The Side Kick in Aubergine (dark purple) Ballistic with a Island (blue with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Aubergine (dark purple) Ballistic with a Wisteria (pale purple with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Aubergine (dark purple) Ballistic with an Seafoam (pale green with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Aubergine (dark purple) 525 Ballistic with an Northwest Sky (light grey with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Aubergine (dark purple) Ballistic with an Tidal (pale blue with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Aubergine (dark purple) Ballistic with a Kiwi (bright green with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Aubergine (dark purple) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Aubergine (dark purple) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Burnt Orange Ballistic with an Northwest Sky (light grey with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Burnt Orange Ballistic. The Side Kick in Burnt Orange Ballistic. Side Kick in Wilderness Ballistic with Moss 210 Cerylon interior The Side Kick in Wilderness (forest green) 525 Ballistic with Moab (oxblood red with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. Side Kick in Wilderness Ballistic with Dusk 210 Cerylon interior The Side Kick in Wilderness (forest green) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Wilderness (forest green) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Constellation (light blue) 630 Ballistic with an Sakura (pale pink with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Constellation (light blue) 525 Ballistic with an Solaris (yellow with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Constellation (light blue) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Constellation (light blue) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Black Ballistic with an Acai (dark purple with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Black Ballistic with an Cerise (pink with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Black Ballistic with an Seafoam (pale green with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Black Ballistic with an Zest (orange with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Black Ballistic with an Sakura (pale pink with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Black 525 Ballistic with an Island (bright blue with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Black Ballistic with a Sitka (dark green with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Black 525 Ballistic with an Moab (oxblood red with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Black Ballistic with an Northwest Sky (light grey with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Black 525 Ballistic with an Northwest Sky (grey with light grey grid) 210 Cerylon interior. The Side Kick in Black 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Black 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Nebulous Grey (medium grey) Ballistic with an Sangria (red with dark red grid) 210 Cerylon interior. The Side Kick in Nebulous Grey (medium grey) Ballistic with an Solaris (yellow with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Nebulous Grey (medium grey) Ballistic with an Marigold (yellow with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Nebulous Grey (medium grey) Ballistic with an Seafoam (pale green with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Nebulous Grey (medium grey) 525 Ballistic with an Island (blue with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Nebulous Grey (medium grey) 525 Ballistic with an Acai (dark purple with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Nebulous Grey (medium grey) 525 Ballistic with an Moab (oxblood red with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Nebulous Grey (medium grey) 525 Ballistic with an Moab (oxblood red with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Nebulous Grey (medium grey) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Nebulous Grey (medium grey) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Coyote (sand brown) Ballistic with an Dawn (blue-grey with light blue-grey grid) 210 Cerylon interior. The Side Kick in Coyote (sand brown) Ballistic. The Side Kick in Coyote (sand brown) Ballistic. The Side Kick in Deep Blue (dark blue) Ballistic with an Acai (dark purple with white grid) 210 Cerylon interior. The Side Kick in Deep Blue (dark blue) Ballistic with an Moss (green with light green grid) 210 Cerylon interior. The Side Kick in Deep Blue (dark blue) Ballistic with an Moss (green with light green grid) 210 Cerylon interior. The Side Kick in Deep Blue (midnight blue) 525 Ballistic with Acai (dark purple with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Deep Blue (midnight blue) 525 Ballistic with Coyote (brown with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Deep Blue (midnight blue) 525 Ballistic with Taiga (olive green with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Deep Blue 630 Ballistic The Side Kick in Deep Blue 630 Ballistic The Side Kick in Ursa (brown-grey) 525 Ballistic with an Dawn (blue-grey with light blue-grey grid) 210 Cerylon interior. The Side Kick in Ursa (brown-grey) 630 Ballistic with an Kiwi (bright green with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Ursa (brown-grey) 630 Ballistic with an Wisteria (pale purple with white grid) 210 Cerylon interior. The Side Kick in Ursa (brown-grey) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Ursa (brown-grey) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Cloud (light grey) 525 Ballistic with an Tahoma (white with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Cloud (light grey) 525 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Raspberry (reddish purple) 630 Ballistic with an Acai (dark purple with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Raspberry (reddish purple) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Raspberry (reddish purple) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Saguaro (olive green) 630 Ballistic with a Persimmon (dark orange with orange grid) 210 Cerylon interior. The Side Kick in Saguaro (olive green) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Saguaro (olive green) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Mars Red Ballistic with an Northwest Sky (light grey with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Mars Red (dark red) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Mars Red (dark red) 630 Ballistic. The Side Kick in Black 420 Spectron The Side Kick in Black 420 Spectron with Kiwi 200 Halcyon interior The Side Kick in Taiga (olive green with grey grid) 400 Halcyon with an Northwest Sky (light grey with white grid) 200 Halcyon interior. The Side Kick in Taiga (olive green with grey grid) 400 Halcyon. new color / photo coming soon; an illustration of shears and a length of fabric.
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Side Kick

4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
4.9 Stars (488 Reviews)

$82.00

Color: Aubergine Ballistic/Island 200 Halcyon

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An everyday cross-body shoulder bag that can also be used as a sling bag or waist pack.

3 Liters / 185 cu. in.

Looking for the Side Effect or Side Hustle?
Add a key strap?
$7.50 - 8”, Snaphook-Snaphook / Coyote Webbing
visible variant TB0513-CT^^An 8-inch Coyote (tan) Key Strap with a snaphook at either end.

Side Kick

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TLDR

A versatile everyday crossbody shoulder bag that can also be used as a sling bag, waist pack, or organizer pouch.

  • Main compartment with lots of organization: 7 open-top interior pockets of varying sizes 
  • 4 O-rings inside to tether extra organizer pouches and/or Key Straps
  • Zippered pocket on the exterior with 1 O-ring and a clipped 8" Key Strap
  • Wear it crossbody with our 1" Shoulder Strap (included) or as a sling bag / waistpack with a 1" Waist Strap (optional)

Want a smaller version of the Side Kick? Check out the Side Effect. Want a bigger version? Check out the Side Hustle.

Full Description

Main Compartment

The main compartment of the Side Kick opens with two zipper sliders, making it convenient for left or right-handed folks. It also allows you to choose where the sliders end up when the bag is closed. This compartment can fit a small water bottle, a paperback book, or even an ultralight rain shell or down vest stuffed into itself or in a Travel Stuff Sack. 

On the front interior side of the main compartment are two large open-top pockets. They are sized to fit your phone, wallet, notebook, or even a pair of sunglasses inside an eyeglasses case.

On the back interior side of the main compartment is one large open-top organizational pocket that spans the width of the Side Kick. You can fit 7" - 8" tablets, including the iPad Mini in our size 8A Cache.

In front of this large organizational pocket are four additional smaller pockets. The two on one end can fit items like granola bars, hand cream, or sunscreen. The two on the other end can each fit a pen or pencil.

All interior pockets are made with our super tough 200d Halcyon or 210d Cerylon fabric.

Four O-rings, two on the back side and two on the front side of the interior main compartment, allow you to trick out your organization even further: attach Ghost Whale Organizer Pouches, Mystery Organizer Pouches, and/or any of our Key Strap variants to keep essentials handy and tethered safely.

Zippered Exterior Pocket

The exterior of the Side Kick has a straight zippered pocket that spans the full width of the bag and is designed to fit your passport, notebook, tablet, or anything that is relatively flat. Inside the zippered pocket is one O-ring with a clipped 8" Key Strap. We consider this the front side of the bag, but you can always flip the bag around and make it the back side if you prefer.

Ways to Carry the Side Kick

Shoulder/Crossbody Bag

On either side of the Side Kick are horizontal webbing loops to which you can attach the adjustable 1" Shoulder Strap (included), made from nylon webbing and with plastic clips (but no pad). When you're not wearing the Side Kick, you can use the 1" Shoulder Strap to hang it on a coat hook or from a doorknob.

Waist Pack or Sling Bag

Also on the sides of the bag are unobtrusive webbing loops to which you can attach an optional 1" Gatekeeper Waist Strap, using our ubiquitous Gatekeeper clips. Wear the Side Kick around your waist or hips, and you've got a sweet waist pack. Wear it crossbody with the bag on your back, and you've got a mini sling bag. Either way, it's great for cycling, hiking, or any situation where you need your hands completely free. 

Use as an Organizer Pouch

Clip one side of our Key Strap variants to the Side Kick and then clip the other side to an O-ring inside one of our larger bags. That way, the Side Kick stays tethered to your bag.

What's Included

1" Shoulder Strap

A simple and light-duty shoulder strap made of 1" nylon webbing. It is adjustable and has plastic snaphooks at each end. It does not have a pad.

8" Snaphook/Snaphook Key Strap

As with most of our bags, we've included a key strap. 8" long from tip-to-tip, a snaphook on either end. Good for attaching your keys to.

A Set of Black Zipper Pulls

A set of pulls to extend or replace your metal pulls.

What's Optional

Gatekeeper Hip Belt

Attach this to the unobtrusive webbing loops on the sides of the Side Kick if you want to wear this as a sling bag or waist pack. 

The main compartment of the Side Kick opens with two zipper sliders, making it convenient for left or right-handed folks. It also allows you to choose where the sliders end up when the bag is closed. This compartment can fit a small water bottle, a paperback book, or even an ultralight rain shell or down vest stuffed into itself or in a Travel Stuff Sack. 

On the front interior side of the main compartment are two large open-top pockets. They are sized to fit your phone, wallet, notebook, or even a pair of sunglasses inside an eyeglasses case.

On the back interior side of the main compartment is one large open-top organizational pocket that spans the width of the Side Kick. You can fit 7" - 8" tablets, including the iPad Mini in our size 8A Cache.

In front of this large organizational pocket are four additional smaller pockets. The two on one end can fit items like granola bars, hand cream, or sunscreen. The two on the other end can each fit a pen or pencil.

All interior pockets are made with our super tough 200d Halcyon or 210d Cerylon fabric.

Four O-rings, two on the back side and two on the front side of the interior main compartment, allow you to trick out your organization even further: attach Ghost Whale Organizer Pouches, Mystery Organizer Pouches, and/or any of our Key Strap variants to keep essentials handy and tethered safely.

The exterior of the Side Kick has a straight zippered pocket that spans the full width of the bag and is designed to fit your passport, notebook, tablet, or anything that is relatively flat. Inside the zippered pocket is one O-ring with a clipped 8" Key Strap. We consider this the front side of the bag, but you can always flip the bag around and make it the back side if you prefer.

Shoulder/Crossbody Bag

On either side of the Side Kick are horizontal webbing loops to which you can attach the adjustable 1" Shoulder Strap (included), made from nylon webbing and with plastic clips (but no pad). When you're not wearing the Side Kick, you can use the 1" Shoulder Strap to hang it on a coat hook or from a doorknob.

Waist Pack or Sling Bag

Also on the sides of the bag are unobtrusive webbing loops to which you can attach an optional 1" Gatekeeper Waist Strap, using our ubiquitous Gatekeeper clips. Wear the Side Kick around your waist or hips, and you've got a sweet waist pack. Wear it crossbody with the bag on your back, and you've got a mini sling bag. Either way, it's great for cycling, hiking, or any situation where you need your hands completely free. 

Use as an Organizer Pouch

Clip one side of our Key Strap variants to the Side Kick and then clip the other side to an O-ring inside one of our larger bags. That way, the Side Kick stays tethered to your bag.

1" Shoulder Strap

A simple and light-duty shoulder strap made of 1" nylon webbing. It is adjustable and has plastic snaphooks at each end. It does not have a pad.

8" Snaphook/Snaphook Key Strap

As with most of our bags, we've included a key strap. 8" long from tip-to-tip, a snaphook on either end. Good for attaching your keys to.

A Set of Black Zipper Pulls

A set of pulls to extend or replace your metal pulls.

Gatekeeper Hip Belt

Attach this to the unobtrusive webbing loops on the sides of the Side Kick if you want to wear this as a sling bag or waist pack. 

Materials

Exterior Fabrics

bluesign® certified 630d High-Tenacity 2x2 Ballistic nylon

Interior Fabrics

bluesign® and OEKO-TEX® certified 200 denier Halcyon/nylon ripstop 
— or —
bluesign® certified 210 denier Cerylon 6,6 Ripstop nylon

Zippers

#8 YKK coil zippers

Specs

Dimensions

9.6" (w) x 7.5" (h) x 2.8" (d) / 245 (w) x 190 (h) x 70 (d) mm

Weight

420 Spectron: 7.8 oz / 220 grams
630d Ballistic Nylon: 9.4 oz / 267 grams

Volume

3 liters / 185 cu. in. (ASTM Standard Measure)

Total O-Rings

5 (4 in the main compartment, 1 in the side pocket)

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488 reviews
  • JP
    Verified Buyer
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Versatile, Comfortable, Good Storage Size
    8 hours ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Versatile, Comfortable, Good Storage Size
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    It's a Yes from Me 😃

    The Tom Bihn Side Kick checks many boxes, if you’re looking for utility, comfort, and subdued style. Its design is simple and timeless. Its aesthetic is clean, especially in the gorgeous new 420 Spectron fabric.

    Professionals, Travelers, Students, and Everyday people on-the-go, will find the Tom Bihn Side Kick to be more than just a pocket reliever with an understated and simple but stylish aesthetic. I mean, it’s Tom Bihn, which stands for quality, adaptability to and functionality in almost every situation as a rule.

    What's great about this Side Kick?

    😃 SPECTRON: The 420 Spectron fabric is out of this world. I love it! I love the feel of it. I love the look of it. I love that THIS is the direction that the company has moved in their search for a worthy successor to Halcyon - and Cerylon?

    😃 MAIN COMPARTMENT ZIPPER: I love how buttery smooth the number 8 YKK zipper is as it runs across the top of the main compartment with either a slight pull or an authoritative yank. It’s super satisfying.

    😃 CONSTRUCTION: Like every bag and accessory that I have had and currently have from Tom Bihn, it's top notch. This is absolutely the result of the skill and expertise of the workforce behind it all. Now, does stuff happen? Well...

    What could be a little off for some?

    😐 FLIPPETY FLOPPETY: In 420 Spectron, the Side Kick is a VERY floppy bag. I don’t mind it much, myself, but I can see where some may think it’s just too floppy. This bag, in Spectron, may need some/more interfacing…

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  • Ashley R.
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    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Good Storage Size, Versatile, Comfortable
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    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Good Storage Size, Versatile, Comfortable
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Perfect EDC

    I. Love. This. Bag! At 3 litres, it's the right size to hold my daily necessities: a Boox ereader, phone, keys, wallet, power bank, charging cable and wall mount, lipstick and mirror, small notebook and pens, ear buds. The number of pockets is ideal, too. The surface is easy to clean, and the strap fits my large torso perfectly. This bag is perfect!

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  • Robert R.
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    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Compact, Versatile, Thoughtful Design
    2 days ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Compact, Versatile, Thoughtful Design
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Brilliant, compact everyday carry bag

    I hate having stuff in my pockets. This lil burnt orange beauty carries everything I need — wallet, keys, sunglasses, notebook, pens, etc. Occasionally, an e-reader or a book too.

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  • Kevin H.
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    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Sewn in USA, Good Storage Size, Versatile
    1 week ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Sewn in USA, Good Storage Size, Versatile
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Perfect

    This is the 3rd or 4th bag I’ve tried, all from other brands, and all didn’t work very well for me for one reason or another. Volume, layout, pockets - everything here is exactly as I need it.

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  • William A.
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    Bought For Gift
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Good Storage Size
    1 week ago
    Bought For Gift
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Good Storage Size
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Great every day bag

    I bought this for my SO as they needed a new bag (their old one was stuffed to the brim) - this holds all their needs and more! Even fits a small 12oz water bottle. The rotating attachments on the side of the bag allows it to hang comfortably, which was an issue with the previous bag as well. I have a bit of bag envy now!

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