This seems like a lot to carry unless you are planning to check your Aeronaut. I think it's also going to look large to the gate agent, too, because of the shape of the Smart Alec. I actually think...

I used to feel guilty about the number of shop bags I'd ordered, but I use them all the time. The 400D Nordic Dyneema has this lovely silky sheen in addition to the lovely blue color. Daisy, I also...

I think this is really a matter of your choice, and how the cache would fit with other bags that you carry. If you're using a cache on rails, where having the opening of the cache close to the top of...

Yes, the Synapse 19 will fit the regular iPad in a horizontal cache, inserted into the main compartment horizontally. It can go into the pocket this way, but the fit is tighter than if you just...

You can fit a Synapse 19 into the middle compartment of the Tri-Star. Remember that the thicker padded back that makes the Synapse so comfortable to wear is going to take up some room, as will the...

No, the Camera I/O is too wide for the Synapse 25. It's also slightly too wide to fit into the Smart Alec. Take a look at the pictures in the most recent thread under customer pictures...

Great story and pics. I have the WF in Navy/Solar. A quick comment that the current color offerings for the Western Flyer are for the Steel 400D Dyneema (with the grid pattern of white fibers that is...

@dorayme What did you finally decide about the new Smart Alec vs. the Synapse 25? I opted for Steel 400d/Wasabi in the Synapse 25 and Aubergine/Wasabi in the Smart Alec (with matching Aubergine upper...

That was also my thought. The Synapse 25 is large enough to carry the items that were listed, but has more organization. It will also fit a vertical Freudian Slip. Unless I'm likely to need the...

Thanks for ensuring that this video could be played from the TapaTalk app. Some of the earlier ones could not be.

The Aeronaut can really hold a lot, so although the bag itself does not weigh that much, you might find that if you fully pack it, it may be more than you want to carry. I'm 5' 3½" and have the...

You can't actually tell that the bags have aged. Here's a picture of my Indigo Synapse and Tri-Star from this forum post, both from the first production batches of each product in 2009. The Synapse...

Any possibility of Nordic/Iberian or Nordic/Wasabi? I ordered the Steel Dyneema/Wasabi, which is nice, but I really, really like Nordic. I'm fine with Nordic/Steel in the smaller Synapse 19, but...

When I searched for information on this feature in the TapaTalk support forums, some of the thread stated that those forums were using a third-party add-on. The devs responded that this was an...

@Walker unfortunately there is no way to "like" a post when you read the forums from Tapatalk. Short of periodically going in to the forums through a web browser to do this, I can't make any...

@lani These are great listings and pictures. I thought that it's possible to use the new lower module pocket with your Smart Alec, though. It's just the upper modular pocket that requires the...

@dorayme I can tell you that redesigned Smart Alec should probably feel comfortable to you, and closer to the feel of carrying the Western Flyer than the Tri-Star, from the perspective of someone who...

Samoans are big! But I always thought that Ryan Air would be the first to charge according to the combined weight of passenger and luggage. Didn't they say they were considering this a few years...

@Walker I put in a pre-order for the Synapse 25 in Steel Dyneema/Wasabi, but I really want Nordic Dyneema/Iberian or Wasabi or Steel or Ultraviolet (in roughly that order of preference -- though I...

The Explore Kilauea Volcano iOS app just went free again a few hours ago for an unknown time. It typically doesn't stay free for more than a day or two. This is a pretty cool app, and since the time...

Yes, a regular size iPad will even fit in the Small Cafe Bag, although it may push against the top of the bag in a cache. So you can certainly carry an iPad Mini sized tablet in both the Small and...

Totally agree.

Bob, it's hard to guess someone else's preferences, but you have always seemed to prefer larger sized bags, and the organization structure of the Brain Bag. This is going out on a limb, but my guess...

@Walker sadness! Well, calling in should let you purchase the 5/8" shoulder strap that gets included with current Side Effect purchases. I see what you mean about not being able to order it by...

Hi Seikoguy,

That was actually one of the pictures that showed up in the Tom Bihn blog when the size 6T Brain Cell came out. I was surprised to see that used for an eBay posting of a Brain Cell...