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Total 5 star reviews: 64 Total 4 star reviews: 3 Total 3 star reviews: 1 Total 2 star reviews: 2 Total 1 star reviews: 0
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- MMark5 years agoRated 5 out of 5 starsVoice of experience: It's an outstanding bag that will last for decades.
I’m twice as old as people in TB’s marketing photo. I like the Tri-Star more than any bag I’ve had. 5 years of frequent use and my Steel Tri-Star looks new. It’s stylish but low-key, functional, and durable. I use it for month-long (or longer) trips for work and/or fun with lots of moving/packing/unpacking. I can easily see living out of this thing for a year.
High notes:
--underpacking makes it look smaller. Sometimes I use it as checked baggage if I’m lazy, but as a carry-on I’ve never had to gate-check it.
--love the end handles. Sling it into an airplane bin in 3 seconds, waste no space, and retrieve just as fast at the end. FAs appreciate that, and so do I. Why waste my life trying to handle luggage?
--the slide-out laptop sleeve and the internal rings to strap a clear 3-1-1 bag are brilliant. Airport security is easy, and the agents think those things are cool.
--concealed backpack strap connectors on the corners are elegantly subtle.
It looks serious but not ostentatious and the steel gray hides dirt. It holds its shape and isn’t floppy.
The zippers are excellent. I hated the noisy metal pulls and replaced them with paracord. TB’s plastic ends for the paracord are high quality plastic, look good, stay together, and are easy to disassemble.
- MHMichael H.Verified ReviewerBought For Myself3 years agoBought For MyselfRated 5 out of 5 stars100s of trips and still like new
One of the best things I've ever purchased. Not just best bags. I fly tons of small regional planes (CRJ700) and it always fits in the overhead. In a pinch, it will fit under the seat on a small plane, but your legroom will be lacking. I usually just put it in the overheads. On larger planes you won't have any problems. I take this for 2-3 day trips every couple of weeks. You can also hide the backpack straps and hand carrry if that matters to you. It fits everything I need including my portable CPAP. It still looks like new. Simply amazing.
- GJGlenn Jenkins J.Verified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Good Storage Size, High Quality Finishings, Thoughtful Design3 years agoBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Good Storage Size, High Quality Finishings, Thoughtful DesignRated 5 out of 5 starsFinally Did It!
Let me get this out of the way first…I’m a HUGE Tom Bihn fan. I have a little bit of of an obsession, but we will save that for another day. Now for the Tri-Star…This bag is just amazing. I ordered it for a 3 day trip to Naples, FL and it was the perfect companion to my Tom Bihn Brain Bag. It fit all of my clothes, toiletries and my laptop (in a Tom Bihn Cache😀). I also have the Absolute Shoulder Strap which was awesome as I had to hustle through the Atlanta airport. I had wanted a Tri-Star for a very long time and finally pulled the trigger. Like all Tom Bihn products, the quality and craftsmanship is top notch. Great bag for a 3-4 day get away.
- ADAndreas D.Verified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Unique, Versatile3 years agoBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, Comfortable, High Quality Craftsmanship, Unique, VersatileRated 5 out of 5 starsMost anticipated Tom Bihn arrival yet - And did not disappoint!
I bought my first Tom Bihn bag back in Feb-22 for my birthday - a Synik 30 - which I was excited to receive. But the Tri-Star was something else! It seemed like the perfect bag for business and leisure travel, by train, car or plane; it had all the features I was looking for... But it continued to be out of stock month after month. I looked at all the reviews multiple times, and I waited, and waited... and finally it was back on the production line, and my most preferred colour was on the list: Grey Steel exterior with Blue Fjord interior. So on restock day I was hunched over my latop, at 07:00 Seattle time (15:00 London UK) ready to hit the button as soon as the order book opened... and I was lucky to get my order through. A long week went past and my Tristar arrived - the most anticipated Tom Bihn arrival ever! And the bag is perfect - it has not disappointed. The sad truth is that I am still working from home (Covid) with no work trip opportunities on the horizon... so I waited for my wife to go work (she does not know the full extent my bag obsession) and I did 2 trials to test my Tristar. Trial 1: Work Trip, 1 night away: laptop, cables and chargers; ipad, freudian slip with pens and documents, 1 spare shirt and change of underwear; toiletries; gym kit. Everything fitted perfectly. The bag was not too heavy; and very comfortable to carry as a backpack (I walked up and down my street several times). Trial 2: Leisure weekend away to London with wife: …
- RRCVerified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Durable, Compact, Versatile3 years agoBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Durable, Compact, VersatileRated 5 out of 5 starsForm and Function - an awesome work travel bag
I’ve been travelling on and off for work for 10 years now with a Tristar. It really nails the perfect work bag with function for clothes and work gear. I’ve travelled for up to a week in the bag although it can be heavy if you overload it (my problem, not the bag’s).
I like the boxy nature of it as it stands up by itself, never falling over. And each pocket serves a purpose well. I’ve tried many others over the year, but this is the one I keep coming back to. Nothing is perfect, but this bag is a close to it for your travelling worker as it will ever get.
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