DQBunny: Small Café Bag goes to The Cavern Club

TOM BIHN Small Cafe Bag at the Cavern Club

“During my visit, we headed to where the Beatles were discovered by Brian Epstein here in Liverpool, the Cavern Club. One of the Beatles holy ground sites, I was thus informed. This is actually a reconstruction using the original bricks. The acoustics were amazing. And, yes, that is a John Lennon tribute singer in the background. We had just completed a Beatles tour around Liverpool (my fiancé is a Scouser and lives here.)

The bag [Small Cafe] itself was absolutely wonderful in our daily treks around Liverpool. I had a Mini Organizer Wallet with ID and cash, and a Mini Organizer Pouch with spare batteries for the camera. The bag held the camera beautifully, and it withstood the rainy weather quite well. Nothing inside got wet at all!”

Posted by DQBunny in the TOM BIHN Forums.

TB Crew | 30 October 2009 2:14 pm

Picture: Aeronaut Aboard a Boeing 777

TOM BIHN Aeronaut Travel Carry-On Bag on Boeing 777

A photograph by maverick of the Aeronaut in the overhead compartment of a Boeing 777.

TB Crew | 29 October 2009 3:07 pm

Introducing the Ultrasuede® Shoulder Strap Wrap

The Ultrasuede® Shoulder Strap Wrap is designed as an optional accessory for our Small and Medium Cafe Bags, or any bag with a 1-1/2” webbing shoulder strap. Our two smaller sizes of Cafe bag come standard with a small, low-profile molded plastic pad with a grippy underside.

Some customers found this plastic pad not cushy enough and the plastic uncomfortable on bare summer shoulders, and requested a softer, cushier shoulder strap pad. Our Ultrasuede® Shoulder Strap Wrap is a sophisticated response to this simple request: it’s made of ultra-soft Ultrasuede® laminated to soft Ensolite® foam. The Ultrasuede® Shoulder Strap Wrap wraps around the shoulder strap and attaches back on itself with hook and loop and snaps: it’s easy to add it “after market” as they say.

The Ultrasuede® Shoulder Strap Wrap is $12. It is available for pre-order and ships by early December.
TOM BIHN Ultrasuede Shoulder Strap Wrap

TB Crew | 28 October 2009 9:42 am

One Bag, One World: Absolutely strapulous

TOM BIHN on One Bag, One World OBOW travel blog

“I tested it this morning with a leather case that I use for carrying tools. With the 20-pound load it was a delight.”

Read the full review @ One Bag, One World. Pictures coming soon!

TB Crew | 27 October 2009 12:23 pm

First Customer Feedback on the New Absolute Strap

“I was angry at myself for having overstuffed the Western Flyer AGAIN, but the new Absolute strap worked beautifully. I even set my other smaller bag on top of the Western Flyer while it was on my shoulder at the bus stop and barely noticed a thing. I bet if it were any other strap I’d be crying a minute into the entire ordeal.”

Posted by Just in the TOM BIHN Forums

TB Crew | 27 October 2009 12:02 pm

Picture: Brain Bag Waiting for a Train

The TOM BIHN Brain Bag waiting for Amtrak Train

See a larger version of the picture – posted by gmich – here.

TB Crew | 27 October 2009 11:59 am

PracticalHacks: The Best Shoulder Strap Gets Better

“I was excited when I learned a few months ago that Tom Bihn was updating their Absolute Strap. The winner of our “Shoulder Strap Comparo,” the Absolute Strap has to date offered the best combination of comfort, grip, and quality of any shoulder strap on the market; I was curious to see how Bihn would advance its design.”

Read the entire post – complete with comparison pictures – @ PracticalHacks. Or, see the Absolute Shoulder Strap for yourself.

The TOM BIHN Cache laptop sleeve

TB Crew | 26 October 2009 11:11 am

In stock: Size 1, Size Air Cache

The Size 1 Cache in Horizontal and Vertical is now shipping within one business day.

The Size Air Cache – in Horizontal as we plan not to make a Vertical – is also in-stock and ships within one business day.
The TOM BIHN Cache laptop sleeve

TB Crew | 26 October 2009 10:53 am

Video by maverick: The New Absolute Shoulder Strap

TB Crew | 23 October 2009 1:39 pm

Now Shipping: The New Absolute Shoulder Strap

Tom Bihn New Absolute Shoulder Strap

Tom Bihn New Absolute Shoulder Strap

We’ve made three changes to the Absolute Shoulder Strap that we think make the best shoulder strap out there even better.

Updates to the Absolute Shoulder Strap – exclusive to TOM BIHN – include:

  • Ergonomic curve helps the strap conform comfortably to your shoulder
  • Top quality nylon webbing (lasts/looks better longer than standard polypropylene)
  • The comfortable, durable neoprene pad with non-slip grip underside is now 1-1/2″ longer

    • We continue to use the same double-plated metal Made-in-USA snaphooks.

    The Absolute Shoulder Strap is $30 and ships within one business day. (Note: if you order an Absolute Shoulder Strap from today onward, you will receive the new version only.) The Absolute Shoulder Strap can be paired with most TOM BIHN bags, or your current bag with “D-ring” attachment points

    Tom Bihn New Absolute Shoulder Strap
    Above: our custom-produced, double-plated Made in USA metal snaphooks.

    Tom Bihn New Absolute Shoulder Strap
    Above: The previous version of the Absolute Shoulder Strap – with the straight pad – is top while the new curved Absolute Strap is below.

    TB Crew | 23 October 2009 11:17 am