“Medium Cafe Bag at the Westside Santa Cruz farmer’s market – a gal can fit
almost anything into this bag, including a whole pizza!” – A.
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Medium Cafe Bag, Farmer’s Market, and a Pizza
Knitting Cybrarian: More Travel w/TOM BIHN Bags
“How did I prepare for this trip? Just like my San Diego trip, I packed a carry on bag (my Tom Bihn Aeronaut). I wanted to use my Tri-Star, but because of the longer trip duration and various goods (electronic files in CD format), I went for the Aeronaut. I’m very glad I did — my colleague who was flying on the same airline (but not same flights) had her luggage catch up with her a day later. Not a happy thing when you’ve staying in 3 different hotels for a trip.”
Read the full post – complete with photos and travel tips – at Knitting Cybrarian.
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In stock: Little Swift, Small Stuff Sack
The Little Swift and the Small Stuff Sack are now in-stock and ship within one business day.
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TUAW Review: The Ristretto for iPad
Excerpt:
“You can actually get a lot in here. I popped my currently caseless iPad into the padded pouch. In the main compartment, I have the Apple wireless keyboard, my Nintendo DSi, a small organizer pouch containing both iPad and DSi chargers and the small stand I use for the iPad. There is enough room here for a small paperback book, though the compartment itself is large enough to hold a regular-sized hardback. My wallet and personal items went into the zippered pocket. The organizer pockets hold a pen, pencil and my iPhone with a pocket to spare. Finally, in the smaller open compartment, I have a mini organizer pouch with my iPod nano and a pair of earphones and a small Moleskine notebook, and I still had room should I need it.
I was carrying all of the above, plus a camera, on a series of recent outings that included a tour of Disney in Burbank and a week in Sedona, Arizona. During my Disney tour, I carried the Ristretto for a couple of hours and it never felt heavy.”
Read the entire review by Megan Lavey @ TUAW. See also: The Ristretto for iPad, maverick’s video of the Ristretto for iPad, and a photo showing how easily accessible the contents of the Ristretto for iPad are.
Make It Work with Jeremy Anticouni: Checkpoint Flyer “Best Laptop Bag”
Listen to Make It Work with Jeremy Anticouni episode “Father’s Day Gift Guide” for his recommendation of the Checkpoint Flyer as Best Laptop Bag.
Flickr Photo: my bags (by jessfir)
“I traveled with my new Tom Bihn Tri-Star and my (few years old) Tom Bihn medium cafe bag. This was my first trip with the Tri-Star and it took me a little bit of fiddling to learn to pack efficiently (since I am used to a less structured duffel bag) but worked out FANTASTIC. The cafe bag is my normal everyday bag — it fits my SLR and my usual other stuff (wallet, cell phone, cardigan for layering, etc).
The Tri-Star with a week of clothes and other items (power adapter, chargers, Rick Steves books among other items) weighed about 18lb. I mostly wore it as a backpack or carried it by the handles (I never used the absolute shoulder strap though I had it with me). I put the backpack straps away before carrying it on the plane and it took up very little space in the overhead compartment. I like how it kept its shape for the most part. I did not use the center section for a laptop/netbook (my laptop is too big for the bag and I didn’t bring it) but I suspect I will after I get a new laptop.
Overall very happy with the bag and can’t wait to travel with it again!”
- jessfir
Lab Rats Video Review of the Ristretto for iPad
Watch the Lab Rats with Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers episode Accessorize That iPad and see Sean pack and then model the Ristretto for iPad.
Photos by peregrina: Little Swift (Backorders ship tomorrow!)
See more photos of the Little Swift by peregrina in the TOM BIHN Forums. Also: Little Swift backorders are shipping out tomorrow and the bag will be listed as in-stock by Friday evening.
