Excerpts:
“I have been traveling once or twice a year for conferences for my job. I have always been one of those who checked their bag. That even became more common once I added CPAP to my load. Well, this time I challenged myself. Can I survive with only One Bag plus my CPAP machine? Let’s find out.”

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“As for fitting this in the overhead of the Embraer ERJ-145 I flew from Port Columbus to Dulles, it was no problem. The fully loaded Aeronaut fit just fine in the overhead of this small regional plane. Next to it in the same overhead I put my CPAP machine and laid my jacket on top of that.”

Read the full review by Joel McLaughlin at Gear Diary.

“There aren’t Wal-Marts on every corner (there’s just one that’s barely on the cusp of the Seattle border) and a person could drive a single street everyday for months without knowing that they passed several independent shops, restaurants and other businesses.
With that said, in a seven story building where almost every floor is run by the company I work for, there’s a secret floor that I passed everyday for over 6 months. I had heard rumors of a small business gig that made awesome products. Operating mostly online, you couldn’t get into this place unless it was on the one day of the month the showroom was open, or by special appointment. I finally made contact a couple of months ago…”

Read the full review @ TRuC Reviews

“Tom Bihn bags are actually multi-functional. The messenger-style bags come with extra waist-straps that allow users to better secure the bag for active hiking or biking (see how mine is slung over my shoulder but attached at the waist in the picture below). SoCalGal’s Western Flyer (pictured at right) can convert from hand-held carry-on to backpack in seconds. All bags come with a perfect amount of organizational built-in pockets and pouches.

I like that this small Seattle company has a hands-on CEO/Designer. Tom himself comes up with the concepts of all the new products. (He actually created that nifty logo over there on the right for us, too.) Tom doesn’t just do initial conceptualizing: he designs all of his bags from start to finish. He’ll sketch an initial design, make dozens of prototypes of it himself (he sews each one), and then he creates the actual pattern and markers that the Seattle factory uses to produce the bags. That’s just cool.”

Read the full post @ The Vacation Gals.