Black Ember Forge SB 20L Briefcase

The Black Ember FORGE SB 20L

Pre Order - Ships 10/31/25

The Forge SB 20L is a soft-brief and the most minimal addition to the award-winning FORGE collection. It is an everyday carry laptop brief for the minimalist. FORGE SB is 2-Way Pack designed to be carried as a Soft-Brief and Shoulder Bag. An external fast access panel keeps your essentials organized and protected, including your phone and charger. Laser-cut, locking zipper pulls secure your gear. 

The SB includes a comfortable, supportive, and adjustable shoulder strap featuring our new quick-slide and release T6 Aluminum Lever™ hardware. Spring-gated hooks on either side of the strap allow you to change from righty to lefty. A built-in luggage strap allows you to connect the SB to your carry-on luggage. 

The SB fully unzips and divides into two separate interior sections. The organization panel has a place for everything, including a padded tablet sleeve for tablets up to 13”. On the opposite side: our suspended magnetic laptop sleeve cradles your laptop (up to 16”) in layers of ripstop nylon and EVA foam. 

Built from a combination of Cordura’s new RN66 Velocity fabric and YKK® Aquaguard zippers for a durable weatherproof construction. Hypalon panels are bonded to the Velocity fabric to form a composite shell with structural elements where you need them and flexibility where you don't.

The new Velocity fabric brings the same CORDURA® durability and quality with a lustrous matte-shine, dust & dirt resistant finish. Black Ember is proud to be the world's first brand to collaborate with CORDURA® on their new CORDURA® re/cor™ RN66. It's the first 100% recycled nylon textile from CORDURA®. The RN66 code name stands for recycled nylon 66. That 66 rating means it's a high tenacity nylon that's ultra-durable and it's passed the brutal barrage of tests that make a woven nylon a CORDURA®. Compared to virgin N66 production CORDURA® re/cor™ RN66 produces 83% fewer GHG emissions, consumes 82% less energy and uses 57% less water.

All Black Ember products are made using our BOND-STITCH™ high-precision construction. All textile components are laser-cut for precise assembly. This construction yields a weatherproof, durable pack with a blacked-out, minimal aesthetic.

KEY FEATURES

• T6 ALUMINUM LEVER™ HARDWARE SHOULDER STRAP
• EXTERNAL FAST ACCESS PANEL
• MAGNETIC SUSPENDED BUILT-IN LAPTOP SLEEVE
• FIDLOCK® MAGNETIC KEY RING
• OPTIONAL MAGNETIC COMPRESSION STRAPS WITH T6 ALUMINUM HARDWARE

DIMENSIONS

• Dimensional inches: 19 x 13 x 6
• Dimensional centimeters: 48 x 32 x 15
• Liters: 20 
• 13-inch tablet compatible
• 16-inch laptop compatible
• Weight: 2.75 LBS, 1.25 KG

CRITICAL MATERIALS + HARDWARE

• 420 VELOCITY CORDURA® re/cor™ RN66
• 210 DENIER MATTE-SILVER RIPSTOP LINING
• HYPALON : NYLON + TPU EDGE STABLE / LASER-CUT + LASER-ETCHED
• DURABLE ELASTIC POWER MESH
• T6 AIRCRAFT-GRADE BLACK ANODIZED ALUMINUM + LASER-ETCHED HARDWARE
• YKK® AQUAGUARD ZIPPERS
• FIDLOCK® MAGNETIC HARDWARE
• HYPALON THEFT DETERRENT LOCKING ZIPPER PULLS
• ALL TEXTILE COMPONENTS LASER-CUT