As predicted, un-patchable fault appeared in the Rothco bag inside of two months. Their India/cotton products aren't bad, but the synthetics are weak material, stitched weakly with cotton thread. I reinforced points regularly with nylon, but the hard use tko'd the hold of the zipper teeth.
Back to BW Alpine, one of the last ones in the shop, as apparently they've been discontinued. If I had the storage space, I'd buy a dozen -- looks like BW switched to a zippered model.