Carry Guides

The Minimalist's Guide to Packing an Overnight Bag

How do some people fit everything in a single bag? Packing light: it sounds simple until you're actually standing in front of your closet. Suddenly, "just one night away" starts looking like three outfits, two pairs of shoes, your entire bathroom counter,...
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The BIHN Bulletin

Guides, gear insights, and stories for carrying well.


  • A person walking on the beach with an Acuity Packing Cube Shoulder Bag.

    Company Updates

    2020 Holiday Stock Updates & Schedule

    The scoop on our upcoming 11/30 release! Read for the important details. Due to high shipping volume, we recommend placing orders that you'd like to receive on 12/24 no later than 12/07. All orders are currently shipping within 2-7 business days.

  • New colors of Reusable Cloth Face Masks this week only!

    Company Updates

    New colors of Reusable Cloth Face Masks this week only!

    The top two comments/questions we get about our Reusable Cloth Face Masks: "This is the best mask I've tried." and "When are you going to offer more colors?"  We have some limited quantities of masks in various colors, so we've decided to offer a different color each day of next week. New colors offered will be: Red Blend, Forest, Purple, Light Blue, and Graphite.

  • Black Lives Matter

    Community

    Black Lives Matter

    Black lives matter. We see the hurt and pain of our country. We recognize the many demonstrations and protests that have taken place. And we’ve been asking ourselves: what can we as...

  • Box art of a T-Rex in a rocket ship.

    Company Updates

    We're back to shipping orders for bags!

    Due to Phase 1 reopening in Washington State, we can now ship orders placed for bags. Many of you have asked when we’d be able to ship bags, so we know you’re as excited about this as we are. Read on for the full details. 

  • A person in a TOM BIHN Face Mask giving a thumbs up.

    Sewn in Seattle

    Reusable Cloth Face Mask FAQ

    We answer frequently asked questions about our production capacity, the sizing of our Reusable Cloth Face Masks, and other topics. Have questions? Always feel free to emailus@tombihn.mom

  • A black cat stretching up to the camera with one paw on a TOM BIHN box for balance.

    Company Updates

    Update on orders placed for bags

    We’re still accepting your online orders! When you place an order through our website for in-stock bags, we’re treating your order as a pre-order; the order you place reserves the bag you’ve ordered with a TBD shipping date. Anytime up until a few days before your order ships, you can add items, cancel items, or even cancel the entire order.

  • TOM BIHN crew members wearing and sewing cloth masks.

    Company Updates

    Factory Update: Making Face Masks

    Our Seattle factory is still at work — we’ve devoted our entire production capacity to efforts to make face masks for our healthcare heroes due to the shortage of medical-grade masks. For the sake of healthcare professionals, we hope that medical-grade personal protective equipment is produced and restocked as soon as possible; in the meantime, we are here and working as fast as we can to help. We're also shipping orders, answering emails and live chats. Plus, some updates on bags and debuts.

  • A pile of pouches of various sizes and colors.

    Company Updates

    (No More) Surprise Pouch With Every Order

    Now through whenever, we’re going to include a complimentary surprise pouch with every order. All orders shipped today (03/18) received the surprise pouch. You don’t need a code, you don’t need to ask for it: if you place an order, you'll get one.