Carry Guides
Guides, gear insights, and stories for carrying well.
Company Updates
The Guide's Pack Padded Hip Belt is a simple padded hip belt that attaches to The Guide’s Pack. It allows you to transfer a surprising amount of the Guide's Pack weight to...
Sewn in Seattle
The year: about 1987. The place: an old house that Tom lived in Santa Cruz, California. The event: a costume Halloween party. I was inside my front room, a few guests had...
Community
Zeek (you know him from SHEP, the people who make our videos) and his friends went to Mexico City. With their TOM BIHN bags, of course. Here's a video that Zeek made...
Design
Over the last two or so weeks since we debuted the Yeoman Duffel Bag, we've been reading (and gathering) everyone's feedback on the new designs. Here's a selection of that feedback. There...
Bags
Meet the Yeoman: it's a capacious duffel bag, cheerfully ready to schlep gear for your next adventure. It’s likely to become your #1 go-to bag for road trips, camping, and for handling...
Company Updates
Organization is such a personal thing: some folks want less, some more. If you're in the latter group, you'll be glad to hear that we've designed three new sizes of Freudian Slip....
Photos
We wanted to see the classic sights of Yellowstone and we wanted to be touristy. We wanted to see the Fall colors in the Tetons. We wanted to stay in a nice...
Community
My parents have been avid backpackers my entire life, and now that they're in their fifties, they've logged more trail miles than ever. Both of them have flexible, self-determined schedules, so they've...
Design
Submitted for your approval: a down jacket, built circa 1973, for my brother Greg -- one of probably fifty down jackets or vests I made when I was in my teens. It's...
Dogs
He’s less than sixteen inches tall, but my corgi Titus manages to get around—in fact, he’s my favorite road trip buddy. I did some quick math, and figured that over the last twelve...
Design
You may have read about the "Cabin OK" initiative launched by the IATA -- and the confusion surrounding it. Note this clarification excerpted from a recent New York Times article about the...
Company Updates
We've long discussed new Halcyon 200d Halcyon but we couldn't wrap our heads around retiring any of our current 200d colors: Iberian, Ultraviolet, Steel, Wasabi. Adding a fifth or even sixth color...
