Travelwkids, you mentioned on your blog that you fancy the Synapse.
I think we can all share with you what we like about the Synapse and help you plan your next Tom Bihn order.
What is your favorite color in the Tom Bihn lineup?
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Travelwkids, you mentioned on your blog that you fancy the Synapse.
I think we can all share with you what we like about the Synapse and help you plan your next Tom Bihn order.
What is your favorite color in the Tom Bihn lineup?
Hi Backpack, since I wrote that - it was quite some time ago - I have ditched my backpacks in favour of messenger style bags. Backpacks were useful when I had very young children that sometimes required carrying, but now they're not that young anymore. My favourite TB colour has to be Cardinal Red! :-)
Did you see the yummy Imago in that very color?Quote:
Originally Posted by travelwkid
Um, no. Sounds great though!
On August 2, I ordered a Ristretto for 11" MacBook Air in Steel/Wasabi and a whole bunch of accessories, including: several Organizer Pouches, small and medium, in dyneema, cordura, padded and clear, a cork Clear Organizer Wallet, various Key Straps, a Kit, Absolute Shoulder Strap, the RFID Blocking Passport Pouch, a Side Effect, a couple of Ultrasuede® Screen Cloths, a Luggage Tag, a 3D Clear Organizer Cube and a Guardian Dual Function Light. Whew. The Ristretto is on backorder to be shipped by mid-September. I asked for it to be shipped in one package. That decision, and my stubbornness about the Wasabi interior (I used to have a "CyberGreen" VW New Beetle with the custom plate: WASABI), have brought on a severe case of TBAS. I seem to be asymptomatic at the moment. But that's just the outside. Inside I am aflutter with anticipation for the arrival of my own Brown box of baggoodness. Mid-September is not that far off, right?
(This is my first Tom Bihn experience. I was a dedicated (10 year plus) Waterfield Designs user, but I didn't want a leather Muzetto and none of the other sfbags offerings for 11" MBA appealed to me. I've enjoyed reading the forum posts! Very entertaining and enlightening.)
Cheers,
Kalle
Ahhh... another Wasabi fan! Congratulations on your first TB order!Quote:
Originally Posted by kalle
There, there @Kalle, you poor thing.
Things to alleviate acute symptoms of TBAS:
1. frequent the item page, flickr pics and google image searches of your anticipated items. Some times the 2D image and description is enough to temporarily trigger your system to survive the perceived withdrawal
2. Spend as much time on the forums as you can rejoicing in others packages, trips and packing achievements. It's harder to think about yourself when you are focused on others.
3. Gather your items that will be packed in your TB and visualize them "in the bag"
4. Decide where and how you will take your first pics, will it be an unboxing, a still, portrait of you modeling, video? Plan your outfit or background and make any necessary changes to allow the bags to shine
5. Reverse stalk member's posts who also have your bag to gather tips and tricks for optimal usage, COMMIT THEM TO MEMORY
6. Start planning your next order
We have all suffered, it takes the strongest of us down at times, it's OK. . . It's a disease and we're here to help.
Congratulations on your initial order, sorry that you have to wait, but when your brown box arrives, you will decide it was well worth it!
Thanks, Dorayme, for the flick'r suggestion. I have not done that. I have been checking YouTube at least daily to see if there are any new reviews or unboxings of the various Ristretti. And I have definitely given some thought to what Ristrettables I will carry regularly in the bag, aside from the computer. I will gather them all up before shipment for a pre-arrival photo shoot. I even compiled lists of what I've seen others packing in their bags... I'm lookin' at you Maverick and Fat Crip ;^)... I've definitely gotten some useful ideas. I wasn't fully aware of the whole o-ring and strap philosophy til I saw it in action via those videos.
As for future TB purchases, I think it is safe to say that I will be replacing my thirty dollar roll-on and the Tommy Hilfigger (hanging head in shame) sports gym bag that are my only luggage before I drive down to my parents' place in NC for Christmas. I'm thinking Tri-Star... Cardinal/Steel or Steel/Sol... ;^)
Kalle
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Originally Posted by dorayme
Oh, well, just did my most recent order, so now I have my latest does of the TBAS!
More Little Swifts in different colours (Cardinal and Forest) and a whole wad of smaller items - pouches, a UV shop bag, another Cache, coloured key straps, etc, etc.
Gotta make the most of the $55 shipping to Australia!
Audrey
Ouch! Makes me feel positively miserly with my desire to maximize the $8 shipping by cramming as much into an order as my credit card will allow. I'm awaiting a Cardinal Little Swift, too, but you'll have a lovely set in Christmas colors with both Cardinal and Forest. Hope your order makes its way across the Pacific soon, so you don't have to suffer with TBAS for too long.Quote:
Originally Posted by falconea
~Nancy
Yes, I think you'd love a Tri-Star. I've got one in Indigo/Solar, so there's no way I can justify another one, but that Cardinal color is oh-so-tempting.Quote:
Originally Posted by kalle
@ Kalle, are you starting to feel any better?
The Tristar is an awesome investment and well worth it. I adore my Western Flyer, the TS's little sister of sorts and find it holds an amazing quantity and is easy to pack both in loading it up and carrying it around.
A word on color runs from Tom Bihn. I have been learning that if you adore a color/combination, dont delay in purchasing it. The colors change with availability and as new offerings become available and once a color goes out of production, it may be hard to find. Steel has been around as a staple it seems in both cordura and Ballistic for some time, and will probably be for some time to come. Cardinal is relatively new. Steel Ballistic and Steel Cordura are different tones and complelment but dont match.
I see Steel is classic and timeless. I see Cardinal is classy and fun. Either choice will be a winner.
Where are your parents in NC? I am north of Charlotte.
A cardinal Western Flyer would not be a redundancy. . .Quote:
Originally Posted by ncb4
Yeah, what if you have to like... loan yours to someone.Quote:
Originally Posted by dorayme
Note: I'll never loan my bag to anyone. I'm too afraid that they would spill something on it.