I switched to a soft light weight backpack type purse. leather or leather like.

I can carry it or unzip the straps and wear it like a backpack, the softness conforms to how full it is as well as flattens and doesn't jab you like the thick /firm leather.

I wore out 2 of the soft leather ones so got one with a little firmer leather this time, but I reall liked the ones I got from Amazon better than this new one - it was on sale and my other one had gotten a hole it it, so i didn't want to wait for a online ordered one to arrive.

here's the soft one from Amazon-
http://www.amazon.com/Lambskin-Leath...ref=pd_sbs_a_1