I’ve been a Bihn user since 2003 — perhaps 10+ bags, including a late 2017 A30. Got the Y44 to succeed the A30 — wanted something I could travel with half-full, so there’d always be room to stash a parka, a paperback, or a packet of hemp protein and I’d never again find myself in the position of having to double carry to accommodate these nonce items. I travel a LOT — anthropologist and consultant, based in Berlin, clients in California, heart in Japan — and I spend up to six months a year living out of a bag. The Y44 is hands-down the best intermodal travel bag I’ve ever used. No more zipper anxiety, no more jigsaw packing, no extraneous straps to snap on seat frames. The fact that it’s unlined and has no subpocketing is a big plus for me, both wrt packing strategy and total lifecycle: makes it much easier to imagine patching or decommissioning this bag … in 30 or 40 years. I added a homemade shoulder strap from 1/2” safety line. If I could suggest one tweak for the next iteration: perhaps make the carry handles 20 percent longer to accommodate shoulder carry when it’s at > 3/4 capacity. In softgoods as in all things, simplicity is the most difficult thing to achieve. The Yeoman’s to-the-bone design bespeaks an uncommon maturity in the TB design language. Do yourself a favor.