the quality that I have come to expect from LL Bean. And......the tag inside shows it was "MADE IN USA". What more could you ask for?