Medium Cafe Bag
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Medium Cafe Bag
Materials:
| Material options: 400d Halcyon/420d nylon ripstop exterior/ultralight 200d Halcyon lining 525d HT Ballistic Nylon exterior/210d HT Ballistic Nylon lining |
| Duraflex®, Nexus, and Woojin buckles and related components |
| #8 YKK coil zipper on pocket |
| Nylon webbing shoulder strap and handle |
Construction:
| Made in USA with fabric from Korea / Japan / U.S.A. |
| 100% finished seams |
Specs:
| Dimensions: 10.6" (w) x 12.2" (h) x 3" (d) / 270 (w) x 310 (h) x 75 (d) mm |
| Weight: 525d HT Ballistic Nylon: 14.5 oz / 411 g 400d Halcyon/420d nylon ripstop: 12 oz / 330 g |
| Volume: 500 cubic inches / 8 liters (ASTM Standard Measure) |
| 1.5" / 38 mm shoulder strap extends to 54" / 1.3 m |
| Optional, removable 1" / 25 mm waist strap |
| Total O-rings: 4 (3 in the main compartment; 1 in the front zippered pocket) |
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The Medium Café Bag is designed to help you carry and organize your everyday gear. Wear it cross-body or over the shoulder.
The main, open-top compartment and front, zippered pocket of the Medium Café Bag are covered by an asymmetrical flap that closes with our distinctive offset Duraflex® Warrior buckle. The zippered pocket, which has one
Inside the main compartment of the Medium Café Bag, you'll find four organizer pockets. Two of the pockets are sized for your cell phone/iPod or a small wallet, and two are sized for pens. The main compartment also has three
The Medium Café Bag rides on your shoulder with a 1-1/2" shoulder strap made of high quality nylon webbing. It features a low-profile shoulder pad with a grippy underside.
The Medium Café Bag can also be carried by a webbing handle that is on the top/back of the bag. Available as an optional accessory is a removable waist strap so you can wear the Medium Café Bag
Think the Medium Café Bag is too big? You're in luck! The Café Bag is also available in size Small. And if you're wondering which size is "the one", here's our guide to choosing the right size of Café bag.
Choosing an Exterior FabricYou like choices and we like to give you choices! That's why the Medium Café Bag is typically available* in two different exterior fabrics. Our Materials Glossary explains each fabric in great detail, but here are some quick facts that may help you decide which to choose. And we're always here if you have questions: emailus@tombihn.com 400d Halcyon
525d High Tenacity Ballistic Nylon
*There may be times when one of the exterior fabrics mentioned here isn't available. Even with our best efforts, the demand for our bags occasionally outpaces our production capabilities: at times, some products, color combinations, or fabrics might be temporarily unavailable or "In Production." See the In Production color combinations as a guide to what our factory crew is making and what will be available next. |
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Laptop Fit Guide
1. Measure Your Laptop
Measure your laptop (or Google its make, model,
and the word “dimensions” to find its listed dimensions).
Compare its measurements with the chart to the left
(swap the Height and Width when measuring for a
Vertical oriented Cache).
2. Compare Those Measurements To These
| Size | Interior Width | Interior Height | Interior Thickness |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08A (iPad Mini) | 7.76" / 197mm | 5.08" / 129mm | 0.31-0.78" / 8-20mm |
| 10A (10.5" iPad Pro) | 9.76" / 248mm | 6.61" / 168mm | 0.31-0.78" / 8-20mm |
| 10B (iPad or 9.7" iPad Pro) | 9.33" / 237mm | 6.46" / 164mm | 0.31-0.78" / 8-20mm |
| 11A (11" iPad Pro) | 9.87" / 250mm | 7.25" / 184mm | 0.31-0.78" / 8-20mm |
| 12A (12" Macbook) | 10.94" / 278mm | 7.51" / 191mm | 0.31-0.78" / 8-20mm |
| 12B (2018 12.9" iPad Pro) | 11.75" / 298mm | 9.13" / 231mm | 0.31-0.78" / 8-20mm |
| 13B (Some 13" PCs) | 12.56" / 319mm | 8.03" / 204mm | 0.39-1.00" / 10-25mm |
| 13C (pre-2017 13" Macbook Pro) | 12.24" / 311mm | 8.90" / 226mm | 0.39-1.00" / 10-25mm |
| 13D (13" Macbook Pro Touchbar or 13” Air Retina) | 11.97" / 304mm | 8.11" / 206mm | 0.39-1.00" / 10-25mm |
| 13E (11" Macbook Air) | 11.89" / 302mm | 7.44" / 189mm | 0.39-1.00" / 10-25mm |
Build your own organization
your bag already has great built-in organization. that said, you may want to add these optional organizational accessories to further organize and protect what you carry.
Cache
The Cache is a protective laptop or tablet sleeve that's available in many sizes to fit a wide variety of devices.
Freudian Slip
Adds eleven organizational pockets to the Medium Cafe Bag. One side has two open-top pockets, one in expandable mesh; magazines, an iPad or iPad Air, papers or notebooks fit great in those pockets (they’re a bit small for file folders). The other side has two open-top mesh pockets that can fit bulky stuff: snacks, power supplies, cords, a hard drive. Above the mesh pockets are four pen slots and one multi-tool/knife/flashlight pocket; there’s also a pocket for a phone, big or small.
Gatekeeper Waist Strap
The Gatekeeper Waist Strap secures the Medium Cafe Bag to your body and offers extra stability when you're hiking, riding your bike (push or motor), or running to catch the bus. Closes with a side-release buckle that adjusts on both sides.
Messenger Stabilizers
The 1" Café/Ristretto Messenger Stabilizer is designed to keep your Café Bag close and prevent it from swinging around to the front when you're riding your motorcycle or bicycle or just moving fast on foot. Uses one-half of your bag's waist strap (the half with the male buckle) so make sure to order the optional Gatekeeper Waist Strap if you'd like to use the Messenger Stabilizer.
Ultrasuede Shoulder Strap Wrap
The Medium Cafe Bag comes standard with a small, low-profile, molded plastic pad with a grippy underside. If that's not your style, you might like the Ultrasuede® Shoulder Strap Wrap: it's made of ultrasoft Ultrasuede® laminated to soft Ensolite foam. The Ultrasuede® Shoulder Strap Wrap wraps around the shoulder strap and attaches back on itself with hook and loop and snaps: it's easy to add it "after market," as they say.
Lifetime Guarantee
You can expect your TOM BIHN bag to give you years of hard service. Our bags are guaranteed to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the life of the bag. That means if something goes wrong and it's our fault, we'll fix it at no charge.
Defects in materials or workmanship are uncommon and are most often evident while your bag is still new. Keep in mind that daypacks and briefcases are often subject to serious wear in everyday use. We often see TOM BIHN bags that are still solid and in use after five, ten, fifteen, even twenty or twenty-five years, with minor repairs needed here or there. But remember: only true love lasts forever.