bag review in two photos
In November 2012, Tom Bihn, the company who made my great little backpack I've mentioned before, sent me a bag. For free. Because my mum sent them my "review" of the backpack, and they asked which bag it was I'd mentioned saving for in that post, and I told them, and then they sent it to me.
Which bag, you ask? This one. They even included the mega shoulder strap (which, holy cow have I used). It was one of the more delightful surprises of 2012, I'll tell you what.
(Have I mentioned I will be purchasing all of my bags and luggage from this company forever and ever? Because, yeah. Yeah, I will.)
My biggest problem with this bag is that I pack it with so much stuff that I can't carry it long distance (like, through an airport) without pain. This is not the bag's fault. I just really need to do more pushups.
A lot.
In hindsight, I should probably spot-clean the sidewalk salt smudges off the fabric. That can't be good for it. (I will not blame the bus driver or station workers for unloading my bag into the slush. I will not. It's not their fault there was slush. But. Argh.)
Wanna see it all unpacked?
Top to bottom:
One scarf
One linen top
One dress
One empty laundry bag
Three button-down shirts
One sweater
Two pairs of baselayer bottoms
Three pairs of baselayer tops
Two tank tops
One long-sleeved teeshirt
Four regular teeshirts
One pair of PJ socks
Two pairs of underwear
Two bras
Two pairs of jeans
Four cloth pads
One toothbrush
A small bag of hotel soaps and extra contacts
A comb
A case of Q-tips
Okay I am not naming all of my toiletries
Fingerless gloves
A hat
One pair of Yaktrax
One pair of sandals
One pair of gaters
A headlamp
A purse
A silk sleeping bag liner
Six bottles of supplements
Colored pencils
A day-planner
Three hardcover books
Two children's books
A wall calendar
A three-disc DVD set
Three paperback books
A journal
A tarot set
An Altoids tin
...
And. And. The best part? I can get this bag nearly as full as I did yesterday and still make it count as a carry-on, when I fly. Ooooh yeah.
I got the bag for free, because Tom Bihn is a company that has mastered the art of customer service (among other arts, like making great bags). But I had truly meant to buy it, and, if I'd succeeded in doing so, I would've told you this was one of the better investments I'd ever made.
Just in case you're on the lookout for some new luggage...
Which bag, you ask? This one. They even included the mega shoulder strap (which, holy cow have I used). It was one of the more delightful surprises of 2012, I'll tell you what.
(Have I mentioned I will be purchasing all of my bags and luggage from this company forever and ever? Because, yeah. Yeah, I will.)
My biggest problem with this bag is that I pack it with so much stuff that I can't carry it long distance (like, through an airport) without pain. This is not the bag's fault. I just really need to do more pushups.
A lot.
In hindsight, I should probably spot-clean the sidewalk salt smudges off the fabric. That can't be good for it. (I will not blame the bus driver or station workers for unloading my bag into the slush. I will not. It's not their fault there was slush. But. Argh.)
Wanna see it all unpacked?
Top to bottom:
One scarf
One linen top
One dress
One empty laundry bag
Three button-down shirts
One sweater
Two pairs of baselayer bottoms
Three pairs of baselayer tops
Two tank tops
One long-sleeved teeshirt
Four regular teeshirts
One pair of PJ socks
Two pairs of underwear
Two bras
Two pairs of jeans
Four cloth pads
One toothbrush
A small bag of hotel soaps and extra contacts
A comb
A case of Q-tips
Okay I am not naming all of my toiletries
Fingerless gloves
A hat
One pair of Yaktrax
One pair of sandals
One pair of gaters
A headlamp
A purse
A silk sleeping bag liner
Six bottles of supplements
Colored pencils
A day-planner
Three hardcover books
Two children's books
A wall calendar
A three-disc DVD set
Three paperback books
A journal
A tarot set
An Altoids tin
...
And. And. The best part? I can get this bag nearly as full as I did yesterday and still make it count as a carry-on, when I fly. Ooooh yeah.
I got the bag for free, because Tom Bihn is a company that has mastered the art of customer service (among other arts, like making great bags). But I had truly meant to buy it, and, if I'd succeeded in doing so, I would've told you this was one of the better investments I'd ever made.
Just in case you're on the lookout for some new luggage...