Posted by Alex Merz in the TOM BIHN Forums:
“The durability of Tom’s bags is no joke. Every bag of Tom’s that we (Steff and I) have bought sees regular use. None has been discarded or retired. Our history, in reverse chronological order:” Click here to read the rest of Alex Merz’s post.
Customer J.O. writes:
“I’ve been using the Aeronaut as my “one bag” for my weekly busines travel since June. I’ve taken it on over 50 flights during that time. To keep it to one bag at the airport, I travel with an empty Smart Alec inside the main compartment…. Once I get to the hotel, I use the Smart Alec as my daily bag for my laptop/accessories/papers until the end of the week. Typical travel for me is out Monday morning and back Friday afternoon. Since I’ve packed it so many times, I thought I’d share the system that works for me. I put my socks, underwear, and t-shirts in a convertable end cube. The main compartment has the Smart Alec, followed by the large packing cube (shirts and pants)and my laptop in a padded sleeve. On main compartment top side (by the handle), I fit my Snake Charmer (laptop power adapter, mouse, flash drives, pens, etc) on one side and my 3-1-1 toiletries on the other side. I have another end cube into which I put my inflight stuff: book, iPod, earplugs, eye mask, water, small notebook, pens, etc. If the overhead compartments are full, I put the Aeronaut under my seat. If there is overhead room, I pull the “inflight” end cube out to use during the flight and stow the Aeronaut overhead. The main advantage of having a bag that fits under the seat is that I can sit comfortably and read a book or newspaper until final boarding if I choose. Next time you’re at the airport, look how many travelers (with big briefcases and rolling luggage) start stand at the boarding gate up to an hour before flight to make sure they can stow their bags and you’ll know what I mean. Note: I’m not too concerned with my shirts wrinkling in my style of packing. I don’t iron my washed dress shirts at home, waiting instead until I get to the hotel.
On a final note, my Aeronaut still looks brand new after 30 weeks of traveling. Thanks for some great bags!”
“I ordered my Aeronaut in September and took it on a 5-day trip to Maine with my girlfriend. She liked so much that I ordered one for her a couple weeks later, and we have since made 2 more trips with the bags — a 4-day trip to Colorado and a week-long visit to North Carolina. I also took mine on a 2-day business trip to western Minnesota.” — Read gmich’s entire review of the Aeronaut, complete with pictures, in the TOM BIHN Forums. Or check out the Aeronaut.
TOM BIHN Forums user SethKinast has posted a link to images he’s taken of his Ego messenger bag and how much it can hold. Read his post or go directly to the pictures.
TOM BIHN Forums member Patrick has posted some very useful pictures showing exactly how much his ID messenger bag can hold:
The Medium Cafe Bag in Steel/Sapphire is now in stock, as is the Size 1 Vertical Brain Cell in colors Black and Steel.
“While looking for a good carry bag for the new Alienware laptop I had ordered, I stumbled upon the Tom Bihn website. The Brain Cell 2XL is about the only bag which fits this monster. So after reading all of the rave reviews I ordered the Brain Cell, the Super Ego, a Snake Charmer and a clear organizer pouch.
I received my bags much earlier than my laptop, and was very impressed with the construction. I proceeded to start filling it with all of the stuff that I like to carry back and forth to work every day. I am a self-professed geek and prefer to carry quite a bevy of cables, adapters and tools (for geek emergencies). The bag carried well and had plenty of pockets for my doodads.” — read robotguy’s entire post in the TOM BIHN Forums.
