New! Iberian Dyneema/nylon

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Originally Posted by ams123

The bag looks great, but I think the video is fantastic! What a cute little guy there at the end. And I have to say, I admire a man who will show his underwear to millions of viewers on youtube. I caught a glimpse of your smartrip card too, we must be neighbors.

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ahem, yes, well, i'm pretty close to west falls church metro. :)

I'm not a backpack guy, that said, the Iberian Aeronaut Backpack Packing Cube is on my acquisition list and should an Iberian Synapse become available, I think I would have to purchase such on general principles. I rue that I came to appreciate the Steel Dyneema Synapse too late to purchase it but an Iberian version would more that assuage my loss. ;)

The Dyneema material is something I have come to enjoy, and am very satisfied by. I have a shoulder bag, shop bag and a yarn sack in Dyneema and it is quite a remarkable material. Remarkable enough to draw me to experimenting with a backpack.

Also, I would like to add that I too find the Iberian Dyneema a remarkable color. Congrats on such a well chosen color. :)

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Originally Posted by maverick

ahem, yes, well, i'm pretty close to west falls church metro. :)

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And yet I've only ever seen THREE people on the Metro with Tom Bihn bags (other than friends of mine, of course!). Where are y'all hiding?

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Originally Posted by MtnMan

Maybe I'll be a voice in the wilderness here, but I'm all in favor of an iberian red dyneema Ruk's Sack.

I also think iberian red dyneema would go great as a Passport Pouch, Clear Organizer Pouches (along with other dyneema colors), Freudian Slips, and Medium Cafe Bags. And could you imagine a dyneema Aeronaut with iberian red exterior and a solar interior?

And I think solar and iberian red would make a great mixture for exterior colors of a special edition Smart Alec.

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I agree with all of those, especially the Dyneema Aeronaut. Is that even a possibility?

Dyneema/nylon, as it's an ultra-light fabric, doesn't have the same stiffness/body as our 1050d Ballistic Nylon or 1000d or even 500d Cordura. That's why there's certain styles of bags - the Smart Alec, for example - that won't be made with a Dyneema exterior. Others...perhaps! Our production schedule is pretty full through 2010. Anything new (besides the FJN) will be 2011.

A while back, Maverick produced a video about "packing a suit in an Aeronaut" for the Tom Bihn YouTube channel, in which he used an Eagle Creek garment sleeve. He made mention of a possible Tom Bihn garment sleeve due by mid-2010. I hope that sleeve project makes it into the Bihn schedule, as I would be most interested in seeing what Mr. Bihn does with the concept. And it would be very interesting to see what Mr. Bihn could do with a garment sleeve using this new iberian red dyneema fabric, to be sure!

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Originally Posted by adealarcon

Darcy,

Any chance the co-pilot will be made in black/iberian?

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Yes! Maybe by the end of this year, but more likely, in early 2011.

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Originally Posted by KarlJ

Quite becoming... well done!

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KarlJ,

Didn't you suggest a Red Dyneema/nylon in the past? The problem with that has always been that the white lines of the Dyneema could make red look pink. We spent a lot of time finding the right shade of red that would not turn pink - and that's Iberian.

Has anyone experimented with these different dyneema colors to create a dyneema Imago? That would make a very interesting gift (purse) for a woman.

Darcy,

I had to go back and look at that thread, and you are correct. I suggested a Crimson Dyneema as well as possibly a Black Dyneema (since we were just tossing ideas around). But I could see how the dyneema fiber could make the crimson appear more pinkish, and would probably dilute the black as well unless you were starting with a very dark black. I think with the Iberian Red, you've definitiely hit the mark!

Now I'm envisioning a White dyneema. While that probably wouldn't be a very popular or practical color choice, I think an almost pearl-like appearance would be the result to it.

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Originally Posted by maverick

ahem, yes, well, i'm pretty close to west falls church metro. :)

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I'm pretty close to Grosvenor.

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Originally Posted by ams123

I'm pretty close to Grosvenor.

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Originally Posted by marbenais

And yet I've only ever seen THREE people on the Metro with Tom Bihn bags (other than friends of mine, of course!). Where are y'all hiding?

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we have a few other people on the forum in the dc area. we should try to get together one of these saturdays. maybe 25-sep-2010? on the mall in dc between the museum of natural history and the smithsonian castle? the smithsonian metro stop is right there.

we can all bring a tom bihn bag (or two) for everyone to see. i can even bring my camera and we can shoot some video - it would be fun to have someone other than me demonstrating what they pack in their tom bihn bag! it would be a good idea to coordinate so that we don't end up with a half dozen synapse backpacks! :)

bring your family, bring your dog, bring food and beverage, bring a kite, a frisbee, a ball to toss, and most importantly, bring one (or two) of your tom bihn bags!

if there is enough interest, i'd be happy to coordinate - let me know.

thanks!

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Originally Posted by maverick

we should try to get together one of these saturdays

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I like the idea of a national Tom Bihn bag trip! Once a year or two or three, a Tom Bihn event where people get together. The entry ticket? Wearing a Tom Bihn bag of course. :)

It would be a blast! of course, it could be confusing in the overhead bin, but then we'd be spotting the other attendees. It would be so much fun. :D

Like Bike Week in Daytona but Bag Week in wherever. ;)

Splendid idea!