Color Updates
Guides, gear insights, and stories for carrying well.
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The TOM BIHN Synapse 25 has been my trusted daily companion for 8 years. In 2019 our puppy Flake moved in, a Czechoslovakian Wolfdog. He challenged the fate of my beloved Synapse 25. This...
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Zeke, the filmmmaker behind many of our videos, documented a 30 day trip through Northern Italy with his wife and son. In this post, Zeke shares an essay about the reasons for...
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I'm lucky enough to have been traveling pretty regularly for the past five or six years, from city breaks in Belgium to exploring the Antarctic peninsula and thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Traveling...
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Be sure to read Part One of Jenn's trip report, which details how and what she packed. After finding out my husband would be in southern California for work, we decided to take...
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Light packing has always been a bit of a stretch or wishful thinking for me. I used to lean towards a "more = better prepared" philosophy instead of "planning = better prepared."...
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Travel can be fun, but in some instances it can be long and monotonous, whether we're talking about a 45-hour cross-country train ride, a 10-hour international plane ride, a 5-hour bus trip,...
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You've seen Joe and Jenny's (see their bio at the bottom of this post) photography work all over our website. They recently took a quick trip with some friends to test out...
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We've been using The Hero's Journey backpack on overnight backpacking trips for the past several months. Last weekend's destination was Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm, camping for the night at the Sahale...
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Kristian is the photographer behind the shots of our new Hero's Journey backpack. Most of the photos were taken on hut-to-hut hiking trips in Norway and Switzerland; this essay features additional photos...
Sewn in Seattle
So here you are in Seattle. You've just been to the TOM BIHN Factory Showroom to hang out and see some bags in person while you're in the Emerald City. Maybe you've...
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Zeek (you know him from SHEP, the people who make our videos) and his friends went to Mexico City. With their TOM BIHN bags, of course. Here's a video that Zeek made...
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We wanted to see the classic sights of Yellowstone and we wanted to be touristy. We wanted to see the Fall colors in the Tetons. We wanted to stay in a nice...
