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When I (Adrienne) journey for work, I sometimes carry a Tom Bihn bag, and the clamshell Synik 22 is my favourite. It has a lot of pockets, and so they’re all thoughtfully designed. For instance, the zippered water bottle pocket is positioned in the course of the backpack as an alternative of on the facet, so it will not tip you off stability. The pen pockets are positioned in flaps on the facet reasonably than within the center high, for handy entry. The exterior is made out of Bluesign-certified 400-denier ballistic nylon with top-of-the-line YKK water-repellent zippers. Each bag has a lifetime assure.
Because the bag is so small, the pass-through on the again is simply 7 inches large—too slim to slide over the deal with of a carry-on. And the dense material and plentiful {hardware}—the zippers, O-rings, and buckles—make it somewhat heavy. But within the 22-liter measurement, I did not discover the additional weight. It’s the right, organized convention companion, however it’s on the very best finish of what we predict is price spending on a bag.
★ A roll-top Tom Bihn: The Tom Bihn Addax ($285) has change into considered one of my go-tos. Roll-top luggage are extra versatile than zippered ones. Don’t have sufficient room? Unroll it and stick your bike helmet in. Too a lot? Roll it all the way down to compress the house. And in case you reside in a wet space, roll-tops maintain water from seeping by way of the highest zippers.
Like all Tom Bihn luggage, the pockets are metaphysical perfection, with an enormous laptop computer pocket with two-way entry that additionally has a pill pocket for my Kindle, and entrance pockets with O-rings to hook keys and different sundries. It has an enormous baggage pass-through and hefty padded shoulder straps. It’s additionally hand-sewn within the US from PFC-free materials and has a lifetime guarantee that’s as bombproof because the ballistic nylon material. It’s an excellent factor, as a result of at this value, you solely wish to purchase it as soon as.
