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Carry Guides

Top 5 Most Underrated TOM BIHN Bags, Ranked by You

When it comes to hidden gems, no one knows TOM BIHN bags better than the people who carry them. Earlier this week, we put out a poll on Instagram and asked you to vote on which bags deserve a little more recognition...
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The BIHN Bulletin

Guides, gear insights, and stories for carrying well.

  • TOM BIHN crew members wearing and sewing cloth masks.

    Company Updates

    Factory Update: Making Face Masks

    Our Seattle factory is still at work — we’ve devoted our entire production capacity to efforts to make face masks for our healthcare heroes due to the shortage of medical-grade masks. For the sake of healthcare professionals, we hope that medical-grade personal protective equipment is produced and restocked as soon as possible; in the meantime, we are here and working as fast as we can to help. We're also shipping orders, answering emails and live chats. Plus, some updates on bags and debuts.

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  • A pile of pouches of various sizes and colors.

    Company Updates

    (No More) Surprise Pouch With Every Order

    Now through whenever, we’re going to include a complimentary surprise pouch with every order. All orders shipped today (03/18) received the surprise pouch. You don’t need a code, you don’t need to ask for it: if you place an order, you'll get one.

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  • A person cutting fabric at the TOM BIHN factory.

    Company Updates

    Update! We're shipping orders + answering emails but with a few changes...

    We've adjusted our shipping and customer service hours. In brief: we're still shipping orders and answering emails, but we may not be as quick as usual to do either. Nik, Darcy, and Tom (the owners of TOM BIHN) are working and will continue to work even after everyone else heads home; they're shipping orders, processing returns, and designing and making new bags. Darcy is training on the fabric saw, and Tom and Nik will be looking at the feasibility of the two of them sewing bags that we could (hopefully) make available for purchase soon.

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  • A TOM BIHN bag being washed with lots of soap and suds.

    All about Bags

    How To Clean — and Disinfect — Your TOM BIHN Bag

    We’re all being asked to do our part in stopping the spread of COVID-19 by washing our hands frequently and disinfecting commonly touched surfaces. Many of us may want to wash or disinfect our bags on a more regular basis. In an effort to help, we want to share an expanded range of options for cleaning your bag. Read on for the full details.

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  • Two people doing an 'elbow bump' instead of a fist bump.

    Sewn in Seattle

    Our Efforts In Seattle

    We are grateful that we here at TOM BIHN have not been directly impacted by COVID-19. Right now, our thoughts are with our community, our city, this country and the world; we are doing everything we can think of to do our part to stay healthy. Read on for specifics.

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  • Matthew with a Burnt Orange Pilot, walking through a Light Rail station

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    Q&A with Matthew

    Your work here at TB includes a lot of variety. Can you tell us about what you do? It does! Gosh, there are so many different things! Let's see, my primary responsibilities...

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  • Di cutting a cake to share with the rest of the TOM BIHN crew

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    Q&A with Di

    Di has been a Sewing/Joining Professional at TOM BIHN for over 10 years. Joining is a skill that requires focus, strength, ability, and talent, and Di is a master at her craft....

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  • TOM BIHN Strap Keepers for excess webbing

    Design

    Strap Keepers

    Hey! We've come up with a new design of Strap Keepers and we'd like your help testing them. It’s one of those to-may-to or to-mah-to kind of things: some folks don’t like...

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