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TLDR
Super light, super durable, and super comfortable. Perfect for storing bottles of drinks of your choice, cartons of milk, canned food, and other heavy stuff.
- Large open-top main compartment with 2 smaller pockets inside
- Piping on the seams to maintain the bag's structure
- Handles with PORON® foam padding for extra comfort
You can also check out our Original Large Shop Bag.
02.
Full Description
Large Open-Top Main Compartment
The main compartment of the Original Small Shop Bag can fit a lot! It's perfect for your farmer's market haul, to-go lunch, books, or folded up clothing.
The inside of the Original Small Shop Bag has two deep, open-top pockets you can use for items like wine or water bottles. When not in use, you can fold the entire bag into one of these pockets (see video here) if you want to save space, or store it inside your larger bag until you need it.
There are 2 O-rings in the interior of the Shop Bag. On one of the O-rings is a Key Strap and the other is unoccupied so that you can clip on a pouch, if you want.
Piping on the Seams
We've piped the seams with the same stiff plastic material used on hat brims. This piping gives the Shop Bag just enough structure to stand up while you're filling it.
PORON® Foam-Padded Handles
In addition to its good looks and organization, you'll notice that the Original Small Shop Bag's PORON®-padded handles make it comfortable to carry, even when it's quite heavy. Designed to be an ideal length that will allow most people to carry the bag in their hand or wear it over their shoulder, these handles successfully prevent that awful hand-slicing or shoulder-tugging experience of lugging traditional non-padded fabric handles. The PORON® will never break down or wear thin, no matter how many trips you make to the store.
What's Included
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.
What's Optional
The Original Small Shop Bag is the perfect bag for adding your own modular organization or clipping accessories into the O-rings, if you want. We recommend taking a look at our collection of organizational bags.
The main compartment of the Original Small Shop Bag can fit a lot! It's perfect for your farmer's market haul, to-go lunch, books, or folded up clothing.
The inside of the Original Small Shop Bag has two deep, open-top pockets you can use for items like wine or water bottles. When not in use, you can fold the entire bag into one of these pockets (see video here) if you want to save space, or store it inside your larger bag until you need it.
There are 2 O-rings in the interior of the Shop Bag. On one of the O-rings is a Key Strap and the other is unoccupied so that you can clip on a pouch, if you want.
We've piped the seams with the same stiff plastic material used on hat brims. This piping gives the Shop Bag just enough structure to stand up while you're filling it.
In addition to its good looks and organization, you'll notice that the Original Small Shop Bag's PORON®-padded handles make it comfortable to carry, even when it's quite heavy. Designed to be an ideal length that will allow most people to carry the bag in their hand or wear it over their shoulder, these handles successfully prevent that awful hand-slicing or shoulder-tugging experience of lugging traditional non-padded fabric handles. The PORON® will never break down or wear thin, no matter how many trips you make to the store.
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.
The Original Small Shop Bag is the perfect bag for adding your own modular organization or clipping accessories into the O-rings, if you want. We recommend taking a look at our collection of organizational bags.
Still Have Questions?
- emailus@tombihn.com
- Ask in our Forums
03.
Materials
Material
1000 denier Cordura Nylon
bluesign® certified 210 denier High Tenacity 2x2 Ballistic Nylon
bluesign® certified 210 denier Cerylon 6,6 Ripstop Nylon
or
Cotton Twill
Handles
PORON® foam
04.
Specs
Dimensions
12.2" (w) x 10.2" (h) x 9.4" (d) / 310 (w) x 260 (h) x 240 (d) mm
Handle Length: 19.5" / 495 mm
Weight
200 Halcyon: 5.8 / 165 grams
Volume
15 liters / 900 cu. in.
Total O-Rings
2 (2 in the main compartment)
- Robert O.Verified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts High Quality Craftsmanship, Compact, Durable, Sewn in USA, Thoughtful Design1 hour agoBought For MyselfProduct Standouts High Quality Craftsmanship, Compact, Durable, Sewn in USA, Thoughtful DesignRated 5 out of 5 stars5-star bag
Strong, simple, beautiful. Our Tahoma shop bag.
Was this helpful? - Susan W.Verified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Sewn in USA, High Quality Craftsmanship, Compact, Durable6 hours agoBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Sewn in USA, High Quality Craftsmanship, Compact, DurableRated 5 out of 5 starsSmall but strong
Many years ago I bought a lot of large Tom Bihn shop bags for groceries. Fast forward many years later and one of the changes in the grocery stores is they try to stuff everything in one bag. Well with the large version, this is basically possible and the bag can hold it all but I don't enjoy lifting a 50lb bag of groceries up two flights of stairs. Enter the small shop bag. It holds noticeably less, but still as strong and functional as it's big sibling, and that is the beauty of it. Now the grocery store clerks can't overfill this to be too heavy (well if I got only canned goods or gallons of milk maybe). Makes grocery shopping much more pleasant. I got two in tidal which is my second favorite blue from Tom Bihn right behind Acuity.
Was this helpful? - Aida A.Verified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Good Storage Size, Comfortable, VersatileYesterdayBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Good Storage Size, Comfortable, VersatileRated 5 out of 5 starsVersatile
This is a versatile lightweight bag, perfect for groceries, running errands, beach bag, and travel. Great quality that Tom Bihn is known for. Love it in Wisteria.
Was this helpful? - Erin S.Verified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, VersatileYesterdayBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, VersatileRated 5 out of 5 starsThe best bag returns!
I’ve had a small shop bag for about 4 years and we use it constantly. A while ago, my husband said “you know, we could really use another one.” But then they were retired! So glad they came back, now we have two. Seriously, best bag ever. So handy, so packable!
Was this helpful? - Joanna C.Verified BuyerBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Durable, Compact, Good Storage SizeYesterdayBought For MyselfProduct Standouts Thoughtful Design, High Quality Craftsmanship, Durable, Compact, Good Storage SizeRated 5 out of 5 starsGlad it’s Back!
I love this style bag. It’s been retired and now is back. I like the two interior bottle pockets that can be used for all sorts of things. Minor complaint is that straps slip off shoulders too easily.
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05.
Sewn in Seattle
Our bags are designed and sewn right here in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
That allows us to be control freaks in the best way possible; we have direct control and oversight of the quality of our materials, our products, and the jobs and working environment that we help create. It also offers us a unique spontaneity: when we have an idea for a new product or accessory, we can design it, figure out how to build it, add it to our website and be ready to ship it out our front door all within just a few weeks. How cool is that?
Intrigued? You can find out more about the unusual way we do business on our Company Philosophy page.
06.
THE BIHN Guarantee
Everything you buy from us here at TOM BIHN is satisfaction guaranteed. We’ve been in business since 1972 and we stand behind what we make.
If something goes wrong and it's our fault, we'll fix it for free. Repairs due to normal wear and tear or due to other things that are not our fault will be performed, when possible, at a reasonable charge right here in our Seattle factory where your bag was made. Defects in materials or workmanship are uncommon and almost always evident while the product is still new. Keep in mind that bags and packs are often subject to extreme wear in everyday use: do not expect them to last forever. Only true love lasts forever! You can expect a TOM BIHN product to give years and years of hard service.